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.

2006 Subway Fresh 500
Race details
Race 8 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover, with paintings of Greg Biffle and Joe Nemechek
2006 Subway Fresh 500 program cover, with paintings of Greg Biffle and Joe Nemechek
Date April 22, 2006 (2006-04-22)
Location Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Weather Hot with temperatures approaching 93.9 °F (34.4 °C); wind speeds up to 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)[1]
Average speed 107.063 miles per hour (172.301 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 26.917
Most laps led
Driver Greg Biffle Roush Racing
Laps 151
Winner
No. 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds

Qualifying

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Pos[2] Car # Driver Make Primary Sponsor Speed Time 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
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[3] ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 15 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 228486 running 10 185
2 3 20   Tony Stewart The Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 312 211536 running 6 175
3 4 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 168116 running 1 170
4 5 99   Carl Edwards Office Depot   (Jack Roush) Ford 312 126685 running 0 160
5 8 07   Clint Bowyer Sylvania   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 122325 running 21 160
6 22 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 312 124189 running 0 150
7 10 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 127111 running 0 146
8 21 43   Bobby Labonte Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 312 117661 running 0 142
9 37 31   Jeff Burton Prilosec OTC   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 312 108870 running 0 138
10 19 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 312 124111 running 0 134
11 18 6   Mark Martin AAA   (Jack Roush) Ford 311 98425 running 111 135
12 16 14   Sterling Marlin Waste Management   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 311 90883 running 0 127
13 14 25   Brian Vickers GMAC   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 311 80275 running 0 124
14 26 26   Jamie McMurray Crown Royal   (Jack Roush) Ford 311 112750 running 0 121
15 2 16   Greg Biffle Subway / National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 311 102350 running 151 128
16 27 21   Ken Schrader Motorcraft Genuine Parts   (Wood Brothers) Ford 311 95389 running 0 115
17 36 96   Tony Raines DLP HDTV   (Bill Saunders) Chevrolet 311 65075 running 0 112
18 23 66   Jeff Green Best Buy   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 311 91808 running 0 109
19 17 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 311 99325 running 0 106
20 12 42   Casey Mears Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 311 103983 running 0 103
21 39 32   Travis Kvapil Tide / Downy   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 311 80958 running 0 100
22 9 1   Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 311 86233 running 0 97
23 11 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 310 102291 running 0 94
24 7 2   Kurt Busch Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 310 103833 running 0 91
25 31 78   Kenny Wallace Furniture Row Racing   (Barney Visser) Chevrolet 310 63075 running 0 88
26 28 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 310 95841 running 0 85
27 41 22   Dave Blaney Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 309 75172 running 2 87
28 30 18   J.J. Yeley Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 309 99975 running 1 84
29 29 40   David Stremme Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 308 73175 running 0 76
30 33 4   Scott Wimmer AERO Exhaust   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 307 65525 running 0 73
31 38 45   Kyle Petty Wells Fargo   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 305 72400 running 0 70
32 43 49   Brent Sherman Serta   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 305 61750 running 0 67
33 35 95   Stanton Barrett TheRaceSpace.com   (Stanton Barrett) Chevrolet 301 62575 running 0 64
34 6 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 289 61500 running 0 61
35 32 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 283 87720 running 0 58
36 1 5   Kyle Busch Kellogg's / Carquest   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 259 84425 running 7 60
37 20 38   Elliott Sadler Pedigree   (Yates Racing) Ford 247 89008 running 1 57
38 24 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline / Stanley Tools   (James Rocco) Dodge 229 60975 running 0 49
39 13 12   Ryan Newman Alltel My Circle   (Roger Penske) Dodge 221 106258 crash 0 46
40 34 41   Reed Sorenson Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 206 68700 running 0 43
41 25 7   Robby Gordon Jim Beam   (Robby Gordon) Chevrolet 116 60560 engine 0 40
42 42 55   Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 98 60435 crash 0 37
43 40 02   Brandon Ash Sprinter Trucking, Inc.   (Ed Ash) Dodge 98 60635 transmission 1 39
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
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

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  1. ^ Weather information for the 2006 Subway Fresh 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. ^ "Qualifying times: Subway Fresh 500". Crash. 2006-04-21. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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