2006 Subway Fresh 500
The 2006 Subway Fresh 500, the eighth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, was held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 22, 2006. Kyle Busch won the pole.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 Layout of Phoenix International Raceway | |||
| Date | April 22, 2006 | ||
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures approaching 93.9 °F (34.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 107.063 miles per hour (172.301 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.917 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 151 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
Race results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Car # | Make | Points | Bonus | Laps | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 185 | 5 | 312 | $228,486 |
| 2 | 3 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 175 | 5 | 312 | $211,536 |
| 3 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 170 | 5 | 312 | $168,116 |
| 4 | 5 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 160 | 312 | $126,685 | |
| 5 | 8 | Clint Bowyer * | 07 | Chevrolet | 160 | 5 | 312 | $122,325 |
| 6 | 22 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 150 | 312 | $124,189 | |
| 7 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 146 | 312 | $127,111 | |
| 8 | 21 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 142 | 312 | $117,661 | |
| 9 | 37 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 138 | 312 | $108,870 | |
| 10 | 19 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 134 | 312 | $124,111 | |
| 11 | 18 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 135 | 5 | 311 | $98,425 |
| 12 | 16 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 127 | 311 | $90,883 | |
| 13 | 14 | Brian Vickers | 25 | Chevrolet | 124 | 311 | $80,275 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 121 | 311 | $112,750 | |
| 15 | 2 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 128 | 10 | 311 | $102,350 |
| 16 | 27 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Ford | 115 | 311 | $95,389 | |
| 17 | 36 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 112 | 311 | $65,075 | |
| 18 | 23 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 109 | 311 | $91,808 | |
| 19 | 17 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 106 | 311 | $99,325 | |
| 20 | 12 | Casey Mears | 42 | Dodge | 103 | 311 | $103,983 | |
| 21 | 39 | Travis Kvapil | 32 | Chevrolet | 100 | 311 | $80,958 | |
| 22 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. * | 1 | Chevrolet | 97 | 311 | $86,233 | |
| 23 | 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8 | Chevrolet | 94 | 310 | $102,291 | |
| 24 | 7 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 91 | 310 | $103,833 | |
| 25 | 31 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Chevrolet | 88 | 310 | $63,075 | |
| 26 | 28 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 85 | 310 | $95,841 | |
| 27 | 41 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Dodge | 87 | 5 | 309 | $75,172 |
| 28 | 30 | J.J. Yeley * | 18 | Chevrolet | 84 | 5 | 309 | $99,975 |
| 29 | 29 | David Stremme * | 40 | Dodge | 76 | 308 | $73,175 | |
| 30 | 33 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | Chevrolet | 73 | 307 | $65,525 | |
| 31 | 38 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 70 | 305 | $72,400 | |
| 32 | 43 | Brent Sherman * | 49 | Dodge | 67 | 305 | $61,750 | |
| 33 | 35 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | Chevrolet | 64 | 301 | $62,575 | |
| 34 | 6 | Denny Hamlin * | 11 | Chevrolet | 61 | 289 | $61,500 | |
| 35 | 32 | Joe Nemechek | 01 | Chevrolet | 58 | 283 | $87,720 | |
| 36 | 1 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 60 | 5 | 259 | $84,425 |
| 37 | 20 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 57 | 5 | 247 | $89,008 |
| 38 | 24 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 49 | 229 | $60,975 | |
| 39 | 13 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 46 | 221 | $106,258 | |
| 40 | 34 | Reed Sorenson * | 41 | Dodge | 43 | 206 | $68,700 | |
| 41 | 25 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | 40 | 116 | $60,560 | |
| 42 | 42 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Dodge | 37 | 98 | $60,435 | |
| 43 | 40 | Brandon Ash | 02 | Dodge | 39 | 5 | 98 | $60,635 |
Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Blount (#92), Kevin Lepage (#61), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Steve Portenga (#52)
References
- Weather information for the 2006 Subway Fresh 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
External links
| Previous race: 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 |
Nextel Cup Series 2006 season |
Next race: 2006 Aaron's 499 |
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