2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400

2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400
Race details[1]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400 program cover
2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400 program cover
Date June 4, 2006 (2006-June-04)
Official name Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America
Location Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.609 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 75.2 °F (24.0 °C); wind speeds up to 11.39 miles per hour (18.33 km/h)
Average speed 109.865 miles per hour (176.811 km/h)
Attendance 145,000
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Most laps led
Driver Jamie McMurray Roush Racing
Laps 95
Winner
No. 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network FX
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

The 2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America was the thirteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. It was held on Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware and contested over 400 laps and 400 miles (640 km) on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race, giving him his second win of the season. Jamie McMurray, his teammate, finished second and Kevin Harvick finished third. Ricky Rudd made a brief return to the Cup Series in relief of Tony Stewart.

Qualifying

Pos[2] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 154.633 23.281 0.000
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 154.361 23.322 -0.041
3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 154.063 23.367 -0.086
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 153.774 23.411 -0.130
5 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 153.662 23.428 -0.147
6 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA Insurance 153.531 23.448 -0.167
7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 153.466 23.458 -0.177
8 38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 153.302 23.483 -0.202
9 26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 153.146 23.507 -0.226
10 20 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet The Home Depot 152.931 23.540 -0.259
11 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Budweiser 152.847 23.553 -0.272
12 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Windows Live OneCare 152.769 23.565 -0.284
13 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 152.769 23.565 -0.284
14 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet Imitrex / GSK 152.626 23.587 -0.306
15 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline / Stanley Tools 152.588 23.593 -0.312
16 00 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet UWFUSA.com 152.588 23.593 -0.312
17 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 152.581 23.594 -0.313
18 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge State Water Heaters 152.542 23.600 -0.319
19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 152.478 23.610 -0.329
20 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 152.342 23.631 -0.350
21 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 152.336 23.632 -0.351
22 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 152.329 23.633 -0.352
23 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Waste Management 152.220 23.650 -0.369
24 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 152.123 23.665 -0.384
25 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 151.841 23.709 -0.428
26 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 151.803 23.715 -0.434
27 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 151.260 23.800 -0.519
28 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 151.235 23.804 -0.523
29 40 David Stremme Dodge Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon 151.197 23.810 -0.529
30 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 151.045 23.834 -0.553
31 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 150.975 23.845 -0.564
32 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 150.918 23.854 -0.573
33 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 150.710 23.887 -0.606
34 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco / Havoline 150.640 23.898 -0.617
35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Wells Fargo 150.552 23.912 -0.631
36 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svcs 150.546 23.913 -0.632
37 178 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 150.533 23.915 -0.634
38 21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 150.432 23.931 -0.650
39 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 150.275 23.956 -0.675
40 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 150.175 23.972 -0.691
41 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards / MAPEI 149.514 24.078 -0.797
42 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 146.484 24.576 -1.295
43 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet AERO Exhaust 150.483 23.923 -0.642
Failed to qualify
44 95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet TheRaceSpace.com 23.947
45 34 Carl Long Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 24.250
46 61 Chad Chaffin Dodge Continental Fire & Safety / RoadLoans 0.000 0.000 0.000
47 52 Donnie Neuenberger Dodge Cox Mechanical / Plan B Tool 0.000 0.000 0.000

Results

POS[3] ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 19 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 323591 running 83 185
2 9 26   Jamie McMurray Irwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 239600 running 95 180
3 5 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 198586 running 0 165
4 17 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 164245 running 48 165
5 30 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 132925 running 22 160
6 42 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 153261 running 0 150
7 26 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 400 135039 running 0 146
8 20 16   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 112800 running 2 147
9 6 6   Mark Martin AAA Insurance   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 107950 running 39 143
10 11 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 400 130241 running 1 139
11 7 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Kinko's   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 400 94200 running 0 130
12 3 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 400 133011 running 81 132
13 28 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 400 126136 running 0 124
14 1 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 400 134533 running 12 126
15 25 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 400 104125 running 2 123
16 4 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 400 122658 running 0 115
17 22 07   Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 400 93150 running 0 112
18 2 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 400 120316 running 14 114
19 39 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 400 91600 running 0 106
20 15 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco) Dodge 400 85200 running 0 103
21 34 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 400 116983 running 0 100
22 21 1   Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 399 107783 running 0 97
23 24 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 399 89925 running 0 94
24 40 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 399 112400 running 0 91
25 10 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot / Powerade   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 398 130786 running 0 88
26 32 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 398 79100 running 0 85
27 35 45   Kyle Petty Wells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 398 102608 running 0 82
28 12 66   Jeff Green Windows Live OneCare   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 398 99958 running 0 79
29 27 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 398 89308 running 0 76
30 31 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 398 87047 running 0 73
31 23 14   Sterling Marlin Waste Management   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 398 74350 running 0 70
32 33 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 397 74200 running 0 67
33 38 21   Ken Schrader Little Debbie   (Wood Brothers) Ford 397 102214 running 0 64
34 43 4   Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 396 73850 running 0 61
35 13 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 396 99995 running 0 58
36 41 7   Robby Gordon Menards / MAPEI   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 394 73525 running 0 55
37 36 74   Derrike Cope Sundance Vacations / Royal Admin. Svc   (Raynard McGlynn) Dodge 393 73375 running 0 52
38 37 78   Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 378 73265 running 0 49
39 18 49   Kevin Lepage State Water Heaters   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 299 73155 engine 0 46
40 8 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 296 100933 crash 0 43
41 29 40   David Stremme Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 290 80895 overheating 1 45
42 14 18   J.J. Yeley Imitrex   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 286 107385 crash 0 37
43 16 00   Hermie Sadler UWFUSA.com   (Mike Anderson) Chevrolet 136 73033 transmission 0 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
44 Stanton Barrett 95 TheRaceSpace.com Stanton Barrett Chevrolet
45 Carl Long 34 Oak Glove Co. Bob Jenkins Chevrolet
46 Chad Chaffin 61 Continental Fire & Safety / RoadLoans Jeff Stec Dodge
47 Donnie Neuenberger 52 Cox Mechanical / Plan B Tool Rick Ware Dodge
DC Ricky Rudd 20 Home Depot / Powerade Joe Gibbs Chevrolet

Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#34), Donnie Neuenberger (#52), Chad Chaffin (#61), and Stanton Barrett (#95).

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:38:27
  • Average Speed: 109.865 miles per hour (176.811 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 154.633
  • Cautions: 9 for 51 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.787 sec
  • Lead changes: 23
  • Percent of race run under caution: 12.8%
  • Average green flag run: 34.9 laps

References

  1. ^ 2006 Neighborhood Excellence 400 weather information at Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ "Qualifying times: Neighbourhood Excellence 400". Crash. 2006-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-05.


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