The 2006 Sylvania 300 was an NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested at 300 laps on the 1.058miles speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058miles oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6miles road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
Pos[1] [2] | Car # | Driver | Make | Primary Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind | |
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1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Reese's | 132.282 | 28.793 | 0.000 | |
2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 131.751 | 28.909 | -0.116 | |
3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 131.483 | 28.968 | -0.175 | |
4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 131.216 | 29.027 | -0.234 | |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 130.667 | 29.149 | -0.356 | |
6 | 40 | David Stremme | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon | 130.305 | 29.230 | -0.437 | |
7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 130.264 | 29.239 | -0.446 | |
8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 130.193 | 29.255 | -0.462 | |
9 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 130.086 | 29.279 | -0.486 | |
10 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 130.038 | 29.290 | -0.497 | |
11 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 130.007 | 29.297 | -0.504 | |
12 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 129.993 | 29.300 | -0.507 | |
13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 129.842 | 29.334 | -0.541 | |
14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 129.829 | 29.337 | -0.544 | |
15 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | M&M's | 129.825 | 29.338 | -0.545 | |
16 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 129.763 | 29.352 | -0.559 | |
17 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 129.763 | 29.352 | -0.559 | |
18 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 129.736 | 29.358 | -0.565 | |
19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 129.652 | 29.377 | -0.584 | |
20 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Haas Automation / Best Buy | 129.600 | 29.389 | -0.596 | |
21 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 129.577 | 29.394 | -0.601 | |
22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 129.533 | 29.404 | -0.611 | |
23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Stanley Tools / Valvoline | 129.481 | 29.416 | -0.623 | |
24 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 129.437 | 29.426 | -0.633 | |
25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 129.375 | 29.440 | -0.647 | |
26 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 129.322 | 29.452 | -0.659 | |
27 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction | 129.300 | 29.457 | -0.664 | |
28 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 129.278 | 29.462 | -0.669 | |
29 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 129.239 | 29.471 | -0.678 | |
30 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 129.121 | 29.498 | -0.705 | |
31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 129.112 | 29.500 | -0.707 | |
32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 129.072 | 29.509 | -0.716 | |
33 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 128.998 | 29.526 | -0.733 | |
34 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 128.789 | 29.574 | -0.781 | |
35 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 128.723 | 29.589 | -0.796 | |
36 | 18 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 128.632 | 29.610 | -0.817 | |
37 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 128.602 | 29.617 | -0.824 | |
38 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Dodge | Oak Glove Co. | 128.126 | 29.727 | -0.934 | |
39 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 128.023 | 29.751 | -0.958 | |
40 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | LoansDepot.com | 127.363 | 29.905 | -1.112 | |
41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Victory In Jesus | 127.197 | 29.944 | -1.151 | |
42 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 127.125 | 29.961 | -1.168 | |
43 | 27 | Ted Christopher | Chevrolet | Lilly Trucking of Virginia | 126.795 | 30.039 | -1.246 | |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||
44 | 30 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Quality Metric / Pro30.com | 30.108 | |||
45 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. | 30.163 | |||
46 | 46 | Carl Long | Dodge | Millstar Tools | 30.442 | |||
47 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 30.454 | |||
48 | 34 | Chad Blount | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | 30.902 |
POS[3] | ST | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS | |
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1 | 1 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 300 | 266461 | running | 196 | 190 |
2 | 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 300 | 220686 | running | 0 | 170 |
3 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 300 | 171536 | running | 34 | 170 |
4 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 300 | 113050 | running | 4 | 165 |
5 | 12 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 300 | 118625 | running | 0 | 155 |
6 | 14 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 300 | 125516 | running | 0 | 150 |
7 | 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 300 | 137570 | running | 52 | 151 |
8 | 36 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 300 | 119050 | running | 4 | 147 |
9 | 21 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 300 | 103033 | running | 5 | 143 |
10 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 300 | 130466 | running | 1 | 139 |
11 | 26 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA (Jack Roush) | Ford | 300 | 95975 | running | 1 | 135 |
12 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Mobil 1 (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 300 | 121583 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 13 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 300 | 115716 | running | 0 | 124 |
14 | 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 300 | 93675 | running | 0 | 121 |
15 | 9 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Jim Beam (Robby Gordon) | Chevrolet | 300 | 77425 | running | 2 | 123 |
16 | 33 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 300 | 109389 | running | 0 | 115 |
17 | 31 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 300 | 83625 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 300 | 91525 | running | 0 | 109 |
19 | 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 300 | 114058 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 6 | 40 | David Stremme | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 300 | 101883 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 24 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 300 | 108758 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 11 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 300 | 96458 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 35 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 299 | 86608 | running | 0 | 94 |
24 | 18 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 299 | 81700 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 30 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Ginn Clubs & Resorts (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 299 | 83347 | running | 1 | 93 |
26 | 28 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV (Bill Saunders) | Chevrolet | 299 | 73100 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 34 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide / Downy (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 299 | 72875 | running | 0 | 82 |
28 | 37 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 299 | 104250 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 42 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal (Jack Roush) | Ford | 298 | 116225 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 40 | 49 | Kevin Lepage | LoansDepot.com (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 297 | 69650 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 39 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 297 | 68950 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 17 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Bobby Ginn) | Chevrolet | 295 | 95070 | running | 0 | 67 |
33 | 10 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 295 | 96689 | running | 0 | 64 |
34 | 38 | 61 | Chad Chaffin | Oak Glove Co. (Jeff Stec) | Dodge | 293 | 68325 | running | 0 | 61 |
35 | 23 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley Tools / Valvoline (James Rocco) | Dodge | 291 | 68125 | running | 0 | 58 |
36 | 15 | 38 | David Gilliland | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 291 | 95808 | running | 0 | 55 |
37 | 27 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction Gang (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 290 | 75700 | engine | 0 | 52 |
38 | 16 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 276 | 85500 | running | 0 | 49 |
39 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 233 | 115911 | running | 0 | 46 |
40 | 29 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 207 | 104161 | crash | 0 | 43 |
41 | 43 | 27 | Ted Christopher | Lilly Trucking of Virginia (Kirk Shelmerdine) | Chevrolet | 123 | 67060 | brakes | 0 | 40 |
42 | 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Victory In Jesus (Morgan Shepherd) | Dodge | 61 | 66935 | overheating | 0 | 37 |
43 | 20 | 66 | Jeff Green | Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 2 | 75139 | crash | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | Stanton Barrett | 30 | Quality Metric / Pro30.com | Rick Ware | Chevrolet | |||||
45 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. | Raynard McGlynn | Dodge | |||||
46 | Carl Long | 46 | Millstar Tools | Don Cupp | Dodge | |||||
47 | Kenny Wallace | 78 | Furniture Row Racing | Barney Visser | Chevrolet | |||||
48 | Chad Blount | 34 | Oak Glove Co. | Bob Jenkins | Chevrolet |