2006 Dickies 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 34 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
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Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout | |||
| Date | November 5, 2006 | ||
| Location | Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 339 laps, 508.5 mi (818.351 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.28 km) | ||
| Average speed | 134.891 miles per hour (217.086 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 278 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | ||
The 2006 Dickies 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on November 5, 2006 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 334 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt quad oval, it was the thirty-fourth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. The race was extended to 339 laps because of a green-white-checker finish. Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race.
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a four-turn quad-oval track that is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.[1] The track's turns are banked at twenty-four degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is five degrees. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a five degree banking. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, tracks also owned by Speedway Motorsports.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 42 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 8 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge |
References
- ↑ "Track Facts". Texas Motor Speedway. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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