Race Lineup

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

Pocono 500

Sunday, June 11th, 2006

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

  • 15 Dodge
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 48 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 131.656
  • Cautions: 7 for 28 laps
  • Lead Changes: 25
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,965 (17.2 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 169.639 53.054 0.000 FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing
2 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 169.485 53.102 0.048 Miller Lite Team Penske
3 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 169.011 53.251 0.197 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
4 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 168.792 53.320 0.266 GMAC Hendrick Motorsports
5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 168.505 53.411 0.357 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
6 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 168.281 53.482 0.428 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 168.256 53.490 0.436 Subway / National Guard Geoff Smith
8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 168.168 53.518 0.464 IRWIN Industrial Tools Georgetta Roush
9 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 168.026 53.563 0.509 CARQUEST Hendrick Motorsports
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 167.958 53.585 0.531 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 167.838 53.623 0.569 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
12 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 167.838 53.623 0.569 GM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
13 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 167.826 53.627 0.573 Mega M&M's Yates Racing
14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 167.713 53.663 0.609 Alltel Team Penske
15 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 167.345 53.781 0.727 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
16 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 167.311 53.792 0.738 Waste Management Mb2 Motorsports
17 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 167.159 53.841 0.787 Valvoline / Stanley Tools James Rocco
18 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 166.988 53.896 0.842 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
19 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 166.982 53.898 0.844 Best Buy Stewart-haas Racing
20 6 Mark Martin Ford 166.932 53.914 0.860 AAA Jack Roush
21 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 166.827 53.948 0.894 U.S. Army Mb2 Motorsports
22 42 Casey Mears Dodge 166.790 53.960 0.906 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
23 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 166.630 54.012 0.958 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Richard L Petty
24 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 166.506 54.052 0.998 Husqvarna Joe Gibbs Racing
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 166.436 54.075 1.021 DEWALT Mark Martin
26 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 166.260 54.132 1.078 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
27 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 166.180 54.158 1.104 UPS Yates Racing
28 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 165.831 54.272 1.218 Menards / MAPEI Robby Gordon
29 21 Ken Schrader Ford 165.752 54.298 1.244 Little Debbie Wood Brothers Racing
30 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 165.706 54.313 1.259 Caterpillar Bill Davis
31 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 165.359 54.427 1.373 DLP HDTV Bill Saunders
32 40 David Stremme Dodge 165.029 54.536 1.482 Coors Light Felix Sabates
33 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 165.023 54.538 1.484 National Tire & Battery Kyle Petty
34 178 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 165.010 54.542 1.488 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser
35 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 164.965 54.557 1.503 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
36 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 164.408 54.742 1.688 NAPA Auto Parts Douglas Bawel
37 61 Chad Chaffin Ford 164.299 54.778 1.724 Peak Performance Front Row Motorsports
38 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 164.264 54.790 1.736 Tide-Downy Calvin Wells Iii
39 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 164.258 54.792 1.738 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
40 99 Carl Edwards Ford 164.234 54.800 1.746 Office Depot Jack Roush
41 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge 164.213 54.807 1.753 Pocono Manor Golf Resort / Spa Elizabeth Morgenthau
42 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 164.138 54.832 1.778 DIRECTV Richard Childress Racing
43 151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 163.782 54.951 1.897 Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Joe Auer