2006 UAW-Ford 500

Race 30 of 36

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:10:23
Average speed of winner: 157.602 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 63 among 24 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 22 laps
Fastest lap: Brian Vickers 199.400
Lap leaders: Gilliland pole, Jarrett 1, J. Gordon 2-3, McMurray 4-7, J. Gordon 8-17, McMurray 18-20, J. Gordon 21-24, McMurray 25-28, Biffle 29-35, Stewart 36, Ky. Busch 37-38, Earnhardt, Jr. 39-41, Ky. Busch 42-44, Earnhardt, Jr. 45, Ky. Busch 46, Kenseth 47-49, Ku. Busch 50, Kenseth 51, Ku. Busch 52, Earnhardt, Jr. 53-59, Sadler 60, McMurray 61, Earnhardt, Jr. 62, Kenseth 63-70, Biffle 71-76, J. Gordon 77-78, Biffle 79-80, J. Gordon 81-87, Earnhardt, Jr. 88, J. Gordon 89, Ky. Busch 90-91, Earnhardt, Jr. 92-93, McMurray 94-102, Vickers 103-108, McMurray 109, Martin 110-111, Vickers 112-114, Mears 115, Vickers 116-121, Ky. Busch 122-123, J. Gordon 124, Kenseth 125, Bowyer 126-127, Kenseth 128-129, Bowyer 130, Hamlin 131, Waltrip 132, Bowyer 133-134, Kenseth 135-138, Burton 139-143, Sorenson 144, Kenseth 145-146, Vickers 147, Johnson 148-149, Nemechek 150, Truex 151-152, Johnson 153, Menard 154, Johnson 155-157, Kahne 158-163, Ku. Busch 164, Kahne 165, Earnhardt, Jr. 166-187, Vickers 188

Race notes: First win for Brian Vickers. First pole for David Gilliland. Finale for Eric McClure.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	9	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	McGrew	188.958	188	5	17	running	228850	185
2	25	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	187.964	188	2	7	running	193064	175
3	29	Kurt Busch	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	McCauley	187.827	188	3	3	running	169108	170
4	19	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt	Ford	Roush	Reiser	188.163	188	7	21	running	167216	165
5	16	Martin Truex, Jr.	1	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet	DEI	Manion	188.378	188	1	2	running	139008	160
6	14	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	188.556	188	0	0	running	137161	150
7	37	Jeff Green	66	Windows Live Microsoft	Chevrolet	Haas	Barker	187.291	188	0	0	running	116783	146
8	30	Mark Martin	6	AAA	Ford	Roush	Tryson	187.779	188	1	2	running	102250	147
9	17	Carl Edwards	99	Office Depot	Ford	Roush	Wally Brown	188.245	188	0	0	running	102025	138
10	39	Bobby Labonte	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Andrews	186.820	188	0	0	running	130036	134
11	6	Kyle Busch	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Gustafson	189.808	188	5	10	running	96475	135
12	2	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Hylton	191.516	188	1	1	running	125475	132
13	11	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	188.775	188	0	0	running	94983	124
14	21	Michael Waltrip	55	NAPA	Dodge	Bill Davis	Baldwin	188.041	188	1	1	running	120033	126
15	1	David Gilliland	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	191.712	188	0	0	running	112808	118
16	36	Robby Gordon	7	Harrah's	Chevrolet	Robby Gordon	Erwin	187.368	188	0	0	running	77050	115
17	28	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Resort	Ford	Finch	Reno	187.857	188	0	0	running	73000	112
18	15	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	188.408	188	1	1	running	102845	114
19	41	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline/Stanley Tools	Dodge	Evernham	Childers	186.075	188	0	0	running	76125	106
20	40	Tony Raines	96	DLP HDTV	Chevrolet	Hall of Fame	Lopez	186.601	188	0	0	running	78500	103
21	12	Denny Hamlin	11	FedEx Express	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Ford	188.660	188	1	1	running	75300	105
22	13	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	188.574	188	1	1	running	125636	102
23	33	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Jr.	187.471	188	7	37	running	115866	104
24	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	190.400	187	3	6	accident	120086	96
25	23	Ken Schrader	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain	187.986	187	0	0	running	101664	88
26	20	Mike Bliss	49	WhatsOnline.com	Dodge	BAM	Hyder	188.130	187	0	0	running	82358	85
27	34	Jeff Burton	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Scott Miller	187.460	187	1	5	running	99945	87
28	35	Dave Blaney	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Hamlin	187.401	186	0	0	running	82897	79
29	22	Elliott Sadler	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Browne	188.015	186	1	1	running	103191	81
30	31	Casey Mears	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	187.757	185	1	1	running	107183	78
31	27	Eric McClure	04	Hefty Brand	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure		187.927	182	0	0	running	69875	70
32	10	J.J. Yeley	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Addington	188.928	177	0	0	accident	104275	67
33	38	David Stremme	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	Lane	187.068	175	0	0	accident	78500	64
34	24	Paul Menard	15	Moen/Menards	Chevrolet	DEI	Stillman	187.975	173	1	1	accident	69375	66
35	32	Clint Bowyer	07	DirecTV	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	187.482	171	3	5	accident	77200	63
36	4	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Letarte	190.200	167	7	27	accident	117636	60
37	8	Jamie McMurray	26	Crown Royal	Ford	Roush	Osborne	189.212	160	6	22	accident	125750	57
38	18	Kyle Petty	45	Petty Enterprises/Victory Junction	Dodge	Petty	Wilburn	188.185	149	0	0	accident	76800	49
39	42	Reed Sorenson	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	185.740	147	1	1	engine	76675	51
40	7	Sterling Marlin	14	Waste Management	Chevrolet	MB2	Labbe	189.522	145	0	0	accident	68525	43
41	5	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard/Charter	Ford	Roush	Richert	190.041	137	3	15	accident	88735	45
42	26	Kenny Wallace	78	Furniture Row	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Garone	187.945	24	0	0	engine	68260	37
43	43	Derrike Cope	74	Sundance Vacations/Royal Admin Svc.	Dodge	McGlynn	Turse	187.379	9	0	0	overheating	68473	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Jeff Burton	5598	30	4	1	6	18
2	Matt Kenseth	5592	30	0	4	14	19
3	Mark Martin	5588	30	0	0	7	14
4	Kevin Harvick	5565	30	1	4	12	16
5	Denny Hamlin	5547	30	3	2	5	15
6	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5492	30	0	1	8	13
7	Jeff Gordon	5451	30	1	2	12	14
8	Jimmie Johnson	5442	30	1	4	8	18
9	Kasey Kahne	5413	30	5	5	10	15
10	Kyle Busch	5413	30	1	1	9	16
11	Tony Stewart	3824	30	0	3	12	16
12	Carl Edwards	3588	30	0	0	9	16
13	Greg Biffle	3497	30	2	1	6	13
14	Kurt Busch	3352	30	5	1	7	10
15	Casey Mears	3260	30	0	0	2	6
16	Brian Vickers	3237	30	0	1	5	8
17	Ryan Newman	3196	30	2	0	2	7
18	Clint Bowyer	3194	30	0	0	3	9
19	Martin Truex, Jr.	3073	30	0	0	1	4
20	Elliott Sadler	3033	30	1	0	1	7
21	Scott Riggs	3014	29	1	0	1	7
22	Jamie McMurray	3004	30	0	0	3	7
23	Dale Jarrett	2961	30	0	0	1	4
24	Reed Sorenson	2942	30	0	0	1	5
25	Bobby Labonte	2873	30	0	0	1	6