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colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_program_cover.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover"><img alt="2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_program_cover.png/220px-2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_program_cover.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500_program_cover.png 1.5x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="357" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> October 29, 2006<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-10-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Georgia" title="Hampton, Georgia">Hampton, Georgia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />1.54 mi (2.48 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.4 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 143.421 mph (230.814 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 115,000</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" 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Gibbs Racing</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Weber" title="Bill Weber">Bill Weber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen Ratings</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>4.8/10 (Final)</li> <li>4.2/8 (Overnight)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Radio in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Radio</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Performance_Racing_Network" title="Performance Racing Network">Performance Racing Network</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Booth Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Mark Garrow, Doug Rice</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Turn Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Chuck Carland, Rob Albright</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500</b> was the thirty-third stock car race of the <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series</a>, and the seventh in the 10-round season-ending <a href="/wiki/NASCAR_playoffs" title="NASCAR playoffs">Chase for the Nextel Cup</a>. It was held on October 29, 2006 at <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Georgia" title="Hampton, Georgia">Hampton, Georgia</a> before a crowd of 115,000 people. The 325-lap race was won by <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a> driver <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> after starting from the eleventh position. <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> finished second and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> came in third. </p><p>Although <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a> after qualifying was rained out and the starting order was determined by owners' points, he was immediately passed by <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> at the start of the race. Earnhardt became the leader on lap ten, and held it for the next 14 laps when Stewart passed him on lap 24. Earnhardt, Johnson, and Stewart assumed the lead through the various <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit stop</a> cycles and <a href="/wiki/Racing_flags#Yellow_flag" title="Racing flags">cautions</a> waved for incidents over the course of the race. At the race's final <a href="/wiki/Rolling_start" title="Rolling start">restart</a> on lap 315, Earnhardt led the field back up to speed, and remained the leader until Stewart moved past him on the run to turn four on the lap. Stewart maintained the first position for the last ten laps to win the event. There were nine cautions and 24 lead changes by seven drivers. </p><p>Stewart's victory was his fourth of the season, and the 28th of his career. After the race, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a>'s lead in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Cup_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Cup Series champions">Drivers' Championship</a> over Johnson was lowered to 28 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_points_scoring_systems#1975–2010" title="List of NASCAR points scoring systems">points</a>. By finishing third, Earnhardt moved from eighth to fourth. <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> maintained its unchallenged lead in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Manufacturers%27_champions" title="List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions">Manufacturers' Championship</a> with 257 points, 72 ahead of <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> and 80 in front of <a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> with three races left in the season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series#Teams_and_drivers" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series § Teams and drivers</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg/200px-Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg/300px-Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg/400px-Atlanta_Motor_Speedway_aerial_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="762" data-file-height="303" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a>, the race track where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the thirty-third of thirty-six scheduled <a href="/wiki/Stock_car_racing" title="Stock car racing">stock car races</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series</a> and the seventh in the ten-race season-ending <a href="/wiki/Chase_for_the_Sprint_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Chase for the Sprint Cup">Chase for the Nextel Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was held on October 29, 2006 at <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Motor_Speedway" title="Atlanta Motor Speedway">Atlanta Motor Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Georgia" title="Hampton, Georgia">Hampton, Georgia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing#Intermediate" title="Oval track racing">intermediate track</a> that holds <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a>-sanctioned races.<sup id="cite_ref-tacksnascar_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tacksnascar-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The standard track at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mi (2.48 km) four-turn <a href="/wiki/Oval_track_racing#Quad-oval" title="Oval track racing">quad-oval</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-atlantatrack_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atlantatrack-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The track's turns are <a href="/wiki/Banked_turn" title="Banked turn">banked</a> at twenty-four <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Straight_(racing)" title="Straight (racing)">front stretch</a>, the location of the finish line, and the back stretch are banked at five.<sup id="cite_ref-atlantatrack_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-atlantatrack-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Going into the race, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> led the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Cup_Series_champions" title="List of NASCAR Cup Series champions">Drivers' Championship</a> with 5,848 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_points_scoring_systems#1975–2010" title="List of NASCAR points scoring systems">points</a>; his nearest rival <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a> thirty-six points behind in second, and <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a> was a further five points adrift in third. <a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a> were separated by one point in fourth and fifth, and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a> rounded out the top ten drivers competing for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NASCAR_Manufacturers%27_champions" title="List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions">Manufacturers' Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> (with 246 points) were confirmed as champions six races prior to the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500. <a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> was second with 185 points, and <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> were eight points behind in the battle for the position.<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a> was the race's defending champion.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One driver made his debut appearance in the Nextel Cup Series at the race. <a href="/wiki/Champ_Car" class="mw-redirect" title="Champ Car">Champ Car World Series</a> driver <a href="/wiki/A._J._Allmendinger" title="A. J. Allmendinger">A. J. Allmendinger</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/1988_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series" title="1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series">1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a> in the No. 83 <a href="/wiki/Red_Bull_Racing_Team" title="Red Bull Racing Team">Red Bull Racing Team</a> car. This was to help him acquaint himself with stock car racing, and for preparation for the team's full-time debut at the <a href="/wiki/2007_Daytona_500" title="2007 Daytona 500">2007 Daytona 500</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AllmendingerDebut_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllmendingerDebut-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elliott was asked by the team to vacate the seat for Allmendinger, and he decided to join <a href="/wiki/John_Carter_Racing" title="John Carter Racing">R&J Racing</a> and drive its No. 37 car.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Allmendinger spoke of his excitement over the switch to NASCAR, "To race against some of the best drivers in the world in front of fans that are as enthusiastic about racing as I am is going to be a pretty big thrill.”<sup id="cite_ref-AllmendingerDebut_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllmendingerDebut-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elsewhere, <a href="/wiki/David_Ragan" title="David Ragan">David Ragan</a> was not cleared by the NASCAR committee to run at Atlanta Motor Speedway because of his lack of experience driving on 1<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> mile tracks, and <a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Racing</a> withdrew his entry.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Practice_and_qualifying">Practice and qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Practice and qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg/170px-Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg/255px-Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg/340px-Matt-kenseth-bristol-2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a> <i>(pictured in 2009)</i> was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a> on Owners' Points after qualifying was cancelled due to heavy rain.</figcaption></figure> <p>Three practice sessions were scheduled before the Sunday race: one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, the second 60 minutes and the third 45 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Constant heavy rain forced NASCAR officials to cancel all of Friday's scheduled activity, including that afternoon's qualifying session. Thus, the starting order for the race was determined by where the drivers were placed in the Owners Championship. This gave Kenseth the <a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">pole position</a>. He was joined on the front row of the grid by his nearest rival Harvick.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson, Hamlin, Burton, Earnhardt, Martin, Kahne, Gordon and Kyle Busch completed the top ten starters.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The four drivers who failed to qualify were <a href="/wiki/Derrike_Cope" title="Derrike Cope">Derrike Cope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Shelmerdine" title="Kirk Shelmerdine">Kirk Shelmerdine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Skinner_(racing_driver)" title="Mike Skinner (racing driver)">Mike Skinner</a> and Allmendinger due to them being outside the top 35 positions in the Owners' Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lepage" title="Kevin Lepage">Kevin Lepage</a> withdrew from the race prior to qualifying for undisclosed reasons but was later restored to the entry list.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Afterward, Kenseth spoke of his happiness over being awarded the pole position, "That means I start up front, and I probably wouldn’t have been starting up there without the rain."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first practice session was rescheduled by NASCAR to Saturday morning, and would run for an hour, while the final practice session of 45 minutes would take place as scheduled.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the first practice session, Edwards was fastest with a lap of 29.516 seconds. <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a>, Johnson, Harvick, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a>, Kenseth, <a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a> and Earnhardt occupied positions two through ten.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The engines installed in Robby Gordon and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a>'s cars failed, and their respective teams changed engines. Earnhardt spun on cold tyres after leaving <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit road</a>, but managed to avoid colliding against a wall beside the track. <a href="/wiki/Terry_Cook_(racing_driver)" title="Terry Cook (racing driver)">Terry Cook</a>, substituting for <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a> who was competing in the <a href="/wiki/Sam%27s_Town_250" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam's Town 250">Sam's Town 250</a> <a href="/wiki/2006_NASCAR_Busch_Series" title="2006 NASCAR Busch Series">Busch Series</a> race at <a href="/wiki/Memphis_International_Raceway" title="Memphis International Raceway">Memphis Motorsports Park</a>, had the No. 78 car's right-side window detach.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kahne was fastest in the final practice session with a time of 29.512 seconds; <a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a> was second, and Earnhardt placed third. Fourth position was taken by Nemechek, Kurt Busch was fifth-quickest, and <a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a> sixth. Biffle was seventh-fastest, Johnson eighth, Burton ninth, and <a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a> tenth.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race">Race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Live television coverage of the race on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> began at 2:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern Standard Time</a>. Around the start of the race, weather conditions were clear and sunny. Bill Brannon, chaplain of Atlanta Motor Speedway, began pre-race ceremonies with an <a href="/wiki/Invocation" title="Invocation">invocation</a>. Christian rock band <a href="/wiki/DecembeRadio" title="DecembeRadio">DecembeRadio</a> performed the <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">national anthem</a>, and television host <a href="/wiki/Bill_Dance_(television_host)" title="Bill Dance (television host)">Bill Dance</a> led a group of conservationists and representatives from <a href="/wiki/Bass_Pro_Shops" title="Bass Pro Shops">Bass Pro Shops</a> in commanding the drivers to start their engines.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Parade_lap" title="Parade lap">pace laps</a>, Robby Gordon and Schrader moved to the rear of the field because they had changed their engines, and Elliott did the same for changing his car's <a href="/wiki/Transmission_(mechanics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Transmission (mechanics)">transmission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg/170px-Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg/255px-Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg/340px-Dale_Earnhardt%2C_Jr._-_Sarah_Stierch_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2686" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> <i>(pictured in 2015)</i> led a total of 95 laps for a third-place finish</figcaption></figure> <p>The race began at 3:08 p.m. Harvick got a better start as he accelerated faster than Kenseth off the line, and got past him around the outside to lead the field on the first lap.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earnhardt moved from sixth to third by the lap three.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <a href="/wiki/Racing_flags#Yellow_flag" title="Racing flags">caution</a> was displayed a lap later when the eighth-placed Kyle Busch lost control of his car in the outside of the track at turn three and spun. He slid down the track, and glanced <a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a>' car with the front of his vehicle. None of the leading drivers made <a href="/wiki/Pit_stop" title="Pit stop">pit stops</a>. Harvick led the back up to speed at the lap-eight <a href="/wiki/Rolling_start" title="Rolling start">restart</a>, with Kenseth second, and Earnhardt third.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earnhardt caught Harvick, and made the pass on the outside of the track to gain the lead on the tenth lap.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 15, Kenseth was on the outside of the track with Jeff Gordon on the inside lane. Kenseth overtook Gordon for second on the lap. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> overtook Harvick, Kenseth, and Gordon over the next three laps to move into second place.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the 24th lap, Stewart went past Earnhardt for first place. Earnhardt fell to fourth as Gordon and Harvick passed him on laps 25 and 30. He made an unscheduled pit stop on the 31st lap to correct a vibration that put him a lap behind the leader in 41st.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hamlin was passed by Truex for fourth on lap 46.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three laps later, the first round of <a href="/wiki/Racing_flags#Green_flag" title="Racing flags">green flag</a> pit stops began when Kahne drove to pit road earlier than scheduled to remove a <a href="/wiki/Coil_spring" title="Coil spring">coil spring</a> from the right-rear corner of his car, and correct a vibration that was caused by a heavily worn tire. Stewart made his stop for an air pressure adjustment on lap 55, handing the lead to Gordon. His teammate Johnson led for one lap before his pit stop on the 57th lap. After the pit stops, Earnhardt gained the lead since he was on a different strategy than other drivers around him.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earnhardt led Gordon by 7.871 seconds, but this was reduced to 2.605 seconds by the time of the second caution's deployment for debris in turn two on lap 82. During the caution, all of the leaders made pit stops. At the lap-85 restart, Earnhardt held the lead with <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsport</a>'s Johnson and Gordon second and third. Three laps later, Johnson lost second place to Gordon. Stewart steered onto the outside of the track on the backstretch to pass Truex for fourth .<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon caught and overtook Earnhardt for the lead on lap 109. Earnhardt retook the lead from Gordon on the same lap.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Continuous side-by-side racing enabled Gordon to claim the lead from Earnhardt on the outside five laps later.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stewart moved past Earnhardt to take over second as Burton passed Johnson to move into fourth on the 125th and 126th laps respectively. Green flag pit stops were made from laps 133 and 150, with Gordon retaking the lead, and Stewart moving into second. Stewart gained on Gordon to lower the deficit to half a second, and was close enough to affect an overtake on lap 157. Gordon attempted to lap Nemechek, but the latter had an understeer that put Gordon into a wall, pushing his right-front <a href="/wiki/Fender_(vehicle)" title="Fender (vehicle)">fender</a> in slightly. Stewart used the incident to pass Gordon for the lead and pull away from him.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 170, the third caution was necessitated when Gordon had his <a href="/wiki/Flat_tire" title="Flat tire">right-rear tire go flat</a> in turn two, and the rear of his car was rammed by <a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a>, who was blinded by sunlight glare in his eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gordon spun and made two pit stops to repair car damage. All drivers chose to make pit stops under caution.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart maintained the lead at the lap-178 but he lost it to Earnhardt on the following lap.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart attempted to retake the first position by drawing alongside Earnhardt on lap 187 but was unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On lap 194, Burton was passed by Kahne for fifth.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fourth caution was given on the 197th lap when race officials located debris in turn one.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Most drivers again took the opportunity to make pit stops for fuel and tyres during the caution.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Racing resumed on the 202nd lap with Stewart leading Earnhardt and Kenseth. Earnhardt had a loose car, and Johnson passed him for second six laps later. He lost a further place to Kurt Busch on lap 209.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By lap 212, Gordon had moved into the top ten and got past Burton for ninth four laps later.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson moved in front of Kenseth to get into second on lap 218,<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Kahne got ahead of Earnhardt to take over fourth on the 219th lap.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson closed up to Stewart over the intervening laps, and overtook him for the lead in traffic on lap 238. As Johnson increased his advantage over Stewart to a half a second.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the fifth caution was waved on lap 243 when Newman crashed into a wall on the backstretch, and scattered debris on the track.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson maintained the lead through another pit stop cycle, and held it at the lap-248 restart.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the next lap, Kahne steered right to go up the track on the run to the first turn, and went into the path of Stremme, causing the sixth caution. Both went into the wall heavily.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson again led at the restart on the 255th lap. He held it for the next five laps until Stewart passed him to reclaim the position.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg/220px-TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg/330px-TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg/440px-TonyStewartAugust2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1908" data-file-height="1664" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a> <i>(pictured in 2007)</i> led a race-high 146 laps to clinch his fourth victory of the season.</figcaption></figure> <p>On lap 281, Burton made a pit stop to replace a cut right-hand side tire after glancing the wall 16 laps earlier. Harvick made his own stop for tires seven laps later.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The seventh caution came out on the 292nd lap after a section of foam-rubber <a href="/wiki/Anti-roll_bar" title="Anti-roll bar">roll-bar</a> padding was located on the backstretch.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the leaders decided to make pit stops under the caution. The race restarted on lap 295 with Stewart maintaining his lead over Johnson. Kenseth lost third place to Earnhardt five laps later. On lap 301, Gordon was overtaken by Biffle for fifth position.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four laps later, the front-right <a href="/wiki/Bearing_(mechanical)" title="Bearing (mechanical)">wheel bearing</a> on Truex's car failed, causing him to clout the wall with the right-hand side of his car, and left fluid on the track, prompting the eighth caution.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most drivers, including Stewart, went down pit road for tires.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race resumed on lap 310, when the ninth (and final) caution was issued for a <a href="/wiki/The_Big_One_(NASCAR)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Big One (NASCAR)">multi-car accident</a> in turn two..Wallace drove onto the turn one <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#A" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">apron</a>, and made contact with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(racing_driver)" title="Jeff Green (racing driver)">Jeff Green</a>. This caused <a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a> to brake heavily; he was hit on the outside by Martin, who in turn, got rammed by <a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a>. Mears and <a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a> were also caught up in the accident.<sup id="cite_ref-Jayski500_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Earnhardt led at the lap-315 restart, but lost the lead to Stewart heading into the fourth turn.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson moved into second place with overtakes on Edwards and Earnhardt over the following two laps. Kenseth lost fourth place to Edwards on the 318th lap. Bowyer drifted into a wall six laps later but no caution was given.<sup id="cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart held the lead for the remainder of the race to clinch his fourth victory of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the twenty-eighth of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson finished second, and Earnhardt repelled an late challenge by Kenseth to claim third by a margin of 0.007 seconds. Biffle took fifth, Jeff Gordon sixth, Edwards seventh, Hamlin eighth, Nemechek ninth and Robby Gordon tenth.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxRaceAnalysis_18-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxRaceAnalysis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race had a total of nine cautions and 24 lead changes by seven drivers. Stewart led seven times for a total of 146 laps, more than any other competitor.<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-race">Post-race</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:40%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"It's not as tough of a Chase. He's one of the best in the sport. I can say tonight chasing him around, I had so much fun chasing him, learning from him." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style=""><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a>, speaking about Tony Stewart after the race.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p>Stewart appeared in <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_motorsport_terms#V" title="Glossary of motorsport terms">victory lane</a> in front of the crowd of 170,000 to celebrate his fourth win of the season, which earned him $373,286.<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stewart was happy with the victory, saying not being in the chase helped ease the pressure placed upon him, and spoke of his feeling that he could not attained his recent successes had he been contenting for the championship, "Sometimes it gets you off your game a little bit. Sometimes it makes you be a little bit conservative. Sometimes, because of the pressure, you make mistakes. Those guys are in a totally different situation than we are. So it's easier for us to go out and just try to win races."<sup id="cite_ref-:3_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnson said of his second-place finish, "We got off to a rough start, but we had the speed in the car and now we're getting the results. 'It was a fun race. You really had to challenge yourself and scare yourself on every lap. We're on a great roll right now.''<sup id="cite_ref-:4_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Third-placed Earnhardt stated that he was not prepared to make a pit stop during the eighth caution, "They were doing everything, swapping, and juking, and carrying on, I just kind of got left out there.''<sup id="cite_ref-:4_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robbygordon-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Robbygordon-1.jpg/170px-Robbygordon-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Robbygordon-1.jpg/255px-Robbygordon-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Robbygordon-1.jpg/340px-Robbygordon-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="487" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a> <i>(pictured in 2007)</i> was fined and penalised points in the Owners' and Drivers' Championship for missing a <a href="/wiki/Anti-roll_bar" title="Anti-roll bar">roll bar</a> in his car</figcaption></figure> <p>Kahne had been favored to win due to his recent record of winning races at one-and-a half mile tracks, but admitted being at fault for causing the crash with Stremme, "I just drove into him. Had he kept going, it was just a matter of time until we were going to be leading. ... But, driver error. I screwed up."<sup id="cite_ref-:3_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hamlin, who finished eighth, had a poor-handling car that put him one lap down before regaining it with 75 laps remaining, and spoke of his fortune over avoiding the multi-car accident on lap 310, "We sucked real bad. I don't know, I can't get a grip on this race track. I haven't had and I don't know if I will in the foreseeable future. I've got to work on it."<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kenseth revised his chances of winning the Drivers' Championship by half. Although he had more optimism, Kenseth said he would have felt more comfortable if his lead was larger, "At least we came close to running with them today. That feels good because other people’s troubles have kind of put us in the points lead. We had a 44th-place car on Saturday and finished fourth today, so the crew did a great job. This is how we need to run to have a shot at it."<sup id="cite_ref-:5_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After cutting his right-front tire on lap 268, Burton spoke of his anger with the roll bar padding that caused a caution 24 laps later. He called for NASCAR to stop all cars on pit road and penalize those lacking a roll bar, "It is starting to happen just too often and NASCAR gets on everybody when it happens. Well, they should find out who did it and penalize them.''<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Television footage broadcast after the race appear to show Robby Gordon throwing a roll bar out of his car. He protested his innocence, and NASCAR did not initially penalize him as they deemed the footage "inconclusive".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby stated that inspectors would search all cars as they were transported into their <a href="/wiki/Heavy_hauler" title="Heavy hauler">haulers</a> to see whether any lacked a roll bar.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, series officials investigated Robby Gordon after an initial search discovered nothing, and gathered all information regarding the incident to come up with a conclusion.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three days after the race, it was announced that after reviewing new television footage, and re-inspecting Robby Gordon's car,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the driver was fined $15,000, and penalized 50 points in the Owners and Drivers' Championship. Both Gordon and his crew chief <a href="/wiki/Greg_Erwin" title="Greg Erwin">Greg Erwin</a> were put on probation until December 31, 2006, and Erwin received a $10,000 fine.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The result kept Kenseth in the lead of the Drivers' Championship with 6,008 points. Johnson's second-place finish advanced him to second with 5,982 points. Hamlin moved to third, while Earnhardt progressed from sixth to fourth, but was tied with fifth-placed Burton on points (5,924). Harvick's poor finish dropped him to sixth.<sup id="cite_ref-Bass500Points_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bass500Points-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He, Gordon, Martin, Kahne and Kyle Busch were mathematically ruled out of contention for the Drivers' Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Manufacturers' Championship, Chevrolet led with 255 points. Ford moved three points closer to Dodge in the battle for second position with three races left in the season.<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The race took three hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds to complete, and the margin of victory was 1.195 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_results">Race results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable" border="1"> <caption>Race results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Finishing position">Pos.</span> </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Starting position">Grid</span> </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td>11</td> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a></td> <td>325</td> <td>190<sup><small>2</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td>3</td> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>325</td> <td>175<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td>6</td> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt,_Inc." title="Dale Earnhardt, Inc.">Dale Earnhardt, Inc.</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>325</td> <td>170<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td>1</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Fenway_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Fenway Racing">Roush Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a></td> <td>325</td> <td>160 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td>13</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>325</td> <td>155 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td>9</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>325</td> <td>155 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td>12</td> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Edwards" title="Carl Edwards">Carl Edwards</a></td> <td>Roush Racing </td> <td>Ford </td> <td>325</td> <td>151<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td>4</td> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denny_Hamlin" title="Denny Hamlin">Denny Hamlin</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>325</td> <td>142 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td>31</td> <td>01</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ginn_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Ginn Racing">Ginn Racing</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>325</td> <td>143<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td>29</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon_Motorsports" title="Robby Gordon Motorsports">Robby Gordon Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>325</td> <td>84<sup><small>3</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">11 </th> <td>23</td> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yates_Racing" title="Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>325</td> <td>130 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">12 </th> <td>20</td> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a></td> <td>324</td> <td>127 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">13 </th> <td>5</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Cbevrolet</td> <td>323</td> <td>124 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">14 </th> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Team_Penske" title="Team Penske">Penske Racing South</a> </td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>323</td> <td>121 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">15 </th> <td>25</td> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Gilliland" title="David Gilliland">David Gilliland</a></td> <td>Robert Yates Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>323</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">16 </th> <td>30</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._J._Yeley" title="J. J. Yeley">J. J. Yeley</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>323</td> <td>115 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">17 </th> <td>37</td> <td>45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a></td> <td>Petty Enterprises</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>323</td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">18 </th> <td>26</td> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davis_Racing" title="Bill Davis Racing">Bill Davis Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>323</td> <td>109 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">19 </th> <td>15</td> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>323</td> <td>106 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">20 </th> <td>35</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a></td> <td>Ginn Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>322</td> <td>103 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">21 </th> <td>34</td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty_Motorsports" title="Richard Petty Motorsports">Evernham Motorsports</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>322</td> <td>100 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">22 </th> <td>19</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a> </td> <td>Evernham Motorsports </td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>322</td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">23 </th> <td>28</td> <td>66</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(racing_driver)" title="Jeff Green (racing driver)">Jeff Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart-Haas_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart-Haas Racing">Haas CNC Racing</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>322</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">24 </th> <td>32</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>322</td> <td>91 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">25 </th> <td>18</td> <td>07</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clint_Bowyer" title="Clint Bowyer">Clint Bowyer</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>322</td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">26 </th> <td>41</td> <td>49</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Bliss" title="Mike Bliss">Mike Bliss</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAM_Racing" title="BAM Racing">BAM Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>321</td> <td>85 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">27 </th> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Busch" title="Kyle Busch">Kyle Busch</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>321</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">28 </th> <td>14</td> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>321</td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">29 </th> <td>24</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reed_Sorenson" title="Reed Sorenson">Reed Sorenson</a></td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>321</td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">30 </th> <td>17</td> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td>Penske Racing South</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>321</td> <td>73 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">31 </th> <td>2</td> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>321 </td> <td>75<sup><small>1</small></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">32 </th> <td>38</td> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Travis_Kvapil" title="Travis Kvapil">Travis Kvapil</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/PPI_Motorsports" title="PPI Motorsports">PPI Motorsports</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>320</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">33 </th> <td>39</td> <td>55</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Waltrip-Jasper Racing</a> </td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>319</td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">34 </th> <td>27</td> <td>96</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Raines" title="Tony Raines">Tony Raines</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hall_of_Fame_Racing" title="Hall of Fame Racing">Hall of Fame Racing</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>319</td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">35 </th> <td>43</td> <td>78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furniture_Row_Racing" title="Furniture Row Racing">Furniture Row Racing</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>319</td> <td>58 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">36 </th> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>309</td> <td>55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">37 </th> <td>21</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_Truex_Jr." title="Martin Truex Jr.">Martin Truex Jr.</a></td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Inc.</td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>305</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">38 </th> <td>8</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a></td> <td>Evernham Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>255</td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">39 </th> <td>33</td> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Stremme" title="David Stremme">David Stremme</a></td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing </td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>246</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">40 </th> <td>22</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford</td> <td>244</td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">41 </th> <td>36</td> <td>37</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Carter_Racing" title="John Carter Racing">R&J Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge</td> <td>146</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">42 </th> <td>40</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Bodine" title="Todd Bodine">Todd Bodine</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan%E2%80%93McClure_Motorsports" title="Morgan–McClure Motorsports">Morgan-McClure Motorsports</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td>144</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">43 </th> <td>42</td> <td>61</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Lepage" title="Kevin Lepage">Kevin Lepage</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Front_Row_Motorsports" title="Front Row Motorsports">Front Row Motorsports</a> </td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>29</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>1</small></sup> Includes five bonus points for leading a lap</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>2</small></sup> Includes ten bonus points for leading the most laps</span></div> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup><small>3</small></sup> Includes a 50-point post-race penalty</span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standings_after_the_race">Standings after the race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Standings after the race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Drivers' Championship standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position">Pos</span> </th> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col">Driver </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Matt Kenseth </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6,008 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Jimmie Johnson </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,982 (−26) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Denny Hamlin </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,943 (−65) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">4 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Dale Earnhardt Jr. </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,924 (−84) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">5 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Jeff Burton </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,924 (−84) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">6 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 4 </td> <td>Kevin Harvick </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,887 (−121) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">7 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1uparrow_green.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/10px-1uparrow_green.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/15px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/1uparrow_green.svg/20px-1uparrow_green.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 2 </td> <td>Jeff Gordon </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,862 (−146) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">8 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Mark Martin </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,807 (−201) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">9 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1downarrow_red.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/10px-1downarrow_red.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/15px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/1downarrow_red.svg/20px-1downarrow_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> 1 </td> <td>Kasey Kahne </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,798 (−210) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">10 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Kyle Busch </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5,759 (−249) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-RR500_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RR500-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bass500Points_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bass500Points-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Manufacturers' Championship standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Position">Pos</span> </th> <th scope="col">+/– </th> <th scope="col">Manufacturer </th> <th scope="col">Points </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">1 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Chevrolet </td> <td style="text-align:center;">255 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">2 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dodge </td> <td style="text-align:center;">189 (−66) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">3 </th> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1rightarrow_blue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/10px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/15px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1rightarrow_blue.svg/20px-1rightarrow_blue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td> <td>Ford </td> <td style="text-align:center;">183 (−73) </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td colspan="9"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-manufacturers_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-manufacturers-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i></span></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><small><b>Note</b>: Only the top ten positions are included for the driver standings. These drivers qualified for the Chase for the Nextel Cup.</small></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Bass_Pro_Shops_MBNA_500&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Jayski500-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jayski500_1-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 7,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=NASCAR&rft.atitle=Practice+Three+Speeds&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nascar.com%3A80%2Fraces%2Fcup%2F2006%2F33%2Fdata%2Fpractice3_speeds.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A2006+Bass+Pro+Shops+MBNA+500" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NASCARComLive-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NASCARComLive_17-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061106103647/http://www.nascar.com/2006/races/lapbylap/10/29/atlanta/index.html">"Lap-by-Lap: Atlanta"</a>. <i>NASCAR</i>. 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