Race Lineup
The official 2006 Crown Royal 400 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Richmond Raceway.
Crown Royal 400
Saturday, May 6th, 2006
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Drivers Entered: 47 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 97.061
- Cautions: 11 for 61 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: 1,189 (3.5 passes per green flag lap)
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 127.395 | 21.194 | 0.000 | National Guard | Geoff Smith |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 127.029 | 21.255 | 0.061 | AAA | Jack Roush |
| 3 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 126.862 | 21.283 | 0.089 | Texaco / Havoline | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 126.648 | 21.319 | 0.125 | GMAC | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 126.576 | 21.331 | 0.137 | Lowe's | Jeff Gordon |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 126.487 | 21.346 | 0.152 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | 126.393 | 21.362 | 0.168 | FedEx Kinko's | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 8 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 126.310 | 21.376 | 0.182 | GM Goodwrench | Richard Childress Racing |
| 9 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 126.310 | 21.376 | 0.182 | Office Depot | Jack Roush |
| 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | 126.280 | 21.381 | 0.187 | Budweiser | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 126.239 | 21.388 | 0.194 | DEWALT | Mark Martin |
| 12 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 126.127 | 21.407 | 0.213 | Merchant's Tire / Auto Ctrs | Kyle Petty |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 126.062 | 21.418 | 0.224 | Miller Lite | Team Penske |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 126.027 | 21.424 | 0.230 | ALLTEL My Circle | Team Penske |
| 15 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 126.003 | 21.428 | 0.234 | Cingular Wireless | Richard Childress Racing |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 125.992 | 21.430 | 0.236 | DuPont | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 125.951 | 21.437 | 0.243 | U.S. Army | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 18 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 125.892 | 21.447 | 0.253 | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 125.892 | 21.447 | 0.253 | Caterpillar | Bill Davis |
| 20 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 125.862 | 21.452 | 0.258 | Prilosec OTC | Richard Childress Racing |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 125.804 | 21.462 | 0.268 | Kellogg's | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | 125.500 | 21.514 | 0.320 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | Dale Earnhardt Inc |
| 23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 125.401 | 21.531 | 0.337 | Valvoline / Stanley Tools | James Rocco |
| 24 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 125.383 | 21.534 | 0.340 | Target | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 25 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 125.342 | 21.541 | 0.347 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 26 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 125.220 | 21.562 | 0.368 | UPS | Yates Racing |
| 27 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | 125.104 | 21.582 | 0.388 | DLP HDTV | Bill Saunders |
| 28 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 125.052 | 21.591 | 0.397 | U.S. Air Force | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 29 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | 124.965 | 21.606 | 0.412 | Coors Light | Felix Sabates |
| 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 124.827 | 21.630 | 0.436 | NAPA Auto Parts | Douglas Bawel |
| 31 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 124.809 | 21.633 | 0.439 | Crown Royal | Georgetta Roush |
| 32 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | 124.740 | 21.645 | 0.451 | Waste Management | Mb2 Motorsports |
| 33 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | 124.717 | 21.649 | 0.455 | AERO Exhaust | Larry Mcclure |
| 34 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 124.711 | 21.650 | 0.456 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 35 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 124.579 | 21.673 | 0.479 | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Richard L Petty |
| 36 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | 124.567 | 21.675 | 0.481 | Tide-Downy | Calvin Wells Iii |
| 37 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 124.407 | 21.703 | 0.509 | White Chocolate M&M's Pirat… | Yates Racing |
| 38 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 124.304 | 21.721 | 0.527 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Evernham Motorsports |
| 39 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 124.292 | 21.723 | 0.529 | Menards / Energizer | Robby Gordon |
| 40 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 124.264 | 21.728 | 0.534 | Peak Fitness | Front Row Motorsports |
| 41 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 124.218 | 21.736 | 0.542 | Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. S… | Raynard Mcglynn |
| 42 | 178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | 124.081 | 21.760 | 0.566 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser |
| 43 | 49 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | 123.491 | 21.864 | 0.670 | Fire-Dex | Elizabeth Morgenthau |