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| 2006 Meijer 300 |
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| Held on June 17, 2006 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY | |
| 200 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 84 | David Gilliland | Hype Manufacturing | Chevy | 200 | 11 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 10 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Vigoro, The Home Depot | Chevy | 200 | 54 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | Rockwell Automation | Chevy | 200 | 23 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 17 | 1 | Mike Wallace | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 32 | 25 | Ashton Lewis, Jr. | U.S. Marines | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 13 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | U.S. Coast Guard | Chevy | 200 | 1 | running | 155 |
| 7 | 30 | 66 | Greg Biffle | Cub Cadet | Ford | 200 | 41 | running | 151 |
| 8 | 25 | 99 | David Reutimann | Aaron's | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 8 | 11 | Paul Menard | Menards, Moen | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 28 | 90 | Stephen Leicht | CitiFinancial | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 7 | 64 | Steve Wallace | Jackson Roscoe Foundation | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 21 | 2 | Clint Bowyer | ACDelco | Chevy | 200 | 9 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 9 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Lowe's, Hitachi Power Tools | Chevy | 200 | 61 | running | 134 |
| 14 | 23 | 9 | Boris Said | Hellmann's | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 18 | 10 | John Andretti | Freedom Roads, Camping World, RVs.com | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 6 | 35 | Regan Smith | McDonald's | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 15 | 06 | Todd Kluever | 3M, Vikuiti | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 22 | 15 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Kraft Foods, Double Stuf Oreo | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 20 | 77 | Burney Lamar | Dollar General | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 14 | 22 | Kenny Wallace | AutoZone | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 12 | 27 | David Green | Kleenex, Meijer | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 19 | 47 | Jon Wood | Clorox, American Red Cross | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 5 | 50 | Danny O'Quinn, Jr. | TransAmerica | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 29 | 59 | Stacy Compton | Kingsford, Bush's Baked Beans, Kroger | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 24 | 56 | Kevin Grubb | Hanger 6 | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 40 | 88 | Mark McFarland | U.S. Navy | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 31 | 12 | Joel Kauffman | Supercuts | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 16 | 36 | Tim Sauter | National City Bank | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 26 | 01 | Jay Sauter | Western Union | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 35 | 43 | Chris Cook | Shift Into Gear | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 34 | 33 | Aaron Fike | Value City | Chevy | 195 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 27 | 00 | Johnny Sauter | Yellow Transportation | Chevy | 195 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 37 | 70 | Justin Diercks | Foretravel Motorcoach | Chevy | 194 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 11 | 4 | Auggie Vidovich | GEICO, DenBeste Transportation | Dodge | 189 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 41 | 49 | Jamie Mosley | Advil, Speed Zone Energy Drink, UK Healthcare | Chevy | 188 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 2 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Henkel | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 42 | 58 | Chris Horn | Horn Auto Racing | Chevy | 115 | 0 | handling | 52 |
| 38 | 43 | 28 | Shane Hall | Speed Zone Energy Drink | Ford | 73 | 0 | handling | 49 |
| 39 | 3 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Discount Tire | Dodge | 59 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 36 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Great Clips | Chevy | 46 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 39 | 34 | Jeff Fuller | Glow Buoy, KL Industries | Chevy | 28 | 0 | accident | 40 |
| 42 | 33 | 0 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus, RaceGirl | Chevy | 8 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 38 | 72 | Eric McClure | MacDonald Motorsports | Chevy | 5 | 0 | engine | 34 |
| QUALIFIED CAR | |||||||||
| 99 | Mark Green | Aaron's | Dodge | qualified car | |||||
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 85 | John Hayden | Kentucky Unbridled Spirit | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 07 | David Odell | TC Motorsports | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 23 | Stan Boyd | lovefifi.com | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| PRACTICED CAR | |||||||||
| 2 | Brandon Miller | ACDelco | Chevy | practiced car | |||||
| 5 | Justin Labonte | Lowe's, Hitachi Power Tools | Chevy | practiced car | |||||
| 18 | Casey Atwood | Vigoro, The Home Depot | Chevy | practiced car | |||||
| 20 | Kertus Davis | Rockwell Automation | Chevy | practiced car | |||||
| 21 | Randy LaJoie | U.S. Coast Guard | Chevy | practiced car | |||||
| 41 | Kevin Hamlin | Discount Tire | Dodge | practiced car | |||||
| 60 | Hank Parker, Jr. | Henkel | Ford | practiced car | |||||
| 66 | Jason Keller | Cub Cadet | Ford | practiced car | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 2h:35:10 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Denny Hamlin - 30.376 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.306 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 116.004 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 47 laps - Laps 3-7 (#21 spun frontstretch); Laps 9-11 (#0,88 accident frontstretch); Laps 24-27 (#66,99 accident frontstretch); Laps 30-37 (#34,38 accident backstretch); Laps 50-53 (#38 accident turn 3); Laps 61-68 (#41 accident turn 3); Laps 118-121 (#2,77 accident backstretch); Laps 135-138 (debris frontstretch); Laps 184-187 (#43 spun backstretch); Laps 192-194 (#4,5 accident frontstretch) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 9 among 7 drivers - Denny Hamlin (1-22); Kyle Busch (23-49); Clint Bowyer (50-58); Greg Biffle (59-99); Kyle Busch (100-117); Kevin Harvick (118); Kyle Busch (119-134); Denny Hamlin (135); J.J. Yeley (136-189); David Gilliland (190-200) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |