2006 Sony HD 500
The 2006 Sony HD 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 3, 2006 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the race.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
_-_Speedway.svg.png) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | September 3, 2006 | ||
| Official name | Sony HD 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 144.462 miles per hour (232.489 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 102,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Laps | 130 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | ||
Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[1] The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
References
- "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
| Previous race: 2006 Sharpie 500 |
Nextel Cup Series 2006 season |
Next race: 2006 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 |
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