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 Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: DirecTV 500 Results |
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Tony Stewart was able to climb the fence for his first win of the 2006 season as he held off the Hendrick clan to take the checkered in the Nextel Cup DirecTV 500 at Martinsville Speedway. After battling all day from the front and in the pack, at the end it came down to who kept enough for the end.
Towards the end of the race, Jimmie Johnson had the lead with 31 laps to go, followed by Stewart and Jeff Gordon. For the next 4 laps Stwart conducted a clinic on how to use the bump-an-run to wear out your opponent without spinning him out. With 27 laps to go, Stewart finally made it by Johnson followed by Gordon who looked like he might be able to fight for the win. However, the short track gods were not looking favorably on Gordon. A couple late race cautions in addition to a red flag with 9 laps to go ensured that Stewart would maintain his position, pulling away for the win at the end.
Contender Kasey Kahne looked be a force to be accounted with as he maintained a top-6 position as the race developed but engine problems on lap 281 cropped up when Kahne reported a dropped cylinder. From there the #9 lost positions, eventually being lapped by Tony Stewart. With performance declining by the lap the team decided to bring the car to the hauler. Kahne's car wasn't the only Evernham car to experience engine problems as Jeremy Mayfield suffered from apparently the same failure as Kahne. The only bright spot in the Evernham fold was Scott Riggs posting a top-10 finish to guarantee him a starting spot for Texas.
RESULTS
1 3 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 190/10 500 Running $220,786
2 8 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 170/0 500 Running $153,461
3 1 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 170/5 500 Running $150,361
4 29 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 160/0 500 Running $133,416
5 17 #5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet Kellogg's 155/0 500 Running $98,400
6 7 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 150/0 500 Running $120,808
7 26 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 146/0 500 Running $115,011
8 24 #25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet GMAC 142/0 500 Running $85,350
9 2 #26 Jamie McMurray Ford IRWIN Industrial Tools 143/5 500 Running $122,675
10 11 #10 Scott Riggs Dodge Valvoline/Stanley Tools 134/0 500 Running $76,700
11 9 #2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 130/0 500 Running $111,683
12 25 #41 Reed Sorenson * Dodge Target 127/0 500 Running $85,925
13 30 #6 Mark Martin Ford AAA 124/0 500 Running $90,575
14 6 #14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet Ginn Clubs & Resorts 126/5 500 Running $92,083
15 28 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 123/5 500 Running $106,825
16 15 #99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 115/0 500 Running $89,100
17 14 #22 Dave Blaney Dodge Caterpillar 112/0 499 Running $89,233
18 4 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 109/0 498 Running $114,358
19 21 #1 Martin Truex Jr. * Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 106/0 498 Running $94,208
20 18 #18 J.J. Yeley * Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 108/5 497 Running $109,125
21 12 #96 Tony Raines Chevrolet DLP HDTV 100/0 497 Running $67,850
22 42 #07 Clint Bowyer * Chevrolet DIRECTV 97/0 496 Running $84,250
23 22 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 94/0 495 Running $98,245
24 16 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT 91/0 493 Accident $113,491
25 34 #66 Jeff Green Chevrolet Best Buy 88/0 491 Running $90,483
26 23 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 85/0 462 Engine $100,066
27 32 #42 Casey Mears Dodge Texaco/Havoline 82/0 456 Running $103,918
28 36 #4 Scott Wimmer Chevrolet AERO Exhaust 79/0 451 Running $69,460
29 33 #55 Michael Waltrip Dodge NAPA Auto Parts 76/0 445 Running $78,722
30 37 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Schwan's Home Service 73/0 439 Running $77,550
31 10 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard 70/0 436 Running $86,100
32 13 #43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 67/0 429 Running $105,211
33 20 #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 64/0 426 Running $92,845
34 40 #32 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet Tide-Downy 61/0 403 Running $65,425
35 5 #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 58/0 374 Engine $102,889
36 31 #34 Chad Chaffin Chevrolet Oak Gloves/Makoto Ginger Dressing 55/0 345 Running $65,325
37 41 #11 Denny Hamlin * Chevrolet FedEx Ground 52/0 307 Accident $65,250
38 38 #40 David Stremme * Dodge Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon 49/0 299 Accident $73,200
39 35 #95 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet hairofdog.com 46/0 280 Brakes $65,140
40 19 #21 Ken Schrader Ford Little Debbie 43/0 164 Overheating $92,279
41 39 #151 Mike Garvey Chevrolet Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil PE 93 Brakes $65,015
42 43 #92 Chad Blount Dodge Makoto Ginger Dressing 37/0 92 Brakes $64,960
43 27 #7 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Menards 34/0 7 Engine $64,384
* Denotes Rookie
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