2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Date	March 12, 2006
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Clark County, Nevada
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	270 laps, 405 mi (651.784 km)
Scheduled Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather	Cold with temperatures approaching 51.8 °F (11.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1]
Average speed	133.358 miles per hour (214.619 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing
Time	31.322
Most laps led
Driver	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing
Laps	146
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was the third race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season which took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 12, 2006.

Race recap

Greg Biffle clocked the fastest lap in qualifying at 172.403 mph.

In the third consecutive race to require a green-white-checker finish, Jimmie Johnson blew past Matt Kenseth on the last corner of the day to get his 20th career victory and second of the season. Kenseth looked like a good bet to cruise to victory before Denny Hamlin and Kenny Wallace wrecked three laps from the end, bunching the field and leading to the overtime finish. Before the lap 268 restart, Kenseth told his crew that his engine felt weak, but he was able to protect the lead until the last corner, where Johnson, who had not led all day, overtook the 17 car on the high side to take the win by a half a car length.

Race results

Fin	St	Driver	Car #	Make	Points	Bonus	Laps	Winnings
1	3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	185	5	270	$386,936
2	9	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	180	10	270	$293,116
3	4	Kyle Busch	5	Chevrolet	170	5	270	$204,775
4	5	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge	160		270	$186,714
5	13	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	155		270	$165,686
6	18	Mark Martin	6	Ford	155	5	270	$122,950
7	8	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	146		270	$145,270
8	1	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	147	5	270	$125,025
9	38	Casey Mears	42	Dodge	138		270	$147,383
10	16	Denny Hamlin *	11	Chevrolet	134		270	$109,650
11	29	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	130		270	$138,136
12	32	Robby Gordon	7	Chevrolet	127		270	$101,300
13	7	Joe Nemechek	1	Chevrolet	124		270	$126,295
14	26	Elliott Sadler	38	Ford	126	5	270	$125,758
15	20	Clint Bowyer *	7	Chevrolet	118		270	$105,800
16	6	Kurt Busch	2	Dodge	115		270	$126,583
17	12	J.J. Yeley *	18	Chevrolet	112		270	$129,025
18	14	Jeff Green	66	Chevrolet	109		270	$119,508
19	15	Dale Jarrett	88	Ford	106		270	$124,325
20	27	Martin Truex Jr. *	1	Chevrolet	103		270	$113,558
21	2	Tony Stewart	20	Chevrolet	105	5	270	$130,036
22	10	Brian Vickers	25	Chevrolet	102	5	270	$97,150
23	19	Jamie McMurray	26	Ford	94		270	$113,625
24	35	Terry Labonte	96	Chevrolet	96	5	270	$83,825
25	24	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge	88		270	$116,016
26	21	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	85		270	$90,225
27	42	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevrolet	82		270	$118,916
28	22	Scott Riggs	10	Dodge	79		270	$82,825
29	39	Kyle Petty	45	Dodge	81	5	270	$104,783
30	17	Bobby Labonte	43	Dodge	78	5	270	$119,311
31	28	Dave Blaney	22	Dodge	70		269	$90,833
32	37	Scott Wimmer	4	Chevrolet	67		269	$78,975
33	40	David Stremme *	40	Dodge	64		267	$97,272
34	41	Brent Sherman *	49	Dodge	61		266	$78,575
35	25	Michael Waltrip	55	Dodge	58		266	$78,375
36	31	Sterling Marlin	14	Chevrolet	55		258	$78,175
37	30	Kevin Lepage	61	Ford	52		251	$77,950
38	34	Kenny Wallace	178	Chevrolet	PE		250	$77,750
39	33	Travis Kvapil	32	Chevrolet	46		216	$77,550
40	36	Reed Sorenson *	41	Dodge	43		206	$85,300
41	23	Ken Schrader	21	Ford	40		187	$104,314
42	43	Chad Chaffin	34	Chevrolet	37		157	$76,950
43	11	Ryan Newman	12	Dodge	34		88	$112,125

Failed to qualify: Stanton Barrett (#95), Hermie Sadler (#00), Brandon Ash (#02), Mike Skinner (#37), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Randy LaJoie (#92)

References

1. "2006 Las Vegas weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2014-11-13.

External links

• Official results