Race Lineup
The official 2006 Subway 500 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Subway 500
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 70.446
- Cautions: 18 for 107 laps
- Lead Changes: 16
- Green Flag Passes: 980 (2.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 97.568 | 19.408 | 0.000 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 97.377 | 19.446 | 0.038 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 97.187 | 19.484 | 0.076 | FedEx Freight | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 97.162 | 19.489 | 0.081 | Alltel | Team Penske |
| 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 97.038 | 19.514 | 0.106 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 96.825 | 19.557 | 0.149 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 7 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 96.775 | 19.567 | 0.159 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 8 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 96.627 | 19.597 | 0.189 | Haas Automation / Best Buy | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 96.460 | 19.631 | 0.223 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 10 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 96.440 | 19.635 | 0.227 | Little Debbie | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 11 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 96.386 | 19.646 | 0.238 | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 96.317 | 19.660 | 0.252 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 96.239 | 19.676 | 0.268 | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | Felix Sabates |
| 14 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 96.205 | 19.683 | 0.275 | Wells Fargo | Kyle Petty |
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 96.171 | 19.690 | 0.282 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 16 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 96.127 | 19.699 | 0.291 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 17 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 96.078 | 19.709 | 0.301 | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco |
| 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 96.005 | 19.724 | 0.316 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 19 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 95.995 | 19.726 | 0.318 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 95.942 | 19.737 | 0.329 | R+L Carriers | Mark Martin |
| 21 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 95.927 | 19.740 | 0.332 | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 95.879 | 19.750 | 0.342 | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 23 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 95.869 | 19.752 | 0.344 | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 24 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 95.854 | 19.755 | 0.347 | IRWIN Industrial Tools | Georgetta Roush |
| 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 95.752 | 19.776 | 0.368 | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 26 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 95.733 | 19.780 | 0.372 | Menards / MAPEI | Robby Gordon |
| 27 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 95.680 | 19.791 | 0.383 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 28 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 95.651 | 19.797 | 0.389 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 29 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | 95.583 | 19.811 | 0.403 | M&M's | Yates Racing |
| 30 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 95.549 | 19.818 | 0.410 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 31 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 95.420 | 19.845 | 0.437 | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 32 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 95.396 | 19.850 | 0.442 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 33 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 95.319 | 19.866 | 0.458 | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 95.314 | 19.867 | 0.459 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 35 | 4 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 95.304 | 19.869 | 0.461 | Lucas Oil Products | Larry Mcclure |
| 36 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 95.290 | 19.872 | 0.464 | Imitrex / GSK | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 37 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 95.185 | 19.894 | 0.486 | Jack Daniel's | Richard Childress Racing |
| 38 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 95.137 | 19.904 | 0.496 | Subway / National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 39 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 95.118 | 19.908 | 0.500 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 40 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 95.065 | 19.919 | 0.511 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 41 | 06 | David Ragan | Ford | 94.970 | 19.939 | 0.531 | Roush Racing | Jack Roush |
| 42 | 34 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 94.851 | 19.964 | 0.556 | Oak Glove Co. | Front Row Motorsports |
| 43 | 72 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | 94.846 | 19.965 | 0.557 | Dutch Quality Stone | Bryan Mullet |