2006 Subway 500

2006 Subway 500
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season

Layout of Martinsville Speedway
Date October 22, 2006
Location Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.85 km)
Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423 km)
WeatherTemperatures up to 66.2 °F (19.0 °C); wind speeds up to 5.10 miles per hour (8.21 km/h)[4]
Average speed 70.446 mph (113.372 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kurt Busch Penske Racing
Time 19.408
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 245
Winner
No. 48
 Jimmie Johnson
 Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
Nielsen Ratings 4.1/9 (Final)
3.5/7 (Overnight)[5]

The 2006 Subway 500 was a stock car racing competition that took place on October 22, 2006. Held at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, the 500-lap race was the thirty-second in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, as well as the sixth in the ten-race Chase for the Nextel Cup, which ended the season. Jimmie Johnson of the Hendrick Motorsports team won the race; Denny Hamlin finished second and Bobby Labonte came in third.

Kurt Busch won the pole position, although he was immediately passed by Jeff Gordon at the start of the race. One-hundred and forty three laps later, Johnson became the leader of the race. Labonte was leading the race with fifty-five laps remaining but was passed by Johnson who held it to win the race. There were eighteen cautions during the race and sixteen lead changes among five different drivers during the course of the race.

The race was Johnson's fifth win of the 2006 season, and the twenty-third of his career. The result advanced Johnson to third in the Drivers' Championship, forty-one behind Matt Kenseth who took over the lead when Jeff Burton retired during the race. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, fifty-three ahead of Dodge and sixty-one ahead of Ford with four races of the season remaining. 65,000 people attended the race.

Report

Background

Martinsville Speedway, the race track where the race was held.

The track, Martinsville Speedway, is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races, the others being Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.[6] The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long.[7] The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has zero degree banking.[7] The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.[7]

One team chose to replace their regular driver with a substitute. Morgan-McClure Motorsports driver Todd Bodine opted to concentrate his efforts on clinching the Craftsman Truck Series title and was replaced by Ward Burton.[8] Burton, who had not raced since 2004, went to Motor Mile Speedway to re-familiarise himself with the sport.[9] Crew chief Chris Carrier said, "He expressed a lot of interest in driving, He's a Virginia driver and we're a Virginia team. That makes for a great combination at Martinsville."[9] On October 18, Roush Racing announced that Craftsman Truck Series driver David Ragan would drive the #06 car for four out of the five remaining races of the season, starting at the Subway 500.[10] Ragan said that the experience would help him prepare for his full-time début in 2007.[10]

Before the race, Jeff Burton led the Drivers' Championship, with 5,763 points, while Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick followed in second and third. Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five, while Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top ten drivers, who were competing for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup.[11] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet were leading with 237 points, Dodge followed in second with 189 in front of Ford who was in third with 183.[12] Gordon was the race's defending champion.[13]

Practice and qualifying

Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race—one on Friday, and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, and the second 60 minutes. The final session lasted 45 minutes.[2] In the first practice session, Gordon was fastest, placing ahead of Ryan Newman in second and Hamlin in third. Johnson took fourth position, and Dave Blaney placed fifth. Kurt Busch, Sterling Marlin, Jeff Green, Reed Sorenson and Kahne rounded out the top ten fastest drivers in the session.[14] During the first practice session, Scott Riggs, who finished eighteenth, suffered an engine failure and was forced to change engines.[15]

Kurt Busch won pole position with the fastest time, 19.408.

Fifty drivers attempted to qualify;[16] due to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, only forty-three could race. Kurt Busch clinched his sixth pole position of the season, with a time of 19.408. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Gordon. Hamlin qualified third, Newman took fourth and Tony Stewart started fifth. Johnson, one of the drivers in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, qualified ninth, while Harvick set the twelfth fastest time. The seven drivers that failed to qualify were Mike Bliss, Hermie Sadler, Chad Chaffin, Morgan Shepherd, Ted Christopher, Derrike Cope and Stanton Barrett.[17] Once qualifying concluded Kurt Busch said, "It was a great lap, unexpected for me, but this team has always qualified well at this track, Martinsville is the kind of track that you either love or hate, and I've learned to do both. It's a tough, challenging short track."[18]

On Saturday morning, Marlin was fastest in the second practice session, ahead of Kahne in second, and Gordon in third. Dale Jarrett was fourth quickest, and Casey Mears took fifth. Johnson managed sixth. Hamlin, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle and Burton followed in the top ten. Of the other drivers in the Chase, Kyle Busch was thirteenth fastest, while Martin set the nineteenth fastest time.[19] Later that day, Johnson paced the final practice session, ahead of Harvick in second and Biffle in third. Marlin was fourth fastest, ahead of David Stremme and Hamlin. Earnhardt Jr. was seventh fastest, Kyle Busch eighth, Gordon ninth, and Mears tenth. Other Chase drivers included Burton in sixteenth and Kahne in seventeenth.[20]

Race

Television coverage for the race, the thirty-second of a total of thirty-six in the 2006 season, began at 12:32 p.m. EDT live in the United States on NBC. Around the start of the race, weather conditions were overcast with the air temperature around 48 °F (9 °C); forecasts indiciated the possibility of rain showers. Eldrid Davis began pre-race ceremonies by giving the invocation, The Martinsville High School marching band performed the national anthem, and Subway spokesman Jared Fogle gave the command for drivers to start their engines. During the pace laps, Riggs and Kenny Wallace moved to the rear of the grid because of them changing their engines.[21]

The race began at 1:00 p.m. Gordon accelerated faster than Kurt Busch off the line, getting ahead of him by the second turn. Two laps later, the first caution was given when Truex Jr. spun sideways and Marlin, Sorenson and Kyle Petty sustained damaged to their cars. At the lap 10 restart, Gordon maintained his lead, ahead of Kurt Busch and Hamlin. Seven laps later, Hamlin passed Kurt Busch for the second position. On lap 64, a collision between Mears and Newman occurred which prompted the second caution. During the caution, all of the leaders made pit stops. On lap 67, Biffle pulled off the race track from brake problems. Gordon maintained the top position at the lap 71 restart.[21]

Twenty-three laps later, J.J. Yeley drove to pit road because of a flat tire. On lap 106, Burton made contact with Gordon and escaped with minor damage. Twenty-four laps later, Johnson passed Earnhardt Jr. to claim second position. On lap 144, Johnson passed Gordon for the lead. One lap later, Gordon reclaimed the first position. On lap 153, Johnson moved back into the lead. Two laps later, Stremme spun sideways, causing the third caution. All of the leaders elected to make pit stops. Johnson remained the leader on the restart on lap 161, ahead of Johnson and Stewart. Forty-two laps later, the fourth caution came out when Michael Waltrip spun. During the caution, the leaders elected to make pit stops. Johnson maintained his lead at the restart.[21]

On lap 218, Burton drove to his garage because of a carburetor problem. Four laps later, the fifth caution came out when David Gilliland made contact with Ward Burton, spinning him in turn two. Most of the drivers stayed on the track during the caution, allowing Johnson to remain the leader at the restart. On lap 231, the sixth caution was given when Sorenson spun after colliding with Riggs, causing Mike Skinner to make contact with Harvick, and Travis Kvapil to spin sideways. Harvick, Kahne, Vickers and Biffle went to pit road to repair damage, while the leaders remained on track. Johnson led on the lap 238 restart. Four laps later, Kvapil collided with the wall, Tony Raines' car suffered a cut tire from contact with Ragan and the seventh caution was given as a result. Most of the leaders elected to make pit stops during the caution. On lap 244, it was announced that Burton had retired from the race. Gordon became the leader at the restart, ahead of Hamlin and Elliott Sadler.[21]

On lap 256, Hamlin passed Gordon for the lead. Twenty-three laps later, Kenseth spun after a collision with Bowyer, causing the eighth caution of the race. During the caution, most of the leaders elected to make pit stops. Johnson regained the lead after the pitstops and maintained it on the lap 286 restart. Fourteen laps later, Kurt Busch passed Earnhardt Jr. for second. On lap 331, the ninth caution was given after Ken Schrader collided with the wall, after contact with Ragan which collected Jarrett. The leaders elected to make pit stops under caution. Kurt Busch gained the lead after the pit stop phase and maintained it at the restart. Six laps later, Raines made contact with Skinner, forcing him to collide with the wall, which caused the tenth caution. Kurt Busch maintained his lead at the restart.[21]

Jimmie Johnson won the race after overtaking Bobby Labonte with fifty-five laps remaining.

On lap 353, Johnson moved into the lead after passing Kurt Busch, who dropped a further two positions on the same lap. Two laps later, Ragan spun after contact with Elliott Sadler, prompting the eleventh caution. None of the leaders made pit stops during the caution. Johnson led on the restart, ahead of Earnhardt Jr. and Hamlin. Two laps later, the twelfth caution came out after Riggs made contact with Kurt Busch, who was spun sideways. Johnson maintained his lead on the lap 371 restart. Ten laps later, Hamlin passed Earnhardt Jr. to claim the second position. On lap 399, the thirteenth caution was prompted when Bobby Labonte made contact with Jamie McMurray, sending him spinning sideways. Most of the leaders chose to make pit stops. Labonte led on the restart, followed by Mears and Gordon. On lap 411, Elliott Sadler went to his garage because of motor problems.[21]

By lap 437, Johnson had moved into second position. Seven laps later, Johnson passed Labonte to reclaim the first position. On the 447th lap, the fourteenth caution came out when Kyle Busch collided with the wall, suffering minor damage, and Ragan spun sideways. One lap later, Kyle Busch went to pit road to repair the damage on his car. The race restarted on lap 453, with Johnson leading from Labonte and Hamlin. On the 460th lap, Gilliand caused Mears to spin sideways which prompted the fifteenth caution. Johnson maintained his lead at the restart. On lap 468, Bowyer prompted the sixteenth caution after spinning sideways. Four laps later, Martin drove to pit road to allow his team to search for potential problems with his car. The race restarted on lap 476. On the same lap, a seventeenth caution came out when Earnhardt Jr. spun trying to pass Kahne. Martin again took to pit road because of water problems. Johnson maintained the lead at the restart. On lap 484, Hamlin took second position off Labonte. Five laps later, Wallace spun, causing the eighteenth and final caution of the race, but managed to continue. Johnson remained the leader at the restart and held it to win the race. Hamlin finished second, ahead of Labonte in third, Stewart in fourth, and Gordon in fifth.[21][22]

Post-race

Johnson appeared in victory lane to celebrate his fifth win of the season in front of 65,000 who attended the race.[23] Johnson also earned $191,886 in race winnings.[22] Hamlin was disappointed with the result, saying, "I had a better car for three of four laps after the restart, and he was better after that, It was my only shot to get around him. I wasn't going to get under him completely."[24] Johnson was happy with his victory, "I'm just happy to finish where we should have, We've been running up front the last three of four races and haven't been able to close the deal. Today we did."[25] Kenseth, who finished eleventh, was optimistic about his chances of winning the Drivers' Championship, "It's great to be the leader, but we've got to start running good, It's still pretty wide open. It's going to be pretty exciting, I think, coming down to the last race."[25] Burton was candid about his retirement from the race, "These things happen, Everybody has had an issue in this Chase, and we had ours today. This thing is not over for us by any means."[26] Three days after the race, NASCAR announced that Michael Waltrip Racing crew chief Tommy Baldwin, Jr. had been fined $5,000 for violating four NASCAR rules.[27]

The result left Kenseth leading the Drivers' Championship with 5,848 points, ahead of Harvick with 5,812. Johnson, who finished first, moved to third on 5,807, six points ahead of Hamlin.[28] After the race, Burton, who fell to fifth, was still upbeat about his championship chances, "We have as good a shot as anybody. We've run well enough to win the championship; we just got to put the next four races together."[24] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet maintained the lead 246 points. Dodge remained second with 195, eight points ahead of Ford.[12]

Results

Qualifying

 Qualifying results
Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing South Dodge 19.408 97.568
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.446 97.377
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.484 97.187
4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 19.489 97.162
5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.514 97.038
6 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 19.557 96.825
7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.567 96.775
8 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 19.597 96.627
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.631 96.460
10 21 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.635 96.440
11 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 19.646 96.386
12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.660 96.317
13 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 19.676 96.239
14 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.683 96.205
15 5 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.690 96.171
16 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.699 96.128
17 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.709 96.078
18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 19.724 96.005
19 42 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 19.726 95.995
20 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 19.737 95.942
21 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.740 95.927
22 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 19.750 95.879
23 01 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 19.752 95.869
24 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 19.755 95.854
25 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 19.776 95.752
26 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 19.780 95.733
27 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 19.791 95.680
28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.797 95.651
29 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 19,811 95.583
30 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 19.818 95.549
31 32 Travis Kvapil PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 19.845 95.420
32 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.850 95.396
33 55 Michael Waltrip Waltrip-Jasper Racing Dodge 19.866 95.319
34 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 19.867 95.314
35 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 19.869 95.304
36 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 19.872 95.290
37 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.894 95.185
38 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 19.904 95.137
39 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 19.908 95.118
40 78 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 19.919 95.065
41 06 David Ragan Roush Racing Ford 19.939 94.970
42 32 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 19.964 94.851
43 72 Mike Skinner CJM Racing Chevrolet 19.965 94.846
Failed to qualify
44 49 Mike Bliss BAM Racing Dodge 19.993 94.713
45 00 Hermie Sadler MBA Racing Chevrolet 20.146 93.994
46 61 Chad Chaffin Front Row Motorsports Dodge 20.213 93.682
47 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 20.217 93.664
48 27 Ted Christopher Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Chevrolet 20.231 93.599
49 74 Derrike Cope McGlynn Racing Dodge 20.277 93.387
50 30 Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 20.551 92.142
Source:[17]

Race

 Race results
Pos Grid Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Points
1 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 190
2 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 175
3 30 43 Bobby Labonte Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 170
4 5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 500 160
5 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 160
6 19 42 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 150
7 32 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 500 146
8 8 66 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 500 142
9 12 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 138
10 14 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 500 134
11 20 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 500 130
12 27 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 500 127
13 4 12 Ryan Newman Penske Racing South Dodge 500 124
14 11 96 Tony Raines Hall of Fame Racing Chevrolet 500 121
15 13 40 David Stremme Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500 118
16 39 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 500 115
17 21 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 112
18 15 5 Kyle Busch Penske Racing Dodge 500 109
19 24 26 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 500 106
20 23 01 Joe Nemechek Ginn Racing Chevrolet 500 103
21 7 8 Sterling Marlin Ginn Racing Chevrolet 500 100
22 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500 97
23 37 07 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 94
24 25 5 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 500 91
25 41 06 David Ragan Roush Racing Ford 500 88
26 35 4 Ward Burton Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 500 85
27 1 2 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 496 87
28 29 38 David Gilliland Robert Yates Racing Ford 496 79
29 40 178 Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 496 76
30 17 10 Scott Riggs Evernham Motorsports Dodge 495 73
31 36 18 J.J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 494 70
32 38 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 486 67
33 6 22 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 485 64
34 33 55 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip Racing Dodge 472 61
35 16 41 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 460 58
36 18 1 Martin Truex Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 453 55
37 26 7 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 416 52
38 34 19 Elliott Sadler Evernham Motorsports Dodge 412 49
39 43 72 Mike Skinner CJM Racing Chevrolet 341 46
40 31 32 Travis Kvapil PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 332 43
41 10 21 Ken Schrader Wood Brothers Racing Ford 331 40
42 28 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 217 37
43 42 34 Kevin Lepage Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet 209 34
Source:[3][22]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Matt Kenseth 5,848
2 Kevin Harvick 5,812
3 Jimmie Johnson 5,807
4 Denny Hamlin 5,801
5 Jeff Burton 5,800
6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5,754
7 Mark Martin 5,752
8 Kasey Kahne 5,749
9 Jeff Gordon 5,707
10 Kyle Busch 5,677
Source:[28]
Matt Kenseth became the new points leader with 5,848 points, after finishing eleventh.
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Chevrolet 248
2 Dodge 195
3 Ford 187
Source:[12]
  • Note: Only the top ten positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

References

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