2006 Pocono 500

2006 Pocono 500
Race details[1]
Race 14 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season

Pocono Raceway, where the race was held.
Date June 11, 2006 (2006-June-11)
Official name Pocono 500
Location Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather Chilly with temperatures approaching 62.6 °F (17.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h)
Average speed 131.656 miles per hour (211.880 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 83
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It was the fourteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. It was Hamlin's first career Nextel Cup Series win.

Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#95), Greg Sacks (#34), Brent Sherman (#72)

Top 10 results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
2 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge
3 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
4 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford
6 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
7 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge
8 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge
9 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

References

Previous race:
2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2006 season
Next race:
2006 3M Performance 400
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