Homestead Results

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 36

FORD 400

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY

Homestead, Fla. – Nov. 19, 2006

1.5-Mile Oval

400.5 M – 267 L – Purse: $5,200,543

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 22 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 268 185 * 5 $323,800 Running

2 20 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 268 175 * 5 260,458 Running

3 33 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Chevrolet 268 165 183,500 Running

4 1 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 268 170 ** 10 190,689 Running

5 7 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 268 155 157,586 Running

6 19 17 Matt Kenseth DEWALT Ford 268 150 141,991 Running

7 2 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 268 151 * 5 91,100 Running

8 31 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 268 142 99,475 Running

9 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 268 143 * 5 119,986 Running

10 10 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 268 134 85,400 Running

11 23 40 # David Stremme Coors Light Dodge 268 130 94,508 Running

12 24 33 Scott Wimmer Holiday Inn Chevrolet 268 127 65,950 Running

13 13 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 268 124 107,645 Running

14 5 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 268 121 95,895 Running

15 21 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 268 118 120,411 Running

16 11 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 268 115 76,925 Running

17 28 15 Paul Menard Menards Chevrolet 268 117 * 5 64,925 Running

18 26 6 Mark Martin AAA Ford 268 109 82,725 Running

19 14 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 268 111 * 5 113,216 Running

20 40 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 268 103 70,700 Running

21 6 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 267 100 75,600 Running

22 27 66 Jeff Green Best Buy Chevrolet 267 97 89,458 Running

23 16 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 267 94 109,108 Running

24 12 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 267 91 112,786 Running

25 43 00 Bill Elliott Burger King/XBox Chevrolet 267 88 63,700 Running

26 25 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 266 85 78,033 Running

27 34 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 266 82 75,622 Running

28 38 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo/Tire Kingdom Dodge 266 79 73,775 Running

29 37 21 Ken Schrader Motorcraft Ford 266 76 92,689 Running

30 8 18 # J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 265 78 * 5 100,325 Out of Fuel

31 41 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 265 70 96,625 Running

32 39 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 261 67 95,983 Engine

33 9 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 257 64 90,483 Running

34 29 30 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 251 61 61,425 Accident

35 42 26 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford 250 58 108,050 Engine

36 4 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 230 60 * 5 90,991 Engine

37 18 14 Sterling Marlin Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet 213 52 60,800 Engine

38 3 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 206 54 * 5 78,600 Running

39 17 49 Mike Bliss WhatsOnline.com Dodge 201 46 60,400 Engine

40 35 7 Robby Gordon Menards/Energizer Chevrolet 187 43 60,175 Accident

41 30 43 Bobby Labonte Chex Party Mix Dodge 83 40 96,911 Accident

42 32 09 Jeremy Mayfield Miccosukee Resort Dodge 78 37 59,675 Oil Leak

43 36 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 9 34 100,506 Accident

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.

Failed to qualify: (13) Ward Burton #4; Brandon Whitt #72; Casey Atwood #95; Kenny Wallace #78; Todd Kluever #06; David Ragan #60; Michael Waltrip #55; Mike Skinner #27; Derrike Cope #74; Kevin Lepage #61; Carl Long #46; Chad Chaffin #34; Morgan Shepherd #89.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 80,000, Greg Biffle won the Ford 400, posting his 11th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup victory. Jimmie Johnson finished ninth and won the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #07 Bowyer (engine change); #7 R. Gordon (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 12 minutes, 23 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 125.375 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .389 second

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Kasey Kahne (178.259 mph, 30.293 secs.)

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No winner of bonus; $10,000 rolls over into NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point fund.++)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Joe Nemechek (298.990 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Kasey Kahne

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Ken Francis (crew chief for Kasey Kahne)

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Greg Biffle

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Greg Biffle (174.452 mph, Lap 268)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; $80,000 rolls over into NASCAR NEXTEL Cup point fund.

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Martin Truex Jr.

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Greg Biffle

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Denny Hamlin (30 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Kasey Kahne (90 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 11 cautions for 43 laps. 8-11 (Car #2 & 43-Accident, Backstretch); 16-18 (Car #2-Accident, Turn 4); 46-49 (Debris); 117-120 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 2); 162-165 (Debris); 175-178 (Car #38-Accident, Turn 3); 190-193 (Car #7-Accident, Turn 4); 206-209 (Oil on track); 248-251 (Car #12-Spin, Backstretch); 253-256 (Car #30-Accident, Turn 1 [Red Flag-253; 7:58]); 263-266 (Oil on track).

LAP LEADERS: 15 lead changes among 10 drivers. Kasey Kahne 1-18, Kyle Busch 19-46, Kahne 47-104, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 105-106, Jimmie Johnson 107-108, Paul Menard 109, Kahne 110-117, Earnhardt 118-162, Martin Truex Jr. 163-189, Elliott Sadler 190-206, Kahne 207-209, Scott Riggs 210, Kahne 211-213, Greg Biffle 214-248, J.J. Yeley 249-256, Biffle 257-268.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)

1 –Jimmie Johnson 6,475 (5)

2 –Matt Kenseth 6,419 (4)

3 –Denny Hamlin 6,407 (2)

4 –Kevin Harvick 6,397 (5)

5 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6,328 (1)

6 –Jeff Gordon 6,265 (2)

7 –Jeff Burton 6,228 (1)

8 –Kasey Kahne 6,183 (6)

9 –Mark Martin 6,168 (0)

10–Kyle Busch 6,027 (1)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

Tony Stewart (#20) 5

Kyle Busch (# 5) 4

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 5

Mike Ford (#11) 5

Todd Berrier (#29) 5

Ken Francis (# 9) 5

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Denny Hamlin 330

Clint Bowyer 271

Martin Truex Jr. 243

Reed Sorenson 222

J.J. Yeley 213

David Stremme 192

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 279 23

Dodge 203 7

Ford 202 6

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 7

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kevin Harvick (#29) 10

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 9

Jeff Burton (#31) 8

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Bobby Labonte (#43) 4

Casey Mears (#42) 4

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 6

Tony Stewart (#20) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 18

Matt Kenseth (#17) 12

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 11

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Hendrick (#48) 211

Roush Yates (#17) 190

Mark Cronquist (#20) 181

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 6

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 8

Jeff Burton (#31) 5

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kurt Busch 6 Kyle Busch 1

Kasey Kahne 6 David Gilliland 1

Jeff Burton 4 Kevin Harvick 1

Denny Hamlin 3 Jimmie Johnson 1

Greg Biffle 2 Elliott Sadler 1

Jeff Gordon 2 Boris Said 1

Ryan Newman 2 Brian Vickers 1

Scott Riggs 2

NEXT EVENT: Feb. 18 – Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla. (500 M) (200 L)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (11/20/06)

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES DRIVER LEADERS LAST RACE DATE: 11/19/06

RACE #36: FORD 400 PRINTOUT DATE: 11/20/06

POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON

1 JIMMIE JOHNSON 6475 36 5 13 24 $8909143

2 MATT KENSETH 6419 36 4 15 21 6608919

3 DENNY HAMLIN 6407 36 2 8 20 4389222

4 KEVIN HARVICK 6397 36 5 15 20 6201578

5 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 6328 36 1 10 17 5466104

6 JEFF GORDON 6256 36 2 14 18 5975873

7 JEFF BURTON 6228 36 1 7 20 5008882

8 KASEY KAHNE 6183 36 6 12 19 6204222

9 MARK MARTIN 6168 36 0 7 15 4282548

10 KYLE BUSCH 6027 36 1 10 18 4821093

11 TONY STEWART 4727 36 5 15 19 7285281

12 CARL EDWARDS 4428 36 0 10 20 4578926

13 GREG BIFFLE 4075 36 2 8 15 4602716

14 CASEY MEARS 3914 36 0 2 8 5413338

15 BRIAN VICKERS 3906 36 1 5 9 3917676

16 KURT BUSCH 3900 36 1 7 12 5026137

17 CLINT BOWYER 3833 36 0 4 11 3924412

18 RYAN NEWMAN 3748 36 0 2 7 5364547

19 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 3673 36 0 2 5 4193119

20 SCOTT RIGGS 3619 35 0 1 8 3237341

21 BOBBY LABONTE 3567 36 0 3 8 4651095

22 ELLIOTT SADLER 3469 36 0 1 7 4650289

23 DALE JARRETT 3438 36 0 1 4 4478774

24 REED SORENSON 3434 36 0 1 5 3456948

25 JAMIE MCMURRAY 3405 36 0 3 7 5010303

26 DAVE BLANEY 3259 36 0 1 2 3479643

27 JOE NEMECHEK, III 3255 36 0 0 2 4099914

28 JEFF GREEN 3253 36 0 0 2 3767754

29 J J YELEY 3220 36 0 0 3 4336547

30 ROBBY GORDON 3113 36 0 1 3 3143787

31 KEN SCHRADER 3049 36 0 0 2 4130883

32 KYLE PETTY 2928 36 0 0 2 3655539

33 DAVID STREMME 2865 34 0 0 0 3456113

34 STERLING MARLIN 2854 36 0 0 1 3248034

35 TONY RAINES 2609 29 0 0 1 2358230

36 TRAVIS KVAPIL 2451 31 0 0 0 2867087

37 MICHAEL WALTRIP 2350 33 0 0 0 2971978

38 SCOTT WIMMER 1812 24 0 0 0 1904783

39 JEREMY MAYFIELD 1684 22 0 0 0 2641732

40 KEVIN LEPAGE 1346 22 0 0 0 1823351

41 TERRY LABONTE 1278 17 0 1 1 1547359

42 DAVID GILLILAND 1178 15 0 0 0 1521447

43 KENNY WALLACE 984 17 0 0 0 1386818

44 BILL ELLIOTT 765 10 0 0 0 1056131

45 PAUL MENARD 669 7 0 0 1 546993

46 CHAD CHAFFIN 553 10 0 0 0 819218

47 BORIS SAID 415 4 0 1 2 429000

48 MIKE BLISS 387 6 0 0 0 471458

49 BRENT SHERMAN 372 6 0 0 0 637056

50 MIKE WALLACE 355 4 0 0 0 519218

51 STANTON BARRETT 343 7 0 0 0 531418

52 DERRIKE COPE 317 9 0 0 0 652168

53 WARD BURTON 252 3 0 0 0 232450