2006 Aaron's 499

February 2025 January 2026 CUST Race 9 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Aaron's 499 Official results of the 2006 Aaron's 499 at NASCAR.com 2006 04 30 2006 9 36 2006_Aaron's_499_program_cover.png 2006 Aaron's 499 program cover Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.66 4.28 188 500.08 804.8 Mild with temperatures approaching 75.8 F C; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 142.891 mi/h Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing 50.798 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 62 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2006 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was scheduled to be held on April 30, 2006 at the 2.6-mile long Talladega Superspeedway, but due to rain starting one lap prior to the green flag, however, the race was postponed until the following day. Television coverage was moved from Fox to FX except for several Fox stations that elected to carry the race. Elliott Sadler won the pole position, while Jimmie Johnson won the race. The Aaron's 499 was one of five impound races of the season, meaning that the teams could not make any changes on the car after qualifying. The ins and outs of impound races https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/icons/news/story?id=3334040 ESPN.com 2015-12-18 ESPN Internet Ventures Qualifying Pos2006-04-30 Qualifying times: Aaron's 499. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/90357/1/qualifying-times-aarons-499 2021-06-05 Crash en No. Driver Make Speed Time Behind138Elliott SadlerFord188.51150.7980.000220Tony StewartChevrolet187.65851.029 -0.231399Carl EdwardsFord187.32051.121 -0.323488Dale JarrettFord187.23251.145 -0.34752Kurt BuschDodge187.13751.171 -0.37361Joe NemechekChevrolet187.13051.173 -0.375716Greg BiffleFord186.99151.211 -0.413826Jamie McMurrayFord186.93351.227 -0.429914Sterling MarlinChevrolet186.92551.229 -0.431106Mark MartinFord186.85651.248 -0.4501118JJ YeleyChevrolet186.82751.256 -0.4581217Matt KensethFord186.68551.295 -0.497135Kyle BuschChevrolet186.65251.304 -0.5061424Jeff GordonChevrolet186.58751.322 -0.524157Clint BowyerChevrolet186.52151.340 -0.5421648Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet186.47851.352 -0.5541740David StremmeDodge186.46351.356 -0.5581812Ryan NewmanDodge186.42751.366 -0.568197Robby GordonChevrolet186.21751.424 -0.626201Martin Truex JrChevrolet186.01851.479 -0.6812155Michael WaltripDodge185.97151.492 -0.6942227Kirk ShelmerdineChevrolet185.78751.543 -0.7452361Kevin LepageFord185.76151.550 -0.7522400Hermie SadlerFord185.75851.551 -0.7532542Casey MearsDodge185.68951.570 -0.7722632Travis KvapilChevrolet185.63251.586 -0.788278Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet185.57851.601 -0.8032845Kyle PettyDodge185.57151.603 -0.8052996Tony RainesChevrolet185.52751.615 -0.8173011Denny HamlinChevrolet185.44551.638 -0.8403143Bobby LabonteDodge185.42351.644 -0.8463210Scott RiggsDodge185.42351.644 -0.8463325Brian VickersChevrolet185.34851.665 -0.8673434Chad ChaffinChevrolet185.23051.698 -0.9003521Ken SchraderFord185.14051.723 -0.9253619Jeremy MayfieldDodge185.12651.727 -0.929379Kasey KahneDodge185.10451.733 -0.9353822Dave BlaneyDodge184.81551.814 -1.0163966Jeff GreenChevrolet184.24951.973 -1.1754031Jeff BurtonChevrolet184.01252.040 -1.2424141Reed SorensonDodge183.89252.074 -1.2764229Kevin HarvickChevrolet183.86452.082 -1.284434Scott WimmerChevrolet185.15451.719 -0.921Failed to qualify4489Morgan ShepherdDodge51.8054595Stanton BarrettChevrolet51.8154609Mike WallaceFord51.8774792Chad BlountDodge52.2254849Brent ShermanDodge52.3244978Kenny WallaceChevrolet52.443 Race results PosGridNo.DriverMakePointsBonusLapsWinnings1 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 185 5 188 $326,0612 2 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 175 5 188 $260,1363 33 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 170 5 188 $172,3004 40 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 160 188 $176,7455 8 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 160 5 188 $168,6006 12 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 155 5 188 $159,8417 5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 151 5 188 $143,2338 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 147 5 188 $118,9759 32 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 138 188 $97,97510 19 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 139 5 188 $103,35011 11 18 J. 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Yeley * Chevrolet 135 5 188 $131,07512 4 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 132 5 188 $125,87513 36 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 129 5 188 $124,81614 39 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 126 5 188 $117,80815 14 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 128 10 188 $151,31116 1 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 120 5 188 $138,98317 29 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet 112 188 $84,67518 28 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 109 188 $111,88319 26 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 106 188 $101,08320 25 42 Casey Mears Dodge 108 5 188 $123,08321 43 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 105 5 188 $85,35022 30 11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet 102 5 187 $84,62523 42 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 94 187 $121,81124 38 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 96 5 183 $94,85825 21 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 93 5 179 $92,44726 41 41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge 85 177 $89,82527 6 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 87 5 173 $107,62028 23 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 84 5 173 $80,22529 31 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 76 163 $114,46130 34 34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet 73 152 $77,82531 27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 75 5 151 $112,16632 13 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 67 150 $95,02533 18 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 64 106 $122,30834 17 40 David Stremme * Dodge 61 106 $85,72535 10 6 Mark Martin Ford 58 101 $94,65036 20 1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet 55 97 $84,50037 9 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 52 91 $76,32538 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49 45 $96,17539 37 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 46 17 $112,98940 15 07 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet 43 16 $83,52541 22 27 Kirk Shelmerdine Chevrolet 40 9 $75,32542 35 21 Ken Schrader Ford 37 8 $102,36443 24 0 Hermie Sadler Ford PE 8 $75,308 Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Stanton Barrett (No. 95), Mike Wallace (No. 09), Chad Blount (No. 92), Brent Sherman (No. 49), Kenny Wallace (No. 78) References Nextel Cup Series 2006 2006 Subway Fresh 500 2006 Crown Royal 400 Aaron's 499 Aaron's 499 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway Category:May 2006 sports events in the United States