NASCAR Race Number 28 Unofficial Race Results for the Dover 400 - Sunday, September 24, 2006 Dover International Speedway - Dover, Del. - 1 Mile Banked Concrete Total Race Length - 400 Laps - 400 Miles Purse: $5,028,146 Leader Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Pts Bns Total Award Status Times Laps 1 19 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 400 185 5 $230,370 Running 1 6 2 6 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 400 175 5 $172,850 Running 1 21 3 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 400 165 $181,836 Running 4 10 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 400 160 $153,233 Running 5 8 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 400 160 5 $123,825 Running 1 57 6 33 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 400 150 $123,283 Running 7 26 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 400 146 $124,911 Running 8 16 07 # Clint Bowyer DirecTV Chevrolet 400 142 $90,625 Running 9 23 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 400 138 $80,875 Running 10 3 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 399 144 10 $136,816 Running 3 215 11 7 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 399 135 5 $102,125 Running 1 39 12 38 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 399 127 $96,983 Running 13 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 399 124 $119,861 Running 14 9 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 399 121 $87,075 Running 15 34 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 398 118 $105,200 Running 16 35 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 398 120 5 $101,466 Running 2 30 17 32 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 398 112 $114,300 Running 18 20 40 # David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 398 114 5 $93,108 Running 1 3 19 36 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 397 106 $97,889 Running 20 28 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC/Best Buy Chevrolet 397 103 $92,883 Running 21 13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 397 100 $105,166 Running 22 24 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 397 97 $104,083 Running 23 41 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 397 94 $70,625 Running 24 4 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 397 96 5 $111,733 Running 1 28 25 17 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 396 88 $87,197 Running 26 5 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 396 85 $95,345 Running 27 39 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 396 82 $96,758 Running 28 29 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 396 79 $68,200 Running 29 15 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 395 76 $73,550 Running 30 42 18 # J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 395 73 $100,475 Running 31 12 14 Sterling Marlin Waste Management Chevrolet 393 75 5 $65,225 Running 1 1 32 25 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 366 67 $101,986 Engine 33 22 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot/Six Flags Chevrolet 303 64 $119,786 Accident 34 2 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 295 61 $65,125 Accident 35 40 61 Stanton Barrett Oak Gloves Dodge 202 58 $64,500 Accident 36 43 4 Scott Wimmer Lucas Oil Chevrolet 199 55 $64,350 Engine 37 11 49 Kevin Lepage whatsOnline.com Dodge 182 52 $64,225 Accident 38 21 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 172 49 $101,314 Accident 39 30 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 118 46 $63,975 Accident 40 27 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 110 43 $81,800 Engine 41 14 7 Robby Gordon Menards/Mapei Chevrolet 98 40 $63,610 Accident 42 37 06 David Ragan Sharp Aquos Ford 46 PE $63,485 Accident 43 31 74 Derrike Cope Sundance Vacations/Royal Admin Dodge 39 34 $63,686 Engine Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 145,000, Jeff Burton won the Dover 400, posting his 18th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. It is Burton’s first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory since Phoenix in October 2001. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #10 Riggs (engine change); #32 Kvapil (engine change); #18 Yeley (backup car). Failed to Qualify: (4) Morgan Shepherd, #89; Kenny Wallace, #78; Chad Blount, #34; Donnie Neuenberger, #52. Time of Race: 3 hours, 34 minutes, 21 seconds Average Speed: 111.966 mph Margin of Victory: 7.955 Seconds Caution Flags: 10 for 48 laps: Laps 4-7 (#32 accident frontstretch); 13-15 (#9,20 accident turn 4); 24-26 (#06 accident turn 4); 49-52 (#06 accident turn 3); 100-104 (#7 accident turn 3); 166-169 (Debris); 186-189 (#49 accident turn 2); 206-213 (Debris); 298-306 (#10 accident turn 3); 324-327 (#18 spun frontstretch). Lead Changes: 12 among 9 drivers: J. Gordon (Pole); R. Newman 1-28; C. Edwards 29-49; D. Stremme 50-52; E. Sadler 53-73; M. Kenseth 74-113; E. Sadler 114-122; M. Kenseth 123-166; S. Marlin 167; R. Sorenson 168-206; G. Biffle 207-263; M. Kenseth 264-394; J. Burton 395-400. Top 10 Driver Points: (1) J. Burton 5,351; (2) J. Gordon 5,345; (3) M. Kenseth 5,333; (4) D. Hamlin 5,333; (5) K. Harvick 5,297; (6) M. Martin 5,276; (7) D. Earnhardt Jr. 5,249; (8) J. Johnson 5,215; (9) K. Kahne 5,169; (10) Ky. Busch 5,127.
Bud Pole Award: Jeff Gordon (156.162 mph) WIX Lap Leader: Matt Kenseth, #17 (215 Laps) NEXTEL Leader Bonus: Jeff Burton, #31 Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Martin Truex Jr. #, #1 Bank of America Card Service Mid-Race Leader: Reed Sorenson #, #41 EA Sports Move of the Race: Jeff Burton, #31 Checker’s/Rally’s Double Drive-Thru Challenge: Kurt Busch, #2 Commit Lozenges Commit to Win: Jeff Gordon, #24 Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race: Jeff Burton, #31 DIRECTV Crew Cheif of the Race: Matt Kenseth, #17 Goodyear Gatorback Fastest Lap: Reed Sorenson, #41 (149.838 mph, Lap 172) Sunoco Diamond Performance: Jeff Burton, #31 USG Improving the Finish: Dave Blaney, #22 (26 Places)
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