2006 Hershey's Kissables 300
Race details[1]
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Date February 18, 2006 (2006-02-18)
Official name 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Tri-oval
2.5 mi (4.023 km)
Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (400 km)
Weather Sunny
Average speed 125.159 mph (201.424 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 49.155
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 48
Winner
No. 33 Tony Stewart Kevin Harvick, Inc.
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Benny Parsons

The 2006 Hershey's Kissables 300 was a NASCAR Busch Series race held on February 18, 2006, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. This was the first race of the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series and was also the 25th season of the Busch Series. The race was the 25th running of the event. Out of the 49 cars that attempted the race, 18 of those drivers were currently running full time in the Nextel Cup Series. Nextel Cup Series rookie J. J. Yeley won the pole but in the race's end, Tony Stewart would win the Busch Series opener for the second season in a row after a spectacular last lap crash as this race became known as a wreckfest.[2]

Entry List

  • (R) denotes rookie driver
# Driver Team Make
00Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet
0Kertus DavisDavis MotorsportsChevrolet
01Jay SauterDuesenberg & Leik MotorsportsChevrolet
1Jason KellerPhoenix RacingDodge
2Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Mark GreenBiagi Brothers RacingDodge
05Chad ChaffinDay Enterprise RacingChevrolet
5Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
06Todd Kluever (R)Roush RacingFord
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge
10John Andretti (R)ppc RacingFord
11Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet
12David ReutimannFitzBradshaw RacingDodge
14Tracy Hines (R)FitzBradshaw RacingDodge
16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord
18J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
20Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet
21Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
22Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord
23Chris Wimmer (R)Keith Coleman RacingChevrolet
25Ashton LewisTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
27David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord
29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
32Jason LefflerBraun-Akins RacingChevrolet
33Tony StewartKevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet
34Paul TracyFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet
35Regan SmithTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord
36Tim SauterMcGill MotorsportsChevrolet
38A. J. Foyt IV (R)Braun-Akins RacingDodge
41Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodge
43Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian Performance GroupDodge
47Jon WoodJTG RacingFord
49Steve GrissomJay Robinson RacingFord
50Danny O'Quinn Jr. (R)Roush RacingFord
56Kevin LepageMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet
57Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
58Donnie NeuenbergerMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet
59Stacy ComptonJTG RacingFord
60Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord
62Larry HollenbeckS.W.A.T RacingChevrolet
64Jamie McMurrayRusty Wallace, Inc.Dodge
66Ken SchraderBrewco MotorsportsFord
77Burney Lamar (R)Kevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet
87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet
88Mark McFarland (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet
90Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord
95Steadman MarlinSadler Brothers RacingDodge
99Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingDodge
Official Entry List

Qualifying

J. J. Yeley won the pole with a time of 49.155 seconds and a speed of 183.094 miles per hour

Grid No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
118J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet49.155183.094
243Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian Performance GroupDodge49.198182.934
32Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.199182.930
400Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet49.241182.774
510John Andretti (R)ppc RacingFord49.243182.767
690Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord49.286182.607
787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet49.302182.548
850Danny O'Quinn Jr. (R)Roush RacingFord49.302182.548
95Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.306182.533
1016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord49.315182.500
1160Carl Edwards**Roush RacingFord49.333182.433
129Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge49.363182.323
1341Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodge49.388182.230
1411Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet49.403182.175
1521Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.436182.053
1633Tony StewartKevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet49.448182.009
1729Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet49.449182.005
1820Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet49.470181.928
1906Todd Kluever (R)Roush RacingFord49.472181.921
208Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet49.500181.818
2177Burney Lamar (R)Kevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet49.503181.807
2236Tim SauterMcGill MotorsportsChevrolet49.542181.663
2327David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord49.587181.499
2432Jason LefflerBraun-Akins RacingChevrolet49.597181.462
2588Mark McFarland (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet49.632181.334
2657Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49.640181.305
271Jason KellerPhoenix RacingDodge49.656181.247
2895Steadman MarlinSadler Brothers RacingDodge49.685181.141
2966Ken SchraderBrewco MotorsportsFord49.721181.010
3022Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord49.762180.861
3159Stacy ComptonJTG RacingFord49.790180.759
3235Regan SmithTeam Resni MotorsportsFord49.841180.574
3338A. J. Foyt IV (R)Braun-Akins RacingDodge49.880180.433
3447Jon WoodJTG RacingFord49.895180.378
3525Ashton LewisTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord49.980180.072
3664Jamie McMurrayRusty Wallace, Inc.Dodge49.996180.014
3734Paul TracyFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet50.015179.946
3812David ReutimannFitzBradshaw RacingDodge50.024179.913
3914Tracy Hines (R)FitzBradshaw RacingDodge50.094179.662
4058Donnie NeuenbergerMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet50.224179.197
414Mark GreenBiagi Brothers RacingDodge50.263179.058
4299Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingDodge50.477178.299
4349Steve Grissom*Jay Robinson RacingFord50.319178.859
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes
440Kertus DavisDavis MotorsportsChevrolet49.747180.915
4501Jay SauterDuesenberg & Leik MotorsportsChevrolet49.807180.697
4656Kevin LepageMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet49.825180.632
4705Chad ChaffinDay Enterprise RacingChevrolet50.025179.910
4862Larry HollenbeckS.W.A.T RacingChevrolet50.257179.079
4923Chris Wimmer (R)Keith Coleman RacingChevrolet50.503178.207
Official Starting grid

* – Steve Grissom made the field by owners points.

** – Carl Edwards had to go to the rear of the field for unapproved impound adjustments.

Race

Pole sitter J. J. Yeley lead the first lap of the race. The first caution did not take long as it came out on lap 3 of the race while the moment of silence was happening for Dale Earnhardt when Ken Schrader crashed in turn 2 after he blew a left rear tire. The race would restart on lap 7. On lap 14, Clint Bowyer took the lead. On lap 15, Jeff Burton took the lead from his teammate. Bowyer and Burton swapped the lead on lap 16 and 17 before Kasey Kahne took it on lap 18. On lap 19, Greg Biffle took the lead. Jeff Burton took the lead on lap 26. On lap 29, Elliott Sadler's tire went flat but that did not bring out the caution. The second caution flew for the three car crash on the same lap in turn 4 involving Johnny Sauter, Reed Sorenson, and Aaron Fike. During the wreck, Joe Nemechek flew by Sorenson who was stopped at over 100 miles an hour and almost hit Sorenson and a lot of other cars who were slowing down. NASCAR black flagged Nemechek and held him for one lap for aggressive driving. Kasey Kahne won the race off of pit road and he was the new race leader on the restart on lap 35. On lap 37, Brian Vickers attempted to take the lead from Kahne and lead that lap but could not make the pass. On lap 39, the third caution flew for another 3 car crash on the front stretch involving Paul Menard and Carl Edwards when Edwards spun down and collected A. J. Foyt IV. The wreck would produce a short red flag. The race would restart on lap 45. On lap 47, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead. On lap 50, another 3 car crash occurred in turn 4 when Paul Tracy got turned by John Andretti while Joe Nemechek and Steadman Marlin crashed behind Tracy. The race would restart on lap 54. On lap 62, Greg Biffle took the lead. On lap 70, Jamie McMurray took the lead. On lap 74, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead.

Final laps

With 45 laps to go, the 5th caution flew for debris when John Andretti's right front tire blew. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the race off of pit road and lead the field to the restart with 40 laps to go. With 31 to go, the 6th caution flew for debris. The race would restart with 27 to go. But on that restart, Brian Vickers got hit from behind by Greg Biffle, Vickers went up into Biffle sending Biffle into the wall, and Vickers spun down into Kasey Kahne turning Kasey into the outside wall. Kahne came down and collected Regan Smith. The race restarted with 22 laps to go. But with 21 to go, the 8th caution flew for debris. The race got back underway with 18 to go. With 17 to go, David Green spun on the front stretch but no caution was thrown. With 13 to go, Tony Stewart took the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr. On the same lap, Kyle Busch got hit from behind by Denny Hamlin and Busch's car came down into Jamie McMurray turning McMurray around and bringing out a caution, the 9th caution of the race. The race restarted with 10 to go. With 9 to go, the 10th caution would fly when David Reutimann blew a right front tire and hit the wall in turn 2. With 5 laps to go, the race would restart for the last time. On the restart, Dale Earnhardt Jr. attempted to pass Stewart for the lead. Michael Waltrip pulled to the outside of the two and made it three wide for the lead down the backstretch. After racing side by side for two laps, Waltrip passed Stewart for the lead with 3 to go but Stewart immeadeatly took it back on the same lap. With 2 to go, Burney Lamar made a big charge from 9th to 2nd and was looking to win his first race in his 4th Busch Series start. On the last lap, Clint Bowyer pulled to the inside of Lamar in turn 3 and Stewart pulled away. Off of turn 4, Lamar made contact with Stacy Compton and Compton spun around right in front of the field triggering a 11 car crash and bringing out the 11th and last caution of the race. During the wreck, some drivers like Denny Hamlin, Mark Green, and Tracy Hines plowed through and crashed hard into other cars. The wreck collected Jason Keller, Mark Green, Tracy Hines, Denny Hamlin, Kenny Wallace, Ashton Lewis, Tim Sauter, Reed Sorenson, Stacy Compton, Elliott Sadler, and Michael Waltrip. In the end, Tony Stewart won the Busch Series season opener at Daytona for the second year in a row. Despite finishing in second, Burney Lamar was not granted a post race interview by TNT. Clint Bowyer, Jon Wood, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 5 while Jason Leffler, Todd Kluever, J. J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson, and Mark Green rounded out the top 10.[3]

Race results

Pos Car Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Run Laps Led Status Points
133Tony StewartKevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet12013running185
277Burney Lamar (R)Kevin Harvick, Inc.Chevrolet1200running170
32Clint BowyerRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1202running170
447Jon WoodJTG RacingFord1200running160
529Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1200running155
632Jason LefflerBraun-Akins RacingChevrolet1200running150
706Todd Kluever (R)Roush RacingFord1200running146
818J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet12013running147
941Reed SorensonChip Ganassi RacingDodge1200running138
104Mark GreenBiagi Brothers RacingDodge1200running134
111Jason KellerPhoenix RacingDodge1200running130
1225Ashton LewisTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord1200running127
1322Kenny Wallaceppc RacingFord1200running124
1420Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1200running121
1599Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingDodge1200running118
1664Jamie McMurrayRusty Wallace, Inc.Dodge1204running120
178Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet12048running122
1850Danny O'Quinn Jr. (R)Roush RacingFord1200running109
1936Tim SauterMcGill MotorsportsChevrolet1200running106
2014Tracy Hines (R)FitzBradshaw RacingDodge1200running103
2149Steve GrissomJay Robinson RacingFord1201running105
2288Mark McFarland (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1200running97
2358Donnie NeuenbergerMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet1200running94
2434Paul TracyFrank Cicci RacingChevrolet1200running91
255Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1200running88
2635Regan SmithTeam Rensi MotorsportsFord1200running85
2759Stacy ComptonJTG RacingFord1190running82
2890Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord1190running79
2912David ReutimannFitzBradshaw RacingDodge1110crash76
3021Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1019engine78
3116Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord9415crash75
3257Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet931crash72
339Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge9314crash69
3410John Andretti (R)ppc RacingFord920running61
3500Johnny SauterHaas CNC RacingChevrolet890running58
3666Ken SchraderBrewco MotorsportsFord890running55
3727David GreenBrewco MotorsportsFord810running52
3811Paul MenardDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet780running49
3960Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord650running46
4087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet510crash43
4195Steadman MarlinSadler Brothers RacingDodge490crash40
4238A. J. Foyt IV (R)Braun-Akins RacingDodge390crash37
4343Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian Performance GroupDodge280crash34
Official Race results
  1. "2006 Hershey's Kissables 300". Retrieved February 18, 2006.
  2. "Stewart wins wild Hershey's Kissables 300". Retrieved February 19, 2006.
  3. "Stewart wins wild Hershey's Kissables 300". Retrieved February 19, 2006.
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