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
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	Boris Said	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
1	2	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet
2	14	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
3	16	2	Kurt Busch	Penske Racing	Dodge
4	1	60	Boris Said	No Fear Racing	Ford
5	10	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford
6	13	38	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing	Ford
7	40	42	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge
8	26	26	Jamie McMurray	Roush Racing	Ford
9	32	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
10	30	07	Clint Bowyer	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
11	23	12	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge
12	31	21	Ken Schrader	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
13	35	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet
14	25	7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon Motorsports	Ford
15	39	31	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
16	3	40	David Stremme	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge
17	6	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet
18	17	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
19	5	01	Joe Nemechek	MB2 Motorsports	Chevrolet
20	28	10	Scott Riggs	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge
21	21	96	Tony Raines	Hall of Fame Racing	Chevrolet
22	7	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford
23	18	09	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing	Ford
24	20	14	Sterling Marlin	MB2 Motorsports	Chevrolet
25	38	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge
26	36	66	Jeff Green	Hass CNC Racing	Chevrolet
27	41	22	Dave Blaney	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge
28	33	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
29	8	1	Martin Truex, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet
30	15	32	Travis Kvapil	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	12	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford
32	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
33	24	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford
34	37	41	Reed Sorenson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge
35	43	61	Chad Chaffin	Front Row Motorsports	Chevrolet
36	42	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge
37	11	18	J. J. Yeley	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet
38	19	55	Michael Waltrip	Waltrip-Jasper Racing	Dodge
39	29	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford
40	4	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
41	22	00	Hermie Sadler	MBA Racing	Ford
42	34	43	Bobby Labonte	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
43	27	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Chevrolet
Source:[6][1]

References

1. "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. "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. "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.