| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 26, 2006 | Race 5 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.427 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .179 | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 03:21:19 | Lead Changes: 19 | ||||||||
| Cautions: 14-19, 74-77, 109-115, 119-123, 127-131, 161-167, 188-199, 207-212, 219-222, 250-253, 262-267, 289-293, | |||||||||
| 338-343, 351-355, 408-412, 415-419, 437-444, 448-452 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 185/5 | 500 | Running | $175,858 |
| 2 | 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $160,886 |
| 3 | 7 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG Sheetrock/DEWALT | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $166,566 |
| 4 | 3 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $122,575 |
| 5 | 30 | #43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $138,836 |
| 6 | 4 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $105,825 |
| 7 | 2 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Subway/National Guard | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $105,150 |
| 8 | 20 | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 147/5 | 500 | Running | $102,450 |
| 9 | 6 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $129,258 |
| 10 | 23 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $125,864 |
| 11 | 19 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $124,516 |
| 12 | 1 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 137/10 | 500 | Running | $168,886 |
| 13 | 13 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $115,733 |
| 14 | 33 | #11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $88,000 |
| 15 | 29 | #66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 118/0 | 500 | Running | $113,458 |
| 16 | 10 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 115/0 | 500 | Running | $115,866 |
| 17 | 35 | #14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 112/0 | 500 | Running | $101,783 |
| 18 | 28 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 109/0 | 500 | Running | $107,633 |
| 19 | 40 | #4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 106/0 | 500 | Running | $85,050 |
| 20 | 15 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 103/0 | 500 | Running | $119,475 |
| 21 | 11 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 105/5 | 500 | Running | $129,336 |
| 22 | 22 | #41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Target | 97/0 | 499 | Running | $92,350 |
| 23 | 32 | #22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 94/0 | 499 | Running | $96,683 |
| 24 | 21 | #21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 91/0 | 499 | Running | $111,014 |
| 25 | 12 | #42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 88/0 | 498 | Running | $118,083 |
| 26 | 37 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards/Energizer | 85/0 | 497 | Running | $83,300 |
| 27 | 36 | #96 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 82/0 | 497 | Running | $80,060 |
| 28 | 16 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 79/0 | 495 | Running | $109,255 |
| 29 | 27 | #07 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 76/0 | 495 | Running | $90,800 |
| 30 | 5 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 73/0 | 487 | Running | $128,486 |
| 31 | 39 | #61 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | RoadLoans.com | 75/5 | 485 | Running | $81,150 |
| 32 | 34 | #55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 67/0 | 481 | Running | $88,147 |
| 33 | 24 | #18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | AsthmaControl.com | 64/0 | 469 | Running | $114,075 |
| 34 | 18 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 61/0 | 467 | Running | $104,845 |
| 35 | 8 | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Sharpie | 58/0 | 440 | Running | $125,275 |
| 36 | 26 | #40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon | 55/0 | 435 | Running | $86,400 |
| 37 | 17 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 52/0 | 434 | Running | $86,350 |
| 38 | 25 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 49/0 | 430 | Accident | $86,300 |
| 39 | 43 | #95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | hairofdog.com | 46/0 | 381 | Electrical | $78,240 |
| 40 | 41 | #32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downey | 43/0 | 349 | Accident | $78,165 |
| 41 | 38 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline/Stanley Tools | 40/0 | 344 | Running | $78,115 |
| 42 | 31 | #49 | Brent Sherman * | Dodge | Serta | 37/0 | 302 | Accident | $78,060 |
| 43 | 42 | #00 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 34/0 | 96 | Handling | $77,481 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||