# 2006 Sony HD 500

The 2006 Sony HD 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 3, 2006 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the race.

## Background

The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.

## Qualifying

| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 184.540 | 39.016 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | Garnier Fructis | 184.049 | 39.120 | -0.104 |
| 3 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 183.505 | 39.236 | -0.220 |
| 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 183.197 | 39.302 | -0.286 |
| 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 182.950 | 39.355 | -0.339 |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 182.792 | 39.389 | -0.373 |
| 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 182.672 | 39.415 | -0.399 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 182.454 | 39.462 | -0.446 |
| 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 182.292 | 39.497 | -0.481 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 182.223 | 39.512 | -0.496 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 182.209 | 39.515 | -0.499 |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Sony HDTV | 181.951 | 39.571 | -0.555 |
| 13 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 181.722 | 39.621 | -0.605 |
| 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 181.438 | 39.683 | -0.667 |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 181.087 | 39.760 | -0.744 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 180.941 | 39.792 | -0.776 |
| 17 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil / Forward Air | 180.736 | 39.837 | -0.821 |
| 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 180.727 | 39.839 | -0.823 |
| 19 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Imitrex / GSK | 180.709 | 39.843 | -0.827 |
| 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Pedigree | 180.560 | 39.876 | -0.860 |
| 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard / Charter Communications | 180.519 | 39.885 | -0.869 |
| 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 180.180 | 39.960 | -0.944 |
| 23 | 00 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Burger King | 180.099 | 39.978 | -0.962 |
| 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 180.027 | 39.994 | -0.978 |
| 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | World Series of Poker | 179.964 | 40.008 | -0.992 |
| 26 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | GMAC | 179.964 | 40.008 | -0.992 |
| 27 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 179.721 | 40.062 | -1.046 |
| 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 179.677 | 40.072 | -1.056 |
| 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 179.641 | 40.080 | -1.064 |
| 30 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | "According to Jim" / Best Buy | 179.636 | 40.081 | -1.065 |
| 31 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Smirnoff Ice | 179.462 | 40.120 | -1.104 |
| 32 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | 179.426 | 40.128 | -1.112 |
| 33 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 178.931 | 40.239 | -1.223 |
| 34 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Diet Pepsi / Target | 178.869 | 40.253 | -1.237 |
| 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 178.740 | 40.282 | -1.266 |
| 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 178.545 | 40.326 | -1.310 |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 178.505 | 40.335 | -1.319 |
| 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 178.086 | 40.430 | -1.414 |
| 39 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | LoansDepot.com | 177.765 | 40.503 | -1.487 |
| 40 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 177.738 | 40.509 | -1.493 |
| 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 176.978 | 40.683 | -1.667 |
| 42 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 175.310 | 41.070 | -2.054 |
| 43 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 177.274 | 40.615 | -1.599 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 06 | Todd Kluever | Ford | 3M Post-It | | | |
| 45 | 34 | Kertus Davis | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | | | |
| 46 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Oak Gloves / Embassy Suites | | | |
| 47 | 23 | Bill Lester | Dodge | Waste Management | | | |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 279214 | running | 130 | 190 |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 250 | 206266 | running | 6 | 175 |
| 3 | 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 167950 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 142725 | running | 2 | 165 |
| 5 | 14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 160061 | running | 42 | 160 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 107000 | running | 29 | 155 |
| 7 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 146641 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 114775 | running | 11 | 147 |
| 9 | 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 149611 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 36 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 250 | 140725 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 141986 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 38 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 110625 | running | 3 | 132 |
| 13 | 18 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 133666 | running | 8 | 129 |
| 14 | 33 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 250 | 129583 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 132686 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 7 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 120145 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 250 | 92900 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 250 | 118258 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 19 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Imitrex / GSK (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 125900 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 31 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Smirnoff Ice (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 136825 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 34 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Diet Pepsi / Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 249 | 98175 | running | 8 | 105 |
| 22 | 30 | 66 | Jeff Green | "According to Jim" / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 249 | 113783 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 29 | 21 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 249 | 117289 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard / Charter Communications (Jack Roush) | Ford | 249 | 105650 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 13 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 249 | 115070 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 28 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 249 | 124861 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 249 | 135918 | running | 11 | 87 |
| 28 | 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 249 | 101718 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 27 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 249 | 99108 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Lucas Oil / Forward Air (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 248 | 87400 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 248 | 93897 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 20 | 38 | David Gilliland | Pedigree (Yates Racing) | Ford | 248 | 112208 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Sony HDTV (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 248 | 129658 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 43 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 248 | 85150 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Schwan's Home Service (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 247 | 92150 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 32 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 247 | 92100 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 42 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 247 | 84050 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 39 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 247 | 84000 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 40 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 246 | 83940 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 26 | 44 | Terry Labonte | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 246 | 83890 | running | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Garnier Fructis (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 237 | 97340 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 23 | 00 | Bill Elliott | Burger King (Michael Waltrip) | Chevrolet | 224 | 83785 | running | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 25 | 7 | Robby Gordon | World Series of Poker (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 193 | 83201 | transmission | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Todd Kluever | 06 | 3M Post-It | Jack Roush | Ford | | | | | |
| 45 | Kertus Davis | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | Chad Chaffin | 61 | Oak Gloves / Embassy Suites | Jeff Stec | Dodge | | | | | |
| 47 | Bill Lester | 23 | Waste Management | Bill Davis | Dodge | | | | | |