| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Bank of America 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 14, 2006 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 132.142 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.624 | Time of Race: 03:47:29 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 34 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3-11, 18-21, 35-38, 47-52, 106-109, 117-120, 164-167, 243-251, 277-280, 303-306 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Mopar / Dodge Dealers / UAW | 190/10 | 334 | Running | $305,889 |
| 2 | 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $221,511 |
| 3 | 6 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 165/0 | 334 | Running | $176,870 |
| 4 | 16 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 334 | Running | $154,916 |
| 5 | 21 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Bugles | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $151,436 |
| 6 | 18 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Delphi | 155/5 | 334 | Running | $112,050 |
| 7 | 39 | 96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 151/5 | 334 | Running | $95,375 |
| 8 | 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 147/5 | 334 | Running | $103,475 |
| 9 | 30 | 1 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Financial | 138/0 | 334 | Running | $108,095 |
| 10 | 25 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $91,925 |
| 11 | 13 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 135/5 | 334 | Running | $106,133 |
| 12 | 3 | 42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 127/0 | 333 | Running | $113,158 |
| 13 | 31 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 124/0 | 333 | Running | $125,336 |
| 14 | 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Carhartt | 126/5 | 332 | Running | $115,466 |
| 15 | 12 | 40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Coors Light | 118/0 | 332 | Running | $97,033 |
| 16 | 20 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy "HD Done Right" | 115/0 | 332 | Running | $91,583 |
| 17 | 1 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Stanley Tools / Valvoline | 117/5 | 332 | Running | $97,475 |
| 18 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $106,661 |
| 19 | 14 | 4 | Todd Bodine | Chevrolet | Hefty / Lucas Oil Products | 106/0 | 331 | Running | $67,725 |
| 20 | 38 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 103/0 | 331 | Running | $81,783 |
| 21 | 43 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | GMAC | 100/0 | 331 | Running | $63,725 |
| 22 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Tire Kingdom | 97/0 | 330 | Running | $84,197 |
| 23 | 8 | 7 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 99/5 | 329 | Running | $75,700 |
| 24 | 41 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 96/5 | 301 | Engine | $111,236 |
| 25 | 19 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards / MAPEI | 88/0 | 300 | Running | $66,075 |
| 26 | 36 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 85/0 | 278 | Running | $65,475 |
| 27 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 82/0 | 272 | Running | $107,658 |
| 28 | 22 | 11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinko's | 79/0 | 265 | Running | $64,550 |
| 29 | 40 | 18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 76/0 | 258 | Accident | $96,425 |
| 30 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 73/0 | 239 | Accident | $80,725 |
| 31 | 26 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 70/0 | 216 | Running | $69,425 |
| 32 | 42 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 67/0 | 208 | Running | $102,258 |
| 33 | 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Sam's Club / M&M's | 64/0 | 161 | Accident | $89,958 |
| 34 | 27 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Speedbor | 61/0 | 160 | Engine | $107,800 |
| 35 | 4 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 63/5 | 124 | Engine | $95,816 |
| 36 | 9 | 41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Target / Lysol | 55/0 | 115 | Accident | $69,050 |
| 37 | 33 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Subway / National Guard | 52/0 | 111 | Engine | $80,725 |
| 38 | 23 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 49/0 | 102 | Accident | $60,400 |
| 39 | 37 | 6 | Todd Kluever | Ford | 3M | 46/0 | 45 | Accident | $60,275 |
| 40 | 17 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Motorcraft Genuine Parts | 43/0 | 45 | Accident | $87,364 |
| 41 | 34 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 40/0 | 32 | Accident | $92,085 |
| 42 | 24 | 49 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | WhatsOnline.com | 37/0 | 1 | Accident | $59,885 |
| 43 | 29 | 72 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | Dutch Quality Stone | 34/0 | 1 | Accident | $60,093 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||