2006 Golden Corral 500

February 2025 CUST Race 4 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Golden Corral 500 Official results at NASCAR.com 2006 03 20 2006 4 36 2006_Golden_Corral_500_program_cover.png 2006 Golden Corral 500 program cover Golden Corral 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 1.54 2.48 325 500.5 805.476 Cold with temperatures approaching 59 F C; wind speeds up to 8.9 mph km/hWeather information at the Old Farmer's Almanac 144.098 mi/h Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Greg Biffle Roush Racing 128 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The 2006 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season which took place on March 20, 2006, at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Rain showers forced the green flag to be moved back to Monday. Television coverage moved to cable's FX channel for the race (with some exceptions). Race recap Kasey Kahne sat on the pole with a speed of 192.553 mph, edging Ryan Newman by .002 seconds. Bill Lester qualified 19th in the #23 Dodge Charger, becoming the first African-American to start a NASCAR Nextel Cup race since 1986. He finished 38th, six laps down. For the first time during the season there were no extra laps at the end of the race. Last year's Atlanta winner, Carl Edwards eliminated himself from contention early. He damaged the front end of the 99 car after hitting Dave Blaney on pit road on lap 45 during a caution to address the stopped car of Kyle Busch. Bobby Labonte ran in the top 10 for the first 50 laps before his engine failed on lap 55. Another scary incident took place on pit road during the sixth caution of the day (laps 189–197), when Reed Sorenson hit John Slusher, catch can man for Robby Gordon's crew, as he pulled out of his pit stall. Slusher was attached to a backboard but treated at the infield care center. Several rookies had good days at Atlanta. Paul Menard and Reed Sorenson finished in the top ten, and Denny Hamlin led 16 laps. He was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop because of a loose condition, and finished 31st. On the track, the 9 car was near the front all day. Kahne took the lead from Greg Biffle with 79 laps to go. Despite a challenge from Mark Martin, Kahne was not seriously challenged down the stretch and visited victory lane for the second time in his career. Kahne was the first driver to win from the pole since Matt Kenseth in the 2005 Sharpie 500. Qualifying Pos2006-03-18 Qualifying times: Golden Corral 500. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/90256/1/qualifying-times-golden-corral-500 2021-06-03 Crash enGolden Corral 500 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006 https://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/lineup/2006/atlanta-motor-speedway/golden-corral-500/40 2021-06-03 NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet en Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind19Kasey KahneDodge192.55328.7920.000212Ryan NewmanDodge192.54028.794 -0.002331Jeff BurtonChevrolet191.97328.879 -0.087443Bobby LabonteDodge191.91428.888 -0.096518J. J. YeleyChevrolet191.85428.897 -0.105629Kevin HarvickChevrolet191.79428.906 -0.114711Denny HamlinChevrolet191.69528.921 -0.129816Greg BiffleFord191.49628.951 -0.15992Kurt BuschDodge191.35728.972 -0.1801042Casey MearsDodge191.24528.989 -0.197116Mark MartinFord190.96829.031 -0.2391224Jeff GordonChevrolet190.96229.032 -0.240131Joe NemechekChevrolet190.92229.038 -0.2461448Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet190.81729.054 -0.2621541Reed SorensonDodge190.80429.056 -0.2641607Clint BowyerChevrolet190.76529.062 -0.270175Kyle BuschChevrolet190.63329.082 -0.2901899Carl EdwardsFord190.56829.092 -0.3001923Bill LesterDodge190.50229.102 -0.3102019Jeremy MayfieldDodge189.92829.190 -0.3982120Tony StewartChevrolet189.89529.195 -0.4032215Paul MenardChevrolet189.78529.212 -0.4202361Kevin LepageFord189.72029.222 -0.4302455Michael WaltripDodge189.64929.233 -0.4412521Ken SchraderFord189.44129.265 -0.473268Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet189.39629.272 -0.4802717Matt KensethFord189.35729.278 -0.4862838Elliott SadlerFord189.28629.289 -0.4972910Scott RiggsDodge189.13129.313 -0.5213022Dave BlaneyDodge189.09229.319 -0.5273188Dale JarrettFord188.55229.403 -0.6113245Kyle PettyDodge188.39829.427 -0.6353314Sterling MarlinChevrolet188.39829.427 -0.6353426Jamie McMurrayFord188.34129.436 -0.644351Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet188.26429.448 -0.656367Robby GordonChevrolet188.16229.464 -0.6723725Brian VickersChevrolet188.04129.483 -0.6913840David StremmeDodge187.97029.494 -0.7023966Jeff GreenChevrolet187.84329.514 -0.7224049Brent ShermanDodge187.61429.550 -0.7584100Hermie SadlerFord187.30429.599 -0.807424Scott WimmerChevrolet187.13929.625 -0.8334396Terry LabonteChevrolet29.902Failed to qualify4451Mike GarveyChevrolet29.6514595Stanton BarrettChevrolet29.8624634Chad ChaffinChevrolet29.8954774Derrick CopeDodge29.8984878Kenny WallaceChevrolet29.8994932Travis KvapilChevrolet29.9805037Mike SkinnerDodge30.0395113Greg SacksFord30.1105292Chad BlountChevrolet30.919 Race results FinStCar #DriverMakePointsBonusLapsWinnings1 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 185 5 325 $197,6642 11 6 Mark Martin Ford 170 325 $127,8003 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 165 325 $138,8414 12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 165 5 325 $137,2365 21 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 160 5 325 $154,9616 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 150 325 $121,7617 22 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 146 325 $78,6258 32 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 142 325 $108,1339 31 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 138 325 $109,85010 15 41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge 134 325 $89,22511 29 10 Scott Riggs Dodge 130 325 $74,65012 17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 127 325 $88,02513 27 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 124 325 $118,61614 34 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 121 325 $108,35015 5 18 J. 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Yeley * Chevrolet 118 325 $109,05016 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 125 10 325 $104,17517 13 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 112 325 $99,02018 2 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 114 5 325 $115,03319 35 1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet 106 324 $92,60820 24 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge 108 5 324 $85,15821 10 42 Casey Mears Dodge 100 324 $105,90822 43 96 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 102 5 324 $67,85023 37 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 94 324 $80,20024 25 21 Ken Schrader Ford 91 324 $98,16425 3 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 93 5 324 $97,87026 39 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet 85 324 $90,03327 16 07 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet 82 324 $78,06028 36 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 79 324 $69,81029 28 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 76 324 $97,43330 42 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 73 323 $69,90031 7 11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet 75 5 323 $70,12532 30 22 Dave Blaney Dodge 67 323 $75,79733 38 40 David Stremme * Dodge 64 322 $75,12534 33 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 61 322 $66,13035 23 61 Kevin Lepage Ford 63 5 322 $66,19036 40 49 Brent Sherman * Dodge 55 322 $66,05537 9 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 57 5 321 $99,15338 19 23 Bill Lester Dodge PE 319 $65,98539 6 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 46 313 $102,87640 18 99 Carl Edwards Ford 43 313 $85,70041 20 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 40 235 $95,84642 41 0 Hermie Sadler Ford 37 166 $65,81543 4 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge 39 5 56 $103,725 Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#51), Stanton Barrett (#95), Chad Chaffin (#34), Derrike Cope (#74), Kenny Wallace (#78), Travis Kvapil (#32), Mike Skinner (#37), Greg Sacks (#13), Chad Blount (#92) References Nextel Cup Series 2006 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 2006 Food City 500 Golden Corral 500 Golden Corral 500 Category:NASCAR races at Atlanta Motor Speedway Category:March 2006 sports events in the United States