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2006 Subway Fresh 500

{{Short description|Car race}}

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{{NASCAR race season infobox

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 8 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season

| Race Name = Subway Fresh 500

| Details ref =

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2006|4|22}}

| Year = 2006

| Race_No = 8

| Season_No = 36

| Image = 2006_Subway_Fresh_500_program_cover.jpeg

| Caption = 2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover, with paintings of Greg Biffle and Joe Nemechek

| Location = Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

| Course_mi = 1

| Course_km = 1.6

| Distance_laps = 312

| Distance_mi = 312

| Distance_km = 502.115

| Weather = Hot with temperatures approaching {{convert|93.9|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|15.9|mph|km/h}}[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AZ/Phoenix/2006-04-22 Weather information for the 2006 Subway Fresh 500] at The Old Farmers' Almanac

| Avg = {{convert|107.063|mi/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Kyle Busch

| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Pole_Time = 26.917

| Most_Driver = Greg Biffle

| Most_Team = Roush Racing

| Most_laps = 151

| Car = 29

| First_Driver = Kevin Harvick

| First_Team = Richard Childress Racing

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

}}

The 2006 Subway Fresh 500, the eighth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, was held at Phoenix International Raceway on April 22, 2006. Kyle Busch won the pole.

Qualifying

class="wikitable"

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Pos{{Cite web|date=2006-04-21|title=Qualifying times: Subway Fresh 500.|url=https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/90331/1/qualifying-times-subway-fresh-500|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Crash|language=en}}

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Car #

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Driver

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Make

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Primary Sponsor

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Speed

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Time

! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |Behind

1

|5

|Kyle Busch

|Chevrolet

|Kellogg's / CARQUEST

|133.745

|26.917

|0.000

2

|16

|Greg Biffle

|Ford

|Subway / National Guard

|133.383

|26.990

| -0.073

3

|20

|Tony Stewart

|Chevrolet

|The Home Depot

|133.299

|27.007

| -0.090

4

|17

|Matt Kenseth

|Ford

|DEWALT

|133.205

|27.026

| -0.109

5

|99

|Carl Edwards

|Ford

|Office Depot

|133.028

|27.062

| -0.145

6

|11

|Denny Hamlin

|Chevrolet

|FedEx Express

|132.846

|27.099

| -0.182

7

|2

|Kurt Busch

|Dodge

|Miller Lite

|132.817

|27.105

| -0.188

8

|7

|Clint Bowyer

|Chevrolet

|Sylvania

|132.587

|27.152

| -0.235

9

|1

|Martin Truex Jr

|Chevrolet

|Bass Pro Shops / Tracker

|132.523

|27.165

| -0.248

10

|48

|Jimmie Johnson

|Chevrolet

|Lowe's

|132.397

|27.191

| -0.274

11

|8

|Dale Earnhardt Jr

|Chevrolet

|Budweiser

|132.363

|27.198

| -0.281

12

|42

|Casey Mears

|Dodge

|Texaco / Havoline

|132.163

|27.239

| -0.322

13

|12

|Ryan Newman

|Dodge

|ALLTEL My Circle

|132.163

|27.239

| -0.322

14

|25

|Brian Vickers

|Chevrolet

|GMAC

|132.120

|27.248

| -0.331

15

|29

|Kevin Harvick

|Chevrolet

|GM Goodwrench

|132.081

|27.256

| -0.339

16

|14

|Sterling Marlin

|Chevrolet

|Waste Management

|132.076

|27.257

| -0.340

17

|88

|Dale Jarrett

|Ford

|UPS

|131.955

|27.282

| -0.365

18

|6

|Mark Martin

|Ford

|AAA

|131.878

|27.298

| -0.381

19

|24

|Jeff Gordon

|Chevrolet

|DuPont

|131.829

|27.308

| -0.391

20

|38

|Elliott Sadler

|Ford

|Pedigree

|131.781

|27.318

| -0.401

21

|43

|Bobby Labonte

|Dodge

|Cheerios / Betty Crocker

|131.738

|27.327

| -0.410

22

|9

|Kasey Kahne

|Dodge

|Dodge Dealers / UAW

|131.714

|27.332

| -0.415

23

|66

|Jeff Green

|Chevrolet

|Best Buy

|131.685

|27.338

| -0.421

24

|10

|Scott Riggs

|Dodge

|Valvoline / Stanley Tools

|131.675

|27.340

| -0.423

25

|7

|Robby Gordon

|Chevrolet

|Jim Beam

|131.608

|27.354

| -0.437

26

|26

|Jamie McMurray

|Ford

|Crown Royal

|131.483

|27.380

| -0.463

27

|21

|Ken Schrader

|Ford

|Motorcraft Genuine Parts

|131.368

|27.404

| -0.487

28

|19

|Jeremy Mayfield

|Dodge

|Dodge Dealers / UAW

|130.942

|27.493

| -0.576

29

|40

|David Stremme

|Dodge

|Coors Light

|130.857

|27.511

| -0.594

30

|18

|JJ Yeley

|Chevrolet

|Interstate Batteries

|130.842

|27.514

| -0.597

31

|78

|Kenny Wallace

|Chevrolet

|Furniture Row Racing

|130.458

|27.595

| -0.678

32

|1

|Joe Nemechek

|Chevrolet

|U.S. Army

|130.416

|27.604

| -0.687

33

|4

|Scott Wimmer

|Chevrolet

|AERO Exhaust

|130.416

|27.604

| -0.687

34

|41

|Reed Sorenson

|Dodge

|Target

|130.322

|27.624

| -0.707

35

|95

|Stanton Barrett

|Chevrolet

|TheRaceSpace.com

|130.114

|27.668

| -0.751

36

|96

|Tony Raines

|Chevrolet

|DLP HDTV

|130.077

|27.676

| -0.759

37

|31

|Jeff Burton

|Chevrolet

|Prilosec OTC

|129.814

|27.732

| -0.815

38

|45

|Kyle Petty

|Dodge

|Wells Fargo

|129.478

|27.804

| -0.887

39

|32

|Travis Kvapil

|Chevrolet

|Tide-Downy

|129.320

|27.838

| -0.921

40

|02

|Brandon Ash

|Dodge

|Sprinter Trucking Inc.

|128.843

|27.941

| -1.024

41

|22

|Dave Blaney

|Dodge

|Caterpillar

|128.411

|28.035

| -1.118

42

|55

|Michael Waltrip

|Dodge

|NAPA Auto Parts

|126.613

|28.433

| -1.516

43

|49

|Brent Sherman

|Dodge

|Serta

|128.576

|27.999

| -1.082

colspan="8" |Failed to qualify or withdrew
44

|34

|Chad Chaffin

|Chevrolet

|Oak Glove Co.

|

|28.031

| -1.114

45

|51

|Mike Garvey

|Chevrolet

|Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil

|

|28.083

| -1.166

46

|92

|Chad Blount

|Dodge

|Front Row Motorsports

|

|28.150

| -1.233

47

|61

|Kevin Lepage

|Chevrolet

|RoadLoans.com

|

|28.173

| -1.256

48

|89

|Morgan Shepherd

|Dodge

|Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone

|

|28.233

| -1.316

49

|52

|Steve Portenga

|Dodge

|Pro30.com / King Taco

|

|28.336

| -1.419

WD

|74

|Derrike Cope

|Dodge

|MyGuardian911.com

|0.000

|0.000

|0.000

Race results

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!POS{{Cite web|title=Race Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/|access-date=2021-06-05|website=Racing-Reference|language=en-US}}

!ST

!#

!DRIVER

!SPONSOR / OWNER

!CAR

!LAPS

!MONEY

!STATUS

!LED

!PTS

1

| align="right" | 15

| 29

| align="right" |   Kevin Harvick

| GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

| align="right" | 312

| align="right" | 228486

| running

|10

|185

2

| align="right" | 3

| 20

| align="right" |   Tony Stewart

| The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

| align="right" | 312

| align="right" | 211536

| running

|6

|175

3

| align="right" | 4

| 17

| align="right" |   Matt Kenseth

| DeWalt   (Jack Roush)

| align="right" | Ford

| align="right" | 312

| align="right" | 168116

| running

|1

|170

4

| align="right" | 5

| 99

| align="right" |   Carl Edwards

| Office Depot   (Jack Roush)

| align="right" | Ford

|312

| align="right" | 126685

| running

|0

|160

5

| align="right" | 8

| 07

| align="right" |   Clint Bowyer

| Sylvania   (Richard Childress)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

| align="right" | 312

| align="right" | 122325

| running

|21

|160

6

| align="right" | 22

| 9

| align="right" |   Kasey Kahne

| Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)

| align="right" | Dodge

|312

| align="right" | 124189

| running

|0

|150

7

| align="right" | 10

| 48

| align="right" |   Jimmie Johnson

| Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|312

| align="right" | 127111

| running

|0

|146

8

| align="right" | 21

| 43

| align="right" |   Bobby Labonte

| Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)

| align="right" | Dodge

|312

| align="right" | 117661

| running

|0

|142

9

| align="right" | 37

| 31

| align="right" |   Jeff Burton

| Prilosec OTC   (Richard Childress)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|312

| align="right" | 108870

| running

|0

|138

10

| align="right" | 19

| 24

| align="right" |   Jeff Gordon

| DuPont   (Rick Hendrick)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|312

| align="right" | 124111

| running

|0

|134

11

| align="right" | 18

| 6

| align="right" |   Mark Martin

| AAA   (Jack Roush)

| align="right" | Ford

| align="right" | 311

| align="right" | 98425

| running

|111

|135

12

| align="right" | 16

| 14

| align="right" |   Sterling Marlin

| Waste Management   (Nelson Bowers)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 90883

| running

|0

|127

13

| align="right" | 14

| 25

| align="right" |   Brian Vickers

| GMAC   (Rick Hendrick)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 80275

| running

|0

|124

14

| align="right" | 26

| 26

| align="right" |   Jamie McMurray

| Crown Royal   (Jack Roush)

| align="right" | Ford

|311

| align="right" | 112750

| running

|0

|121

15

| align="right" | 2

| 16

| align="right" |   Greg Biffle

| Subway / National Guard   (Jack Roush)

| align="right" | Ford

| align="right" | 311

| align="right" | 102350

| running

|151

|128

16

| align="right" | 27

| 21

| align="right" |   Ken Schrader

| Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers)

| align="right" | Ford

|311

| align="right" | 95389

| running

|0

|115

17

| align="right" | 36

| 96

| align="right" |   Tony Raines

| DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 65075

| running

|0

|112

18

| align="right" | 23

| 66

| align="right" |   Jeff Green

| Best Buy   (Gene Haas)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 91808

| running

|0

|109

19

| align="right" | 17

| 88

| align="right" |   Dale Jarrett

| UPS   (Yates Racing)

| align="right" | Ford

|311

| align="right" | 99325

| running

|0

|106

20

| align="right" | 12

| 42

| align="right" |   Casey Mears

| Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)

| align="right" | Dodge

|311

| align="right" | 103983

| running

|0

|103

21

| align="right" | 39

| 32

| align="right" |   Travis Kvapil

| Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 80958

| running

|0

|100

22

| align="right" | 9

| 1

| align="right" |   Martin Truex, Jr.

| Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|311

| align="right" | 86233

| running

|0

|97

23

| align="right" | 11

| 8

| align="right" |   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

| Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|310

| align="right" | 102291

| running

|0

|94

24

| align="right" | 7

| 2

| align="right" |   Kurt Busch

| Miller Lite   (Roger Penske)

| align="right" | Dodge

|310

| align="right" | 103833

| running

|0

|91

25

| align="right" | 31

| 78

| align="right" |   Kenny Wallace

| Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|310

| align="right" | 63075

| running

|0

|88

26

| align="right" | 28

| 19

| align="right" |   Jeremy Mayfield

| Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)

| align="right" | Dodge

|310

| align="right" | 95841

| running

|0

|85

27

| align="right" | 41

| 22

| align="right" |   Dave Blaney

| Caterpillar   (Bill Davis)

| align="right" | Dodge

| align="right" | 309

| align="right" | 75172

| running

|2

|87

28

| align="right" | 30

| 18

| align="right" |   J.J. Yeley

| Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

| align="right" | 309

| align="right" | 99975

| running

|1

|84

29

| align="right" | 29

| 40

| align="right" |   David Stremme

| Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi)

| align="right" | Dodge

|308

| align="right" | 73175

| running

|0

|76

30

| align="right" | 33

| 4

| align="right" |   Scott Wimmer

| AERO Exhaust   (Larry McClure)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|307

| align="right" | 65525

| running

|0

|73

31

| align="right" | 38

| 45

| align="right" |   Kyle Petty

| Wells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises)

| align="right" | Dodge

|305

| align="right" | 72400

| running

|0

|70

32

| align="right" | 43

| 49

| align="right" |   Brent Sherman

| Serta   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)

| align="right" | Dodge

|305

| align="right" | 61750

| running

|0

|67

33

| align="right" | 35

| 95

| align="right" |   Stanton Barrett

| TheRaceSpace.com   (Stanton Barrett)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|301

| align="right" | 62575

| running

|0

|64

34

| align="right" | 6

| 11

| align="right" |   Denny Hamlin

| FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|289

| align="right" | 61500

| running

|0

|61

35

| align="right" | 32

| 01

| align="right" |   Joe Nemechek

| U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|283

| align="right" | 87720

| running

|0

|58

36

| align="right" | 1

| 5

| align="right" |   Kyle Busch

| Kellogg's / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

| align="right" | 259

| align="right" | 84425

| running

|7

|60

37

| align="right" | 20

| 38

| align="right" |   Elliott Sadler

| Pedigree   (Yates Racing)

| align="right" | Ford

| align="right" | 247

| align="right" | 89008

| running

|1

|57

38

| align="right" | 24

| 10

| align="right" |   Scott Riggs

| Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco)

| align="right" | Dodge

|229

| align="right" | 60975

| running

|0

|49

39

| align="right" | 13

| 12

| align="right" |   Ryan Newman

| Alltel My Circle   (Roger Penske)

| align="right" | Dodge

|221

| align="right" | 106258

| crash

|0

|46

40

| align="right" | 34

| 41

| align="right" |   Reed Sorenson

| Target   (Chip Ganassi)

| align="right" | Dodge

|206

| align="right" | 68700

| running

|0

|43

41

| align="right" | 25

| 7

| align="right" |   Robby Gordon

| Jim Beam   (Robby Gordon)

| align="right" | Chevrolet

|116

| align="right" | 60560

| engine

|0

|40

42

| align="right" | 42

| 55

| align="right" |   Michael Waltrip

| NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel)

| align="right" | Dodge

|98

| align="right" | 60435

| crash

|0

|37

43

| align="right" | 40

| 02

| align="right" |   Brandon Ash

| Sprinter Trucking, Inc.   (Ed Ash)

| align="right" | Dodge

| align="right" | 98

| align="right" | 60635

| transmission

|1

|39

colspan="11" |Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS

!NAME

!NBR

!SPONSOR

!OWNER

!CAR

! colspan="5" rowspan="8" |

44

|Chad Chaffin

|34

|Oak Glove Co.

|Bob Jenkins

|Chevrolet

45

|Mike Garvey

|51

|Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil

|Joe Auer

|Chevrolet

46

|Chad Blount

|92

|Front Row Motorsports

|Bob Jenkins

|Dodge

47

|Kevin Lepage

|61

|RoadLoans.com

|Bob Jenkins

|Chevrolet

48

|Morgan Shepherd

|89

|Victory In Jesus / Dutch Quality Stone

|Morgan Shepherd

|Dodge

49

|Steve Portenga

|52

|Pro30.com / King Taco

|Rick Ware

|Dodge

WD

|Derrike Cope

|74

|MyGuardian911.com

|Raynard McGlynn

|Dodge

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#34), Mike Garvey (#51), Chad Blount (#92), Kevin Lepage (#61), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Steve Portenga (#52)

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/8/data/results_official.html Official results]

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