# 2006 Pennsylvania 500

The 2006 Pennsylvania 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on July 23, 2006, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. With this win he swept the Pocono races in 2006.

## Qualifying

| ST | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | SPD Q | Time | BHND |
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinkos | 169.827 | 52.995 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 169.418 | 53.123 | 00.128 |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 169.345 | 53.146 | 00.151 |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 169.310 | 53.157 | 00.162 |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 169.265 | 53.171 | 00.176 |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 168.970 | 53.264 | 00.269 |
| 7 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 168.833 | 53.307 | 00.312 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Carquest | 168.656 | 53.363 | 00.368 |
| 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Vavoline | 168.580 | 53.387 | 00.392 |
| 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 168.297 | 53.477 | 00.482 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 168.284 | 53.481 | 00.486 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 168.218 | 53.502 | 00.507 |
| 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 168.001 | 53.571 | 00.576 |
| 14 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniels | 167.992 | 53.574 | 00.579 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 167.876 | 53.611 | 00.616 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 167.754 | 53.650 | 00.655 |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | 167.645 | 53.685 | 00.690 |
| 18 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 167.592 | 53.702 | 00.707 |
| 19 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 167.386 | 53.768 | 00.773 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 167.352 | 53.779 | 00.784 |
| 21 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 167.106 | 53.858 | 00.863 |
| 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 167.072 | 53.869 | 00.874 |
| 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 166.895 | 53.926 | 00.931 |
| 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 166.880 | 53.931 | 00.936 |
| 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Combo's | 166.756 | 53.971 | 00.976 |
| 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 166.682 | 53.995 | 01.000 |
| 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios | 166.664 | 54.001 | 01.006 |
| 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Roya, | 166.562 | 54.034 | 01.039 |
| 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards/Mapei | 166.553 | 54.037 | 01.042 |
| 30 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 166.236 | 54.140 | 01.145 |
| 31 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 166.171 | 54.161 | 01.166 |
| 32 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 166.076 | 54.192 | 01.197 |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 165.997 | 54.218 | 01.223 |
| 34 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | LoansDepot.com | 165.981 | 54.223 | 01.228 |
| 35 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 165.941 | 54.236 | 01.241 |
| 36 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | Ford | Citi Financial | 165.932 | 54.239 | 01.244 |
| 37 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 165.902 | 54.249 | 01.254 |
| 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 165.432 | 54.403 | 01.408 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 165.271 | 54.456 | 01.461 |
| 40 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide | 165.077 | 54.520 | 01.525 |
| 41 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 164.483 | 54.717 | 01.722 |
| 42 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse | 164.180 | 54.818 | 01.823 |
| 43 | 78 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 164.165 | 54.823 | 01.828 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew ||||||||
| 44 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. | | 54.988 | |
| 45 | 52 | Stanton Barrett | Dodge | Pro30.com / Interush | | 55.332 | |
| 46 | 34 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | | 55.879 | |
| 47 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Hilton Garden Inn | | 54.264 | |
| WD | 04 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Dodge | | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| WD | 64 | Damon Lusk | Chevrolet | | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Kinko's (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 230100 | running | 151 | 190 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 182758 | running | 4 | 175 |
| 3 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 175961 | running | 3 | 170 |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 117850 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 134436 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 133661 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 132461 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 200 | 122561 | running | 2 | 147 |
| 9 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 200 | 105720 | running | 23 | 143 |
| 10 | 17 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 200 | 105383 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 21 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 200 | 110700 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 86275 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 29 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 200 | 74725 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 113316 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 18 | 21 | Ken Schrader | U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 200 | 96939 | running | 1 | 123 |
| 16 | 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 200 | 84333 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 200 | 94220 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 200 | 109483 | running | 12 | 114 |
| 19 | 30 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 81825 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 113225 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 19 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 200 | 66875 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 200 | 66575 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 31 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 200 | 101333 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 200 | 83000 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 37 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 200 | 62975 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 23 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 200 | 73625 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 40 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 200 | 79533 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 38 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 200 | 97200 | running | 3 | 84 |
| 29 | 42 | 40 | David Stremme | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 199 | 84633 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 35 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 199 | 74372 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 199 | 98889 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 25 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Combos (Yates Racing) | Ford | 199 | 89433 | running | 1 | 72 |
| 33 | 36 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | CitiFinancial (Yates Racing) | Ford | 199 | 62275 | running | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | LoansDepot.com / PoconoManor.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 199 | 61125 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 32 | 66 | Jeff Green | Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 199 | 68975 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 43 | 78 | Jimmy Spencer | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 199 | 60750 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 199 | 90566 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 41 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 196 | 60450 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 196 | 80125 | running | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 195 | 60175 | running | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 14 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 194 | 68035 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Kyle Petty Charity Ride (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 117 | 67885 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 115 | 95088 | crash | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Sundance Vacations / Fendler & Assoc. | Raynard McGlynn | Dodge | | | | | |
| 45 | Stanton Barrett | 52 | Pro30.com / Interush | Rick Ware | Dodge | | | | | |
| 46 | Greg Sacks | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | Chad Chaffin | 61 | Hilton Garden Inn | Jeff Stec | Dodge | | | | | |
| WD | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | 04 | | Bobby Hamilton Racing | Dodge | | | | | |
| WD | Damon Lusk | 64 | | Dan Kinney | Chevrolet | | | | | |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:46:12
* Average Speed: 132.626 miles per hour (213.441 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 169.827 miles per hour (273.310 km/h)
* Cautions: 7 for 29 laps
* Margin of Victory: 1.510 sec
* Lead changes: 13
* Percent of race run under caution: 14.5%
* Average green flag run: 21.4 laps