Practice #3

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 15 94.237 20.094 0.141
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 1 94.903 19.953 0.000
99 Carl Edwards Ford 13 94.270 20.087 0.134
42 Casey Mears Dodge 40 92.833 20.398 0.445
92 Chad Blount Dodge 42 92.660 20.436 0.483
34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 32 93.553 20.241 0.288
07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 34 93.539 20.244 0.291
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 30 93.673 20.215 0.262
88 Dale Jarrett Ford 36 93.465 20.260 0.307
22 Dave Blaney Dodge 38 93.414 20.271 0.318
40 David Stremme Dodge 37 93.451 20.263 0.310
11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 6 94.439 20.051 0.098
38 Elliott Sadler Ford 23 94.073 20.129 0.176
16 Greg Biffle Ford 8 94.392 20.061 0.108
18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 25 93.971 20.151 0.198
26 Jamie McMurray Ford 5 94.467 20.045 0.092
31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 20 94.176 20.107 0.154
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 18 94.195 20.103 0.150
66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 39 93.341 20.287 0.334
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 17 94.223 20.097 0.144
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 94.552 20.027 0.074
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 9 94.359 20.068 0.115
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 7 94.434 20.052 0.099
21 Ken Schrader Ford 29 93.701 20.209 0.256
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 21 94.111 20.121 0.168
2 Kurt Busch Dodge 19 94.190 20.104 0.151
5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 11 94.326 20.075 0.122
45 Kyle Petty Dodge 16 94.232 20.095 0.142
6 Mark Martin Ford 27 93.947 20.156 0.203
1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 4 94.548 20.028 0.075
17 Matt Kenseth Ford 10 94.340 20.072 0.119
55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 41 92.755 20.415 0.462
151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet 26 93.957 20.154 0.201
41 Reed Sorenson Dodge 31 93.576 20.236 0.283
7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 22 94.111 20.121 0.168
12 Ryan Newman Dodge 12 94.307 20.079 0.126
10 Scott Riggs Dodge 14 94.265 20.088 0.135
4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 33 93.539 20.244 0.291
95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 43 92.646 20.439 0.486
14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 24 94.041 20.136 0.183
96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 28 93.919 20.162 0.209
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 2 94.571 20.023 0.070
32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 35 93.497 20.253 0.300