Race Lineup
Auto Club 500
Sunday, February 26th, 2006
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA
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- Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Laps Actual: 251 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 147.852
- Cautions: 7 for 26 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 3,104 (13.8 passes per green flag lap)
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| START | VEH # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | Team Penske | |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt / National Guard | Geoff Smith | |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon | |
| 4 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinko's | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports | |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Hot Hues | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 10 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | Jack Roush | |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 | Team Penske | |
| 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco | |
| 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Icebreakers Ice Cubes | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 16 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | Yates Racing | |
| 17 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Auto Finance | Mb2 Motorsports | |
| 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | Yates Racing | |
| 20 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 21 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports | |
| 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | Jack Roush | |
| 23 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc | |
| 24 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | Bill Davis | |
| 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | Georgetta Roush | |
| 26 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing | |
| 27 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty | |
| 28 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| 29 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Energizer e2 Lithium | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| 30 | 195 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | hairofdog.com | Stanton Barrett | |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT Power Tools | Mark Martin | |
| 32 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel | |
| 34 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon | |
| 35 | 151 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Joe Auer | |
| 36 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser | |
| 37 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | RoadLoans.com | Front Row Motorsports | |
| 38 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | Larry Mcclure | |
| 39 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo | Kyle Petty | |
| 41 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Coors Light | Felix Sabates | |
| 41 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| 42 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Dodge | Serta | Elizabeth Morgenthau | |
| 43 | 96 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV / Tweeter | Bill Saunders |