Race Lineup
The official 2006 Dodge Charger 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.
Dodge Charger 500
Saturday, May 13th, 2006
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 135.127
- Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
- Lead Changes: 25
- Green Flag Passes: 1,192 (3.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 169.013 | 29.096 | 0.000 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 168.192 | 29.238 | 0.142 | ALLTEL My Circle | Team Penske |
| 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 168.071 | 29.259 | 0.163 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 4 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 167.727 | 29.319 | 0.223 | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | Felix Sabates |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 167.453 | 29.367 | 0.271 | FedEx Express | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 167.413 | 29.374 | 0.278 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 167.379 | 29.380 | 0.284 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 8 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 167.362 | 29.383 | 0.287 | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 167.231 | 29.406 | 0.310 | National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 10 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 167.146 | 29.421 | 0.325 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 11 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 167.146 | 29.421 | 0.325 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 167.078 | 29.433 | 0.337 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 13 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 166.908 | 29.463 | 0.367 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 166.902 | 29.464 | 0.368 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 15 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 166.874 | 29.469 | 0.373 | Crown Royal | Georgetta Roush |
| 16 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 166.851 | 29.473 | 0.377 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 166.619 | 29.514 | 0.418 | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 18 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 166.619 | 29.514 | 0.418 | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 19 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 166.495 | 29.536 | 0.440 | Stanley Tools / Valvoline | James Rocco |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 166.467 | 29.541 | 0.445 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 166.231 | 29.583 | 0.487 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 22 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 166.174 | 29.593 | 0.497 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 23 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 166.090 | 29.608 | 0.512 | U.S. Air Force | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 24 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 165.978 | 29.628 | 0.532 | Menards / Moen | Robby Gordon |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 165.945 | 29.634 | 0.538 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 26 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 165.917 | 29.639 | 0.543 | GSK Boniva | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 27 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 165.900 | 29.642 | 0.546 | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 28 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 165.855 | 29.650 | 0.554 | Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 29 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 165.838 | 29.653 | 0.557 | CARQUEST | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 30 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 165.827 | 29.655 | 0.559 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 31 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 165.749 | 29.669 | 0.573 | DEWALT | Mark Martin |
| 32 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 165.242 | 29.760 | 0.664 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 33 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 165.153 | 29.776 | 0.680 | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. S… | Raynard Mcglynn |
| 34 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 164.992 | 29.805 | 0.709 | TheRaceSpace.com | Stanton Barrett |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 164.386 | 29.915 | 0.819 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 36 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 164.386 | 29.915 | 0.819 | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 37 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 164.270 | 29.936 | 0.840 | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 38 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 164.117 | 29.964 | 0.868 | AERO Exhaust | Larry Mcclure |
| 39 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 164.029 | 29.980 | 0.884 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 163.942 | 29.996 | 0.900 | Tire Kingdom | Kyle Petty |
| 41 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 163.615 | 30.056 | 0.960 | Freightliner Trucks | Elizabeth Morgenthau |
| 42 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 154.598 | 31.809 | 2.713 | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |