| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| DirecTv 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 2, 2006 | Race 6 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 72.741 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.083 | Time of Race: 03:36:56 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3-9, 14-21, 91-95, 110-115, 135-139, 172-175, 227-231, 289-294, 309-313, 318-323, 336-339, | |||||||||
| 366-370, 427-432, 450-454, 487-492, 494-497 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 190/10 | 500 | Running | $220,786 |
| 2 | 8 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $153,461 |
| 3 | 1 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $150,361 |
| 4 | 29 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/0 | 500 | Running | $133,416 |
| 5 | 17 | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $98,400 |
| 6 | 7 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $120,808 |
| 7 | 26 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $115,011 |
| 8 | 24 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $85,350 |
| 9 | 2 | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 143/5 | 500 | Running | $122,675 |
| 10 | 11 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline/Stanley Tools | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $76,700 |
| 11 | 9 | #2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $111,683 |
| 12 | 25 | #41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Target | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $85,925 |
| 13 | 30 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $90,575 |
| 14 | 6 | #14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 126/5 | 500 | Running | $92,083 |
| 15 | 28 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 123/5 | 500 | Running | $106,825 |
| 16 | 15 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 115/0 | 500 | Running | $89,100 |
| 17 | 14 | #22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 112/0 | 499 | Running | $89,233 |
| 18 | 4 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 109/0 | 498 | Running | $114,358 |
| 19 | 21 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 106/0 | 498 | Running | $94,208 |
| 20 | 18 | #18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 108/5 | 497 | Running | $109,125 |
| 21 | 12 | #96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 100/0 | 497 | Running | $67,850 |
| 22 | 42 | #07 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | DIRECTV | 97/0 | 496 | Running | $84,250 |
| 23 | 22 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 94/0 | 495 | Running | $98,245 |
| 24 | 16 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 91/0 | 493 | Accident | $113,491 |
| 25 | 34 | #66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 88/0 | 491 | Running | $90,483 |
| 26 | 23 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 85/0 | 462 | Engine | $100,066 |
| 27 | 32 | #42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 82/0 | 456 | Running | $103,918 |
| 28 | 36 | #4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 79/0 | 451 | Running | $69,460 |
| 29 | 33 | #55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 76/0 | 445 | Running | $78,722 |
| 30 | 37 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 73/0 | 439 | Running | $77,550 |
| 31 | 10 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 70/0 | 436 | Running | $86,100 |
| 32 | 13 | #43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 67/0 | 429 | Running | $105,211 |
| 33 | 20 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 64/0 | 426 | Running | $92,845 |
| 34 | 40 | #32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 61/0 | 403 | Running | $65,425 |
| 35 | 5 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 58/0 | 374 | Engine | $102,889 |
| 36 | 31 | #34 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | Oak Gloves/Makoto Ginger Dressing | 55/0 | 345 | Running | $65,325 |
| 37 | 41 | #11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Ground | 52/0 | 307 | Accident | $65,250 |
| 38 | 38 | #40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon | 49/0 | 299 | Accident | $73,200 |
| 39 | 35 | #95 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | hairofdog.com | 46/0 | 280 | Brakes | $65,140 |
| 40 | 19 | #21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 43/0 | 164 | Overheating | $92,279 |
| 41 | 39 | #151 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | PE | 93 | Brakes | $65,015 |
| 42 | 43 | #92 | Chad Blount | Dodge | Makoto Ginger Dressing | 37/0 | 92 | Brakes | $64,960 |
| 43 | 27 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards | 34/0 | 7 | Engine | $64,384 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||