Venue:
Daytona International Speedway
Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team won the 48th running of the Daytona 500.
Crew chief Chad Knaus had been suspended after inspectors discovered he had made an illegal modification to the car.
Johnson won in a two lap shootout to win his first ever Daytona 500 race.
2006 Daytona 500 Results
| 1 |
9 |
#48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
| 2 |
14 |
#42 |
Casey Mears |
Dodge |
| 3 |
18 |
#12 |
Ryan Newman |
Dodge |
| 4 |
3 |
#38 |
Elliott Sadler |
Ford |
| 5 |
15 |
#20 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
| 6 |
37 |
#07 |
Clint Bowyer* |
Chevrolet |
| 7 |
35 |
#25 |
Brian Vickers |
Chevrolet |
| 8 |
7 |
#8 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr |
Chevrolet |
| 9 |
23 |
#21 |
Ken Schrader |
Ford |
| 10 |
25 |
#88 |
Dale Jarrett |
Ford |
| 11 |
27 |
#9 |
Kasey Kahne |
Dodge |
| 12 |
10 |
#6 |
Mark Martin |
Ford |
| 13 |
20 |
#7 |
Robby Gordon |
Chevrolet |
| 14 |
28 |
#29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
| 15 |
11 |
#17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
| 16 |
19 |
#1 |
Martin Truex Jr* |
Chevrolet |
| 17 |
43 |
#96 |
Terry Labonte |
Chevrolet |
| 18 |
30 |
#55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Dodge |
| 19 |
33 |
#136 |
Bill Elliott |
Chevrolet |
| 20 |
42 |
#27 |
Kirk Shelmerdine |
Chevrolet |
| 21 |
16 |
#16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
| 22 |
29 |
#49 |
Brent Sherman* |
Dodge |
| 23 |
22 |
#41 |
Reed Sorenson* |
Dodge |
| 24 |
34 |
#22 |
Dave Blaney |
Dodge |
| 25 |
31 |
#61 |
Kevin Lapage |
Ford |
| 26 |
4 |
#5 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
| 27 |
24 |
#109 |
Mike Wallace |
Dodge |
| 28 |
2 |
#24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
| 29 |
40 |
#32 |
Travis Kvapil |
Chevrolet |
| 30 |
32 |
#40 |
David Stremme* |
Dodge |
| 31 |
17 |
#11 |
Denny Hamlin* |
Chevrolet |
| 32 |
1 |
#31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
| 33 |
38 |
#01 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevrolet |
| 34 |
39 |
#14 |
Sterling Marlin |
Chevrolet |
| 35 |
8 |
#43 |
Bobby Labonte |
Dodge |
| 36 |
6 |
#26 |
Jamie McMurray |
Ford |
| 37 |
26 |
#19 |
Jeremy Mayfield |
Dodge |
| 38 |
13 |
#2 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
| 39 |
12 |
#45 |
Kyle Petty |
Dodge |
| 40 |
41 |
#00 |
Hermie Sadler |
Ford |
| 41 |
36 |
#18 |
J J Yeley |
Chevrolet |
| 42 |
21 |
#66 |
Jeff Green |
Chevrolet |
| 43 |
5 |
#99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
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