2006 Crown Royal 400
The 2006 Crown Royal 400, NASCAR's tenth race of the 2006 season was held at Richmond International Raceway on May 6, 2006. Greg Biffle won the pole. This was the second impound race of the 2006 season and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final win driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. Earnhardt Jr. went win-less in 2007 before joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2008.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 Richmond International Speedway | |||
| Date | May 6, 2006 | ||
| Location | Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.75 mi (1.20 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 97.061 miles per hour (156.205 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Roush Racing | ||
| Time | 21.194 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 272 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
Race results
Rookie of the year contenders denoted by *
| Fin | St | Driver | Car # | Make | Points | Bonus | Laps | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr.** | 8 | Chevrolet | 185 | 5 | 400 | $239,166 |
| 2 | 7 | Denny Hamlin * | 11 | Chevrolet | 175 | 5 | 400 | $165,200 |
| 3 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 175 | 10 | 400 | $169,386 |
| 4 | 1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 165 | 5 | 400 | $143,300 |
| 5 | 21 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 160 | 5 | 400 | $113,600 |
| 6 | 18 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 150 | 400 | $139,661 | |
| 7 | 9 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 146 | 400 | $100,100 | |
| 8 | 14 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 142 | 400 | $120,658 | |
| 9 | 32 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 138 | 400 | $96,783 | |
| 10 | 20 | Clint Bowyer * | 7 | Chevrolet | 134 | 400 | $91,025 | |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 135 | 5 | 400 | $94,525 |
| 12 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 127 | 400 | $118,361 | |
| 13 | 37 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 124 | 400 | $106,808 | |
| 14 | 23 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 121 | 400 | $69,250 | |
| 15 | 15 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 118 | 399 | $98,270 | |
| 16 | 28 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Ford | 115 | 399 | $97,564 | |
| 17 | 3 | Casey Mears | 42 | Dodge | 112 | 399 | $104,833 | |
| 18 | 25 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 109 | 399 | $93,363 | |
| 19 | 31 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 106 | 399 | $112,200 | |
| 20 | 19 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Dodge | 103 | 399 | $85,808 | |
| 21 | 26 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 100 | 399 | $100,675 | |
| 22 | 34 | J. J. Yeley * | 18 | Chevrolet | 97 | 399 | $102,950 | |
| 23 | 24 | Reed Sorenson * | 41 | Dodge | 94 | 399 | $77,025 | |
| 24 | 35 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 91 | 399 | $104,761 | |
| 25 | 42 | Kenny Wallace | 178 | Chevrolet | 88 | 398 | $64,875 | |
| 26 | 12 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 85 | 398 | $87,108 | |
| 27 | 36 | Travis Kvapil | 32 | Chevrolet | 82 | 398 | $76,772 | |
| 28 | 17 | Joe Nemechek | 1 | Chevrolet | 79 | 398 | $93,445 | |
| 29 | 13 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 76 | 397 | $105,008 | |
| 30 | 27 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 73 | 397 | $64,300 | |
| 31 | 30 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Dodge | 70 | 397 | $66,175 | |
| 32 | 38 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 67 | 397 | $93,541 | |
| 33 | 29 | David Stremme * | 40 | Dodge | 64 | 397 | $72,375 | |
| 34 | 6 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 61 | 396 | $100,514 | |
| 35 | 43 | Mike Wallace | 49 | Dodge | 58 | 395 | $63,175 | |
| 36 | 33 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | Chevrolet | 55 | 389 | $63,025 | |
| 37 | 4 | Brian Vickers | 25 | Chevrolet | 52 | 387 | $70,900 | |
| 38 | 11 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 49 | 351 | $109,016 | |
| 39 | 39 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | 46 | 345 | $62,650 | |
| 40 | 16 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 43 | 286 | $110,861 | |
| 41 | 22 | Martin Truex Jr. * | 1 | Chevrolet | 40 | 285 | $70,385 | |
| 42 | 40 | Kevin Lepage | 61 | Ford | 37 | 89 | $62,260 | |
| 43 | 41 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Dodge | 34 | 11 | $62,473 |
Failed to qualify: Kertus Davis (#89), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95), Hermie Sadler (#00)
References
| Previous race: 2006 Aaron's 499 |
Nextel Cup Series 2006 season |
Next race: 2006 Dodge Charger 500 |
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