NASCAR NEXTEL CUP - 2006 Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 12 COCA-COLA 600 LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY Charlotte, N.C. – May 28, 2006 1.5-Mile Oval 600 M – 400 L – Purse: $6,432,681
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender.
* Includes race leader/most laps led bonus.
Failed to qualify:
Kevin Lepage #49;
Hermie Sadler #00;
Chad Chaffin #61;
Michael Waltrip #55;
Stanton Barrett #95;
Mike Garvey #51;
Chad Blount #34;
Carl Long #37;
Kirk Shelmerdine #27;
Kertus Davis #72.
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 175,000, Kasey Kahne won the
Coca-Cola 600, posting his fourth NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory and his
third this season. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under
penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated:
#7 Robby Gordon (engine change); #55 Michael Waltrip (driver change).
TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 39 minutes, 25 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 128.840 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 2.114-seconds
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Scott Riggs (187.865 mph, 28.744 secs.)
BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Kasey Kahne
(Also gets $20,000 bonus for winning race. ++)
COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Scott Riggs
CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Jimmie Johnson
DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Kenny Francis #9
EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kasey Kahne
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Kasey Kahne (181.898 mph, Lap 255)
MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Jeff Burton
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $40,000 at
Dover International Speedway.++
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Denny Hamlin
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kasey Kahne
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Jamie McMurray (25 places)
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kasey Kahne (158 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS:
15 cautions for 67 laps.
2-4 (Car #88-Accident, Turn 3);
34-39 (Car #20-Accident, Turn 2);
49-52 (Car #12-Accident, Turn 4);
67-70 (Car #2-Accident, Turn 2);
93-96 (Debris);
113-115 (Car #15-Spin, Turn 4);
130-134 (Debris);
145-146 (Car #99-Accident, Turn 2);
161-165(Car #25-Accident, Turn 4 );
203-209 (Debris);
236-239 (Debris);
249-253 (Car #70-Accident, Turn 1);
306-309 (Debris);
314-320 (Car #5 & 42-Accident, Frontstretch);
364-367 (Car #24-Accident, Turn 4).
LAP LEADERS: 37 lead changes among 16 drivers.
Scott Riggs 1-35,
Elliott Sadler 36,
Michael Waltrip 37,
Riggs 38-49,
Jeff Gordon 50-67,
Travis Kvapil 68,
Jimmie Johnson 69-92,
Greg Biffle 93,
Riggs 94-96,
Jeff Green 97-109,
Mark Martin 110,
Green 111-113,
Martin 114-130,
Jeff Burton 131,
Riggs 132-144,
Biffle 145-161,
Scott Wimmer 162,
Denny Hamlin 163-180,
Kasey Kahne 181-200,
Hamlin 201-203,
Biffle 204,
Kahne 205-235,
Biffle 236,
Hamlin 237-240,
Kahne 241-248,
Riggs 249,
Kahne 250-289,
Riggs 290-291,
Matt Kenseth 292,
Kahne 293-305,
Riggs 306,
Burton 307-317,
Bobby Labonte 318,
Martin 319-320,
Kahne 321-336,
Riggs 337-359,
Carl Edwards 360-370,
Kahne 371-400.
++Rollover money awarded at year’s end;
amount not included in race winnings.
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins) 1 –Jimmie Johnson 1861 (3) 2 –Matt Kenseth 1752 (1) 3 –Mark Martin 1652 (0) 4 –Tony Stewart 1630 (1) 5 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1590 (1) 6 –Kasey Kahne 1569 (3) 7 –Jeff Gordon 1451 (0) 8 –Jeff Burton 1450 (0) 9 –Kyle Busch 1437 (0) 10–Kevin Harvick 1426 (1) CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Kyle Busch (# 5) 2 Elliott Sadler (#38) 2 DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR Car # Pts. Greg Zipadelli (#20) 3 Mike Ford (#11) 2 Kenny Francis (# 9) 2 WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 5 Tony Stewart (#20) 3 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 1 BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS Kasey Kahne 3 Kyle Busch 1 Greg Biffle 2 Jimmie Johnson 1 Jeff Burton 1 Scott Riggs 1 Kurt Busch 1 Elliott Sadler 1 RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Denny Hamlin 132 Clint Bowyer 119 J.J. Yeley 104 Martin Truex Jr. 103 Reed Sorenson 103 David Stremme 83 Brent Sherman 39 MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD Car # Pts. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 4 Jeff Burton (#31) 4 Kevin Harvick (#29) 2 MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Pts Wins Chevrolet 86 6 Ford 72 2 Dodge 70 4 USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD Car # Pts. Clint Bowyer (#07) 2 Jeff Burton (#31) 2 Matt Kenseth (#17) 2 BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts. Tony Stewart (#20) 7 Matt Kenseth (#17) 6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 5 CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD Car # Pts. Hendrick (#48) 97 Roush Yates (#17) 95 Roush Yates (#16) 71 GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD Car # Pts. Matt Kenseth (#17) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Mark Martin (# 6) 2 COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD Car # Pts. Greg Biffle (#16) 4 Kasey Kahne (# 9) 2 Scott Riggs (#10) 1 SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD Car # Pts. Kasey Kahne (# 9) 3 Jimmie Johnson (#48) 3 Greg Biffle (#16) 1 NEXT EVENT: June 4, 2006 – Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del. (400 M) (400 L) NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (5/30/06) NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 5/28/06 RACE #12: COCA-COLA 600 PRINTOUT DATE: 5/29/06 POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON 1 JIMMIE JOHNSON 1861 12 3 7 9 $4860029 2 MATT KENSETH 1752 12 1 7 8 2673660 3 MARK MARTIN 1652 12 0 2 7 1709618 4 TONY STEWART 1630 12 1 6 7 2707337 5 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 1590 12 1 4 5 2134309 6 KASEY KAHNE 1569 12 3 5 7 2653336 7 JEFF GORDON 1451 12 0 4 5 2135409 8 JEFF BURTON 1450 12 0 2 7 1748607 9 KYLE BUSCH 1437 12 0 3 6 1753903 10 KEVIN HARVICK 1426 12 1 4 5 2229839 11 CASEY MEARS 1374 12 0 1 3 2462399 12 DENNY HAMLIN 1362 12 0 2 5 1661597 13 GREG BIFFLE 1340 12 1 2 5 1786156 14 CARL EDWARDS 1331 12 0 4 6 1749351 15 CLINT BOWYER 1287 12 0 1 3 1491227 16 DALE JARRETT 1271 12 0 0 2 1738834 17 ELLIOTT SADLER 1259 12 0 1 2 1991450 18 JAMIE MCMURRAY 1241 12 0 1 4 1879818 19 KURT BUSCH 1192 12 1 1 2 1733082 20 REED SORENSON 1187 12 0 0 2 1320392 21 JEFF GREEN 1185 12 0 0 0 1463747 22 RYAN NEWMAN 1176 12 0 1 4 2298605 23 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 1157 12 0 0 1 1453975 24 J J YELEY 1156 12 0 0 1 1610067 25 SCOTT RIGGS 1142 11 0 0 3 1189816 26 BOBBY LABONTE 1124 12 0 1 3 1724326 27 BRIAN VICKERS 1122 12 0 1 3 1438641 28 ROBBY GORDON 1106 12 0 0 1 1223721 29 JOE NEMECHEK, III 1097 12 0 0 0 1541494 30 KEN SCHRADER 1067 12 0 0 1 1574427 31 KYLE PETTY 1046 12 0 0 1 1456464 32 STERLING MARLIN 1030 12 0 0 1 1238520 33 DAVE BLANEY 1029 12 0 0 0 1263750 34 JEREMY MAYFIELD 998 12 0 0 0 1572113 35 MICHAEL WALTRIP 861 12 0 0 0 1295923 36 SCOTT WIMMER 834 11 0 0 0 894183 37 DAVID STREMME 834 12 0 0 0 1262730 38 TRAVIS KVAPIL 782 10 0 0 0 1057273 39 TERRY LABONTE 641 8 0 0 0 816168 40 TONY RAINES 634 7 0 0 0 567850 41 KEVIN LEPAGE 584 9 0 0 0 887818 42 BRENT SHERMAN 372 6 0 0 0 637056 43 KENNY WALLACE 292 5 0 0 0 416943 44 PAUL MENARD 267 2 0 0 1 189333 45 STANTON BARRETT 242 5 0 0 0 399693 46 CHAD CHAFFIN 165 3 0 0 0 269843 47 MIKE WALLACE 149 2 0 0 0 359518 48 KIRK SHELMERDINE 143 2 0 0 0 364943 49 HERMIE SADLER, III 114 4 0 0 0 493947 50 BILL ELLIOTT 111 1 0 0 0 298135 51 MIKE GARVEY 98 3 0 0 0 252175 52 JOHNNY SAUTER 91 1 0 0 0 85750 53 DERRIKE COPE 68 3 0 0 0 227793 54 BRANDON ASH 39 1 0 0 0 60635 55 CHAD BLOUNT 37 1 0 0 0 84843 56 BILL LESTER 0 1 0 0 0 65985 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES OWNER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 5/28/06 RACE #12: COCA-COLA 600 PRINTOUT DATE: 5/29/06 QUALIFYING POS CAR # OWNER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 ATTEMPTS 1 48 JEFF GORDON 48 1861 12 3 7 9 12 2 17 MARK MARTIN 17 1752 12 1 7 8 12 3 6 JACK ROUSH 6 1652 12 0 2 7 12 4 20 JOE GIBBS 20 1630 12 1 6 7 12 5 8 TERESA EARNHARDT 8 1590 12 1 4 5 12 6 9 RAY EVERNHAM 9 1569 12 3 5 7 12 7 24 RICK HENDRICK 24 1451 12 0 4 5 12 8 31 RICHARD CHILDRESS 31 1450 12 0 2 7 12 9 5 RICK HENDRICK 5 1437 12 0 3 6 12 10 29 RICHARD CHILDRESS 29 1426 12 1 4 5 12 11 42 FLOYD GANASSI 42 1374 12 0 1 3 12 12 11 J D GIBBS 11 1362 12 0 2 5 12 13 16 GEOFF SMITH 16 1340 12 1 2 5 12 14 99 JACK ROUSH 99 1331 12 0 4 6 12 15 07 RICHARD CHILDRESS 07 1287 12 0 1 3 12 16 88 ROBERT YATES 88 1271 12 0 0 2 12 17 38 ROBERT YATES 38 1259 12 0 1 2 12 18 26 GEORGETTA ROUSH 26 1241 12 0 1 4 12 19 2 ROGER PENSKE 2 1192 12 1 1 2 12 20 41 CHIP GANASSI 41 1187 12 0 0 2 12 21 66 GENE HAAS 66 1185 12 0 0 0 12 22 12 ROGER PENSKE 12 1176 12 0 1 4 12 23 10 JAMES ROCCO 10 1173 11 0 0 3 12 24 1 TERESA EARNHARDT 1 1157 12 0 0 1 12 25 18 JOE GIBBS 18 1156 12 0 0 1 12 26 43 RICHARD PETTY 43 1124 12 0 1 3 12 27 25 MARY HENDRICK 25 1122 12 0 1 3 12 28 7 ROBBY GORDON 7 1106 12 0 0 1 12 29 01 NELSON BOWERS, II 01 1097 12 0 0 0 12 30 21 GLEN WOOD 21 1067 12 0 0 1 12 31 96 BILL SAUNDERS 96 1062 12 0 0 0 12 32 45 KYLE PETTY 45 1046 12 0 0 1 12 33 14 NELSON BOWERS, II 14 1030 12 0 0 1 12 34 22 BILL DAVIS 22 1029 12 0 0 0 12 35 19 RAY EVERNHAM 19 998 12 0 0 0 12 36 4 LARRY MCCLURE 4 859 11 0 0 0 12 37 55 DOUG BAWEL 55 838 11 0 0 0 12 38 40 FELIX SABATES 40 834 12 0 0 0 12 39 32 CALVIN WELLS, III 32 829 10 0 0 0 12 40 61 JEFF STEC 61 635 8 0 0 0 12 41 49 ELIZABETH MORGENTHAU 49 588 8 0 0 0 12 42 178 BARNEY VISSER 178 461 5 0 0 0 12 43 95 STAN BARRETT 95 393 5 0 0 0 12 44 34 BRAD JENKINS 34 363 3 0 0 0 12 45 15 TERESA EARNHARDT 15 268 2 0 0 1 3 46 44 RICK HENDRICK 44 213 3 0 0 0 3 47 00 MICHAEL ANDERSON 00 208 4 0 0 0 10 48 151 JOE AUER 151 198 3 0 0 0 7 49 74 RAYNARD MCGLYNN 74 163 4 0 0 0 9 50 89 CINDY SHEPHERD 89 158 0 0 0 0 8 51 92 BOB JENKINS 92 152 1 0 0 0 8 52 27 KIRK SHELMERDINE 27 150 2 0 0 0 3 53 109 JAMES FINCH 109 116 1 0 0 0 2 54 136 NELSON BOWERS, II 136 111 1 0 0 0 1 55 37 JOHN CARTER 37 105 0 0 0 0 6 56 170 GENE HAAS 170 91 1 0 0 0 1 57 102 ED ASH 102 64 1 0 0 0 2 58 152 RICK WARE 152 32 0 0 0 0 2 59 23 GAIL DAVIS 23 22 1 0 0 0 2 60 50 DON ARNOLD 50 10 0 0 0 0 1 61 113 GREG SACKS 113 10 0 0 0 0 1 62 159 JENNIFER BELMONT 159 7 0 0 0 0 1 63 72 BRYAN MULLET 72 4 0 0 0 0 1 64 180 STANTON HOVER 180 1 0 0 0 0 1