Race Lineup
The official 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Chicagoland Speedway.
USG Sheetrock 400
Sunday, July 9th, 2006
Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL
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- Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 267
- Laps Actual: 270 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 132.077
- Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
- Lead Changes: 18
- Green Flag Passes: 2,676 (11.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 181.647 | 29.728 | 0.000 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 2 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 181.318 | 29.782 | 0.054 | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 180.687 | 29.886 | 0.158 | Dodge Dealers / UAW / McDonald'… | Evernham Motorsports |
| 4 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 180.421 | 29.930 | 0.202 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 180.391 | 29.935 | 0.207 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 6 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 180.367 | 29.939 | 0.211 | ChexMostPopularDriver.com | Richard L Petty |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 179.874 | 30.021 | 0.293 | FedEx Kinko's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 179.718 | 30.047 | 0.319 | USG Sheetrock | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 179.324 | 30.113 | 0.385 | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 10 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 179.319 | 30.114 | 0.386 | GSK / Astellas VESIcare | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 179.223 | 30.130 | 0.402 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 12 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 179.206 | 30.133 | 0.405 | Mobil 1 | Team Penske |
| 13 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 179.200 | 30.134 | 0.406 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 14 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 178.660 | 30.225 | 0.497 | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco |
| 15 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 178.636 | 30.229 | 0.501 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 178.613 | 30.233 | 0.505 | Dodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com | Evernham Motorsports |
| 17 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 178.583 | 30.238 | 0.510 | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 18 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 178.442 | 30.262 | 0.534 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 19 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 178.318 | 30.283 | 0.555 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 20 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 178.283 | 30.289 | 0.561 | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | Felix Sabates |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 178.271 | 30.291 | 0.563 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 22 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 178.159 | 30.310 | 0.582 | Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 23 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 178.036 | 30.331 | 0.603 | CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 24 | 100 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | 178.001 | 30.337 | 0.609 | Burger King | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 25 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 177.924 | 30.350 | 0.622 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 26 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 177.690 | 30.390 | 0.662 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 177.643 | 30.398 | 0.670 | National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 28 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 177.620 | 30.402 | 0.674 | AERO Exhaust | Larry Mcclure |
| 29 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 177.515 | 30.420 | 0.692 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 177.480 | 30.426 | 0.698 | Jim Beam | Robby Gordon |
| 31 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 177.299 | 30.457 | 0.729 | Waste Management | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 32 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 177.067 | 30.497 | 0.769 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 176.997 | 30.509 | 0.781 | Wells Fargo | Kyle Petty |
| 34 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 176.933 | 30.520 | 0.792 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35 | 06 | Todd Kluever | Ford | 176.580 | 30.581 | 0.853 | 3M Post-it | Jack Roush |
| 36 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 176.551 | 30.586 | 0.858 | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 37 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 176.505 | 30.594 | 0.866 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 38 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 176.471 | 30.600 | 0.872 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 39 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 175.936 | 30.693 | 0.965 | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |
| 40 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 175.673 | 30.739 | 1.011 | Little Debbie | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 41 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 174.650 | 30.919 | 1.191 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 42 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 174.227 | 30.994 | 1.266 | LENOX Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush |
| 43 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 176.177 | 30.651 | 0.923 | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells Iii |