2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

American motorsport season April 2024 February 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 2006 Champions | Seasons thumb|Todd Bodine, the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series champion. thumb|right|Johnny Benson, driving the No. 23 truck, shown here in 2007, finished second behind Bodine. thumb|David Reutimann finished third in the championship. thumb|Erik Darnell, the Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year. thumb|Toyota won the manufacturers' championship with 12 wins, the first international manufacturer to win the title in any series. The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the twelfth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing won the drivers' championship, making him the first driver to win a top-three NASCAR championship in a foreign make vehicle (Toyota). 2006 teams and drivers Full-time teams Manufacturer Team No. Truck number Driver(s) Crew chief Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Kyle Krisiloff 12 1–12 (R) Richie Wauters 19 1-5, 7, 9. 12-13, 15, 17-25 Buddy Barnes 6 6, 8, 10-11, 14, 16 Kevin Grubb 4 13–16 Kyle Busch 5 17–18, 21, 23–24 Jeremy Mayfield 2 19, 22 Mike Wallace 2 20, 25 Green Light Racing 07 Sean Murphy 3 1, 3, 20 Bobby Dotter 12 1, 4, 9-14, 16-17, 19-20 Greg Tester 1 2 Todd Brewer 2 3, 6, 8 Gene Christensen 1 5 Gary Roulo 1 7 Wayne Edwards 2 15, 18 Eric Norris 1 2 Clint Bowyer 1 4 Justin Martz 1 5 Johnny Chapman 2 6, 12 Robert Turner 2 7, 15 Kevin Lepage 2 8, 10 Butch Miller 1 9 Chad McCumbee 2 11, 14 (R) Wayne Edwards 1 13 Travis Kittleson 3 16-17, 19 T. J. Bell 1 18 John Mickel 5 21-25 Allen Mickel Kevin Harvick, Inc. 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chris Rice Stacy Johnson Wally Rogers Key Motorsports 40 Chad Chaffin 6 1–6 Lance Hooper 3 1-3 Barry Dodson 22 4-25 Ryan Moore 12 7–18 Tim Fedewa 1 19 Derrike Cope 2 20, 22 Shane Huffman 4 21, 23–25 Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 46 The team ran the No. 47 in the first 2 races of the season, then at Atlanta and Martinsville in April (the third and fourth races of the season) they ran the No. 29 truck in a partnership with K Automotive Racing and in the last 21 races of the season they ran the No. 46 truck The team's entry at Atlanta and Martinsville in April (Races 3 and 4) were in a collaboration with K Automotive Racing. At that races, the team ran the No. 29 truck (K Automotive Racing's number) "N" Kraig Kinser (R) 19 1–17, 19, 24 Randy Goss 16 1-14, 16-17 Eric Phillips 9 15, 18-25 Clint Bowyer 2 18, 23 Joe Nemechek 3 20, 22, 25 Denny Hamlin 1 21 85 Dennis Setzer Eric Phillips 16 1-14, 16-17 Randy Goss 9 15, 18-25 Spears Motorsports 75 Aric Almirola (R) Dave McCarty ThorSport Racing 13 Kerry Earnhardt (R) Shane Tesch 2 1-2 Steve May 1 3 Lance Hooper 22 4-25 88 Matt Crafton Bud Haefele Xpress Motorsports 16 Mike Bliss Dave Fuge Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Timothy Peters 16 1–9, 11–17 Jerry McCormick 1 1 Kip McCord 6 2-7 Bob Bissinger 3 8-10 Randy Seals 2 11-12 Marcus Richmond 13 13-25 Bobby Labonte 1 10 Chase Miller 8 18–25 18 Bobby Hamilton 3 1–3 Danny Rollins 12 1-12 Kip McCord 13 13-25 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 22 4–25 Evernham Motorsports 98 Erin Crocker (R) Dan Glauz 3 1-3 Ronnie Hornaday 1 4 Patrick Donahue 21 5-25 Orleans Racing 77 Brendan Gaughan Tony Liberati Woodard & Sharp Racing 4 1–4 Woodard Racing 21 5–25 25 Boston Reid 20 1–20 (R) Patrick Donahue 4 1-4 Mark Nelson 12 5-17 Tim Weiss 6 18-23 Wayne Setterington Jr. 2 24-25 Damon Lusk 5 21–25Ford Circle Bar Racing 14 Rick Crawford Kevin Starland ppc Racing 10 Terry Cook Dennis Connor Roush Racing 6 Mark Martin 14 1–4, 6, 8, 10, 17–18, 20–22, 24–25 Mike Beam David Ragan 9 5, 9, 11–16, 23 Auggie Vidovich 1 7 Peter Shepherd III 1 19 99 Erik Darnell (R) John Quinn Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 20 Jon Wood 2 1–2 John Monsam Bobby East 1 3 (R) Marcos Ambrose 22 4–25 (R) 21 Stacy Compton 2 1–2 Gary Cogswell Jon Wood 1 3 Bobby East 22 4–25 (R) Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5 Mike Skinner Jeff Hensley 22 Bill Lester Doug Wolcott 23 Johnny Benson Rick Ren Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 David Reutimann Jason Overstreet Germain Racing 9 Ted Musgrave Tom Ackerman 30 Todd Bodine Mike Hillman Jr. Red Horse Racing 11 David Starr Jamie Jones Wyler Racing 60 Jack Sprague Tony Furr Chevrolet Dodge Green Light Racing 08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 3 1–3 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Bobby Hamilton Racing. N Danny Gill Butch Miller 1 4 Todd Brewer Boris Jurkovic 1 5 Bobby Dotter 4 5-7, 15 Wayne Edwards 7 8-12, 14, 16 Gene Christensen 1 13 Kevin Cram 9 17-25 Sean Murphy 1 6 Mike Greenwell 2 7, 14 Johnny Chapman 1 8 Chad McCumbee 15 9–10, 12–13, 15–25 (R) Chris Wimmer 1 11 Richardson Racing 1 Robert Richardson Jr. (R) Buddy Barnes 2 1-2 Wayne Setterington Jr. 5 3-7 Kevin Caldwell 18 8-25 Dodge Ford Toyota HT Motorsports 59 Mike Wallace 2 1–2 Kevin Cram 14 1-14 Danny Rollins 11 15-25 Steve Park 10 3–12 Chad Chaffin 13 13–25 Part-time teams Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown. Manufacturer Team No. Truck number Driver(s) Crew chief Rounds Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Kyle Busch Richie Wauters 2 6, 8 Martin Truex Jr. 1 10 Johnny Sauter 1 11 FDNY Racing 28 Carl Long Dick Rahilly 3 1, 3, 6 Green Light Racing 03 Wayne Edwards Gene Christensen 2 19–20 Johnny Chapman 1 23 Jeff Milburn Racing 76 Blake Mallory Jeff Milburn 1 9 Chase Montgomery 1 19 Chris Wimmer 1 23 Lafferty Motorsports 89 Norm Benning Chris Lafferty 1 1 Chuck Maitlen 2 15, 17 Garrett Liberty 1 18 Mighty Motorsports 24 Wayne Edwards Cliff Button 2 1–2 MRD Motorsports 06 Chad McCumbee (R) Bryan Berry 8 1–8 Pennington Motorsports 7 Casey Kingsland Gary Showalter 3 21, 24-25 Prime Development Group Racing 64 Jimmy Simpson Robert McVay 1 21 Stellar Quest Racing 91 J. C. Stout Steve Mollnow 5 5, 13, 16, 18, 21 Sutton Motorsports 02 Kelly Sutton Gary Showalter 13 1–3, 5–12, 15–16 Chad Chaffin 1 3 Johnny Sauter 1 4 Brad Keselowski 2 13–14 ThorSport Racing 87 Willie Allen Bob Good 1 25 Tracy Cline 70 Tam Topham Mark Prater 2 4, 21 Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing Montgomery's No. 8 truck was run by this team under the name BHR2. "N" 04 Kevin Hamlin Randy Seals 10 1-9, 16 Bob Bissinger 4 14, 17, 20, 22 1 1 Scott Lagasse Jr. (R) 10 2–3, 5–9, 14, 20, 22 David Stremme 1 4 Sammy Sanders 2 16–17 Timothy Peters Sammy Sanders 1 10 8 Chase Montgomery Jack Johnson 1 1 Scott Fetcho 1 3 2 1, 3 Brevak Racing 31 Nick Tucker Joe Slonkasky 2 5-6 Mike Wallace 1 11 Trotter Racing 49 Bradley Riethmeyer Gary Huffman 1 21 Ford Roush Racing 50 David Ragan Matt Puccia 10 3–4, 6, 10, 17–18, 20–22, 24 Michel Jourdain Jr. 9 7, 9, 11–13, 15, 19, 23, 25 Carl Edwards 1 8 Peter Shepherd III 2 14, 16 K Automotive Racing 29 Brad Keselowski Bob Keselowski 2 1–2 MB Motorsports 63 J. R. Patton Mike Mittler 4 1, 5–6, 9 Justin Martz 1 4 Justin Allgaier 3 11–13 Brad Keselowski 2 17, 25 Cameron Dodson 4 15, 18, 21, 24 Scott Lynch 1 19 Tri-City Motorsports 19 At Kentucky (Race 13) and Martinsville II (Race 21)91 At Mansfield (Race 7) and IRP (Race 15) Todd Shafer Carl Riggenbach 4 7, 13, 15, 21 Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 19 Kelly Bires Michael McSwain 1 22 Toyota Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 12 Joey Miller (R) Johnny Allen 15 1–14, 17 Michael Waltrip 1 25 Bill Davis Racing 24 A. J. Allmendinger Ricky Viers 3 18, 20, 22 Justin Labonte Derrick Finley 1 23 Notes "N" Schedule thumb|right|The field for the Ford 200 getting the one to go signal from the flag stand during pace laps before the race. Speed Channel, an entity of Fox, was the exclusive broadcaster of the series for the 2006 season. (Starting in 2007, two of the 25 races, the spring race at Martinsville and Mansfield, would be aired on Fox with the remainder on Speed). All races were held in the United States and carried live on Speed, except for the race at Dover, which started at 4 pm EST but was aired on tape delay at 8 pm EST. Note: All times are Eastern Time. No. Race number Event Venue Date 1 GM FlexFuel 250 Daytona International Speedway February 17 2 racetickets.com 200 California Speedway February 24 3 John Deere 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway March 17 4 Kroger 250 Martinsville Speedway April 1 5 Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Gateway International Raceway April 29 6 Quaker Steak & Lube 200 Lowe's Motor Speedway May 19 7 City of Mansfield 250 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway May 27 8 AAA Insurance 200 Dover International Speedway June 2 9 Sam's Town 400 Texas Motor Speedway June 9 10 Con-way Freight 200 Michigan International Speedway June 17 11 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee Mile June 23 12 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Kansas Speedway July 1 13 Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers Kentucky Speedway July 8 14 O'Reilly 200 Memphis Motorsports Park July 15 15 Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by Ford and International O'Reilly Raceway Park August 4 16 Toyota Tundra 200 Nashville Superspeedway August 12 17 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline Bristol Motor Speedway August 23 18 New Hampshire 200 New Hampshire International Speedway September 16 19 Smith's Las Vegas 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 23 20 John Deere 250 Talladega Superspeedway October 7 21 Kroger 200 Martinsville Speedway October 21 22 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway October 28 23 Silverado 350K Texas Motor Speedway November 3 24 Casino Arizona 150 Phoenix International Raceway November 10 25 Ford 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 17 Races GM Flex Fuel 250 The GM Flex Fuel 250 was held on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. 6 - Mark Martin 30 - Todd Bodine 9 - Ted Musgrave 5 - Mike Skinner 60 - Jack Sprague 99 - Erik Darnell 08 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. 14 - Rick Crawford 17 - David Reutimann 10 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: Chad McCumbee (#06), Chad Chaffin (#40), J. R. Patton (#63), Carl Long (#28), Wayne Edwards (#24), Norm Benning (#89) racetickets.com 200 This race was held February 24 at California Speedway. The polesitter was David Reutimann. Chad McCumbee, who finished 25th, suffered a 25-point penalty for an illegal modification of the carburetor's main body.Transactions https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/03/03/transactions-559/ The Baltimore Sun March 3, 2006 April 3, 2024 6 - Mark Martin 30 - Todd Bodine 9 - Ted Musgrave 17 - David Reutimann 60 - Jack Sprague 23 - Johnny Benson 16 - Mike Bliss 14 - Rick Crawford 21 - Jon Wood 85 - Dennis Setzer Failed to qualify: Kraig Kinser (#47), Wayne Edwards (#24) John Deere 200 The John Deere 200 was held March 17 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Todd Bodine sat on pole and the race win was determined by a green-white-checker finish for the third consecutive race. This race was the final career start for Bobby Hamilton, who retired after being diagnosed with neck cancer and died in January 2007. Top ten results 30 - Todd Bodine 6 - Mark Martin 23 - Johnny Benson 9 - Ted Musgrave 17 - David Reutimann 21 - Jon Wood 16 - Mike Bliss 99 - Erik Darnell 88 - Matt Crafton 14 - Rick Crawford Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#40), Chase Montgomery (#8), Carl Long (#28) Chad Chaffin replaced Kelly Sutton in the #02 car in the race, after failing to qualify his #40. John Deere 200 - Starting Lineup http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000065/006525.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20060913144240/http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000065/006525.htm 2006-09-13 www.truckseries.com Kroger 250 This race was held April 1 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the pole. Top ten results 11 - David Starr 9 - Ted Musgrave 88 - Matt Crafton 6 - Mark Martin 16 - Mike Bliss 77 - Brendan Gaughan 07 - Clint Bowyer 5 - Mike Skinner 85 - Dennis Setzer 18 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. Failed to qualify: Tam Topham (#70), Chad Chaffin (#40), Justin Martz (#63). Dodge Ram Tough 200 April 29 at Gateway International Raceway. Qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner's points. As a result, David Ragan sat on the pole.April 2006 Craftsman Truck Series Archive https://www.jayski.com/jayski-archives/april-2006-craftsman-truck-series-archive/ Jayski's Silly Season Site April 3, 2024 Top ten results 30 - Todd Bodine 9 - Ted Musgrave 17 - David Reutimann 60 - Jack Sprague 23 - Johnny Benson 10 - Terry Cook 18 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. 11 - David Starr 16 - Mike Bliss 75 - Aric Almirola Failed to qualify: J. R. Patton (#63), J. C. Stout (#91), Nick Tucker (#31) Quaker Steak & Lube 200 The Quaker Steak & Lube 200 was held May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results 51 - Kyle Busch 10 - Terry Cook 30 - Todd Bodine 9 - Ted Musgrave 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 17 - David Reutimann 85 - Dennis Setzer 88 - Matt Crafton 75 - Aric Almirola 99 - Erik Darnell Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Chad Chaffin (#40), J. R. Patton (#63), Nick Tucker (#31), Bill Lester (#22) City of Mansfield 250 The City of Mansfield 250 was held May 27 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole. Qualifying for this event was rained out. A series record of 18 caution flags was set during this running of the City of Mansfield 250.Late restart helps Edwards win Busch https://eu.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2006/05/28/late-restart-helps-edwards-win-busch/30100043007/ Star-News Associated Press May 28, 2006 April 3, 2024 Top ten results 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 60 - Jack Sprague 11 - David Starr 23 - Johnny Benson 12 - Joey Miller 88 - Matt Crafton 85 - Dennis Setzer 16 - Mike Bliss 17 - David Reutimann 59 - Steve Park Failed to qualify: Michel Jourdain Jr. (#50), Todd Shafer (#91) AAA Insurance 200 The AAA Insurance 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. David Reutimann won the pole. Top ten results 6 - Mark Martin 50 - Carl Edwards 30 - Todd Bodine 16 - Mike Bliss 17 - David Reutimann 23 - Johnny Benson 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 14 - Rick Crawford 60 - Jack Sprague 51 - Kyle Busch Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Ryan Moore (#40) Sam's Town 400 The Sam's Town 400 was held June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results 30 - Todd Bodine 5 - Mike Skinner 14 - Rick Crawford 17 - David Reutimann 23 - Johnny Benson 85 - Dennis Setzer 9 - Ted Musgrave 6 - David Ragan 08 - Chad McCumbee 16 - Mike Bliss Failed to qualify: J. R. Patton (#63), Blake Mallory (#76) Con-way Freight 200 This race was held June 17 at Michigan International Speedway.Benson wins truck race in Michigan https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2006/06/17/Benson-wins-truck-race-in-Michigan/34011150585002/ United Press International June 17, 2006 April 3, 2024 Mike Skinner won the pole. Johnny Benson captured his first Truck Series win and first NASCAR win in his home state.Monroe Mark Benson claims first truck victory https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/2006/06/18/Benson-claims-first-truck-victory/stories/200606180042 Toledo Blade June 18, 2006 April 3, 2024 Top ten results 23 - Johnny Benson 6 - Mark Martin 4 - Bobby Labonte 30 - Todd Bodine 88 - Matt Crafton 14 - Rick Crawford 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 85 - Dennis Setzer 10 - Terry Cook 60 - Jack Sprague Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1) Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 The Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 was held June 23 at The Milwaukee Mile. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole. Top ten results 23 - Johnny Benson 16 - Mike Bliss 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 60 - Jack Sprague 17 - David Reutimann 4 - Timothy Peters 85 - Dennis Setzer 11 - David Starr 14 - Rick Crawford 10 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#31), Michel Jourdain Jr. (#50) O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 This race was held July 1 at Kansas Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. This race was marred by a hard crash involving Kelly Sutton, who had to be extracted from her truck by medical personnel. Sutton would suffer a minor concussion, and would miss the next two races. Top ten results: 10 - Terry Cook* 14 - Rick Crawford 20 - Marcos Ambrose 77 - Brendan Gaughan 5 - Mike Skinner 6 - David Ragan 30 - Todd Bodine 11 - David Starr 23 - Johnny Benson 17 - David Reutimann This would be Terry Cook's last career Truck Series victory, and his first since 2002. Failed to qualify: none Built Ford Tough 225 This race was held July 8 at Kentucky Speedway. Marcos Ambrose won his first career pole. Unsponsored Ron Hornaday Jr. captured his second win of the year. Top ten results: 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 14 - Rick Crawford 77 - Brendan Gaughan 23 - Johnny Benson 6 - David Ragan 9 - Ted Musgrave 88 - Matt Crafton 11 - David Starr 99 - Erik Darnell 30 - Todd Bodine Brad Keselowski replaced Kelly Sutton in the #02 truck for this race and the next race, as Sutton was still recovering from her crash at Kansas. Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Todd Shafer (#19) O'Reilly 200 The O'Reilly 200 was held July 15 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top ten results 60 - Jack Sprague 99 - Erik Darnell 88 - Matt Crafton 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 16 - Mike Bliss 6 - David Ragan 17 - David Reutimann 10 - Terry Cook 5 - Mike Skinner 85 - Dennis Setzer Failed to qualify: none Power Stroke Diesel 200 The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 4 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. David Ragan won the pole. Top ten results 14 - Rick Crawford* 85 - Dennis Setzer 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 11 - David Starr 16 - Mike Bliss 10 - Terry Cook 30 - Todd Bodine 9 - Ted Musgrave 6 - David Ragan 99 - Erik Darnell This would be Crawford's last career Truck Series victory. Failed to qualify: Chuck Maitlen (#89), Rick Craig (#31)-Withdrew Entry List: Indianapolis http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000079/007961.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080907112154/http://www.truckseries.com/cgi-script/NCTS_06/articles/000079/007961.htm 2008-09-07 www.truckseries.com Toyota Tundra 200 This race was held August 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Erik Darnell won the pole. Top ten results: 23 - Johnny Benson 60 - Jack Sprague 20 - Marcos Ambrose 9 - Ted Musgrave 77 - Brendan Gaughan 17 - David Reutimann 08 - Chad McCumbee 30 - Todd Bodine 88 - Matt Crafton 10 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: None O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline This race was held on August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results: #6 - Mark Martin #30 - Todd Bodine #9 - Ted Musgrave #23 - Johnny Benson #11 - David Starr #15 - Kyle Busch #5 - Mike Skinner #16 - Mike Bliss #18 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #17 - David Reutimann Failed to qualify: Chuck Maitlen (#89) New Hampshire 200 The New Hampshire 200 was held September 16 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results #23 - Johnny Benson #5 - Mike Skinner #15 - Kyle Busch #30 - Todd Bodine #11 - David Starr #33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #14 - Rick Crawford #88 - Matt Crafton #99 - Erik Darnell #6 - Mark Martin Failed to qualify: Garrett Liberty (#89) Las Vegas 350 The Las Vegas 350 was held September 23 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results #5 - Mike Skinner #9 - Ted Musgrave #16 - Mike Bliss #23 - Johnny Benson #33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. #17 - David Reutimann #20 - Marcos Ambrose #85 - Dennis Setzer #46 - Kraig Kinser #75 - Aric Almirola Failed to qualify: none John Deere 250 The John Deere 250 was held October 7 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mark Martin won the pole. Top ten results: 6 - Mark Martin 5 - Mike Skinner 9 - Ted Musgrave 30 - Todd Bodine 24 - A. J. Allmendinger 17 - David Reutimann 50 - David Ragan 59 - Chad Chaffin 23 - Johnny Benson 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. Failed to qualify: none Kroger 200 The Kroger 200 was held October 21 at Martinsville Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Top ten results: #60 - Jack Sprague #11 - David Starr #99 - Erik Darnell #6 - Mark Martin #23 - Johnny Benson #15 - Kyle Busch #5 - Mike Skinner #46 - Denny Hamlin #14 - Rick Crawford #4 - Chase Miller Failed to qualify: Bradley Riethmeyer (#49), Casey Kingsland (#7), Todd Shafer (#19), Jimmy Simpson (#64) EasyCare 200 The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 was held October 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Top ten results: 16 - Mike Bliss 10 - Terry Cook 99 - Erik Darnell 17 - David Reutimann 14 - Rick Crawford 50 - David Ragan 08 - Chad McCumbee 5 - Mike Skinner 18 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. 60 - Jack Sprague Failed to qualify: none Silverado 350K This race was held November 3 at Texas Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer won the race from the pole. Top ten results: 46 - Clint Bowyer 51 - Kyle Busch 23 - Mike Skinner 60 - Jack Sprague 33 - Ron Hornaday Jr. 6 - David Ragan 17 - David Reutimann 10 - Terry Cook 99 - Erik Darnell 20 - Marcos Ambrose Failed to qualify: none Casino Arizona 150 The Casino Arizona 150 was held November 10 at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnny Benson won the pole. This race was unusual in that there was a short field starting this race (only 35 trucks started the race instead of the normal 36). Top ten results: #23 - Johnny Benson #6 - Mark Martin #5 - Mike Skinner #30 - Todd Bodine #88 - Matt Crafton #11 - David Starr #60 - Jack Sprague #17 - David Reutimann #15 - Kyle Busch #99 - Erik Darnell Failed to qualify: none Ford 200 This race will be held on November 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Todd Bodine won the championship, and Erik Darnell won the Rookie of the Year. thumb|right|250px|Terry Cook (10) and Kerry Earnhardt (13) line up before the Ford 200. Top ten results: #6 - Mark Martin #77 - Brendan Gaughan #99 - Erik Darnell #18 - Bobby Hamilton Jr. #60 - Jack Sprague #46 - Joe Nemechek #11 - David Starr #17 - David Reutimann #85 - Dennis Setzer #10 - Terry Cook Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1) Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos Position Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points 1 Todd Bodine 2 2 1 12 1* 3 15* 3 1 4 20 7 10 15 7 8 2 4 12 4 14 25 14 4 21 3666 2 Johnny Benson 15 6 3 30 5 12 4 6 5 1 1 9 4 32 12 1 4 1* 4 9 5 29 31 1 26 3539 3 David Reutimann 9 4 5 15 3 6 9 5 4 15 5 10 12 7 34 6 10 12 6 6 18 4 7 8 8 3530 4 David Starr 14 12 15 1* 8 26 3 11 18 13 8 8 8 11 4 20 5 5 20 24 2 11 16 6 7 3355 5 Jack Sprague 5 5 17 17 4 34 2 9 11 10 4 29 11 1* 28 2 23 18 13 33 1* 10 4 7 5 3328 6 Ted Musgrave 3 3 4 2 2 4 16 18 7 23 24 22 6 19 8 4 3 31 2 3 15* 24 11 19 33 3314 7 Ron Hornaday Jr. 23 32 20 14 15 5 1* 7 15 7 3* 12 1 4 3 33 27 6 5 10 13 13 5 13 14 3313 8 Terry Cook 10 14 12 19 6 2 22 16 16 9 10 1 16 8 6 10 21 22 16 14 17 2 8 14 10 3268 9 Rick Crawford 8 8 10 26 24 11 12 8 3 6 9 2 2 13 1* 28 13 7 14 15 9 5 33 33 15 3252 10 Mike Skinner 4 17 35 8 35 31 29 22 2* 11 11 5* 31 9 18 17* 7 2 1* 2 7 8 3 3 35 3219 11 Mike Bliss 22 7 7 5 9 33 8 4 10 14 2 31 15 5 5 30 8 16 3 25 22 1* 27 11 30 3151 12 Erik Darnell (R) 6 11 8 11 31 10 13 25 35 12 27 26 9 2 10 12 18 9 17 19 3 3 9 10 3 3136 13 Dennis Setzer 13 10 11 9 23 7 7 20 6 8 7 11 20 10 2 35 14 14 8 11 23 14 32 12 9 3129 14 Matt Crafton 26 20 9 3 12 8 6 15 12 5 34 20 7 3 20 9 12 8 21 18 34 12 15 5 12 3102 15 Brendan Gaughan 24 36 13 6 14 14 17 19 26 16 19 4 3 17 16 5 17 34 15 12 19 26 17 21 2 2894 16 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 7 22 19 10 7 21 18 13 25 28 31 15 24 35 31 13 9 26 26 13 32 9 12 32 4 2671 17 Chad McCumbee (R) DNQ 25 27 21 11 15 31 23 9 18 14 13 18 22 17 7 25 20 34 30 27 7 13 29 13 2515 18 Aric Almirola (R) 32 21 18 18 10 9 30 12 32 36 13 18 22 18 21 22 32 29 10 22 16 30 20 22 23 2471 19 Mark Martin 1* 1* 2* 4 13 1* 2* 1* 10 1* 4 36 2* 1* 2313 20 Bill Lester 35 15 29 24 30 DNQ 24 30 22 33 15 23 28 25 14 21 16 35 19 31 12 22 21 20 11 2252 21 Marcos Ambrose (R) 33 34 36 23 26 27 26 18 3 19* 34 22 3 26 23 7 17 25 16 10 15 27 2228 22 Kerry Earnhardt (R) 18 29 34 20 27 20 27 29 34 29 35 25 23 28 23 11 20 19 11 36 33 21 29 27 19 2199 23 Bobby East (R) 23 13 13 24 34 17 28 30 17 24 34 21 11 36 29 30 22 23 21 15 22 18 16 2186 24 David Ragan 22 34 28 25 8 19 30 6 5 6 9 34 15 11 7 20 6 6 17 2122 25 Erin Crocker (R) 27 27 26 25 22 18 28 24 33 24 25 16 27 30 27 29 35 32 24 20 26 23 36 16 34 2113 26 Boston Reid (R) 36 34 24 31 16 16 14 33 17 17 26 28 14 24 24 14 28 33 33 29 1792 27 Timothy Peters (R) 12 24 33 35 32 23 11 14 20 35 6 19 25 12 15 19 33 1672 28 Chad Chaffin DNQ 18 21 DNQ 26 DNQ 17 29 32 15 11 27 25 8 11 32 19 23 36 1566 29 Kraig Kinser (R) 30 DNQ 28 29 17 19 35 31 36 22 28 35 35 27 13 23 24 9 24 1541 30 Robert Richardson Jr. (R) 17 33 30 33 36 DNQ 33 DNQ 23 DNQ 33 27 DNQ 36 30 27 36 36 28 16 24 27 28 34 DNQ 1514 31 Joey Miller (R) 33 13 36 16 29 22 5 32 30 20 23 30 13 20 19 1429 32 Kyle Busch 1* 10* 6 3 6 2 9 1107 33 Kyle Krisiloff 28 19 16 23 33 17 25 27 19 32 29 17 1106 34 Kelly Sutton 29 28 QL 19 27 21 36 24 25 32 36 25 26 977 35 Steve Park 25 36 18 28 10 21 21 31 16 14 971 36 Ryan Moore (R) 36 DNQ 14 27 21 34 32 31 35 18 31 15 911 37 Scott Lagasse Jr. (R) 30 31 21 32 20 35 29 26 34 18 741 38 Chase Miller 17 32 21 10 33 30 35 32 675 39 Michel Jourdain Jr. DNQ 13 DNQ 32 26 19 30 24 31 616 40 Brad Keselowski 34 16 30 16 34 24 521 41 Damon Lusk 36 17 18 26 18 470 42 Clint Bowyer 7 25 1* 434 43 John Mickel 31 20 25 25 29 430 44 Jon Wood 16 9 6 408 45 Kevin Grubb 21 14 33 24 376 46 A. J. Allmendinger 13 5 34 350 47 Mike Wallace 31 31 DNQ 26 22 327 48 Shane Huffman 35 26 28 20 325 49 Bobby Hamilton 21 23 14 315 50 Sean Murphy 20 32 30 32 315 51 Cameron Dodson 29 24 30 30 313 52 J. C. Stout DNQ 29 32 28 28 301 53 Joe Nemechek 28 35 6 292 54 Peter Shepherd III 23 31 18 273 55 Travis Kittleson 16 30 31 263 56 Justin Allgaier 22 21 36 252 57 Johnny Sauter 22 12 224 58 Johnny Chapman 29 34 33 35 201 59 Chase Montgomery 19 DNQ 27 188 60 Sammy Sanders 25 22 185 61 Kevin Lepage 28 21 179 62 Stacy Compton 25 26 173 63 Carl Edwards 2 170 64 Bobby Labonte 3 170 65 Jeremy Mayfield 23 31 164 66 Derrike Cope 27 28 161 67 Robert Turner 32 26 152 68 Butch Miller 27 31 152 69 Mike Greenwell 26 33 149 70 Casey Kingsland DNQ 31 28 149 71 Denny Hamlin 8 142 72 Kevin Hamlin 11 135 73 Chris Wimmer 36 34 116 74 Michael Waltrip 17 112 75 Auggie Vidovich 19 106 76 Kelly Bires 19 106 77 T. J. Bell 21 105 78 Justin Martz DNQ 20 103 79 Justin Labonte 23 94 80 Boris Jurkovic 25 88 81 Tim Fedewa 29 76 82 Tam Topham DNQ 29 76 83 David Stremme 32 67 84 Wayne Edwards DNQ DNQ 33 36 35 64 85 Martin Truex Jr. 34 61 86 Eric Norris 35 58 87 Carl Long DNQ DNQ 35 58 88 Scott Lynch 35 58 89 Willie Allen 25 90 Todd Shafer DNQ DNQ 36 DNQ 91 Norm Benning DNQ 92 J. R. Patton DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 93 Nick Tucker DNQ DNQ 94 Blake Mallory DNQ 95 Chuck Maitlen DNQ DNQ 96 Garrett Liberty DNQ 97 Jimmy Simpson DNQ 98 Bradley Riethmeyer DNQ 99 Rick Craig Wth Pos Position Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points Rookie of the Year Erik Darnell of Roush Racing took home ROTY honors. Despite missing the season opener at Daytona and switching teams after Dover, Chad McCumbee was runner up in the ROTY fight. Finishing a surprising 3rd in ROTY was former V8 Supercars driver Marcos Ambrose, who missed the first three races of the season. Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Aric Almirola was fourth and rounding out the top five was Bobby East. Third generation driver Kerry Earnhardt and female driver Erin Crocker were expected to make runs for the title, but did not perform to expectation. Rookies such as Boston Reid, Joey Miller and Timothy Peters all attempted ROTY but were released from their rides. See also 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006 NASCAR Busch Series 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series 2006 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour References External links Truck Series Standings and Statistics for 2006 * Category:NASCAR Truck Series seasons