2006 Sharpie 500

October 2021 February 2025 CUST Race 24 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Sharpie 500 2006 Sharpie 500 qualifying results https://www.racing-reference.info/qual-results/2006-24/W 2026-01-21 Racing-Reference en-US2006 Sharpie 500 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Sharpie_500/W 2026-01-21 Racing-Reference en-US 2006 08 26 2006 24 36 2006_Sharpie_500_program_cover.png 2006 Sharpie 500 program cover, with artwork made by Sam Bass. The painting is called "Moonlight Thunder!" Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 0.533 0.857 500 266.5 428.89 90.025 mi/h Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing 263 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing NBC Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2006 Sharpie 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on August 26, 2006, at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.533 mile (0.857 km) concrete short track, it was the 24th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race. Qualifying Pos Car # Driver Make Speed Time Behind12Kurt BuschDodge124.90615.3620.000231Jeff BurtonChevrolet124.80815.374 -0.012343Bobby LabonteDodge124.48415.414 -0.052417Matt KensethFord124.40415.424 -0.062520Tony StewartChevrolet124.29915.437 -0.075611Denny HamlinChevrolet124.22615.446 -0.084729Kevin HarvickChevrolet124.10615.461 -0.099845Kyle PettyDodge124.08215.464 -0.102919Elliott SadlerDodge123.92215.484 -0.1221041Reed SorensonDodge123.90615.486 -0.1241142Casey MearsDodge123.86615.491 -0.1291249Kevin LepageDodge123.77015.503 -0.1411324Jeff GordonChevrolet123.75415.505 -0.1431414Sterling MarlinChevrolet123.71415.510 -0.148156Mark MartinFord123.69815.512 -0.1501666Jeff GreenChevrolet123.61015.523 -0.1611721Ken SchraderFord123.59415.525 -0.1631848Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet123.58615.526 -0.164195Kyle BuschChevrolet123.49115.538 -0.1762025Brian VickersChevrolet123.47515.540 -0.1782112Ryan NewmanDodge123.46715.541 -0.1792222Dave BlaneyDodge123.46715.541 -0.1792310Scott RiggsDodge123.44315.544 -0.182241Martin Truex JrChevrolet123.38015.552 -0.1902518JJ YeleyChevrolet123.35615.555 -0.1932678Kenny WallaceChevrolet123.27715.565 -0.203277Clint BowyerChevrolet123.21315.573 -0.2112832Travis KvapilChevrolet123.13415.583 -0.2212955Michael WaltripDodge123.00015.600 -0.2383034Carl LongChevrolet122.92115.610 -0.248319Kasey KahneDodge122.82715.622 -0.2603288Dale JarrettFord122.71715.636 -0.2743374Derrike CopeDodge122.70115.638 -0.2763496Tony RainesChevrolet122.63815.646 -0.2843516Greg BiffleFord122.36515.681 -0.3193640David StremmeDodge122.29515.690 -0.3283726Jamie McMurrayFord122.20115.702 -0.3403838David GillilandFord122.15415.708 -0.3463999Carl EdwardsFord122.09215.716 -0.354408Dale Earnhardt JrChevrolet121.72815.763 -0.401411Joe NemechekChevrolet121.42815.802 -0.440427Robby GordonChevrolet121.38915.807 -0.445434Scott WimmerChevrolet122.45115.670 -0.308Failed to qualify4461Chad ChaffinChevrolet15.7264500Hermie SadlerChevrolet15.7464637Mike SkinnerDodge15.7594709Mike WallaceDodge15.8204830Stanton BarrettDodge4989Morgan ShepherdDodgeOfficial qualifying results Race recap The Sharpie 500, one of the most popular races on the circuit and NASCAR's twenty-fourth race of the season, was held on August 26, 2006, under the lights on the 0.533-mile Bristol International Speedway. Kurt Busch won the pole for this event. Matt Kenseth won his second straight Nextel Cup race and, along with points leader Jimmie Johnson, clinched a berth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup. Results Pos2006 Sharpie 500 Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2006_Sharpie_500/W 2026-01-21 Racing-Reference en-US St No. DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPoints 1 4 17 Matt Kenseth Ford500336516running117185 2 19 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet500202375running1175 3 40 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet500199591running35170 4 23 10 Scott Riggs Dodge500135425running0160 5 13 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet500171636running41160 6 6 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet500111800running0150 7 39 99 Carl Edwards Ford500128200running16151 8 21 12 Ryan Newman Dodge500144808running0142 9 2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet500145720running263148 10 18 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet500147686running013411729Kevin HarvickChevrolet500135486running013012319Kasey KahneDodge500131264running0127131721Ken SchraderFord500124564running0124142222Dave BlaneyDodge500113758running0121153288Dale JarrettFord499128075running0118162955Michael WaltripDodge499110183running0115171142Casey MearsDodge499127533running011218241Martin Truex Jr.Chevrolet499114858running0109193516Greg BiffleFord499108775running0106202832Travis KvapilChevrolet499105983running0103211249Kevin LepageDodge49896922running010022520Tony StewartChevrolet498140761running09723343Bobby LabonteDodge498126886running094241666Jeff GreenChevrolet49896975running091253496Tony RainesChevrolet49889700running088264101Joe NemechekChevrolet498113665running08527427Robby GordonChevrolet49886705running08228156Mark MartinFord496101195running079293726Jamie McMurrayFord496129910running076302678Kenny WallaceChevrolet49383475running073312518J. J. YeleyChevrolet492129440running070321414Sterling MarlinChevrolet49085255running067332025Brian VickersChevrolet48791595running06434845Kyle PettyDodge48190535running061353640David StremmeDodge46890425running058361041Reed SorensonDodge46090315running0553712Kurt BuschDodge446128413running2757382707Clint BowyerChevrolet41590070running04939919Elliott SadlerDodge395111951crash046403838David GillilandFord346109758running043413034Carl LongChevrolet25681700electrical04042434Scott WimmerChevrolet20981575engine037433374Derrike CopeDodge781764handling034 Race Statistics Time of race: 2:57:37 Average Speed: 90.025 mph Pole Speed: 124.906 mph Cautions: 10 for 62 laps Margin of Victory: 0.591 sec Lead changes: 18 Percent of race run under caution: 12.4% Average green flag run: 39.8 laps References 2006 Nextel Cup Series 2006 GFS Marketplace 400 2006 Sony HD 500 Sharpie 500 Sharpie 500 Category:NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway Category:August 2006 sports events in the United States