NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006
Edizione n. 58 del NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Dati generali
Inizio	12 febbraio
Termine	19 novembre
Prove	36
Titoli in palio
Piloti (Drivers)	Jimmie Johnson
Proprietari (Owners)	Hendrick Motorsports
Case costruttrici (Manifacturers)	Chevrolet
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Jimmie Johnson, il campione 2006 della Nextel Cup Series. Questo è stato il primo dei suoi cinque titoli consecutivi.

Matt Kenseth è arrivato secondo dietro a Johnson di 56 punti.

Denny Hamlin è arrivato terzo in campionato e ha anche vinto il Rookie of the Year.

La NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006 è stata la 58ª edizione del campionato professionale di stock car. Il campionato è cominciato il 12 febbraio con lo Daytona 500 per concludersi il 20 novembre con la Ford 400. Il campione in carica era Tony Stewart mentre la Chevrolet era il campione costruttori.

Team e Piloti

Programma completo

Auto	Team	No.	Pilota	Capo squadra
Chevrolet	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	1	Martin Truex Jr. (R)	Kevin Manion
		8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Tony Eury Jr.
	Furniture Row Racing	78	Kenny Wallace 31	Joe Garone
			Jimmy Spencer 3
			Travis Kvapil 1
			Max Papis 1
	MB2 Motorsports Ginn Racing	01	Joe Nemechek	Ryan Pemberton
		14	Sterling Marlin	Doug Randolph
	Haas CNC Racing	66	Jeff Green	Harold Holly
	Hall of Fame Racing	96	Terry Labonte 7	Phillipe Lopez
			Tony Raines 29
	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Kyle Busch	Alan Gustafson
		24	Jeff Gordon	Steve Letarte
		25	Brian Vickers	Lance McGrew
		48	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus
	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin (R)	Mike Ford
		18	J. J. Yeley (R)	Steve Addington
		20	Tony Stewart	Greg Zipadelli
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	4	Scott Wimmer 28	Chris Carrier
			P. J. Jones 1
			Todd Bodine 3
			Ward Burton 4
	PPI Motorsports	32	Travis Kvapil 34	James Ince
			Ron Fellows 2
	Richard Childress Racing	07	Clint Bowyer (R)	Gil Martin
		29	Kevin Harvick	Todd Berrier
		31	Jeff Burton	Scott Miller
	Robby Gordon Motorsports	7	Robby Gordon	Greg Erwin
Dodge	BAM Racing	49	Brent Sherman (R) 8	Ron Otto
			Jimmy Spencer 1
			Mike Wallace 1
			Kevin Lepage 17
			Chris Cook 2
			Mike Bliss 7
	Bill Davis Racing	22	Dave Blaney	Kevin Hamlin
	Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	40	David Stremme (R) 34	Jeff Vandermoss
			Scott Pruett 2
		41	Reed Sorenson (R)	Jimmy Elledge
		42	Casey Mears	Donnie Wingo
	Evernham Motorsports	9	Kasey Kahne	Kenny Francis
		10	Scott Riggs	Rodney Childers
		19	Jeremy Mayfield 21	Chris Andrews
			Bill Elliott 1
			Elliott Sadler 14
	Penske Racing South	2	Kurt Busch	Roy McCauley
		12	Ryan Newman	Matt Borland
	Petty Enterprises	43	Bobby Labonte	Todd Parrott 22 Greg Steadman 4 Paul Andrews 10
		45	Kyle Petty	Paul Andrews 26 Billy Wilburn 10
	Waltrip-Jasper Racing	55	Michael Waltrip	Derrick Finley
Ford	Robert Yates Racing	38	Elliott Sadler 22	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
			David Gilliland 14
		88	Dale Jarrett	Slugger Labbe
	Roush Racing	6	Mark Martin	Pat Tryson
		16	Greg Biffle	Doug Richert
		17	Matt Kenseth	Robbie Reiser
		26	Jamie McMurray	Jimmy Fennig/Wally Brown
		99	Carl Edwards	Bob Osborne
	Wood Brothers/JTG Racing	21	Ken Schrader	David Hyder
Chevrolet Dodge Ford	Peak Fitness Racing 9 Front Row Motorsports 27	34	Randy LaJoie 2	Wayne Hatfield
			Chad Chaffin (R) 11
			Chad Blount 7
			Carl Long 3
			Greg Sacks 2
			Mike Skinner 2
			Johnny Miller 1
			Joey McCarthy 1
			Brian Simo 1
			Kertus Davis 1
			Kevin Lepage 4
		61	Kevin Lepage 13	Greg Conner 15 Mike Steurer 17 Craig Osbourne 4
			Chad Chaffin (R) 17
			Brian Simo 1
			Chad Blount 1
			Ted Christopher 1
			Derrike Cope 1
			Stanton Barrett 1

Programma limitato

Auto	Team	No.	Pilota	Camo squadra	Round
Chevrolet	Braun Racing	71	Jason Leffler	Todd Lohse	1
	CJM Racing	72	Kertus Davis	Doug George	2
			Brent Sherman		1
			David Gilliland		1
			Dale Quarterley		1
			Mike Skinner		4
			Brandon Whitt		2
	Competitive Edge Motorsports	51	Mike Garvey	Barry Haefele	10
	Cupp Motorsports	46	Carl Long	Stan Hover	4
	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	15	Paul Menard	Dan Stillman	10
	Front Row Motorsports	92	Chad Chaffin (R)	Teddy Brown	1
			Randy LaJoie		1
			Chad Blount		6
			Johnny Miller		1
	Haas CNC Racing	70	Johnny Sauter	Bootie Barker	2
	Hendrick Motorsports	44	Terry Labonte	Peter Sospenzo	10
	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	27	Kirk Shelmerdine	Phil Harris	6
			Tom Hubert		2
			Ted Christopher		3
			Mike Skinner		1
	MB2 Motorsports	36	Bill Elliott	Frank Stoddard	1
	Michael Waltrip Racing	00	Bill Elliott	Larry Carter	5
	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	04	Eric McClure	Danny Gill	1
	Richard Childress Racing	33	Scott Wimmer	Pat Smith	1
	Stanton Barrett Racing	95	Stanton Barrett	Shawn Parker	16
Dodge	Arnold Motorsports	50	Larry Foyt	Buddy Sisco	1
	Bill Davis Racing	23	Mike Skinner	Ricky Viers	1
			Bill Lester		3
	Bobby Hamilton Racing	04	Bobby Hamilton Jr.		3
	Brandon Ash Racing	02	Brandon Ash	Ed Ash	2
	Chip Ganassi Racing	30	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dan Kolanda 3 Steve Boyer 1	1
	Rick Ware Racing		Stanton Barrett		3
		52		Dan Kolanda	1
			Larry Gunselman		2
			Steve Portenga		1
			Donnie Neuenberger		2
	McGlynn Racing	74	Derrike Cope	Dom Turse	27
	R&J Racing	37	Chad Blount	Mark Tutor	1
			Mike Skinner		5
			Carl Long		3
			David Murry		2
			Bill Elliott		4
	Shepherd Racing Ventures	89	Morgan Shepherd	Doug George	16
			Kertus Davis		1
	Team Red Bull	83	Bill Elliott	Ricky Viers	1
		84	A. J. Allmendinger		2
Ford	Andy Belmont Racing	59	Andy Belmont	Billy Owen	1
	Brent Sherman Racing	04	Brent Sherman		1
	Hover Motorsports	80	Carl Long	Stan Hover	1
	No Fear Racing	60	Boris Said	Frank Stoddard	4
			David Ragan		2
	Robert Yates Racing	90	Stephen Leicht	Raymond Fox Jr.	2
			Marc Goossens		1
	Roush Racing	06	Todd Kluever	Frank Stoddard	7
			David Ragan		2
	Sacks Motorsports	13	Greg Sacks		1
Chevrolet Ford	MBA Racing	00	Hermie Sadler	Micah Horton	17
Chevrolet Dodge Ford	Phoenix Racing	09	Mike Wallace	Marc Reno	6
			Jeremy Mayfield		2

Calendario

No.	Gara	Eventi	Data
	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	12 febbraio
	Gatorade Duel		16 febbraio
1	Daytona 500		19 febbraio
2	Auto Club 500	California Speedway, Fontana	26 febbraio
3	UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada	12 marzo
4	Golden Corral 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	20 marzo
5	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	26 marzo
6	DirecTV 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	2 aprile
7	Samsung/Radio Shack 500	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	9 aprile
8	Subway Fresh 500	Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix	22 aprile
9	Aaron's 499	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	1º maggio
10	Crown Royal 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	6 maggio
11	Dodge Charger 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	13 maggio
	Nextel Open	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	20 maggio
	Nextel All-Star Challenge
12	Coca-Cola 600		28 maggio
13	Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America	Dover International Speedway, Dover	4 giugno
14	Pocono 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	11 giugno
15	3M Performance 400 presented by Post-It Picture Paper	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	18 giugno
16	Dodge/Save Mart 350	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma	25 giugno
17	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	1º luglio
18	USG Sheetrock 400	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	9 luglio
19	Lenox Industrial Tools 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	16 luglio
20	Pennsylvania 500	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	23 luglio
21	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	6 agosto
22	AMD at The Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	13 agosto
23	GFS Marketplace 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	20 agosto
24	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	26 agosto
25	Sony HD 500	California Speedway, Fontana	3 settembre
26	Chevy Rock & Roll 400	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	9 settembre
Chase for the Championship
27	Sylvania 300	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon	17 settembre
28	Dover 400	Dover International Speedway, Dover	24 settembre
29	Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	1º ottobre
30	UAW-Ford 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	8 ottobre
31	Bank of America 500	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	14 ottobre
32	Subway 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	22 ottobre
33	Bass Pro Shops 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	29 ottobre
34	Dickies 500	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	5 novembre
35	Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil	Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix	12 novembre
36	Ford 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	19 novembre