Race Lineup
The official 2006 DirecTV 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
DirecTV 500
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 72.741
- Cautions: 16 for 87 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 939 (2.3 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 96.736 | 19.575 | 0.000 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 2 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 96.696 | 19.583 | 0.008 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush |
| 3 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 96.632 | 19.596 | 0.021 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 96.563 | 19.610 | 0.035 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 96.509 | 19.621 | 0.046 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 6 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 96.484 | 19.626 | 0.051 | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 7 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 96.445 | 19.634 | 0.059 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 96.288 | 19.666 | 0.091 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 96.117 | 19.701 | 0.126 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 95.976 | 19.730 | 0.155 | National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 11 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 95.864 | 19.753 | 0.178 | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco |
| 12 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 95.830 | 19.760 | 0.185 | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |
| 13 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 95.786 | 19.769 | 0.194 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 14 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 95.752 | 19.776 | 0.201 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 15 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 95.670 | 19.793 | 0.218 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 95.632 | 19.801 | 0.226 | DEWALT | Mark Martin |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 95.603 | 19.807 | 0.232 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 18 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 95.530 | 19.822 | 0.247 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 95.487 | 19.831 | 0.256 | Little Debbie | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 95.443 | 19.840 | 0.265 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 95.357 | 19.858 | 0.283 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 22 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 95.275 | 19.875 | 0.300 | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 23 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 95.271 | 19.876 | 0.301 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 24 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 95.218 | 19.887 | 0.312 | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 25 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 95.146 | 19.902 | 0.327 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 26 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 95.132 | 19.905 | 0.330 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 27 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 95.065 | 19.919 | 0.344 | Menards | Robby Gordon |
| 28 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 95.017 | 19.929 | 0.354 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 29 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 94.855 | 19.963 | 0.388 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 30 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 94.708 | 19.994 | 0.419 | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 31 | 34 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | 94.543 | 20.029 | 0.454 | Oak Glove Co. | Front Row Motorsports |
| 32 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 94.538 | 20.030 | 0.455 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 94.505 | 20.037 | 0.462 | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 34 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 94.463 | 20.046 | 0.471 | Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 35 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 94.458 | 20.047 | 0.472 | hairofdog.com | Stanton Barrett |
| 36 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 94.444 | 20.050 | 0.475 | AERO Exhaust | Larry Mcclure |
| 37 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 94.214 | 20.099 | 0.524 | Schwan's Home Service | Kyle Petty |
| 38 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 94.200 | 20.102 | 0.527 | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | Felix Sabates |
| 39 | 151 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | 94.106 | 20.122 | 0.547 | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | Joe Auer |
| 40 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 94.087 | 20.126 | 0.551 | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 41 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 93.915 | 20.163 | 0.588 | FedEx Ground | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 42 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 93.673 | 20.215 | 0.640 | DIRECTV | Richard Childress Racing |
| 43 | 92 | Chad Blount | Dodge | 94.017 | 20.141 | 0.566 | Front Row Motorsports | Front Row Motorsports |