Race Lineup

The official 2006 Aaron's 499 NASCAR CUP Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Aaron's 499

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

  • 15 Dodge
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 11 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 49 (9 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 142.891
  • Cautions: 8 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 56
  • Green Flag Passes: 9,131 (59.3 passes per green flag lap)
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Race lineup for the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 188.511 50.798 0.000 M&M's Yates Racing
2 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 187.658 51.029 0.231 The Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 187.320 51.121 0.323 Office Depot Jack Roush
4 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 187.232 51.145 0.347 UPS Yates Racing
5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 187.137 51.171 0.373 Miller Lite Team Penske
6 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 187.130 51.173 0.375 U.S. Army Mb2 Motorsports
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 186.991 51.211 0.413 Subway / National Guard Geoff Smith
8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 186.933 51.227 0.429 IRWIN Industrial Tools Georgetta Roush
9 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 186.925 51.229 0.431 Waste Management Mb2 Motorsports
10 6 Mark Martin Ford 186.856 51.248 0.450 AAA Jack Roush
11 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 186.827 51.256 0.458 GSK AsthmaControl.com Joe Gibbs Racing
12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 186.685 51.295 0.497 DEWALT Mark Martin
13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 186.652 51.304 0.506 Kellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 186.587 51.322 0.524 DuPont / Pepsi Hendrick Motorsports
15 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 186.521 51.340 0.542 Jack Daniel's Richard Childress Racing
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 186.478 51.352 0.554 Lowe's Jeff Gordon
17 40 David Stremme Dodge 186.463 51.356 0.558 Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon Felix Sabates
18 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 186.427 51.366 0.568 ALLTEL My Circle Team Penske
19 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 186.217 51.424 0.626 Menards / Turtle Wax Ice Robby Gordon
20 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 186.018 51.479 0.681 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Dale Earnhardt Inc
21 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 185.971 51.492 0.694 NAPA Auto Parts Douglas Bawel
22 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet 185.787 51.543 0.745 Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Kirk Shelmerdine
23 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 185.761 51.550 0.752 State Water Heaters Front Row Motorsports
24 00 Hermie Sadler Ford 185.758 51.551 0.753 Aaron's Michael Anderson
25 42 Casey Mears Dodge 185.689 51.570 0.772 Texaco / Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing
26 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 185.632 51.586 0.788 Tide-Downy Calvin Wells Iii
27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 185.578 51.601 0.803 Budweiser Dale Earnhardt Inc
28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 185.571 51.603 0.805 Schwan's Home Service Kyle Petty
29 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 185.527 51.615 0.817 DLP HDTV Bill Saunders
30 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 185.445 51.638 0.840 FedEx Freight Joe Gibbs Racing
31 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 185.423 51.644 0.846 Betty Crocker / STP Oil Stabilizer Richard L Petty
32 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 185.423 51.644 0.846 Stanley FatMax / Valvoline James Rocco
33 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 185.348 51.665 0.867 GMAC Hendrick Motorsports
34 34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 185.230 51.698 0.900 Front Row Motorsports Front Row Motorsports
35 21 Ken Schrader Ford 185.140 51.723 0.925 Little Debbie Wood Brothers Racing
36 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 185.126 51.727 0.929 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.104 51.733 0.935 Dodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
38 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 184.815 51.814 1.016 Caterpillar Bill Davis
39 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 184.249 51.973 1.175 Best Buy Stewart-haas Racing
40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 184.012 52.040 1.242 Cingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
41 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 183.892 52.074 1.276 Target Chip Ganassi Racing
42 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 183.864 52.082 1.284 Reese's Caramel Cup Richard Childress Racing
43 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 185.154 51.719 0.921 AERO Exhaust Larry Mcclure