| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| May 01, 2006 | Race 9 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 142.88 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .120 | Time of Race: 03:30:00 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 56 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10-15, 40-42, 89-92, 111-114, 128-130, 153-156, 166-169, 174-179 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 16 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 185/5 | 188 | Running | $326,061 |
| 2 | 2 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $260,136 |
| 3 | 33 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $172,300 |
| 4 | 40 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $176,745 |
| 5 | 8 | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $168,600 |
| 6 | 12 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $159,841 |
| 7 | 5 | #2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $143,233 |
| 8 | 3 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $118,975 |
| 9 | 32 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Stanley FatMax/Valvoline | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $97,975 |
| 10 | 19 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Menards/Turtle Wax Ice | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $103,350 |
| 11 | 11 | #18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | GSK AsthmaControl.com | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $131,075 |
| 12 | 4 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 132/5 | 188 | Running | $125,875 |
| 13 | 36 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $124,816 |
| 14 | 39 | #66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 126/5 | 188 | Running | $117,808 |
| 15 | 14 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont/Pepsi | 128/10 | 188 | Running | $151,311 |
| 16 | 1 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 120/5 | 188 | Running | $138,983 |
| 17 | 29 | #96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $84,675 |
| 18 | 28 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 109/0 | 188 | Running | $111,883 |
| 19 | 26 | #32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 106/0 | 188 | Running | $101,083 |
| 20 | 25 | #42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 108/5 | 188 | Running | $123,083 |
| 21 | 43 | #4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 105/5 | 188 | Running | $85,350 |
| 22 | 30 | #11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight | 102/5 | 187 | Running | $84,625 |
| 23 | 42 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Reese's Caramel Cup | 94/0 | 187 | Running | $121,811 |
| 24 | 38 | #22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 96/5 | 183 | Running | $94,858 |
| 25 | 21 | #55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 93/5 | 179 | Accident | $92,447 |
| 26 | 41 | #41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Target | 85/0 | 177 | Accident | $89,825 |
| 27 | 6 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 87/5 | 173 | Accident | $107,620 |
| 28 | 23 | #61 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | State Water Heaters | 84/5 | 173 | Accident | $80,225 |
| 29 | 31 | #43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Betty Crocker/STP Oil Stabilizer | 76/0 | 163 | Engine | $114,461 |
| 30 | 34 | #34 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 73/0 | 152 | Running | $77,825 |
| 31 | 27 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 75/5 | 151 | Engine | $112,166 |
| 32 | 13 | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 67/0 | 150 | Running | $95,025 |
| 33 | 18 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL My Circle | 64/0 | 106 | Running | $122,308 |
| 34 | 17 | #40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon | 61/0 | 106 | Running | $85,725 |
| 35 | 10 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 58/0 | 101 | Running | $94,650 |
| 36 | 20 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 55/0 | 97 | Accident | $84,500 |
| 37 | 9 | #14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | 52/0 | 91 | Accident | $76,325 |
| 38 | 7 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Subway/National Guard | 49/0 | 45 | Engine | $96,175 |
| 39 | 37 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 46/0 | 17 | Accident | $112,989 |
| 40 | 15 | #07 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 43/0 | 16 | Accident | $83,525 |
| 41 | 22 | #27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Chevrolet | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | 40/0 | 9 | Accident | $75,325 |
| 42 | 35 | #21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 37/0 | 8 | Accident | $102,364 |
| 43 | 24 | #00 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Aaron's | PE | 8 | Accident | $75,308 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||