NASCAR Race Number 29 Unofficial Race Results for the Banquet 400 - Sunday, October 1, 2006 Kansas Speedway - Kansas City, Kan. - 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length - 267 Laps - 400.5 Miles Purse: $5,944,007 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 21 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 267 185 5 $346,361 Running 1 5 2 33 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 267 170 $240,033 Running 3 19 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 267 165 $181,525 Running 4 32 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 267 160 $172,175 Running 5 10 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 267 160 5 $155,595 Running 1 1 6 27 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 267 155 5 $124,350 Running 1 7 7 13 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 267 151 5 $128,625 Running 2 64 8 4 25 Brian Vickers Garnier/GMAC Chevrolet 267 142 $110,525 Running 9 6 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 267 143 5 $109,425 Running 3 43 10 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 267 139 5 $135,741 Running 1 18 11 23 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 267 130 $123,358 Running 12 29 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 267 132 5 $112,400 Running 1 2 13 36 21 Ken Schrader Motorcraft/USAF Ford 267 124 $120,564 Running 14 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 267 131 10 $141,486 Running 5 105 15 14 29 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Chevrolet 266 118 $129,011 Running 16 39 37 Bill Elliott Melling Auto Parts Dodge 266 115 $86,525 Running 17 16 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 266 112 $126,561 Running 18 25 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Chevrolet 266 109 $88,925 Running 19 37 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 266 111 5 $104,383 Running 1 1 20 28 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 266 108 5 $103,983 Running 1 1 21 17 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 266 100 $98,983 Running 22 20 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 266 97 $114,033 Running 23 8 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 266 94 $129,516 Running 24 15 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 266 96 5 $127,108 Running 2 3 25 7 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 265 88 $122,133 Running 26 40 40 # David Stremme Lonestar Steakhouse Dodge 265 85 $101,547 Running 27 18 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 265 82 $109,245 Running 28 38 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 265 79 $82,300 Running 29 24 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 265 76 $89,600 Running 30 31 66 Jeff Green Haas Automation/Best Buy Chevrolet 264 73 $87,350 Running 31 43 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Chevrolet 264 70 $78,650 Running 32 22 06 Todd Kluever 3M Ford 264 67 $78,450 Running 33 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 264 69 5 $132,414 Running 1 11 34 2 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 263 66 5 $78,050 Running 1 6 35 35 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 263 58 $77,850 Running 36 42 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 263 55 $77,650 Running 37 34 61 Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves/Sheraton Suites Dodge 261 52 $77,425 Running 38 30 44 Terry Labonte GMAC Chevrolet 253 49 $77,225 Suspension 39 11 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 238 46 $125,361 Fuel Pump 40 9 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 228 43 $106,816 Running 41 5 18 # J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 194 40 $111,175 Accident 42 41 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 128 37 $123,250 Accident 43 26 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 18 34 $84,566 Accident Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 125,000, Tony Stewart won the Banquet 400, posting his 27th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. No one dropped to the rear of the field. Failed to Qualify: (4) Scott Wimmer, #4; Kevin Lepage, #49; Chad Blount, #92; Carl Long, #46. Time of Race: 3 hours, 17 minutes, 22 seconds Average Speed: 121.753 mph Margin of Victory: 12.422 Seconds Caution Flags: 11 for 45 laps: Laps 11-13 (#7 accident turn 4); 16-18 (#12 spun turn 4); 21-24 (#41 accident turn 4); 59-63 (Debris); 69-72 (#38 spun turn 4); 131-136 (#26 accident turn 2); 146-149 (#19 accident frotnstretch); 154-157 (#11 accident turn 4); 173-176 (#07 accident turn 2); 182-185 (#12 spun turn 2); 196-199 (#18,40 accident turn 2). Lead Changes: 20 among 13 drivers: K. Kahne 1-11; R. Newman 12-13; J. Johnson 14-28; S. Riggs 29-34; C. Bowyer 35-60; T. Kvapil 61; D. Earnhardt Jr. 62-79; Ky. Busch 80-124; J. Johnson 125-126; R. Newman 127; Ky. Busch 128-146; S. Marlin 147; C. Bowyer 148-157; J. Burton 158; C. Bowyer 159-165; J. Johnson 166-173; C. Edwards 174-180; J. Johnson 181-200; G. Biffle 201-202; J. Johnson 203-262; T. Stewart 263-267. Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Burton 5,511; (2) D. Hamlin 5,442; (3) M. Martin 5,441; (4) M. Kenseth 5,427; (5) K. Harvick 5,415; (6) J. Gordon 5,391; (7) D. Earnhardt Jr. 5,388; (8) J. Johnson 5,346; (9) Ky. Busch 5,278; (10) K. Kahne 5,238.
Bud Pole Award: Kasey Kahne (178.377 mph) WIX Lap Leader: Jimmie Johnson, #48 (105 Laps) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Clint Bowyer #, #07 Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader: Kyle Busch, #5 EA Sports Move of the Race: Tony Stewart, #20 Checker’s/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Tony Stewart, #20 Commit Lozenges Commit to Win: Kasey Kahne, #9 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Jeff Burton, #31 DIRECTV Crew Cheif of the Race: Jeff Burton, #31 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Kasey Kahne, #9 (168.418 mph, Lap 2) Sunoco Diamond Performance: Tony Stewart, #20 USG Improving the Finish: Casey Mears, #42 (31 Places)
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