# 2006 Crown Royal 400

The 2006 Crown Royal 400, NASCAR's tenth race of the 2006 season was held at Richmond International Raceway on May 6, 2006. Greg Biffle won the pole. This was the second impound race of the 2006 season and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final win driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Earnhardt Jr. went win-less in 2007 before joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.

## Qualifying

| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 127.395 | 21.194 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 127.029 | 21.255 | -0.061 |
| 3 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 126.862 | 21.283 | -0.089 |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 126.648 | 21.319 | -0.125 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 126.576 | 21.331 | -0.137 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 126.487 | 21.346 | -0.152 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinko's | 126.393 | 21.362 | -0.168 |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 126.310 | 21.376 | -0.182 |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 126.310 | 21.376 | -0.182 |
| 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 126.280 | 21.381 | -0.187 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 126.239 | 21.388 | -0.194 |
| 12 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Merchant's Tire / Auto Ctrs | 126.127 | 21.407 | -0.213 |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 126.062 | 21.418 | -0.224 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL My Circle | 126.027 | 21.424 | -0.230 |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 126.003 | 21.428 | -0.234 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 125.992 | 21.430 | -0.236 |
| 17 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 125.951 | 21.437 | -0.243 |
| 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 125.892 | 21.447 | -0.253 |
| 19 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 125.892 | 21.447 | -0.253 |
| 20 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Prilosec OTC | 125.862 | 21.452 | -0.258 |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 125.804 | 21.462 | -0.268 |
| 22 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 125.500 | 21.514 | -0.320 |
| 23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 125.401 | 21.531 | -0.337 |
| 24 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 125.383 | 21.534 | -0.340 |
| 25 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 125.342 | 21.541 | -0.347 |
| 26 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 125.220 | 21.562 | -0.368 |
| 27 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 125.104 | 21.582 | -0.388 |
| 28 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 125.052 | 21.591 | -0.397 |
| 29 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | 124.965 | 21.606 | -0.412 |
| 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 124.827 | 21.630 | -0.436 |
| 31 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 124.809 | 21.633 | -0.439 |
| 32 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 124.740 | 21.645 | -0.451 |
| 33 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 124.717 | 21.649 | -0.455 |
| 34 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 124.711 | 21.650 | -0.456 |
| 35 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 124.579 | 21.673 | -0.479 |
| 36 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 124.567 | 21.675 | -0.481 |
| 37 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | White Chocolate M&M's Pirate Pearls | 124.407 | 21.703 | -0.509 |
| 38 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 124.304 | 21.721 | -0.527 |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards / Energizer | 124.292 | 21.723 | -0.529 |
| 40 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Peak Fitness | 124.264 | 21.728 | -0.534 |
| 41 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svcs | 124.218 | 21.736 | -0.542 |
| 42 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 124.081 | 21.760 | -0.566 |
| 43 | 49 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Fire-Dex | 123.491 | 21.864 | -0.670 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 89 | Kertus Davis | Dodge | Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone | | 21.873 | |
| 45 | 34 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | | 21.896 | |
| 46 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | TheRaceSpace.com | | 21.970 | |
| 47 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | MBA Racing | | 22.080 | |

## Race results

Rookie of the year contenders denoted by *
| Fin | St | Driver | Car # | Make | Points | Bonus | Laps | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr.** | 8 | Chevrolet | 185 | 5 | 400 | $239,166 |
| 2 | 7 | Denny Hamlin * | 11 | Chevrolet | 175 | 5 | 400 | $165,200 |
| 3 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 175 | 10 | 400 | $169,386 |
| 4 | 1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 165 | 5 | 400 | $143,300 |
| 5 | 21 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 160 | 5 | 400 | $113,600 |
| 6 | 18 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 150 | | 400 | $139,661 |
| 7 | 9 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 146 | | 400 | $100,100 |
| 8 | 14 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 142 | | 400 | $120,658 |
| 9 | 32 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 138 | | 400 | $96,783 |
| 10 | 20 | Clint Bowyer * | 7 | Chevrolet | 134 | | 400 | $91,025 |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 135 | 5 | 400 | $94,525 |
| 12 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 127 | | 400 | $118,361 |
| 13 | 37 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 124 | | 400 | $106,808 |
| 14 | 23 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 121 | | 400 | $69,250 |
| 15 | 15 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 118 | | 399 | $98,270 |
| 16 | 28 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Ford | 115 | | 399 | $97,564 |
| 17 | 3 | Casey Mears | 42 | Dodge | 112 | | 399 | $104,833 |
| 18 | 25 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 109 | | 399 | $93,363 |
| 19 | 31 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 106 | | 399 | $112,200 |
| 20 | 19 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Dodge | 103 | | 399 | $85,808 |
| 21 | 26 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 100 | | 399 | $100,675 |
| 22 | 34 | J. J. Yeley * | 18 | Chevrolet | 97 | | 399 | $102,950 |
| 23 | 24 | Reed Sorenson * | 41 | Dodge | 94 | | 399 | $77,025 |
| 24 | 35 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 91 | | 399 | $104,761 |
| 25 | 42 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Chevrolet | 88 | | 398 | $64,875 |
| 26 | 12 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 85 | | 398 | $87,108 |
| 27 | 36 | Travis Kvapil | 32 | Chevrolet | 82 | | 398 | $76,772 |
| 28 | 17 | Joe Nemechek | 1 | Chevrolet | 79 | | 398 | $93,445 |
| 29 | 13 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 76 | | 397 | $105,008 |
| 30 | 27 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 73 | | 397 | $64,300 |
| 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Dodge | 70 | | 397 | $66,175 |
| 32 | 38 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 67 | | 397 | $93,541 |
| 33 | 29 | David Stremme * | 40 | Dodge | 64 | | 397 | $72,375 |
| 34 | 6 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 61 | | 396 | $100,514 |
| 35 | 43 | Mike Wallace | 49 | Dodge | 58 | | 395 | $63,175 |
| 36 | 33 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | Chevrolet | 55 | | 389 | $63,025 |
| 37 | 4 | Brian Vickers | 25 | Chevrolet | 52 | | 387 | $70,900 |
| 38 | 11 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 49 | | 351 | $109,016 |
| 39 | 39 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | 46 | | 345 | $62,650 |
| 40 | 16 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 43 | | 286 | $110,861 |
| 41 | 22 | Martin Truex Jr. * | 1 | Chevrolet | 40 | | 285 | $70,385 |
| 42 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | 61 | Ford | 37 | | 89 | $62,260 |
| 43 | 41 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Dodge | 34 | | 11 | $62,473 |
Failed to qualify: Kertus Davis (#89), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95), Hermie Sadler (#00)