2006 Pepsi 400 Explained

Type:NASNEX
Race Name:Pepsi 400
Details Ref:[1]
Year:2006
Race No:17
Season No:36
Location:Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Mi:2.5
Course Km:4.02
Distance Laps:160
Distance Mi:400
Distance Km:643.27
Weather:Mild with temperatures approaching 71.6F; wind speeds up to 13mph[2]
Attendance:150,000
Pole Driver:Boris Said
Pole Team:No Fear Racing
Pole Time:48.350
Most Driver:Tony Stewart
Most Team:Joe Gibbs Racing
Most Laps:86
Car:20
First Driver:Tony Stewart
First Team:Joe Gibbs Racing
Network:Fox[3]
Announcers:Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Ratings:4.7[4]

The 2006 Pepsi 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held on July 1, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Tony Stewart, driver of No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet, won the race after starting second to Boris Said, and led 86 of the 160 laps. Actor Brandon Routh was the grand marshal.

Qualifying

Pos[5] Car #DriverMakePrimary SponsorSpeedTimeBehind
160Boris SaidFordSOBE - No Fear186.14348.3500.000
220Tony StewartChevroletThe Home Depot185.65148.478-0.128
340David StremmeDodgeCoors Light185.57948.497-0.147
424Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont / Pepsi / "Superman Returns"185.50648.516-0.166
501Joe NemechekChevroletU.S. Army185.46448.527-0.177
611Denny HamlinChevroletFedEx Home Delivery185.46048.528-0.178
788Dale JarrettFordUPS185.44148.533-0.183
81Martin Truex Jr.ChevroletBass Pro Shops / Tracker185.08648.626-0.276
948Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's / Shamu's "Believe"185.08248.627-0.277
1017Matt KensethFordRL Carriers185.00648.647-0.297
1118J. J. YeleyChevroletInterstate Batteries184.85448.687-0.337
1216Greg BiffleFordSubway / National Guard184.78248.706-0.356
1338Elliott SadlerFordM&M's184.78248.706-0.356
145Kyle BuschChevroletKellogg's / Cheez-it184.71448.724-0.374
1532Travis KvapilChevroletTide-Downy184.65048.741-0.391
162Kurt BuschDodgeMiller Lite184.49448.782-0.432
1725Brian VickersChevroletGMAC184.32848.826-0.476
1809Mike WallaceFordMiccosukee Resort & Gaming184.25348.846-0.496
1955Michael WaltripDodgeNAPA Auto Parts184.14748.874-0.524
2014Sterling MarlinChevroletGinn Clubs & Resorts184.13648.877-0.527
2196Tony RainesChevroletDLP HDTV184.01548.909-0.559
2200Hermie SadlerFordAaron's184.00448.912-0.562
2312Ryan NewmanDodgeAlltel183.98148.918-0.568
246Mark MartinFordAAA183.97448.920-0.570
257Robby GordonChevroletHarrah's183.96348.923-0.573
2626Jamie McMurrayFordSmirnoff Ice183.95148.926-0.576
2727Kirk ShelmerdineChevroletCatdaddy Carolina Moonshine183.86148.950-0.600
2810Scott RiggsDodgeStanley Tools / Valvoline183.76748.975-0.625
2999Carl EdwardsFordOffice Depot183.58049.025-0.675
3007Clint BowyerChevroletJack Daniel's183.58049.025-0.675
3121Ken SchraderFordU.S. Air Force Spl Operations Command183.57249.027-0.677
3229Kevin HarvickChevroletHershey's183.45649.058-0.708
3345Kyle PettyDodgeTire Kingdom183.44149.062-0.712
3443Bobby LabonteDodgePillsbury / Cinnabon183.35949.084-0.734
358Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletBudweiser183.32249.094-0.744
3666Jeff GreenChevroletBest Buy182.74149.250-0.900
3741Reed SorensonDodgeTarget182.70449.260-0.910
389Kasey KahneDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com182.62249.282-0.932
3931Jeff BurtonChevroletCingular Wireless182.59649.289-0.939
4042Casey MearsDodgeTexaco / Havoline182.00949.448-1.098
4122Dave BlaneyDodgeCaterpillar181.85549.490-1.140
4219Jeremy MayfieldDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW / AskDrZ.com181.59449.561-1.211
4361Chad ChaffinChevroletTaco Bell183.55449.032-0.682
Failed to qualify
444Scott WimmerChevroletAERO Exhaust
4549Kevin LepageDodgeLoansDepot.com
4678Kenny WallaceChevroletFurniture Row Racing
4734Chad BlountDodgeMakoto Ginger Dressing
4872Kertus DavisDodgeDutch Quality Stone

Race summary

The race began at 8:18 p.m. with Stewart passing Said to lead the first lap.[6] The first seven laps were run caution-free before a beach ball was found on the back straightaway. On lap 16, Jeff Burton and Casey Mears, who had had a previous incident in an earlier practice session, made contact, spinning Burton out and bringing out the caution.[6] By the time the green flag was waved again on lap 21, Jeff Gordon had assumed the lead.[6] Gordon continued to lead until lap 33, when he was passed by Stewart who led the race until the caution came back out for debris. Most of the leaders came to pit road; however, Dale Earnhardt Jr. did not, and thus took the lead from Stewart.[6] Stewart would not lead again until lap 111, when he took the lead from Matt Kenseth.[6] On lap 148, Jimmie Johnson and Bobby Labonte crashed, ending Labonte's race.[6] Said stayed out of the pits on lap 150, giving him the lead. With six laps remaining, Gordon was involved in a crash with Greg Biffle, J. J. Yeley, and Mark Martin, bringing out the caution for the final time.[6] Said led the field back to the green flag with three laps remaining, but was passed by Stewart on the next lap. Stewart would subsequently win the race, his second consecutive Pepsi 400 win after winning the race in 2005 as well.[6]

Race results

PosGridCarDriverTeamMake
12 20 Chevrolet
214 5 Chevrolet
316 2 Dodge
41 60 Ford
510 17 Ford
613 38 Ford
740 42 Dodge
826 26 Roush Racing Ford
932 29 Chevrolet
1030 07 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1123 12 Penske Racing Dodge
1231 21 Ford
1335 8 Chevrolet
1425 7 Ford
1539 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
163 40 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
176 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
1817 25 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
195 01 Chevrolet
2028 10 Dodge
2121 96 Chevrolet
227 88 Robert Yates Racing Ford
2318 09 Ford
2420 14 MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet
2538 9 Evernham Motorsports Dodge
2636 66 Chevrolet
2741 22 Dodge
2833 45 Dodge
298 1 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
3015 32 Chevrolet
3112 16 Roush Racing Ford
329 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3324 6 Roush Racing Ford
3437 41 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
3543 61 Chevrolet
3642 19 Evernham Motorsports Dodge
3711 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
3819 55 Dodge
3929 99 Roush Racing Ford
404 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4122 00 Ford
4234 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge
4327 27 Chevrolet
Source:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Pepsi 400. Racing-Reference. July 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Weather of the 2006 Pepsi 400. The Old Farmers' Almanac. August 5, 2014.
  3. Web site: The Race: The Pepsi 400. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131108000721/http://www.jayski.com/next/2006/2006dis2.htm. November 8, 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: TV Ratings 2006 . . July 15, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061130095206/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2006.htm . November 30, 2006 .
  5. Web site: Pepsi 400 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Daytona International Speedway NASCAR 2006. 2021-06-06. NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. en.
  6. Web site: Lap-by-Lap: Pepsi 400. NASCAR. July 3, 2006. July 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20081012165438/http://www.nascar.com/2006/races/lapbylap/07/01/daytona_july/index.html. October 12, 2008.
  7. Web site: Official Race Results: Pepsi 400. NASCAR. https://web.archive.org/web/20060705073633/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/17/data/results_official.html. July 5, 2006.

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