# 2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400

The 2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America was the thirteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was held on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware and contested over 400 laps and 400 miles (640 km) on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race, giving him his second win of the season. Jamie McMurray, his teammate, finished second and Kevin Harvick finished third. Ricky Rudd made a brief return to the Cup Series in relief of Tony Stewart.

## Qualifying

| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 154.633 | 23.281 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 154.361 | 23.322 | -0.041 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 154.063 | 23.367 | -0.086 |
| 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 153.774 | 23.411 | -0.130 |
| 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 153.662 | 23.428 | -0.147 |
| 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA Insurance | 153.531 | 23.448 | -0.167 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinko's | 153.466 | 23.458 | -0.177 |
| 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 153.302 | 23.483 | -0.202 |
| 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 153.146 | 23.507 | -0.226 |
| 10 | 20 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 152.931 | 23.540 | -0.259 |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 152.847 | 23.553 | -0.272 |
| 12 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Windows Live OneCare | 152.769 | 23.565 | -0.284 |
| 13 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 152.769 | 23.565 | -0.284 |
| 14 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Imitrex / GSK | 152.626 | 23.587 | -0.306 |
| 15 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 152.588 | 23.593 | -0.312 |
| 16 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | UWFUSA.com | 152.588 | 23.593 | -0.312 |
| 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 152.581 | 23.594 | -0.313 |
| 18 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | State Water Heaters | 152.542 | 23.600 | -0.319 |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 152.478 | 23.610 | -0.329 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 152.342 | 23.631 | -0.350 |
| 21 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 152.336 | 23.632 | -0.351 |
| 22 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 152.329 | 23.633 | -0.352 |
| 23 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 152.220 | 23.650 | -0.369 |
| 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 152.123 | 23.665 | -0.384 |
| 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 151.841 | 23.709 | -0.428 |
| 26 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 151.803 | 23.715 | -0.434 |
| 27 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 151.260 | 23.800 | -0.519 |
| 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 151.235 | 23.804 | -0.523 |
| 29 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | 151.197 | 23.810 | -0.529 |
| 30 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 151.045 | 23.834 | -0.553 |
| 31 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 150.975 | 23.845 | -0.564 |
| 32 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 150.918 | 23.854 | -0.573 |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 150.710 | 23.887 | -0.606 |
| 34 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 150.640 | 23.898 | -0.617 |
| 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 150.552 | 23.912 | -0.631 |
| 36 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svcs | 150.546 | 23.913 | -0.632 |
| 37 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 150.533 | 23.915 | -0.634 |
| 38 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 150.432 | 23.931 | -0.650 |
| 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 150.275 | 23.956 | -0.675 |
| 40 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 150.175 | 23.972 | -0.691 |
| 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards / MAPEI | 149.514 | 24.078 | -0.797 |
| 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 146.484 | 24.576 | -1.295 |
| 43 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 150.483 | 23.923 | -0.642 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | TheRaceSpace.com | | 23.947 | |
| 45 | 34 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | | 24.250 | |
| 46 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Continental Fire & Safety / RoadLoans | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 47 | 52 | Donnie Neuenberger | Dodge | Cox Mechanical / Plan B Tool | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 400 | 323591 | running | 83 | 185 |
| 2 | 9 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 400 | 239600 | running | 95 | 180 |
| 3 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 400 | 198586 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 17 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 400 | 164245 | running | 48 | 165 |
| 5 | 30 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 400 | 132925 | running | 22 | 160 |
| 6 | 42 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 400 | 153261 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 26 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 400 | 135039 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 400 | 112800 | running | 2 | 147 |
| 9 | 6 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA Insurance (Jack Roush) | Ford | 400 | 107950 | running | 39 | 143 |
| 10 | 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 400 | 130241 | running | 1 | 139 |
| 11 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Kinko's (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 400 | 94200 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 400 | 133011 | running | 81 | 132 |
| 13 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 400 | 126136 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 400 | 134533 | running | 12 | 126 |
| 15 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 400 | 104125 | running | 2 | 123 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 400 | 122658 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 22 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 400 | 93150 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 400 | 120316 | running | 14 | 114 |
| 19 | 39 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 400 | 91600 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 15 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 400 | 85200 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 34 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 400 | 116983 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 21 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 399 | 107783 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 399 | 89925 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 40 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 399 | 112400 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot / Powerade (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 398 | 130786 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 32 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 398 | 79100 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 398 | 102608 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 12 | 66 | Jeff Green | Windows Live OneCare (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 398 | 99958 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 27 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 398 | 89308 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 31 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 398 | 87047 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 23 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 398 | 74350 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 397 | 74200 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 38 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 397 | 102214 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 43 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 396 | 73850 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 13 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 396 | 99995 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 394 | 73525 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 36 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svc (Raynard McGlynn) | Dodge | 393 | 73375 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 37 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 378 | 73265 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 18 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | State Water Heaters (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 299 | 73155 | engine | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 296 | 100933 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 29 | 40 | David Stremme | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 290 | 80895 | overheating | 1 | 45 |
| 42 | 14 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Imitrex (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 286 | 107385 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 16 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | UWFUSA.com (Mike Anderson) | Chevrolet | 136 | 73033 | transmission | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | TheRaceSpace.com | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | Carl Long | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | Chad Chaffin | 61 | Continental Fire & Safety / RoadLoans | Jeff Stec | Dodge | | | | | |
| 47 | Donnie Neuenberger | 52 | Cox Mechanical / Plan B Tool | Rick Ware | Dodge | | | | | |
| DC | Ricky Rudd | 20 | Home Depot / Powerade | Joe Gibbs | Chevrolet | | | | | |
Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#34), Donnie Neuenberger (#52), Chad Chaffin (#61), and Stanton Barrett (#95).

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:38:27
* Average Speed: 109.865 miles per hour (176.811 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 154.633
* Cautions: 9 for 51 laps
* Margin of Victory: 0.787 sec
* Lead changes: 23
* Percent of race run under caution: 12.8%
* Average green flag run: 34.9 laps