# 2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350

The 2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on June 25, 2006 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on a 1.99 mile (3.202 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
This is the 100th road course race in Nextel Cup series history.

## Background

The course, Infineon Raceway (now called Sonoma Raceway), is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other is Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a twelve-turn course that is 2.52 miles (4.06 km) long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns five and six, shortening the course to 1.95 miles (3.14 km). The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 miles (3.20 km).

## Qualifying

| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 93.055 | 76.987 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 92.948 | 77.075 | -0.088 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 92.889 | 77.124 | -0.137 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 92.812 | 77.188 | -0.201 |
| 5 | 60 | Boris Said | Ford | SOBE - No Fear | 92.663 | 77.312 | -0.325 |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW / SRT | 92.495 | 77.453 | -0.466 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 92.308 | 77.610 | -0.623 |
| 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 92.295 | 77.621 | -0.634 |
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 92.226 | 77.679 | -0.692 |
| 10 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 92.158 | 77.736 | -0.749 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 92.086 | 77.797 | -0.810 |
| 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 92.076 | 77.805 | -0.818 |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 92.027 | 77.847 | -0.860 |
| 14 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards / Energizer | 92.025 | 77.848 | -0.861 |
| 15 | 4 | PJ Jones | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 92.020 | 77.853 | -0.866 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 91.893 | 77.960 | -0.973 |
| 17 | 32 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 91.859 | 77.989 | -1.002 |
| 18 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 91.837 | 78.008 | -1.021 |
| 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 91.821 | 78.021 | -1.034 |
| 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 91.726 | 78.102 | -1.115 |
| 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 91.684 | 78.138 | -1.151 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 91.644 | 78.172 | -1.185 |
| 23 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy / SanDisk | 91.586 | 78.222 | -1.235 |
| 24 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 91.559 | 78.245 | -1.258 |
| 25 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | 91.483 | 78.310 | -1.323 |
| 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 91.445 | 78.342 | -1.355 |
| 27 | 40 | Scott Pruett | Dodge | Coors Light | 91.382 | 78.396 | -1.409 |
| 28 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 91.381 | 78.397 | -1.410 |
| 29 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 91.308 | 78.460 | -1.473 |
| 30 | 27 | Tom Hubert | Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | 91.265 | 78.497 | -1.510 |
| 31 | 72 | David Gilliland | Dodge | Dutch Quality Stone | 91.132 | 78.611 | -1.624 |
| 32 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW / SRT | 91.067 | 78.667 | -1.680 |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 91.012 | 78.715 | -1.728 |
| 34 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 91.010 | 78.717 | -1.730 |
| 35 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 90.929 | 78.787 | -1.800 |
| 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 90.825 | 78.877 | -1.890 |
| 37 | 96 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 90.684 | 79.000 | -2.013 |
| 38 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 90.306 | 79.330 | -2.343 |
| 39 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 90.251 | 79.379 | -2.392 |
| 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight | 90.186 | 79.436 | -2.449 |
| 41 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 90.028 | 79.575 | -2.588 |
| 42 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 88.497 | 80.952 | -3.965 |
| 43 | 02 | Brandon Ash | Dodge | Sprinter Trucking Inc. | 90.715 | 78.973 | -1.986 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||
| 44 | 34 | Johnny Miller | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | | 79.115 | |
| 45 | 49 | Chris Cook | Dodge | DSI | | 79.918 | |
| 46 | 78 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | | 79.981 | |
| 47 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Interush | | 80.106 | |
| 48 | 61 | Brian Simo | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | | 81.143 | |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 110 | 325661 | running | 44 | 190 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 110 | 219758 | running | 11 | 175 |
| 3 | 37 | 96 | Terry Labonte | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 110 | 155825 | running | 17 | 170 |
| 4 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 110 | 147300 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 110 | 145433 | running | 29 | 160 |
| 6 | 20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 110 | 116800 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 110 | 122120 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 24 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Pedigree (Yates Racing) | Ford | 110 | 118583 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 5 | 60 | Boris Said | SOBE - No Fear (Mark Simo) | Ford | 110 | 83825 | running | 1 | 143 |
| 10 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 110 | 144186 | running | 2 | 139 |
| 11 | 19 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 110 | 97575 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 40 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 110 | 85075 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 110 | 96725 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 42 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 110 | 89025 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 39 | 1 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 110 | 108283 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 28 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 110 | 87875 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 110 | 120791 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 110 | 121825 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 23 | 66 | Jeff Green | Best Buy / SanDisk (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 110 | 102833 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 34 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 110 | 113708 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Wells Fargo (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 110 | 98258 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 32 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW / SRT (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 110 | 105441 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 35 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 110 | 87433 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 110 | 111611 | running | 5 | 96 |
| 25 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 110 | 100295 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 26 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 110 | 107916 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 25 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Stanley Tools (James Rocco) | Dodge | 110 | 72300 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 110 | 122561 | running | 1 | 84 |
| 29 | 41 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 110 | 79500 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 27 | 40 | Scott Pruett | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 110 | 89422 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW / SRT (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 110 | 110914 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 31 | 72 | David Gilliland | Dutch Quality Stone (Bryan Mullet) | Dodge | 108 | 68050 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 38 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 104 | 105965 | crash | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 22 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 104 | 99905 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 104 | 104656 | crash | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 15 | 4 | P.J. Jones | AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 101 | 67610 | rear end | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 17 | 32 | Ron Fellows | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 100 | 67475 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 43 | 02 | Brandon Ash | Sprinter Trucking, Inc. (Ed Ash) | Dodge | 85 | 67360 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 79 | 67250 | driveshaft | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 14 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / Energizer (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 74 | 67125 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 18 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 0 | 94214 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 29 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 0 | 66900 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 30 | 27 | Tom Hubert | Interush (Kirk Shelmerdine) | Ford | 0 | 67116 | crash | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Johnny Miller | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | Chris Cook | 49 | DSI | Beth Ann Morgenthau | Dodge | | | | | |
| 46 | Travis Kvapil | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | Interush | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 48 | Brian Simo | 61 | Front Row Motorsports | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 2:57:36
* Average Speed: 73.953 miles per hour (119.016 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 93.055 miles per hour (149.758 km/h)
* Cautions: 7 for 12 laps
* Margin of Victory: 1.250 sec
* Lead changes: 9
* Percent of race run under caution: 10.9%
* Average green flag run: 12.2 laps