2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

Race details
Race 7 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Simple line diagram of Texas Motor Speedway track layout
Date	April 9, 2006 (2006-04-09)
Location	Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Weather	Mild with temperatures approaching 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed	137.943 miles per hour (221.998 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports
Time	28.374
Most laps led
Driver	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs
Laps	99
Winner
No. 9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Samsung/Radio Shack 500, the seventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, was held at Texas Motor Speedway on April 9, 2006. Kasey Kahne became the first driver to win at Texas from the pole.

Race results

Fin	St	Driver	Car #	Make	Points	Bonus	Laps	Winnings
1	1	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	185	5	334	$530,164
2	6	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	175	5	334	$362,491
3	40	Tony Stewart	20	Chevrolet	175	10	334	$286,386
4	8	Denny Hamlin *	11	Chevrolet	165	5	334	$208,500
5	24	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	160	5	334	$204,511
6	21	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	150		334	$172,220
7	22	Scott Riggs	10	Dodge	146		334	$133,850
8	9	Martin Truex Jr. *	1	Chevrolet	147	5	334	$156,608
9	3	Mark Martin	6	Ford	143	5	334	$151,850
10	10	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	134		334	$164,211
11	16	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	130		334	$165,161
12	15	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevrolet	127		334	$154,816
13	13	Reed Sorenson *	41	Dodge	124		334	$126,675
14	20	Casey Mears	42	Dodge	121		334	$150,233
15	26	Kyle Busch	5	Chevrolet	118		334	$129,725
16	32	Ken Schrader	21	Ford	115		334	$140,089
17	27	Dale Jarrett	88	Ford	112		334	$143,350
18	4	Jeff Green	66	Chevrolet	114	5	334	$133,833
19	12	Clint Bowyer *	7	Chevrolet	106		333	$116,075
20	29	Robby Gordon	7	Chevrolet	103		333	$109,275
21	28	David Stremme *	40	Dodge	100		333	$127,033
22	11	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	97		332	$148,411
23	17	Joe Nemechek	1	Chevrolet	94		332	$129,070
24	36	Tony Raines	96	Chevrolet	91		332	$97,075
25	30	Terry Labonte	44	Chevrolet	88		332	$95,975
26	42	Michael Waltrip	55	Dodge	85		331	$108,833
27	39	Travis Kvapil	32	Chevrolet	82		331	$105,122
28	43	Scott Wimmer	4	Chevrolet	79		330	$94,075
29	31	Dave Blaney	22	Dodge	76		330	$92,475
30	18	Sterling Marlin	14	Chevrolet	73		329	$89,325
31	34	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge	70		328	$116,891
32	35	Kevin Lepage	61	Ford	67		328	$85,800
33	25	Elliott Sadler	38	Ford	69	5	286	$113,558
34	7	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	61		286	$124,633
35	2	J.J. Yeley *	18	Chevrolet	63	5	270	$118,075
36	37	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	60	5	256	$101,175
37	41	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	52		254	$127,100
38	23	Mike Garvey	151	Chevrolet	49		251	$79,125
39	19	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	46		248	$87,000
40	14	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	43		200	$124,283
41	38	Derrike Cope	74	Dodge	PE		169	$78,760
42	5	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	42	5	81	$98,860
43	33	Brian Vickers	25	Chevrolet	34		24	$86,847

Failed to qualify: Brent Sherman (#49), Chad Blount (#92), Kenny Wallace (#78), Chad Chaffin (#34), Stanton Barrett (#95).

References

• Official results

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