# 2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 300

The 2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on July 16, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 308 laps – extended from 300 laps due to a green-white-checker finish – on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 19th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kyle Busch of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

## Background

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

## Qualifying

| ST | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | SPD Q | Time | BHND |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 129.683 | 29.370 | 0.000 |
| 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 129.652 | 29.377 | 00.007 |
| 3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 129.626 | 29.383 | 00.013 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 129.485 | 29.415 | 00.045 |
| 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 129.024 | 29.520 | 00.150 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 128.994 | 29.527 | 00.157 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 128.976 | 29.531 | 00.161 |
| 8 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | 128.828 | 29.565 | 00.195 |
| 9 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 128.767 | 29.579 | 00.209 |
| 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 128.693 | 29.596 | 00.226 |
| 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 128.689 | 29.597 | 00.227 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx | 128.650 | 29.606 | 00.236 |
| 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 128.454 | 29.651 | 00.281 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 128.433 | 29.656 | 00.286 |
| 15 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 128.402 | 29.663 | 00.293 |
| 16 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 128.389 | 29.666 | 00.296 |
| 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 128.281 | 29.691 | 00.321 |
| 18 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 128.268 | 29.694 | 00.324 |
| 19 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 128.204 | 29.709 | 00.339 |
| 20 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 128.173 | 29.716 | 00.346 |
| 21 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 128.092 | 29.735 | 00.365 |
| 22 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | 128.083 | 29.737 | 00.367 |
| 23 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 128.023 | 29.751 | 00.381 |
| 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt | 127.967 | 29.764 | 00.394 |
| 25 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 127.821 | 29.798 | 00.428 |
| 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Subway/National Guard | 127.782 | 29.807 | 00.437 |
| 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios | 127.735 | 29.818 | 00.448 |
| 28 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 127.722 | 29.821 | 00.451 |
| 29 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 127.714 | 29.823 | 00.453 |
| 30 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide | 127.705 | 29.825 | 00.455 |
| 31 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Sylvania | 127.615 | 29.846 | 00.476 |
| 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 127.551 | 29.861 | 00.491 |
| 33 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Lenox Industrial Tools | 127.525 | 29.867 | 00.497 |
| 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards/Mapei | 127.406 | 29.895 | 00.525 |
| 35 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 127.397 | 29.897 | 00.527 |
| 36 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 127.189 | 29.946 | 00.576 |
| 37 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com | 127.036 | 29.982 | 00.612 |
| 38 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | State Water Heaters | 126.977 | 29.996 | 00.626 |
| 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 126.943 | 30.004 | 00.634 |
| 40 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | TheRaceSpace/Quality Metric | 126.656 | 30.072 | 00.702 |
| 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 126.467 | 30.117 | 00.747 |
| 42 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Auto Value | 126.332 | 30.149 | 00.779 |
| 43 | 00 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Burger King | | 30.239 | |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew ||||||||
| 44 | 61 | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet | Peak Performance | | 30.167 | |
| 45 | 34 | Joey McCarthy | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | | 30.221 | |
| 46 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. | | 30.240 | |
| 47 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Victory In Jesus | | 30.392 | |
| WD | 52 | Larry Gunselman | Dodge | Quality Metric | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |

## Results

| POS | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 308 | 242175 | running | 107 | 190 |
| 2 | 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 308 | 177900 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 26 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 308 | 142950 | running | 25 | 170 |
| 4 | 13 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 308 | 124700 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 308 | 143461 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 308 | 95425 | running | 1 | 155 |
| 7 | 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 308 | 127870 | running | 37 | 151 |
| 8 | 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 308 | 119689 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 308 | 127711 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 10 | 42 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper (James Rocco) | Dodge | 308 | 92425 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 22 | 40 | David Stremme | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 308 | 109233 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 20 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 308 | 114950 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 28 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 308 | 95783 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 308 | 119716 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 308 | 121961 | running | 1 | 123 |
| 16 | 23 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 308 | 90333 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 308 | 90525 | running | 34 | 117 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 308 | 95083 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards / MAPEI (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 308 | 75125 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 36 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | AERO Exhaust (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 308 | 77625 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 29 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 308 | 108658 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 15 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 308 | 74200 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 308 | 110836 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 9 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 308 | 92550 | running | 31 | 96 |
| 25 | 18 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 307 | 101608 | running | 5 | 93 |
| 26 | 35 | 66 | Jeff Green | Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 307 | 90647 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 31 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Sylvania (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 307 | 80375 | running | 23 | 87 |
| 28 | 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 306 | 77675 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 37 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 306 | 99391 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 38 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | State Water Heaters / LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 306 | 69650 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 32 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 306 | 101025 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 43 | 00 | Bill Elliott | Burger King (Michael Waltrip) | Chevrolet | 305 | 68725 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 33 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Lenox Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 303 | 116300 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 21 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Sunbelt Snacks (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 303 | 95539 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 30 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 301 | 68125 | crash | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 39 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 300 | 67900 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 285 | 121636 | running | 28 | 57 |
| 38 | 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 285 | 108533 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 279 | 121483 | running | 16 | 51 |
| 40 | 40 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Quality Metric (Stanton Barrett) | Chevrolet | 200 | 67225 | oil pump | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 16 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 199 | 93405 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 19 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing (Barney Visser) | Chevrolet | 184 | 66935 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 25 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 134 | 102130 | engine | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Ted Christopher | 61 | Peak Performance | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 45 | Joey McCarthy | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. | Raynard McGlynn | Dodge | | | | | |
| 47 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Victory In Jesus | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | | | | | |
| WD | Larry Gunselman | 52 | Quality Metric | Rick Ware | Dodge | | | | | |

## Race Statistics

* Time of race: 3:12:51
* Average Speed: 101.384 miles per hour (163.162 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 129.683 miles per hour (208.705 km/h)
* Cautions: 11 for 49 laps
* Margin of Victory: 0.406 sec
* Lead changes: 21
* Percent of race run under caution: 15.9%
* Average green flag run: 21.6 laps