2006 Nicorette 300

Race 5 of 35

Atlanta
195 laps
Time of race: 2:20:47
Average speed of winner: 127.984 mph
Margin of victory: 1.419 sec.
Lead changes: 14 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Busch 1-25, Kenseth 26-39, Burton 40-42, Bowyer 43, M. Green 44, Biffle 45-50, Kenseth 51-87, Mears 88-93, Edwards 94-99, Burton 100-149, Yeley 150, Andretti 151, Burton 152-153, Kenseth 154-175, Burton 176-195

Video links: Busch blown tire, Hines crash, Newman crash, Finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Jeff Burton	21	U.S. Coast Guard	Chevrolet			187.367	195	4	75	running	48540	190
2	17	Kasey Kahne	9	Hellmann's Mayonnaise	Dodge			185.903	195	0	0	running	41400	170
3	15	Greg Biffle	16	Ameriquest Mortgage	Ford			186.084	195	1	6	running	28470	170
4	4	Matt Kenseth	17	Ameriquest Mortgage	Ford			188.835	195	3	73	running	20975	165
5	9	J.J. Yeley	18	Vigoro/The Home Depot	Chevrolet			187.007	195	1	1	running	37225	160
6	21	Jason Leffler	32	ABF U-Pack	Chevrolet			185.766	195	0	0	running	30730	150
7	3	Brian Vickers	57	Ore-Ida	Chevrolet			189.086	195	0	0	running	19085	146
8	10	Burney Lamar	77	Dollar General	Chevrolet			187.000	195	0	0	running	28695	142
9	12	Jamie McMurray	64	Top-Flite Golf	Dodge			186.660	195	0	0	running	17500	138
10	14	Paul Menard	11	Menards/Splash	Chevrolet			186.103	195	0	0	running	25705	134
11	30	Kevin Harvick	33	Outdoor Channel	Chevrolet			185.003	195	0	0	running	17125	130
12	23	Johnny Sauter	00	Yellow Transportation	Chevrolet			185.660	195	0	0	running	28255	127
13	33	Jon Wood	47	Armor All	Ford			184.505	195	0	0	running	21680	124
14	11	Clint Bowyer	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			186.893	195	1	1	running	22380	126
15	43	Mark McFarland	88	U.S. Navy	Chevrolet			183.990	195	0	0	running	14800	118
16	13	Casey Mears	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge			186.510	195	1	6	running	14875	120
17	40	Ashton Lewis	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			181.242	195	0	0	running	20055	112
18	16	Todd Kluever	06	3M	Ford			186.015	195	0	0	running	14275	109
19	32	Kenny Wallace	22	AutoZone	Ford			184.548	195	0	0	running	19905	106
20	22	John Andretti	10	Freedom Roads/Camping World	Ford			185.741	195	1	1	running	18700	108
21	6	Regan Smith	35	McDonald's	Ford			187.748	194	0	0	running	19905	100
22	26	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's Sales & Lease	Dodge			185.406	194	0	0	running	13950	97
23	39	Jason Keller	1	Miccosukee Resorts	Dodge			181.782	194	0	0	running	25430	94
24	7	Carl Edwards	60	Henkel/Dial for Men	Ford			187.640	194	1	6	running	13800	96
25	31	Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	50	Stonebridge Life Insurance	Ford			184.664	193	0	0	running	13850	88
26	19	Aaron Fike	43	Flagstar Bank/Smith Transport	Dodge			185.828	193	0	0	running	18225	85
27	38	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Bush's Baked Beans	Ford			182.687	193	0	0	running	18175	82
28	27	Mark Green	4	GEICO/Brymak	Dodge			185.307	193	1	1	running	15600	84
29	25	Jay Sauter	01	Western Union	Chevrolet			185.530	193	0	0	running	13550	76
30	29	Elliott Sadler	90	CitiFinancial	Ford			185.053	192	0	0	running	13750	73
31	41	Tim Sauter	36	Lester Buildings	Chevrolet			181.212	191	0	0	running	15660	70
32	36	Joel Kauffman	12	Supercuts	Dodge			183.031	191	0	0	running	15425	67
33	37	A.J. Foyt IV	38	Great Clips	Dodge			182.813	191	0	0	running	20890	64
34	24	Kevin Conway	58	Carver Racing	Dodge			185.604	190	0	0	running	15355	61
35	34	Kertus Davis	0	GunBroker.com/RaceGirl	Chevrolet			184.033	190	0	0	running	17860	58
36	35	David Green	27	Cottonelle/USPS	Ford			183.364	183	0	0	wheel bearing	23310	55
37	20	Ken Schrader	66	Yard-Man	Ford			185.803	180	0	0	running	13250	52
38	5	Denny Hamlin	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			188.680	178	0	0	running	17935	49
39	2	Ryan Newman	39	Mobil 1	Dodge			189.344	143	0	0	accident	13630	46
40	1	Kyle Busch	5	Lowe's/Hitachi	Chevrolet			189.707	121	1	25	accident	13075	48
41	18	Tracy Hines	14	Jani-King	Dodge			185.847	99	0	0	accident	15025	40
42	28	Reed Sorenson	41	Discount Tire Co.	Dodge			185.201	74	0	0	engine	17505	37
43	42	Scott Lynch	34	Hunter's Hope Foundation	Chevrolet			175.582	10	0	0	accident	14900	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Kevin Harvick	772	5	0	0	3	4
2	J.J. Yeley	755	5	1	0	2	5
3	Jamie McMurray	698	5	0	0	1	4
4	Clint Bowyer	664	5	0	0	1	2
5	Denny Hamlin	649	5	0	1	1	3
6	Jason Leffler	639	5	0	0	0	2
7	Carl Edwards	614	5	1	0	2	3
8	Burney Lamar	606	5	0	0	1	2
9	Jon Wood	596	5	0	0	1	1
10	Greg Biffle	595	4	0	1	3	3
11	Johnny Sauter	577	5	0	0	0	1
12	Ashton Lewis	568	5	0	0	0	0
13	Jason Keller	559	5	0	0	0	0
14	Paul Menard	558	5	0	0	1	2
15	Todd Kluever	549	5	0	0	0	1
16	Reed Sorenson	494	5	0	0	0	2
17	Mark McFarland	488	5	0	0	0	0
18	Kyle Busch	487	5	1	0	0	1
19	Matt Kenseth	470	3	1	0	2	3
20	Kenny Wallace	464	5	0	0	0	0
21	Regan Smith	449	5	0	0	0	0
22	Danny O'Quinn, Jr.	440	5	0	0	0	0
23	Michael Waltrip	434	5	0	0	0	0
24	Jeff Burton	433	3	0	1	2	2
25	Kasey Kahne	424	3	0	1	2	2