Race Lineup

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

Sony HD 500

Sunday, September 3rd, 2006

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 15 Dodge
  • 9 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 144.462
  • Cautions: 7 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 26
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,292 (14.9 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Sony HD 500 at Auto Club Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 184.540 39.016 0.000 Miller Lite Team Penske
2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 184.049 39.120 0.104 Garnier Fructis Hendrick Motorsports
3 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 183.505 39.236 0.220 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
4 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 183.197 39.302 0.286 Valvoline / Stanley Tools James Rocco
5 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 182.950 39.355 0.339 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
6 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 182.792 39.389 0.373 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 182.672 39.415 0.399 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
8 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 182.454 39.462 0.446 FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing
9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 182.292 39.497 0.481 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
10 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 182.223 39.512 0.496 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 182.209 39.515 0.499 DEWALT Mark Martin
12 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 181.951 39.571 0.555 Sony HDTV Team Penske
13 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 181.722 39.621 0.605 U.S. Army Mb2 Motorsports
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 181.438 39.683 0.667 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 181.087 39.760 0.744 GM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 180.941 39.792 0.776 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
17 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 180.736 39.837 0.821 Lucas Oil / Forward Air Larry Mcclure
18 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 180.727 39.839 0.823 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
19 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 180.709 39.843 0.827 Imitrex / GSK Joe Gibbs Racing
20 38 David Gilliland Ford 180.560 39.876 0.860 Pedigree Yates Racing
21 16 Greg Biffle Ford 180.519 39.885 0.869 National Guard / Charter Communicat… Geoff Smith
22 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 180.180 39.960 0.944 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
23 100 Bill Elliott Chevrolet 180.099 39.978 0.962 Burger King Michael Waltrip Racing
24 99 Carl Edwards Ford 180.027 39.994 0.978 Office Depot Jack Roush
25 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 179.964 40.008 0.992 World Series of Poker Robby Gordon
26 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 179.964 40.008 0.992 GMAC Hendrick Motorsports
27 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 179.721 40.062 1.046 Ginn Clubs & Resorts Mb2 Motorsports
28 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 179.677 40.072 1.056 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard L Petty
29 21 Ken Schrader Ford 179.641 40.080 1.064 U.S. Air Force Wood Brothers Racing
30 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 179.636 40.081 1.065 "According to Jim" / Best… Stewart-haas Racing
31 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 179.462 40.120 1.104 Smirnoff Ice Georgetta Roush
32 40 David Stremme Dodge 179.426 40.128 1.112 Coors Light Felix Sabates
33 42 Casey Mears Dodge 178.931 40.239 1.223 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
34 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 178.869 40.253 1.237 Diet Pepsi / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 178.740 40.282 1.266 Schwan's Home Service Kyle Petty
36 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 178.545 40.326 1.310 UPS Yates Racing
37 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 178.505 40.335 1.319 NAPA Auto Parts Douglas Bawel
38 6 Mark Martin Ford 178.086 40.430 1.414 AAA Jack Roush
39 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 177.765 40.503 1.487 LoansDepot.com Elizabeth Morgenthau
40 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 177.738 40.509 1.493 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
41 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 176.978 40.683 1.667 Caterpillar Bill Davis
42 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 175.310 41.070 2.054 DLP HDTV Bill Saunders
43 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 177.274 40.615 1.599 Tide-Downy Calvin Wells Iii