Practice #3

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

Auto Club 500

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 17 Dodge
  • 23 Chevrolet
  • 10 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 50 (10 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Laps Actual: 251 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 147.852
  • Cautions: 7 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 18
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,104 (13.8 passes per green flag lap)
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Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND
43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 35 176.648 40.759 1.477
49 Brent Sherman Dodge 41 172.853 41.654 2.372
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 2 181.046 39.769 0.487
99 Carl Edwards Ford 15 179.216 40.175 0.893
42 Casey Mears Dodge 24 177.870 40.479 1.197
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 10 180.180 39.960 0.678
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 29 177.239 40.623 1.341
88 Dale Jarrett Ford 21 178.178 40.409 1.127
22 Dave Blaney Dodge 37 176.009 40.907 1.625
40 David Stremme Dodge 6 180.764 39.831 0.549
38 Elliott Sadler Ford 23 177.923 40.467 1.185
16 Greg Biffle Ford 4 180.973 39.785 0.503
18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 30 177.135 40.647 1.365
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 17 179.015 40.220 0.938
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 7 180.578 39.872 0.590
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28 177.515 40.560 1.278
66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 13 179.426 40.128 0.846
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 14 179.243 40.169 0.887
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 22 178.059 40.436 1.154
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 19 178.585 40.317 1.035
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 11 179.888 40.025 0.743
21 Ken Schrader Ford 20 178.258 40.391 1.109
178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 38 175.008 41.141 1.859
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 8 180.483 39.893 0.611
61 Kevin Lepage Ford 31 177.122 40.650 1.368
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 3 181.018 39.775 0.493
5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 27 177.620 40.536 1.254
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 25 177.866 40.480 1.198
6 Mark Martin Ford 5 180.827 39.817 0.535
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 16 179.211 40.176 0.894
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 1 183.290 39.282 0.000
55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 26 177.861 40.481 1.199
151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 40 174.558 41.247 1.965
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 9 180.261 39.942 0.660
7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 33 176.917 40.697 1.415
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 32 176.952 40.689 1.407
10 Scott Riggs Dodge 12 179.690 40.069 0.787
4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 36 176.250 40.851 1.569
195 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 42 172.567 41.723 2.441
14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 34 176.700 40.747 1.465
96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 39 174.978 41.148 1.866
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 18 178.616 40.310 1.028