2006 Subway 500

NASCAR stock car race December 2015 December 2015 NASNEX Subway 500 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Schedule https://www.espn.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2006 ESPN January 8, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100810023841/http://espn.go.com/racing/schedule/_/year/2006 August 10, 2010The Race: The Subway 500 at the Martinsville Speedway http://www.jayski.com/next/2006/2006mar2.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061105070718/http://www.jayski.com/next/2006/2006mar2.htm November 5, 20062006 Subway 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2006_Subway_500/W Racing-Reference USA Today Sports Media Group January 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160812185233/http://racing-reference.info/race/2006_Subway_500/W August 12, 2016 dead mdy 2006 10 22 2006 32 36 2006_Subway_500_program_cover.png Logo of the Subway 500 2006 Subway 500 program cover Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia, US2006 Martinsville NASCAR – Round 32 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-martinsville-nascar-2/ Motor Sport October 2, 2023 0.526 0.85 500 263 423 Temperatures up to 66.2 F C; wind speeds up to 5.10 mph km/hWeather Information for Martinsville, Virginia http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2006-10-22 Old Farmer's Almanac Yankee Publishing January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150819080549/http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2006-10-22 August 19, 2015 70.446 mph km/h on Kurt Busch Penske Racing South 19.408 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 245 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBC Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 4.1/9 (Final) 3.5/7 (Overnight)2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup TV Ratings http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2006.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Archives January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061130095206/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2006.htm November 30, 2006 Motor Racing Network Joe Moore, Barney Hall Mike Bagley, Dan Hubbard, Dave Moody, Jeff Striegle The 2006 Subway 500 was the 32nd stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the sixth in the ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on October 22, 2006, before a crowd of 65,000, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States. Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson won the 500‑lap race starting from the ninth position; Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing finished second, and Bobby Labonte of Petty Enterprises was third. Jeff Burton was the driver who led the Drivers' Championship going into the race with a 45-point margin over Matt Kenseth in second. Kurt Busch won the pole position with the fastest lap time in qualifying. He was immediately passed by Jeff Gordon at the start of the race. Gordon held the lead for 143 laps, until Johnson took the lead for one lap. Gordon regained the lead on the next lap, only to lose it to Johnson again on the 153rd lap. Labonte moved into the lead on lap 406 and held it with 55 laps remaining when he was passed by Johnson. At the race's final restart on lap 495, Hamlin challenged Johnson for the lead, but the latter held off Hamlin's passing maneuver and won the race. There were 18 cautions and 16 lead changes by five different drivers during the race. It was Johnson's fifth win of the 2006 season and the 23rd of his career. The result advanced him from to third in the Drivers' Championship, 41 points behind Kenseth (who took over the championship lead when Burton retired during the race; this caused Burton to fall to fifth in the championship, one point behind Hamlin). Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 53 points ahead of Dodge, and 61 ahead of Ford with four races left in the season. Background 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series#Teams and drivers thumb|left|alt=Photograph of the Martinsville Speedway in 2011|Martinsville Speedway The Subway 500 was the 32nd of 36 scheduled stock car races of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the sixth in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. On October 22, 2006, it was held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, a short track that holds NASCAR races,http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ NASCAR Race Tracks Turner Sports Interactive October 22, 2010 NASCAR https://web.archive.org/web/20101012082703/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 12, 2010 and ran for a total of 500 laps over a distance of 263 mi km on.Ryan Nate Perez A. J. October 22, 2006 Nextel Cup; A frank discussion on Martinsville 7D Mansfield News Journal https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97923934/2006-subway-500-track-info-mansfield/ March 19, 2022 Newspapers.com The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn, paperclip-shaped 0.526 mi km on oval. Its turns are banked at eleven degrees, and neither the front stretch (the location of the finish line) nor the backstretch is banked.ESPN SportsTravel Martinsville Speedway https://www.espn.com/espn/thelife/news/story?id=2346800 ESPN October 26, 2011 January 11, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120104081426/http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/news/story?id=2346800 January 4, 2012 Before the race, Jeff Burton led the Drivers' Championship with 5,763 points, with Matt Kenseth second on 5,718 points and Kevin Harvick with 5,674 points in third. Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were fourth and fifth, and Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top ten drivers competing for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup.October 17, 2006 The Chase D1 Los Angeles Times https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97924072/2006-subway-500-pre-race-chase/ March 19, 2022 Newspapers.com In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet led with 237 points; Dodge was second with 179, followed by Ford with 173.Manufacturers' Championship Classification http://www.jayski.com/stats/2006/manu2006.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20070212003239/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2006/manu2006.htm February 12, 2007 Gordon was the race's defending champion.https://newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/altoona/altoona-mirror/2006/10-22/page-31?tag=2006+subway+500+defending+winner&rtserp=tags/2006-subway-500-defending-winner?ndt=bd&pd=14&pm=10&py=2006&pe=23&pem=10&pey=2006&pr=30 NASCAR Race Day – More than a sibling rivalry Kurz Jr. Hank October 22, 2006 Altoona Mirror Associated Press C7 subscription April 15, 2016 Newspaperarchive.com After falling from seventh to tenth in the Drivers' Championship at the previous race (at Charlotte Motor Speedway), Gordon said he would try and win races to return to contention for the championship.https://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2006/10/Kahne-Sweeps-Lowes.aspx?SubSeriesID=2 Kahne Sweeps Lowes October 14, 2006 International Speedway Corporation https://web.archive.org/web/20160223151339/https://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2006/10/Kahne-Sweeps-Lowes.aspx?SubSeriesID=2 February 23, 2016 Motor Racing Network February 15, 2016 Jeff Burton called the Subway 500 "another volatile race in the Chase" and thought it would significantly impact the chase contenders.http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/20/cup.preview.martinsville/index.html Martinsville another wild card for Chase drivers October 20, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104215255/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/20/cup.preview.martinsville/index.html November 4, 2006 Although Kenseth felt the race would be the toughest for his team, he believed a good finish would put him in a better position for the championship because of his good results at the tracks following the Martinsville race. After a good finish at Charlotte, Earnhardt felt he was in "good shape": "Jeff has been at this a long time, but I don't look at him as indestructible. If he has a mistake or even a couple of bad runs, it will completely shake up the points." After winning the Busch Series championship, Harvick focused on the Nextel Cup championship: "We're excited about it, proud of what we've done this year, and, hopefully, we can do what we need to do on the Cup side in the next five weeks. I have never had a season like this."Harvick now concentrating on Nextel Cup https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-22-sp-harvickshort22-story.html Los Angeles Times October 22, 2006 August 18, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150819080915/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/22/sports/sp-harvickshort22 August 19, 2015 Hamlin thought he would perform well at Martinsville, where he felt comfortable. He and his team did not rule themselves out of contention for the title.SportsTicker Hamlin aims to steal spotlight from Burton at Martinsville https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=2634342 ESPN October 21, 2006 August 18, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150819081004/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=auto&id=2634342 August 19, 2015 In preparation for the race, NASCAR held the last of its test days for Nextel Cup entrants on October 16–18 at Homestead–Miami Speedway. Sessions began at 1:00p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), paused from 5:00 to 6:00p.m., and concluded at 9:00p.m. Fifty-eight cars, a mix of Cars of Tomorrow and 2006 cars, participated in the October 16 afternoon session. Reed Sorenson was quickest with a speed of 171.652 mph km/h, and Casey Mears had the highest speed of 173.077 mph km/h in the evening session. During the third session (with 75 cars), Kyle Busch had the fastest speed of 175.382 mph km/h; Gordon had the highest speed of the three days, at 175.553 mph km/h in the fourth session. During the fifth session, on the afternoon of October 18, 23 cars were tested. Scott Wimmer had the highest speed of 172.364 mph km/h, and Jeff Green had the highest speed of 174.639 mph km/h in the evening session.2006 Nextel Cup Testing News Homestead-Miami Speedway October 16–18, 2006 http://www.jayski.com/stats/testing/testing2006hms.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20071029032314/http://www.jayski.com/stats/testing/testing2006hms.htm October 29, 2007 There were 50 cars represented by 3 different manufacturers entered for the race from a total of 29 teams. One team substituted for its regular driver. Morgan–McClure Motorsports driver Todd Bodine decided to concentrate on the Craftsman Truck Series title and was replaced by Ward Burton, the 2002 Daytona 500 champion.Graves Gary Martinsville prominent in 'Golden Era' DVD set http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2006-10-16-martinsville-dvd_x.htm USA Today Gannett Company, Inc. October 16, 2006 January 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109075902/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2006-10-16-martinsville-dvd_x.htm January 9, 2015 Burton, who had not raced since 2004, went to Motor Mile Speedway to reacquaint himself with NASCAR.http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/15/wburton.martinsville/index.html Ward Burton to run Cup race at Martinsville October 16, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR January 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117141454/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/15/wburton.martinsville/index.html November 17, 2006 According to crew chief Chris Carrier, Burton expressed a large amount of interest in driving at Martinsville: "He's a Virginia driver and we're a Virginia team. That makes for a great combination at Martinsville." On October 18, Roush Racing announced that Craftsman Truck Series driver David Ragan would drive the No. Number 06 car in four of the season's five remaining races beginning with the Subway 500. Ragan said the experience would help him prepare for his full-time début in 2007.Ragan To Race More in 2006 http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2006/10/Ragan-To-Race-More-In-2006.aspx Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation October 18, 2006 April 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150414190619/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2006/10/Ragan-To-Race-More-In-2006.aspx April 14, 2015 Practice and qualification thumb|upright|alt=Kurt Busch at Sonoma Speedway in 2015|Kurt Busch (pictured in 2015) had the ninth pole position of his career. Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race: one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, the second 60 minutes, and the third 45 minutes. In the first practice session, Gordon was fastest with a time of 19.478 seconds; Ryan Newman was second and Hamlin third. Johnson took fourth position, and Dave Blaney placed fifth. Kurt Busch, Sterling Marlin, Green, Sorenson, and Kahne rounded out the session's top ten drivers.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice1_speeds.html Practice One Speeds Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061123223104/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice1_speeds.html November 23, 2006 Martin switched to a back-up car after he crashed. Fifty cars entered qualifying on Friday afternoon,Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=1027&StatType=Entry+List Motor Racing Network International Speedway Corporation August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150819081331/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=44&RaceID=1027&StatType=Entry%2BList August 19, 2015 dead due to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, only forty-three could race. Each driver ran two laps, with the starting order determined by the competitor's fastest times. Kurt Busch clinched his sixth pole position of the season, the ninth of his career and his first at Martinsville, with a time of 19.408 seconds. He was joined on the grid's front row by Gordon, who was 0.038 seconds slower and had the pole position until Kurt Busch's lap.https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2633481 Kurt Busch wins pole for Subway 500 at Martinsville October 20, 2006 Associated Press ESPN January 6, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150819081610/http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2633481 August 19, 2015http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/lineup.html Race Lineup October 22, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061203055326/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/lineup.html December 3, 2006 Hamlin qualified third, Newman fourth, and Tony Stewart fifth. Blaney was sixth, with Earnhardt and Green seventh and eighth. Johnson, a Chase for the Nextel Cup driver, qualified ninth, and Ken Schrader rounded out the top ten qualifiers. Harvick, another driver in the Chase, set the twelfth-fastest time. The seven drivers who failed to qualify were Mike Bliss, Hermie Sadler, Chad Chaffin, Morgan Shepherd, Ted Christopher, Derrike Cope, and Stanton Barrett. After the qualifier, Kurt Busch said, "It was a great lap, unexpected for me, but this team has always qualified well at this track, Martinsville is the kind of track that you either love or hate, and I've learned to do both. It's a tough, challenging short track." On Saturday morning, Marlin was fastest in the second practice session with a time of 19.668 seconds. Positions two through ten were occupied by Kahne, Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Mears, Johnson, Hamlin, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle, and Jeff Burton. Of the other drivers in the Chase, Kyle Busch was 13th-fastest and Martin 19th.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice2_speeds.html Practice Two Speeds Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015150416/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice2_speeds.html October 15, 2008 During the second practice session, Scott Riggs had an engine failure in the session's opening minutes and changed engines.http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/21/saturday_notebook/index.html Kahne picking up speed as weekend goes on October 21, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR January 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117041342/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/21/kkahne_hh/index.html November 17, 2006 Later that day, Johnson led the final practice session with a 19.722 lap; Harvick, Biffle, Marlin, David Stremme, Hamlin. Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Gordon, and Mears were in positions two to ten. Other Chase drivers included Jeff Burton in 17th and Kahne in 17th; all were within one-tenth of a second of Johnson's time.http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice3_speeds.html Practice Three Speeds Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20070810192523/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/practice3_speeds.html August 10, 2007 The session was suspended when Kenny Wallace's engine blew up since the track then needed to be checked and cleaned, and Wallace changed engines. Jarrett spun out with a brake problem, but since he made only minor contact with the wall, he did not have to switch to a back-up car. After a similar collision, Michael Waltrip also did not have to switch cars. Qualifying results Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Time in seconds Speed Speed in MPH 12 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 19.408 97.568 224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.446 97.377 311 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.484 97.187 412 Ryan Newman racing driver Penske Racing South Dodge 19.489 97.162 520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.514 97.038 622 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 19.557 96.825 78 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.567 96.775 866 Jeff Green racing driver Haas CNC RacingChevrolet 19.597 96.627 948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.631 96.460 1021 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.635 96.440 1196 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 19.646 96.386 1229 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.660 96.317 1340 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 19.676 96.239 1445 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.683 96.205 155 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.690 96.171 1641 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.699 96.128 1710 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.709 96.0781 181 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.724 96.005 1942 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 19.726 95.995 2017 Matt Kenseth Roush RacingFord 19.737 95.942 2125 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.740 95.927 2214 Sterling Marlin MB2 MotorsportChevrolet 19.750 95.879 2301 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 19.752 95.869 2426 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 19.755 95.854 256 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.776 95.752 267 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 19.780 95.733 2799 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 19.791 95.680 2831 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.797 95.651 2938 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 19,811 95.583 3043 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.818 95.549 3132 Travis Kvapil PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 19.845 95.420 329 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.850 95.396 3355 Michael Waltrip Waltrip-Jasper Racing Dodge 19.866 95.319 3419 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.867 95.314 354 Ward Burton Morgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet 19.869 95.304 3618 J. 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Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.872 95.290 3707 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.894 95.185 3816 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 19.904 95.137 3988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.908 95.118 4078 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 19.919 95.0651 4106 David Ragan Roush Racing Ford 19.939 94.970 4234 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 19.964 94.851 4372 Mike Skinner racing driver CJM Racing Chevrolet 19.965 94.846Failed to qualify 4449 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 19.993 94.713 4500 Hermie Sadler MBA Racing Chevrolet 20.146 93.994 4661 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Dodge 20.213 93.682 4789 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 20.217 93.664 4827 Ted Christopher Kirk Shelmerdine RacingChevrolet 20.231 93.599 4974 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Dodge 20.277 93.387 5030 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 20.551 92.1421 Moved to the back of the field for changing enginesSources:Qualifying times: Subway 500 https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/90770/1/qualifying-times-subway-500 Crash October 21, 2006 October 15, 20202006 Nascar Cup Series Subway 500 Entry List https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2006-subway-500 Motorsport Stats October 15, 2020 Race thumb|left|upright|alt=Jeff Gordon at Daytona International Speedway in 2009|Jeff Gordon (pictured in 2009) took the lead from Kurt Busch at the start and led for a total of 165 laps. Live television coverage of the race began at 12:32p.m. EDT in the United States on NBC. Commentary was provided by Bill Weber, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. Rain showers were forecast for the day of the race, and at the start, weather conditions were overcast, and some rain had already fallen. The air temperature was around 48 F C. Cleaning trucks cleared the track before the start. Eldrid Davis of Raceway Ministries began pre-race ceremonies with an invocation, the Martinsville High School marching band performed the national anthem, and Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle commanded the drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Riggs and Wallace moved to the rear of the grid because they had changed their engines.http://www.nascar.com/2006/races/lapbylap/10/22/martinsville/index.html Lap-by-Lap: Martinsville October 23, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR January 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061130112132/http://www.nascar.com/2006/races/lapbylap/10/22/martinsville/index.html November 30, 2006 The race began at 1:00p.m. Gordon accelerated faster than Kurt Busch off the line and was ahead of him by the second turn. The first caution was given three laps later when Kyle Petty spun in turn four, and Martin Truex Jr. made contact with the rear of the slowing Sorenson's car.Finnegan Mike October 22, 2006 Johnson Wins One for the Team http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/06/102206Finnegan.asp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061219012052/http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Articles/06/102206Finnegan.asp December 19, 2006 March 22, 2021 SpeedwayMedia Jeff Burton had front-end damage to his vehicle when he contacted the rear of Joe Nemechek's car, who hit Marlin. At the lap 11 restart, Gordon maintained his lead over Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin. Seven laps later, Hamlin passed Kurt Busch for second place. Earnhardt passed Kurt Busch for fourth place on the 44th lap.http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6068522 Instant Analysis: Martinsville Jensen Tom Fox Sports August 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107222035/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/6068522 November 7, 2006 On lap 45, he reported that one of his engine's cylinders was misfiring and was worse coming out of the turns. Five laps later, Gordon had a 1.8‑second lead over Hamlin, which grew to 2.4 seconds on lap 60; Earnhardt had moved into second on lap 58. On lap 65, a collision between Mears and Newman in turn two prompted the second caution; although Mears was spun around, he was able to continue. During the caution, all the leaders made pit stops for fuel and tires. Jeff Burton's pit crew repaired his loose hood with tape on the right front. Biffle left the track on lap 67 with brake problems. Newman was sent to the rear of the longest line by NASCAR two laps later for his role in the incident with Mears, and Gordon maintained the top position at the lap-73 restart. Six laps later, Earnhardt passed Raines for second position, and Gordon led Earnhardt by 1 7 seconds by lap 80. Raines was passed by Stewart for third by lap 83, and Johnson took third place from Stewart six laps later. J. J. Yeley drove to pit road on the 94th lap with a flat left-rear tire. On lap 106, Burton (whose car was hot because of the tape on his hood) made contact with Gordon and escaped with minor damage after a three-lap battle. 24 laps later, Johnson passed Earnhardt for second place, and on lap 145, he passed Gordon for the lead. One lap later, Gordon reclaimed first place, and built a quarter-second lead by lap 150. Johnson moved back into the lead on lap 153. Two laps later, Stremme spun sideways in turn four following contact with McMurray, prompting the third caution, and all the leaders made pit stops. Johnson remained the leader at the lap-162 restart, ahead of Gordon and Stewart. After the caution ended, Burton switched to a second ignition after feeling he had a problem with his engine. 42 laps later, Waltrip's turn-four spin prompted the fourth caution; he was able to continue. During the caution, the leaders again made pit stops. Johnson, who had minor air-pressure adjustments because of sunlight exposure at his pit stop, maintained his lead at the lap 210 restart. Jeff Burton drove to his garage on lap 218 when a carburetor problem caused him to run slower than his rivals; Earnhardt, and Stewart avoided a wreck on that lap. Four laps later, the fifth caution came out when David Gilliland made contact with Ward Burton in turn two; although Burton spun, he avoided hitting the wall. Johnson maintained his lead at the lap-228 restart. The sixth caution was given on lap 231 when Sorenson spun after colliding with Riggs, causing Mike Skinner to strike the left front quarter of Harvick's car and Travis Kvapil to spin sideways. Biffle sustained damage to his car's nose, and turn three was temporarily blocked. Harvick, Kahne, Vickers, and Biffle went to pit road for repairs, while the leaders remained on the track. Johnson led on the lap-239 restart. Four laps later, Kvapil made heavy contact with the wall after being bumped, and Tony Raines' car had a cut tire from contact with Ragan, prompting the seventh caution. Most of the leaders, including Johnson, again made pit stops. On lap 244, it was announced that Jeff Burton had retired from the race. Gordon became the leader at the lap 249 restart, ahead of Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, and Nemechek. Hamlin passed Gordon for the lead on lap 256. Twenty-four laps later, Bowyer made contact with Kenseth, spinning him in turn four (although he kept his car off the wall) and prompting the race's eighth caution. During the caution, most of the leaders (including Hamlin) made pit stops. Kyle and Kurt Busch's pit crews made track-bar adjustments to their cars. Hamlin had tape added to the front of his car to fix a handling problem, and Sadler narrowly avoided a collision with Kahne. Johnson regained the lead after the pit stops, maintaining it at the lap-287 restart. Thirteen laps later, Kurt Busch passed Earnhardt for second place, and Gordon moved back up to fifth by lap 318. On lap 333, the ninth caution was given. Schrader and Ragan made contact into turn one, causing Schrader to hit the outside wall, and both of them hit Jarrett. Schrader retired from the race because of the collision;http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/22/dragan.kschrader.martinsville/index.html Ragan remorseful after ruining Schrader's run Smithson Ryan October 23, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive NASCAR August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061130123930/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/22/dragan.kschrader.martinsville/index.html November 30, 2006 Ragan and Jarrett continued. The leaders, including Johnson, made pit stops during the caution. Kurt Busch gained the lead after the pit stops, maintaining it at the lap-341 restart. Five laps later, Raines made contact with Skinner, forcing him to collide with the inside wall and prompting the tenth caution. With severe damage to his car's rear end quarter, Skinner stopped after the start-finish line. Kurt Busch maintained his lead at the lap-353 restart, ahead of Johnson and Earnhardt. Johnson moved into the lead on the same lap after passing Kurt Busch, who dropped two more places over the next two laps. On lap 356, Ragan spun in the second turn after contact with Elliott Sadler, while having Stewart on the inside and Ward Burton on the outside, prompting the 11th caution; none of the leaders made pit stops. Johnson led at the lap-362 restart, ahead of Earnhardt and Hamlin. The 21st caution came out two laps later when Kurt Busch tried to pass Riggs, and the drivers made contact exiting turn four. Kurt Busch was spun while crossing the start-finish line and hit the inside wall, requiring a pit stop for repairs. Johnson maintained his lead at the lap-372 restart and was followed by Earnhardt, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, and Gordon (who made a pit stop for an air-pressure adjustment during the caution). Hamlin passed Earnhardt for second place eight laps later, and held off the latter on lap 381. The 13th caution was prompted on lap 400 when Bobby Labonte made contact with the rear of Jamie McMurray's car in turn two, sending him spinning sideways but avoiding the wall. Most of the leaders, including Johnson, made pit stops. Johnson adjusted his air pressure, and Hamlin's pit crew removed a front fender. thumb|upright|alt=Jimmie Johnson at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2007|Jimmie Johnson (pictured in 2007) won the race after overtaking Bobby Labonte with fifty-five laps remaining. Labonte led on the lap-407 restart, followed by Mears and Gordon. Elliott Sadler went to his garage with motor problems on lap 411. By lap 438, Johnson had moved into second position. Seven laps later, he passed Labonte, for the lead, and Hamlin passed Gordon for fourth a lap later. Lap 448 saw the 14th caution; Ragan spun sideways at on the inside at turn four, and Kyle Busch collided with the outside wall to avoid him, sustaining minor damage to his car's right side. On that lap, Kyle Busch entered pit road for repairs. The race restarted on lap 454, with Johnson leading Labonte and Hamlin. On the 460th lap, Gilliand caused Mears to spin sideways coming out of turn four, prompting the 15th caution; Johnson maintained his lead at the restart on lap 468. On lap 469, Bowyer triggered the 16th caution after spinning sideways at turn three. Four laps later, Martin drove to pit road for engine troubleshooting. The race restarted on lap 477, when a seventeenth caution was issued because Earnhardt made contact with Kahne after trying to pass him on the inside at turn three and spun. Martin again went to pit road because of water problems, and Johnson maintained the lead at the restart on lap 483. On lap 485, Hamlin passed Labonte for second place. Five laps later, Wallace spun coming out of turn two after being hit by McMurray, prompting the race's final caution; he was able to continue. Johnson remained the leader at the lap-495 restart, with Hamlin close behind. Hamlin bumped Johnson coming out of turn two, causing Johnson to move to the outside lane, and went to the inside lane to draw alongside him on the backstretch. They remained side by side for one lap when Johnson drew ahead of Hamlin at turn four.Associated Press Johnson wins Subway 500; Kenseth takes Chase lead https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2635264 ESPN October 25, 2006 January 8, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150109080539/http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/story?seriesId=2&id=2635264 January 9, 2015Bernstein Viv Johnson Surges, Burton Slips, and Chase Becomes Interesting https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/sports/othersports/23nascar.html?ref=sports The New York Times October 23, 2006 January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109080308/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/sports/othersports/23nascar.html?ref=sports January 9, 2015 He pulled away, holding the lead for the remaining six laps to win the race. Hamlin finished second, ahead of Labonte in third, Stewart in fourth and Gordon in fifth. Mears, Kahne, Green, Harvick, and Petty rounded out the top ten finishers.2006 Official Results: 2006 Subway 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/results_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061130110455/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/32/data/results_official.html November 30, 2006 The race had a total of 18 cautions and 16 lead changes by five drivers. Johnson led seven times for a total of 245 laps, more than any other competitor. The win was the 23rd of Johnson's Cup Career and the last of five victories he posted in the 2006 season.https://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/sprint/drivers/213/career Jimmie Johnson: Career Statistics Yahoo! Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20151013131236/http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/sprint/drivers/213/career October 13, 2015 June 12, 2016 Post-race comments Johnson appeared in Victory Lane after his victory lap to celebrate his fifth win of the season in front of the crowd; the win earned him $191,886. He was pleased with the result, saying he was happy to have taken the victory: "We've been running up front the last three of four races and haven't been able to close the deal. Today we did." Hamlin was disappointed with his finish as he felt he had a faster car after the race's final restart and admitted Johnson would not be beaten: "It was my only shot to get around him. I wasn't going to get under him completely. There was no way possible. I was doing the best I could to win the race."http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2006-10-22-martinsville_x.htm Martinsville mixup leaves Johnson, Burton at opposite ends of Chase fortune Perez A.J. October 23, 2006 USA Today Gannett Company January 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150109080243/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2006-10-22-martinsville_x.htm January 9, 2015 He later admitted he made contact with Johnson and that it was on purpose. Labonte said about his third-place finish, "I feel like I stole something." Jeff Burton was philosophical about his retirement from the race: "These things happen. Everybody has had an issue in this Chase, and we had ours today. This thing is not over for us by any means." Kenseth, who finished eleventh, was optimistic about his chances of winning the Drivers' Championship: "It's great to be the leader, but we've got to start running good, It's still pretty wide open. It's going to be pretty exciting, I think, coming down to the last race." Earnhardt admitted he was to blame for the collision with Kahne on lap 476. He said he was anxious to pass him and was underneath him when he made the maneuver, but his rear brakes locked, which caused him to spin.http://www.theledger.com/article/20061027/NEWS/610270334 Despites Season of Ups and Downs, Earnhardt Jr. Is Alive for the Title October 27, 2006 The Ledger August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915082433/http://www.theledger.com/article/20061027/NEWS/610270334 September 15, 2016 Kahne thought Earnhardt was driving too hard in turn three: "I guess I need to get somebody on [the radio] to preach to me to have more patience because I definitely can't take control of myself." After retiring from the race, Schrader said of his collision with Ragan, "I moved him earlier because you can't run like that two laps down. Got back around him and he paid me back for moving him, but he was two laps down." Ragan denied intentionally wrecking Schrader, saying he over-drove his car going into the first corner and his brakes locked. Stewart saw Ragan's lap-447 spin (which caused Kyle Busch to collide with the wall) and believed NASCAR should have disqualified Ragan from the race. According to Mears, who was involved in an incident with Newman on the 64th lap, "[Newman] was kind of holding everyone up. When I got up to him, he tried to park me in the center of the corner. [He] just got on the brakes and I got into the back of him. Got him a little loose. He didn't wreck, but he came around the next lap and wrecked me." Although Mears was also angry about the incident with Gilliland 396 laps later, he praised his car's handling and said it was the first time a car had worked in his favor.http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/23/cmears_mville/index.html Mears overcomes plenty during sixth-place run Smithson Ryan October 23, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive. NASCAR August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061106105637/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/23/cmears_mville/index.html November 6, 2006 Three days after the race, NASCAR announced that Waltrip-Jasper Racing crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr. was fined $5,000 for violating four NASCAR rules. The fines were for "actions detrimental to stock car racing" car, car parts, components and/or equipment used in the race that was not compliant to NASCAR rules, and entering the car-servicing area without a fire-resistant uniform or helmet.http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/25/mwaltrip.mbaldwin.fines/index.html Baldwin fined $5,000 for Martinsville violations October 25, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive Press release NASCAR August 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061130122231/http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/10/25/mwaltrip.mbaldwin.fines/index.html November 30, 2006 The result left Kenseth leading the Drivers' Championship with 5,848 points, ahead of Harvick with 5,812. Johnson moved into third with 5,807, six points ahead of Hamlin.Johnson back in the Chase with win http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55375 Autosport Haymarket Publications October 23, 2006 August 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20061023023632/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55375 October 23, 2006 After the race, Jeff Burton, who fell to fifth, was still upbeat about his championship chances: "We have as good a shot as anybody. We've run well enough to win the championship; we just got to put the next four races together." Earnhardt, Martin, Kahne, Gordon, and Kyle Busch rounded out the top ten. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained the lead with 246 points. Dodge remained in second with 185, eight points ahead of Ford. The race took 3hours and 44minutes to complete, and the margin of victory was 0.544seconds. Race results Pos Position No. Driver Team Manufacturer Laps run Points 148 Jimmie Johnson 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 1902 211 Denny Hamlin 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 1751 343 Bobby Labonte 1 Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 1701 420 Tony Stewart 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 160 524 Jeff Gordon 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 1601 642 Casey Mears 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 150 79 Kasey Kahne 1 Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 146 866 Jeff Green 1 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 500 142 929 Kevin Harvick 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 138 1045 Kyle Petty 1 Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 134 1117 Matt Kenseth 1 Roush Racing Ford 500 130 1299 Carl Edwards 1 Roush Racing Ford 500 127 1312 Ryan Newman 1 Penske Racing South Dodge 500 124 1496 Tony Raines 1 Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 500 121 1540 David Stremme 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 118 1688 Dale Jarrett 1 Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 115 1725 Brian Vickers 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 112 185 Kyle Busch 1 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 109 1926 Jamie McMurray 1 Roush Racing Ford 500 106 2001 Joe Nemechek 1 Ginn Racing Chevrolet 500 103 2114 Sterling Marlin 1 MB2 Motorsport Chevrolet 500 100 228 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 97 2307 Clint Bowyer 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 94 246 Mark Martin 1 Roush Racing Ford 500 91 2506 David Ragan 1 Roush Racing Ford 500 88 264 Ward Burton 1 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 85 272 Kurt Busch 1 Penske Racing South Dodge 496 871 2838 David Gilliland 1 Robert Yates Racing Ford 496 79 2978 Kenny Wallace 1 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 496 76 3010 Scott Riggs 1 Evernham Motorsports Dodge 495 73 3118 J. J. Yeley 1 Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 494 70 3216 Greg Biffle 1 Roush Racing Ford 486 67 3322 Dave Blaney 1 Bill Davis Racing Dodge 485 64 3455 Michael Waltrip 1 Michael Waltrip Racing Dodge 472 61 3541 Reed Sorenson 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 460 58 361 Martin Truex Jr. 1 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 453 55 377 Robby Gordon 1 Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 416 52 3819 Elliott Sadler 1 Evernham Motorsports Dodge 412 49 3972 Mike Skinner 1 CJM Racing Chevrolet 341 46 4032 Travis Kvapil 1 PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 332 43 4121 Ken Schrader 1 Wood Brothers Racing Ford 331 40 4231 Jeff Burton 1 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 217 37 4334 Kevin Lepage 1 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 209 341 Includes five bonus points for leading a lap2 Includes ten bonus points for leading the most lapsSources:Martinsville Speedway October 22, 2006 http://jayski.com/stats/2006standings/oct22results.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site October 15, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20061026165206/http://jayski.com/stats/2006standings/oct22results.htm October 26, 2006Race result: Subway 500 Crash https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/90773/1/race-result-subway-500 October 22, 2006 October 15, 20202006 Nascar Cup Series Subway 500 https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2006-subway-500/classification Motorsport Stats October 15, 2020 Standings after the race + Drivers' Championship standings Pos Position +/− Driver Points 1 10px 1 Matt Kenseth 1 5,848 2 10px 1 Kevin Harvick 1 5,812 (−36) 3 10px 4 Jimmie Johnson 1 5,807 (−41) 4 10px 2 Denny Hamlin 1 5,801 (−47) 5 10px 4 Jeff Burton 1 5,800 (−48) 6 10px 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1 5,754 (−94) 7 10px 3 Mark Martin 1 5,752 (−96) 8 10px Kasey Kahne 1 5,749 (−99) 9 10px 1 Jeff Gordon 1 5,707 (−141) 10 10px 1 Kyle Busch 1 5,677 (−171)Sources: thumb|right|upright|alt=Matt Kenseth at a race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2009|Matt Kenseth (pictured in 2009) became the new points leader with 5,848, after finishing eleventh. + Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Position +/− Manufacturer Points 1 10px Chevrolet 246 2 10px Dodge 185 (−61) 3 10px Ford 177 (−69)Source: Note: Only the top ten positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup. References 30em Nextel Cup Series 2006 2006 Bank of America 500 2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 collapsed Sports Virginia United States Subway 500 Subway 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway Category:October 2006 sports events in the United States