Race Lineup

The official 2006 Auto Club 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Auto Club Speedway.

Auto Club 500

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 17 Dodge
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford

  • 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)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Race lineup for the Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 187.086 38.485 0.000 Miller Lite Team Penske
2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.186 38.671 0.186 Jackson Hewitt / National Guard Geoff Smith
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185.735 38.765 0.280 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
4 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 185.180 38.881 0.396 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing
5 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 184.919 38.936 0.451 FedEx Kinko's Joe Gibbs Racing
6 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 184.871 38.946 0.461 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
7 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 184.800 38.961 0.476 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
8 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 184.758 38.970 0.485 U.S. Army Mb2 Motorsports
9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 184.720 38.978 0.493 DuPont Hot Hues Hendrick Motorsports
10 6 Mark Martin Ford 184.450 39.035 0.550 AAA Jack Roush
11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 184.318 39.063 0.578 Mobil 1 Team Penske
12 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 184.303 39.066 0.581 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
13 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 184.219 39.084 0.599 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
14 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 184.209 39.086 0.601 Valvoline / Stanley Tools James Rocco
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 184.195 39.089 0.604 Icebreakers Ice Cubes Richard Childress Racing
16 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 183.767 39.180 0.695 Pedigree Yates Racing
17 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 183.613 39.213 0.728 CENTRIX Auto Finance Mb2 Motorsports
18 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 183.570 39.222 0.737 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
19 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 183.566 39.223 0.738 UPS Yates Racing
20 42 Casey Mears Dodge 183.524 39.232 0.747 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 183.397 39.259 0.774 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
22 99 Carl Edwards Ford 183.360 39.267 0.782 Office Depot Jack Roush
23 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 183.173 39.307 0.822 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
24 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 183.155 39.311 0.826 Caterpillar Bill Davis
25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 183.090 39.325 0.840 Crown Royal Georgetta Roush
26 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 183.020 39.340 0.855 Best Buy Stewart-haas Racing
27 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 183.020 39.340 0.855 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard L Petty
28 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 182.913 39.363 0.878 GMAC Hendrick Motorsports
29 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 182.820 39.383 0.898 Energizer e2 Lithium Chip Ganassi Racing
30 195 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 182.801 39.387 0.902 hairofdog.com Stanton Barrett
31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 182.588 39.433 0.948 DEWALT Power Tools Mark Martin
32 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 182.486 39.455 0.970 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
33 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 182.454 39.462 0.977 NAPA Auto Parts Douglas Bawel
34 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 182.380 39.478 0.993 Jim Beam Robby Gordon
35 151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 182.320 39.491 1.006 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Joe Auer
36 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 182.306 39.494 1.009 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
37 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 182.242 39.508 1.023 RoadLoans.com Front Row Motorsports
38 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 182.007 39.559 1.074 AERO Exhaust Larry Mcclure
39 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 181.461 39.678 1.193 Wells Fargo Kyle Petty
41 40 David Stremme Dodge 181.005 39.778 1.293 Coors Light Felix Sabates
41 21 Ken Schrader Ford 179.341 40.147 1.662 Little Debbie Wood Brothers Racing
42 49 Brent Sherman Dodge 178.169 40.411 1.926 Serta Elizabeth Morgenthau
43 96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 181.059 39.766 1.281 DLP HDTV / Tweeter Bill Saunders