2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

Race details
Race 21 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
Map of the basic speedway
Date	August 6, 2006 (2006-August-06)
Official name	Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance	160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather	Hot with temperatures approaching 89.6 °F (32.0 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)
Average speed	137.182 miles per hour (220.773 km/h)
Attendance	280,000
Pole position
Driver	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing
Laps	87
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach, Jr. and Benny Parsons

The 2006 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held on August 6, 2006 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 160 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his fourth win of the season. Matt Kenseth finished second and Kevin Harvick finished third.

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

Summary

The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, the second richest race on the Nextel Cup circuit, was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 6, 2006. Jeff Burton won the pole. Jimmie Johnson came back from 38th place after suffering a blown left front tire early in the race that caused some fender damage to become the second driver to win both the Daytona 500 and the Allstate 400 in the same season, first accomplished by Dale Jarrett in 1996.

Failed to qualify: Paul Menard (#15), Michael Waltrip (#55), Johnny Sauter (#70), Kevin Lepage (#49), Stephen Leicht (#90), Bobby Hamilton, Jr. (#04), Derrike Cope (#61)

Top 10 results

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	5	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	185
2	20	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	160	175
3	10	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	160	170
4	2	07	Clint Bowyer (R)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	160	160
5	19	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	160	155
6	31	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	160	150
7	37	5	Kyle Busch	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	160	151
8	32	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	160	142
9	22	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	160	138
10	14	11	Denny Hamlin (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	160	134

Race statistics

• Time of race: 2:54:57
• Average Speed: 137.182 miles per hour (220.773 km/h)
• Pole Speed: 182.778
• Cautions: 8 for 24 laps
• Margin of Victory: under caution
• Lead changes: 18
• Percent of race run under caution: 15%
• Average green flag run: 17 laps

References

Preceded by 2006 Pennsylvania 500

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Season 2006

Succeeded by 2006 AMD at The Glen