2006 Sylvania 300

2006 Sylvania 300
Race details
Race 27 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2006 Sylvania 300 program cover
2006 Sylvania 300 program cover
Date September 17, 2006 (2006-September-17)
Location New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.702 km)
Distance 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km)
Average speed 102.195 miles per hour (164.467 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Laps 196
Winner
No. 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr.

The 2006 Sylvania 300 was an NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on September 17, 2006 at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested at 300 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing won the race.

Background

New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Qualifying

Pos[1][2] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Reese's 132.282 28.793 0.000
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 131.751 28.909 -0.116
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 131.483 28.968 -0.175
4 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Mobil 1 131.216 29.027 -0.234
5 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Express 130.667 29.149 -0.356
6 40 David Stremme Dodge Lone Star Steakhouse / Saloon 130.305 29.230 -0.437
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 130.264 29.239 -0.446
8 16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 130.193 29.255 -0.462
9 7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Jim Beam 130.086 29.279 -0.486
10 21 Ken Schrader Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts 130.038 29.290 -0.497
11 1 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 130.007 29.297 -0.504
12 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 129.993 29.300 -0.507
13 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet Budweiser 129.842 29.334 -0.541
14 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 129.829 29.337 -0.544
15 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 129.825 29.338 -0.545
16 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 129.763 29.352 -0.559
17 1 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 129.763 29.352 -0.559
18 7 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 129.736 29.358 -0.565
19 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 129.652 29.377 -0.584
20 66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Haas Automation / Best Buy 129.600 29.389 -0.596
21 22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 129.577 29.394 -0.601
22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 129.533 29.404 -0.611
23 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Tools / Valvoline 129.481 29.416 -0.623
24 42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco / Havoline 129.437 29.426 -0.633
25 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 129.375 29.440 -0.647
26 6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 129.322 29.452 -0.659
27 45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction 129.300 29.457 -0.664
28 96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 129.278 29.462 -0.669
29 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 129.239 29.471 -0.678
30 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 129.121 29.498 -0.705
31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 129.112 29.500 -0.707
32 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 129.072 29.509 -0.716
33 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 128.998 29.526 -0.733
34 32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 128.789 29.574 -0.781
35 55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 128.723 29.589 -0.796
36 18 JJ Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 128.632 29.610 -0.817
37 88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 128.602 29.617 -0.824
38 61 Chad Chaffin Dodge Oak Glove Co. 128.126 29.727 -0.934
39 4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 128.023 29.751 -0.958
40 49 Kevin Lepage Dodge LoansDepot.com 127.363 29.905 -1.112
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Victory In Jesus 127.197 29.944 -1.151
42 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 127.125 29.961 -1.168
43 27 Ted Christopher Chevrolet Lilly Trucking of Virginia 126.795 30.039 -1.246
Failed to qualify
44 30 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Quality Metric / Pro30.com 30.108
45 74 Derrike Cope Dodge Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. 30.163
46 46 Carl Long Dodge Millstar Tools 30.442
47 78 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 30.454
48 34 Chad Blount Chevrolet Oak Glove Co. 30.902

Results

POS[3] ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 1 29   Kevin Harvick Reese's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 300 266461 running 196 190
2 32 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 300 220686 running 0 170
3 2 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 300 171536 running 34 170
4 5 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 300 113050 running 4 165
5 12 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 300 118625 running 0 155
6 14 19   Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 300 125516 running 0 150
7 22 31   Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 300 137570 running 52 151
8 36 18   J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 300 119050 running 4 147
9 21 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 300 103033 running 5 143
10 25 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 300 130466 running 1 139
11 26 6   Mark Martin AAA   (Jack Roush) Ford 300 95975 running 1 135
12 4 12   Ryan Newman Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Dodge 300 121583 running 0 127
13 13 8   Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 300 115716 running 0 124
14 8 16   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 300 93675 running 0 121
15 9 7   Robby Gordon Jim Beam   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 300 77425 running 2 123
16 33 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 300 109389 running 0 115
17 31 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 300 83625 running 0 112
18 19 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 300 91525 running 0 109
19 3 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 300 114058 running 0 106
20 6 40   David Stremme Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 300 101883 running 0 103
21 24 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 300 108758 running 0 100
22 11 1   Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 300 96458 running 0 97
23 35 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 299 86608 running 0 94
24 18 07   Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 299 81700 running 0 91
25 30 14   Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts   (Bobby Ginn) Chevrolet 299 83347 running 1 93
26 28 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 299 73100 running 0 85
27 34 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 299 72875 running 0 82
28 37 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 299 104250 running 0 79
29 42 26   Jamie McMurray Crown Royal   (Jack Roush) Ford 298 116225 running 0 76
30 40 49   Kevin Lepage LoansDepot.com   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 297 69650 running 0 73
31 39 4   Scott Wimmer Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 297 68950 running 0 70
32 17 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Bobby Ginn) Chevrolet 295 95070 running 0 67
33 10 21   Ken Schrader Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers) Ford 295 96689 running 0 64
34 38 61   Chad Chaffin Oak Glove Co.   (Jeff Stec) Dodge 293 68325 running 0 61
35 23 10   Scott Riggs Stanley Tools / Valvoline   (James Rocco) Dodge 291 68125 running 0 58
36 15 38   David Gilliland M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 291 95808 running 0 55
37 27 45   Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises / Victory Junction Gang   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 290 75700 engine 0 52
38 16 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 276 85500 running 0 49
39 7 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 233 115911 running 0 46
40 29 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 207 104161 crash 0 43
41 43 27   Ted Christopher Lilly Trucking of Virginia   (Kirk Shelmerdine) Chevrolet 123 67060 brakes 0 40
42 41 89   Morgan Shepherd Victory In Jesus   (Morgan Shepherd) Dodge 61 66935 overheating 0 37
43 20 66   Jeff Green Haas Automation / Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 2 75139 crash 0 34
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
44 Stanton Barrett 30 Quality Metric / Pro30.com Rick Ware Chevrolet
45 Derrike Cope 74 Howes Lubricator / Royal Admin. Raynard McGlynn Dodge
46 Carl Long 46 Millstar Tools Don Cupp Dodge
47 Kenny Wallace 78 Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser Chevrolet
48 Chad Blount 34 Oak Glove Co. Bob Jenkins Chevrolet

Race Statistics

  • Time of race: 3:06:21
  • Average Speed: 102.195 miles per hour (164.467 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 132.282 miles per hour (212.887 km/h)
  • Cautions: 10 for 47 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 0.777 sec
  • Lead changes: 17
  • Percent of race run under caution: 15.7%
  • Average green flag run: 23 laps

References

  1. ^ "Qualifying times: Sylvania 300". Crash. 2006-09-16. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  2. ^ "Sylvania 300 Qualifying Results and Starting Lineup New Hampshire Motor Speedway NASCAR 2006". NASCAR Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-06.