Entry List
The official 2006 Samsung / Radio Shack 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Texas Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Samsung / Radio Shack 500
Sunday, April 9th, 2006
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
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- Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 137.943
- Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
- Lead Changes: 22
- Green Flag Passes: 1,905 (6.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | May 8, 1964 | 41 | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 2 | 49 | Brent Sherman | St Paul, MN | May 24, 1974 | 31 | Dodge | Serta | Elizabeth Morgenthau |
| 3 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | Oct 24, 1983 | 22 | Chevrolet | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, MO | Aug 15, 1979 | 26 | Ford | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 5 | 42 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, CA | Mar 12, 1978 | 28 | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 6 | 92 | Chad Blount | Walkerton, IN | Sep 4, 1979 | 26 | Chevrolet | Fox Collision Centers | Front Row Motorsports |
| 7 | 34 | Chad Chaffin | Smyrna, TN | Jul 20, 1968 | 37 | Chevrolet | Holiday Inn DFW Airport West | Front Row Motorsports |
| 8 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Emporia, KS | May 30, 1979 | 26 | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's Texas Pride | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Kannapolis, NC | Oct 10, 1974 | 31 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Hickory, NC | Nov 26, 1956 | 49 | Ford | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 11 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, OH | Oct 24, 1962 | 43 | Dodge | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 12 | 40 | David Stremme | South Bend, IN | Jun 19, 1977 | 28 | Dodge | Coors Light | Felix Sabates |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chesterfield, VA | Nov 18, 1980 | 25 | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Spanaway, WA | Nov 2, 1958 | 47 | Dodge | myguardian911.com | Raynard McGlynn |
| 15 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 30 | Ford | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 16 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, WA | Dec 23, 1969 | 36 | Ford | Subway / Nat'l Guard / Little League | Geoff Smith |
| 17 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 29 | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, MO | Jun 3, 1976 | 29 | Ford | Crown Royal | Georgetta Roush |
| 19 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, VA | Jan 29, 1967 | 39 | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, CA | Aug 4, 1971 | 34 | Chevrolet | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | 66 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Sep 6, 1962 | 43 | Chevrolet | Best Buy / SanDisk | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, KY | May 27, 1969 | 36 | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, CA | Sep 17, 1975 | 30 | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 24 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 42 | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | MB2 Motorsports |
| 25 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, WA | Apr 10, 1980 | 25 | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 26 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, MO | May 29, 1955 | 50 | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 27 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 23, 1963 | 42 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 30 | Chevrolet | Reese's Caramel Cup | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Shelburne, VT | Jun 26, 1962 | 43 | Ford | RoadLoans.com | Front Row Motorsports |
| 30 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 4, 1978 | 27 | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 31 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 1985 | 20 | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Delphi | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 45 | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | Kyle Petty |
| 33 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 47 | Ford | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 34 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Mayetta, NJ | Jun 29, 1980 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 35 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, WI | Mar 10, 1972 | 34 | Ford | Carhartt | Mark Martin |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, KY | Apr 30, 1963 | 42 | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 37 | 151 | Mike Garvey | McDonough, GA | Sep 13, 1962 | 43 | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Joe Auer |
| 38 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Peachtree City, GA | Feb 5, 1986 | 20 | Dodge | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Bellflower, CA | Jan 2, 1969 | 37 | Chevrolet | Jim Beam Black | Robby Gordon |
| 40 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, IN | Dec 8, 1977 | 28 | Dodge | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 41 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Jan 1, 1971 | 35 | Dodge | Stanley Tools / Valvoline | James Rocco |
| 42 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Wausau, WI | Jan 26, 1976 | 30 | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | Larry McClure |
| 43 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Bishop, CA | Dec 1, 1972 | 33 | Chevrolet | hairofdog.com | Stanton Barrett |
| 44 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 48 | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Auto Finance | MB2 Motorsports |
| 45 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 49 | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 46 | 96 | Tony Raines | LaPorte, IN | Apr 14, 1964 | 41 | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |
| 47 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, IN | May 20, 1971 | 34 | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 48 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, WI | Mar 1, 1976 | 30 | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells III |