Practice #1

The 2006 DirecTV 500 NASCAR CUP Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Martinsville Speedway.

DirecTV 500

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 16 Dodge
  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 9 Ford

  • 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)
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DirecTV 500 at Martinsville Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 9 96.005 19.724 0.054
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 2 96.215 19.681 0.011
99 Carl Edwards Ford 24 95.132 19.905 0.235
42 Casey Mears Dodge 33 94.765 19.982 0.312
92 Chad Blount Dodge 48 92.919 20.379 0.709
34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 45 93.562 20.239 0.569
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 38 94.369 20.066 0.396
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 31 94.803 19.974 0.304
88 Dale Jarrett Ford 22 95.185 19.894 0.224
22 Dave Blaney Dodge 34 94.633 20.010 0.340
40 David Stremme Dodge 43 93.905 20.165 0.495
11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 19 95.237 19.883 0.213
74 Derrike Cope Dodge 40 93.984 20.148 0.478
38 Elliott Sadler Ford 14 95.511 19.826 0.156
16 Greg Biffle Ford 13 95.617 19.804 0.134
00 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 49 92.801 20.405 0.735
18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 37 94.467 20.045 0.375
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 11 95.932 19.739 0.069
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 26 95.065 19.919 0.249
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 7 96.073 19.710 0.040
66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 21 95.194 19.892 0.222
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 27 95.012 19.930 0.260
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4 96.122 19.700 0.030
49 Jimmy Spencer Dodge 46 93.553 20.241 0.571
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 12 95.844 19.757 0.087
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 6 96.078 19.709 0.039
21 Ken Schrader Ford 29 94.912 19.951 0.281
178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 47 93.226 20.312 0.642
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 95.161 19.899 0.229
61 Kevin Lepage Ford 39 94.040 20.136 0.466
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 10 95.966 19.732 0.062
5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 8 96.049 19.715 0.045
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 28 94.932 19.947 0.277
6 Mark Martin Ford 18 95.237 19.883 0.213
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 36 94.566 20.024 0.354
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 16 95.391 19.851 0.181
55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 44 93.817 20.184 0.514
151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 41 93.915 20.163 0.493
89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 35 94.585 20.020 0.350
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30 94.898 19.954 0.284
7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 17 95.338 19.862 0.192
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 3 96.210 19.682 0.012
10 Scott Riggs Dodge 5 96.088 19.707 0.037
4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 25 95.065 19.919 0.249
95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 42 93.910 20.164 0.494
14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 15 95.439 19.841 0.171
96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 20 95.213 19.888 0.218
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 1 96.268 19.670 0.000
32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 32 94.780 19.979 0.309