Race 28 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2006 Dover 400 program cover
Date
September 24, 2006 (2006-09-24)
Location
Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Course
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance
400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Weather
Temperatures up to 82.4 °F (28.0 °C); wind speeds up to 26.35 miles per hour (42.41 km/h)[3]
Average speed
111.966 mph (180.192 km/h)
Attendance
145,000
Pole position
Driver
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
23.053
Most laps led
Driver
Matt Kenseth
Roush Racing
Laps
215
Winner
No. 31
Jeff Burton
Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network
Turner Network Television
Announcers
Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Nielsen Ratings
3.8 (Final)[4]
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Booth Announcers
Joe Moore, Barney Hall
Turn Announcers
Mike Bagley, Dan Hubbard, Dave Moody, Jeff Streigle
Motor car race
The 2006 Dover 400 was the twenty-eighth stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the second in the ten-race season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. It was held on September 24, 2006 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware, before a crowd of 145,000. The 400-lap race was won by Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing, who started from 19th position. Carl Edwards of Roush Racing finished second and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports came in third.
Although Gordon won the pole position, he was immediately passed by Ryan Newman at the start of the race. 27 laps later Carl Edwards took the lead for 21 laps. David Stremme briefly held the lead until Elliott Sadler moved in front of him to claim the position, only to lose it to Matt Kenseth on lap 74. Kenseth led more laps than any other driver (215), during which Reed Sorenson and Greg Biffle also led. Burton close the gap to Kenseth by the 375th lap and battled him for the position over the next 20 laps until he moved ahead on lap 395. Burton maintained the lead for the remaining five laps to win the race. There were ten cautions and twelve lead changes by nine different drivers during the race.
It was Burton's first win of the 2006 season, the 18th of his career, and it ended a 175-race winless streak. The result advanced him to the lead of the Drivers' Championship, six points ahead of Gordon (who moved up to second). Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, 42 points ahead of Ford and 45 in front of Dodge with seven races left in the season.
^"The Race: The Dover 400 at the Dover International Speedway". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^"2006 Dover 400". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^"Weather Information for Dover, Delaware". Old Farmer's Almanac. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
^"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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