Race Lineup

The official 2006 Dodge Charger Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Darlington Raceway.

Dodge Charger Southern 500

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 16 Dodge
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford

  • 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)
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Race lineup for the Dodge Charger Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
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