Race 14 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring the Pocono scenery
Date
June 11, 2006 (2006-June-11)
Official name
Pocono 500
Location
Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Chilly with temperatures approaching 62.6 °F (17.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h)
Average speed
131.656 miles per hour (211.880 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Most laps led
Driver
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps
83
Winner
No. 11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Announcers
Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
Motor car race
The 2006 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It was the fourteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. It was Hamlin's first career Nextel Cup Series win.
Failed to qualify: Scott Wimmer (#4), Derrike Cope (#74), Stanton Barrett (#95), Greg Sacks (#34), Brent Sherman (#72)
^"2006 Pocono 500: Weather Information". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
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