Nascar Nextel Cup Series 2006 var den 58:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.

Nascar Nextel Cup Series 2006
Allmän information
Säsongsnummer58
Antal race36
Start12 februari (uppvisningslopp)
19 februari (poängbärande)
Slut19 november
Bilar
Chassin
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetJimmie Johnson[1]
TeammästerskapetHendrick Motorsports[2]
MärkesmästerskapetChevrolet[3]
Årets rookieDenny Hamlin[4]
2006

Säsongen bestod av 36 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Budweiser Shootout 12 februari och Gatorade Duel 16 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 48:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 19 november på Homestead-Miami Speedway med Ford 400. Serien vanns av Jimmie Johnson i en Chevrolet körande för Hendrick Motorsports. Det var hans första av sammanlagt sju mästerskapstitlar.[5] Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet för fjärde året i rad.

Tävlingskalender redigera

Nr Officiellt namn Bana Datum
U Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 12 februari
KV Gatorade Duel 16 februari
1 Daytona 500 19 februari
2 Auto Club 500 California Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien 26 februari
3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada 12 mars
4 Golden Corral 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 19 20 mars[a]
5 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 26 mars
6 DirecTV 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 12 april
7 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 9 april
8 Subway Fresh 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona 22 april
9 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 1 maj
10 Crown Royal 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 6 maj
11 Dodge Charger 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina 13 maj
U Nextel Open Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 20 maj
U Nextel All-Star Challenge
12 Coca-Cola 600 28 maj
13 Neighborhood Excellence 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 4 juni
14 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 11 juni
15 3M Performance 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 18 juni
16 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien 25 juni
17 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 1 juli
18 USG Sheetrock 400 Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 9 juli
19 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 16 juli
20 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania 23 juli
21 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana 6 augusti
22 AMD at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York 13 augusti
23 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan 20 augusti
24 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee 26 augusti
25 Sony HD 500 California Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien 3 september
26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia 9 september
Chase for the Nextel Cup
27 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 17 september
28 Dover 400 Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware 24 september
29 Banquet 400 Presented by Conagra Foods Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas 1 oktober
30 UAW-Ford 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama 8 oktober
31 Bank of America 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 14 oktober
32 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia 22 oktober
33 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia 29 oktober
34 Dickies 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas 5 november
35 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona 12 november
36 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida 19 november

Resultat redigera

Nr Tävling Pole position Flest ledda varv Vinnare Team Konstruktör Rapport
U Budweiser Shootout Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
KV Gatorade Duel 1 Jeff Burton Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford Rapport
KV Gatorade Duel 2 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Daytona 500 Jeff Burton Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
2 Auto Club 500 Kurt Busch Greg Biffle Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Rapport
3 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Greg Biffle Matt Kenseth Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
4 Golden Corral 500 Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
5 Food City 500 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge Rapport
6 DirecTV 500 Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
7 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Kasey Kahne Tony Stewart Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
8 Subway Fresh 500 Kyle Busch Greg Biffle Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
9 Aaron's 499 Elliott Sadler Jeff Gordon Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
10 Crown Royal 400 Greg Biffle Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet Rapport
11 Dodge Charger 500 Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Rapport
U Nextel Open Scott Riggs Scott Riggs Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
U Nextel All-Star Challenge Kasey Kahne Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hebdrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12 Coca-Cola 600 Scott Riggs Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
13 Neighborhood Excellence 400 Ryan Newman Jamie McMurray Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Rapport
14 Pocono 500 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
15 3M Performance 400 Kasey Kahne Jeff Gordon Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
16 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Kurt Busch Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
17 Pepsi 400 Boris Said Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
18 USG Sheetrock 400 Jeff Burton Matt Kenseth Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
19 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 Ryan Newman Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
20 Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
21 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jeff Burton Jeff Burton Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
22 AMD at the Glen Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
23 GFS Marketplace 400 Jeff Burton Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Rapport
24 Sharpie 500 Kurt Busch Jeff Burton Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford Rapport
25 Sony HD 500 Kurt Busch Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
27 Sylvania 300 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
28 Dover 400 Jeff Gordon Matt Kenseth Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
29 Banquet 400 Presented by Conagra Foods Kasey Kahne Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
30 UAW-Ford 500 David Gilliland Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
31 Bank of America 500 Scott Riggs Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Rapport
32 Subway 500 Kurt Busch Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Rapport
33 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Matt Kenseth Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
34 Dickies 500 Brian Vickers Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Rapport
35 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil Jeff Gordon Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Rapport
36 Ford 400 Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Rapport

Slutställning redigera

Förarmästerskapet redigera

Plats Förare Team Märke Poäng
1   Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6470
2   Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 6414
3   Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 6407
4   Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6397
5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 6333
6   Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6246
7   Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6226
8   Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 6173
9   Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 6068
10   Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6022
11   Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 4727
12   Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 4428
13   Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 4075
14   Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 3950
15   Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3924
16   Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3906
17   Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3833
18   Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 3748
19   Martin Truex Jr. Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3673
20   Scott Riggs Valvoline Evernham Racing Dodge 3619
21   Bobby Labonte Richard Petty Enterprises Dodge 3567
22   Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing
Evernham Motorsports
Ford
Dodge
3469
23   Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3463
24   Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3434
25   Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 3405
26   Dave Blaney Bill Davis Rcaing Dodge 3259
27   Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Dodge 3255
28   Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 3253
29   JJ. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3220
30   Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 3163

Märkesmästerskapet redigera

Pos Tillverkare Vinster Poäng
1 Chevrolet 23 279
2 Dodge 7 203
3 Ford 6 202
Källor:[3]

Anmärkningar redigera

  1. ^ Golden Corral 500 flyttades fram från söndag 19 mars till måndag 20 mars på grund av regn.[6]

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