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Date: October 15, 2006 |
Track Configuration: Distance: 1.5-miles
Banking: In turns: 24
On Frontstretch: 5 |
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DIRECTIONS:
On U.S. Highway 29, 12 miles north of Charlotte, in Concord, N.C. Near campus of University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Access from I-85: Exits 49 (speedway Blvd.) and 45. Follow tracks signs. |
Before an estimated crowd of 165,000, Jimmie Johnson won the UAW-GM Quality 500, posting his 18th NASCAR NEXTEL. Cup Series victory and his fourth in a row at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #48 Jimmie Johnson (engine change); #4 Mike Wallace (engine change); #19 Jeremy MayHeld (transmission change).
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LENTH OF RACE: 501 Miles - 334 Laps PURSE $5,180,384
TIME OF RACE: 4 hours, 11 minutes, 18 sees. AVERAGE SPEED: 120.334 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.309 second
BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Elliott Sadler, M&M'S Ford (193.216 mph, 27.948 sec.) TRACK RECORD
COMMIT LOZENGES COMMIT TO WIN AWARD:
Elliott Sadler, M&M's Ford
CHECKERS/RALLY'S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Casey Means, Target Dodge
EA SPORTS MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's Chevrolet
GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Joe Nemechek, U.S. Army Chevrolet
MBNA MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Tony Stewart, The Home Depot Chevrolet (No winner of MBNA Bonus for winning race; rolls to $10,000 at Martins*.) |
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MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Ryan New/man, Alltel Dodge
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No
winner; rolls over to $40,000 at Martinsville Speedway.
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD:
Travis Kvapil, Kodak/Jasper Eng. &Trans. Dodge
SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD:
Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's Chevrolet
U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Denny Hamlin, FedEx Express Chevrolet
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Elliott Sadler, M&M's Ford (112 laps)
CAUTION FLAGS: 15 cautions for 81 laps. 4-7 (Debris); 32-35 (Competition); 63-67 (Car #8-Accident, Turn 1); 96-100 (Car #32-Accident, Turn 4); 126-130 (Car MO-Accident, Turn 2); 152-155 (Car #5-Accident, Turn 1); 174-179 (Car #29-Accidentjurn 4); 201-206 (Competition); 217-221 (Car #20-Accident, Turn 4); 245-251 (Car #39- |
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Accident, Turn 4); 254-259 (Car #38 & 0-Accident, Turn 3 [Red Flag Lap 254 - 9:48]); 270-275 (Car #10-Accident,Turn 4); 279-286 (Car#7-Accident Turn 4; Car # 15,42 & 88-Accident, Fronbtretch); 307-312 (Debris); 331-334 (Car#2-Accident, Backstretch).
LAP LEADERS: 35 lead changes among 17 drivers. Elliott Sadler-pole, Ryan Newman 1 -21, Sadler 22-29, Tony Stewart 30-32, Denny Hamlin 33, Sadler 34-59, Stewart 60-64, Sadler 65-91, Greg Biffle 92, Sadler 93-96, Jeremy Mayfield 97, Biffle 98-100, Sadler 101-127, Scott Wimmer 128, Sadler 129-143, Kyle Busch 144-150, Sadler 151-152, Casey Mears 153-160, Stewart 161-175, Travis Kvapil 176, Stewart 177-202, Jeff Green 203, Stewart 204-215, Michael Waltrip 216-221, Sadler 222-224, Waltrip 225-245, Newman 246-266, Waltrip 267-270, Kasey Kahne 271-305, Kurt Busch 306-307, Mears 308, Ricky Rudd 309-312, Joe Nemechek 313-318, Jimmie Johnson 319, Nemechek 320-324, Johnson 325-336. |
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