Race 33 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 program cover
Date
October 29, 2006 (2006-10-29)
Location
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance
325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.4 km)
Average speed
143.421 mph (230.814 km/h)
Attendance
115,000
Pole position
Driver
Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
Time
Owner Points
Most laps led
Driver
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps
146
Winner
No. 20
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Nielsen Ratings
4.8/10 (Final)
4.2/8 (Overnight)[3]
Radio in the United States
Radio
Performance Racing Network
Booth Announcers
Mark Garrow, Doug Rice
Turn Announcers
Chuck Carland, Rob Albright
Motor car race
The 2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was the thirty-third stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, and the seventh in the 10-round season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on October 29, 2006 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia before a crowd of 115,000 people. The 325-lap race was won by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart after starting from the eleventh position. Jimmie Johnson finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr. came in third.
Although Matt Kenseth was awarded the pole position after qualifying was rained out and the starting order was determined by owners' points, he was immediately passed by Kevin Harvick 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 pit stop cycles and cautions waved for incidents over the course of the race. At the race's final restart 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.
Stewart's victory was his fourth of the season, and the 28th of his career. After the race, Matt Kenseth's lead in the Drivers' Championship over Johnson was lowered to 28 points. By finishing third, Earnhardt moved from eighth to fourth. Chevrolet maintained its unchallenged lead in the Manufacturers' Championship with 257 points, 72 ahead of Ford and 80 in front of Dodge with three races left in the season.
^"The Race: The Bass Pro Shops 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on November 29, 2006. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^"2006 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^"2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup TV Ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Archives. Archived from the original on November 30, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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