The 2006 Dodge Charger 500, the eleventh race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season was held at Darlington Raceway on May 13, 2006. Kasey Kahne won the pole.
Rookie of the year contenders denoted by *
| Fin | St | Driver | Car # | Make | Points | Bonus | Laps | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 190 | 10 | 367 | $290,175 |
| 2 | 12 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 175 | 5 | 367 | $223,161 |
| 3 | 31 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 170 | 5 | 367 | $205,291 |
| 4 | 25 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 165 | 5 | 367 | $165,311 |
| 5 | 22 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 8 | Chevrolet | 155 | 367 | $152,916 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ryan Newman | 12 | Dodge | 155 | 5 | 367 | $139,333 |
| 7 | 29 | Kyle Busch | 5 | Chevrolet | 151 | 5 | 367 | $120,625 |
| 8 | 17 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | 142 | 367 | $105,625 | |
| 9 | 20 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 138 | 367 | $115,320 | |
| 10 | 5 | Denny Hamlin * | 11 | Chevrolet | 134 | 367 | $97,900 | |
| 11 | 16 | Reed Sorenson * | 41 | Dodge | 130 | 367 | $94,375 | |
| 12 | 13 | Tony Stewart | 20 | Chevrolet | 127 | 367 | $133,386 | |
| 13 | 24 | Robby Gordon | 7 | Chevrolet | 129 | 5 | 367 | $85,225 |
| 14 | 39 | Martin Truex Jr. * | 1 | Chevrolet | 121 | 367 | $108,408 | |
| 15 | 23 | Ken Schrader | 21 | Ford | 118 | 366 | $109,814 | |
| 16 | 36 | Joe Nemechek | 1 | Chevrolet | 115 | 366 | $106,995 | |
| 17 | 21 | Casey Mears | 42 | Dodge | 112 | 366 | $113,908 | |
| 18 | 40 | Kyle Petty | 45 | Dodge | 109 | 366 | $103,133 | |
| 19 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge | 106 | 366 | $115,633 | |
| 20 | 42 | Tony Raines | 96 | Chevrolet | 103 | 366 | $76,725 | |
| 21 | 1 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | Dodge | 105 | 5 | 366 | $126,439 |
| 22 | 11 | Bobby Labonte | 43 | Dodge | 97 | 366 | $113,136 | |
| 23 | 3 | Clint Bowyer * | 7 | Chevrolet | 94 | 365 | $84,400 | |
| 24 | 35 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Ford | 96 | 5 | 365 | $106,750 |
| 25 | 4 | David Stremme * | 40 | Dodge | 88 | 365 | $96,533 | |
| 26 | 26 | J.J. Yeley * | 18 | Chevrolet | 85 | 365 | $107,775 | |
| 27 | 32 | Dave Blaney | 22 | Dodge | 87 | 5 | 364 | $84,158 |
| 28 | 27 | Sterling Marlin | 14 | Chevrolet | 79 | 364 | $81,322 | |
| 29 | 6 | Elliott Sadler | 38 | Ford | 76 | 364 | $99,483 | |
| 30 | 18 | Travis Kvapil | 32 | Chevrolet | 73 | 364 | $71,400 | |
| 31 | 19 | Scott Riggs | 10 | Dodge | 70 | 363 | $68,150 | |
| 32 | 28 | Jeff Green | 66 | Chevrolet | 67 | 363 | $75,975 | |
| 33 | 38 | Scott Wimmer | 4 | Chevrolet | 64 | 363 | $68,750 | |
| 34 | 43 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 61 | 361 | $67,675 | |
| 35 | 37 | Michael Waltrip | 55 | Dodge | 58 | 359 | $67,450 | |
| 36 | 41 | Kevin Lepage | 49 | Dodge | 55 | 353 | $67,300 | |
| 37 | 14 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 52 | 350 | $104,036 | |
| 38 | 30 | Jeremy Mayfield | 19 | Dodge | 49 | 346 | $96,866 | |
| 39 | 7 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 46 | 281 | $86,550 | |
| 40 | 34 | Stanton Barrett | 95 | Chevrolet | 43 | 255 | $66,600 | |
| 41 | 8 | Brian Vickers | 25 | Chevrolet | 40 | 246 | $74,475 | |
| 42 | 15 | Jamie McMurray | 26 | Ford | 37 | 223 | $113,200 | |
| 43 | 33 | Derrike Cope | 74 | Dodge | 34 | 11 | $66,577 |
Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#61), Kenny Wallace (#78), Carl Long (#37), Chad Blount (#34)