2006 Pepsi 400

2006 Pepsi 400
Race details[1]
Race 17 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season

Daytona International Speedway
Date July 1, 2006 (2006-July-01)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.02 km)
Distance 160 laps, 400 mi (643.27 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 71.6 °F (22.0 °C); wind speeds up to 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)[2]
Average speed 153.143 miles per hour (246.460 km/h)[1]
Attendance 150,000[1]
Pole position
Driver No Fear Racing
Time 48.350[3]
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 86
Winner
No. 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox[3]
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip[3]
Nielsen 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 the 86 of the 160 laps. Actor Brandon Routh was the grand marshal.[5]

Race summary

The race began at 8:18 p.m. with Stewart passing Said to lead the first lap.[5] 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.[5] By the time the green flag was waved again on lap 21, Jeff Gordon had assumed the lead.[5] Gordon continued to lead until lap 33, when he was passed by Stewart who lead 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.[5] Stewart would not lead again until lap 111, when he took the lead from Matt Kenseth.[5] On lap 148, Jimmie Johnson and Bobby Labonte crashed, ending Labonte's race.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5]

Race results

Pos Grid Car Driver Team Make
12 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
214 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
316 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
41 60 Boris Said No Fear Racing Ford
510 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
613 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford
740 42 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
826 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford
932 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1030 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1123 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge
1231 21 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers Racing Ford
1335 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
1425 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Ford
1539 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
163 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
176 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
1817 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
195 01 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet
2028 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge
2121 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet
227 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
2318 09 Mike Wallace Phoenix Racing Ford
2420 14 Sterling Marlin MB2 Motorsports Chevrolet
2538 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge
2636 66 Jeff Green Hass CNC Racing Chevrolet
2741 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge
2833 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
298 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
3015 32 Travis Kvapil PPI Motorsports Chevrolet
3112 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
329 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3324 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
3437 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
3543 61 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet
3642 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge
3711 18 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
3819 55 Michael Waltrip Waltrip-Jasper Racing Dodge
3929 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford
404 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4122 00 Hermie Sadler MBA Racing Ford
4234 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge
4327 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Chevrolet
Source:[6][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2006 Pepsi 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "Weather of the 2006 Pepsi 400". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Race: The Pepsi 400". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  4. "TV Ratings 2006". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Lap-by-Lap: Pepsi 400". NASCAR. July 3, 2006. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. "Official Race Results: Pepsi 400". NASCAR. Archived from the original on July 5, 2006.
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