Nascar Nextel Cup Series 2006 var den 58:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
Säsongen bestod av 36 race och inleddes på Daytona International Speedway med uppvisningsloppen Budweiser Shootout 12 februari och Gatorade Duel 16 februari, vilket även var slutkval till den 48:e upplagan av Daytona 500. Säsongen avslutades 19 november på Homestead-Miami Speedway med Ford 400. Serien vanns av Jimmie Johnson i en Chevrolet körande för Hendrick Motorsports. Det var hans första av sammanlagt sju mästerskapstitlar. Chevrolet vann märkesmästerskapet för fjärde året i rad.
Tävlingskalender Officiellt namn Bana Datum Budweiser ShootoutDaytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida11 12 februari Gatorade Duel16 februari1Daytona 50019 februari2Auto Club 500California Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien26 februari3UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada12 mars4Golden Corral 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia19 20 mars5Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee26 mars6DirecTV 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia12 april7Samsung/RadioShack 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas9 april8Subway Fresh 500Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona22 april9Aaron's 499Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama1 maj10Crown Royal 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia6 maj11Dodge Charger 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina13 maj Nextel OpenLowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina20 maj Nextel All-Star Challenge12Coca-Cola 60028 maj13Neighborhood Excellence 400Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware4 juni14Pocono 500Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania11 juni153M Performance 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan18 juni16Dodge/Save Mart 350Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Kalifornien25 juni17Pepsi 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida1 juli18USG Sheetrock 400Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois9 juli19Lenox Industrial Tools 300New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire16 juli20Pennsylvania 500Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania23 juli21Allstate 400 at the BrickyardIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana6 augusti22AMD at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York13 augusti23GFS Marketplace 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan20 augusti24Sharpie 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee26 augusti25Sony HD 500California Speedway, Fontana, Kalifornien3 september26Chevy Rock & Roll 400Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia9 september Chase for the Nextel Cup27Sylvania 300New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire17 september28Dover 400Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware24 september29Banquet 400 Presented by Conagra FoodsKansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas1 oktober30UAW-Ford 500Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama8 oktober31Bank of America 500Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina14 oktober32Subway 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia22 oktober33Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia29 oktober34Dickies 500Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas5 november35Checker Auto Parts 500Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona12 november36Ford 400Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida19 november
Resultat TävlingPole positionFlest ledda varvVinnareTeamKonstruktörRapportBudweiser ShootoutKen SchraderKen SchraderDenny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapportGatorade Duel 1Jeff BurtonElliott SadlerElliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFordRapportGatorade Duel 2Jeff GordonJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1Daytona 500Jeff BurtonDale Earnhardt Jr.Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport2Auto Club 500Kurt BuschGreg BiffleMatt KensethRoush RacingFordRapport3UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400Greg BiffleMatt KensethJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport4Golden Corral 500Kasey KahneGreg BiffleKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport5Food City 500Tony StewartTony StewartKurt BuschPenske Racing SouthDodgeRapport6DirecTV 500Jimmie JohnsonTony StewartTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport7Samsung/RadioShack 500Kasey KahneTony StewartKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport8Subway Fresh 500Kyle BuschGreg BiffleKevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport9Aaron's 499Elliott SadlerJeff GordonJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport10Crown Royal 400Greg BiffleKevin HarvickDale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt Inc.ChevroletRapport11Dodge Charger 500Kasey KahneGreg BiffleGreg BiffleRoush RacingFordRapportNextel OpenScott RiggsScott RiggsScott RiggsEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapportNextel All-Star ChallengeKasey KahneJimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonHebdrick MotorsportsChevrolet12Coca-Cola 600Scott RiggsKasey KahneKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport13Neighborhood Excellence 400Ryan NewmanJamie McMurrayMatt KensethRoush RacingFordRapport14Pocono 500Denny HamlinDenny HamlinDenny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport153M Performance 400Kasey KahneJeff GordonKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport16Dodge/Save Mart 350Kurt BuschJeff GordonJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport17Pepsi 400Boris SaidTony StewartTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport18USG Sheetrock 400Jeff BurtonMatt KensethJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport19Lenox Industrial Tools 300Ryan NewmanKyle BuschKyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport20Pennsylvania 500Denny HamlinDenny HamlinDenny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport21Allstate 400 at the BrickyardJeff BurtonJeff BurtonJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport22AMD at the GlenKurt BuschKurt BuschKevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport23GFS Marketplace 400Jeff BurtonMatt KensethMatt KensethRoush RacingFordRapport24Sharpie 500Kurt BuschJeff BurtonMatt KensethRoush RacingFordRapport25Sony HD 500Kurt BuschKasey KahneKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport26Chevy Rock & Roll 400Denny HamlinKyle BuschKevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport27Sylvania 300Kevin HarvickKevin HarvickKevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport28Dover 400Jeff GordonMatt KensethJeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport29Banquet 400 Presented by Conagra FoodsKasey KahneJimmie JohnsonTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport30UAW-Ford 500David GillilandDale Earnhardt Jr.Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport31Bank of America 500Scott RiggsKasey KahneKasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeRapport32Subway 500Kurt BuschJimmie JohnsonJimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletRapport33Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500Matt KensethTony StewartTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport34Dickies 500Brian VickersTony StewartTony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRapport35Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by PennzoilJeff GordonKevin HarvickKevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletRapport36Ford 400Kasey KahneKasey KahneGreg BiffleRoush RacingFordRapport
Slutställning Förarmästerskapet Plats Förare Team Märke Poäng 1 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6470 2 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 6414 3 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 6407 4 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6397 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chevrolet 6333 6 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6246 7 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6226 8 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 6173 9 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 6068 10 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6022 11 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 4727 12 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 4428 13 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 4075 14 Kurt Busch Penske Racing Dodge 3950 15 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3924 16 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3906 17 Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3833 18 Ryan Newman Penske Racing Dodge 3748 19 Martin Truex Jr. Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3673 20 Scott Riggs Valvoline Evernham Racing Dodge 3619 21 Bobby Labonte Richard Petty Enterprises Dodge 3567 22 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Evernham Motorsports Ford Dodge 3469 23 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3463 24 Reed Sorenson Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3434 25 Jamie McMurray Roush Racing Ford 3405 26 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Rcaing Dodge 3259 27 Joe Nemechek MB2 Motorsports Dodge 3255 28 Jeff Green Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 3253 29 JJ. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3220 30 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports Chevrolet 3163
Märkesmästerskapet Tillverkare Vinster Poäng 1 Chevrolet 23 279 2 Dodge 7 203 3 Ford 6 202
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