2006 Nextel All-Star Challenge
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The 2006 Nextel All-Star Challenge was the second exhibition stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 20, 2006, in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Jimmie Johnson, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would dominate the late stages of the race to win $1 million and his second Nextel All-Star Challenge.[1][2] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick, driving for Richard Childress Racing, and Jeff Gordon, driving for Hendrick Motorsports, would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |
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Date | May 20, 2006 (2006-05-20) |
Location | Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Distance | Open: 30 laps, 45 mi (72 km) All-Star Challenge: 90 Laps, 135 mi (217 km) Segment 1: 40 laps Segment 2: 30 laps Segment 3: 20 laps |
Avg Speed | Open: 95.801 mph (154.177 km/h) All-Star Challenge: 103.294 mph (166.236 km/h) |
Nextel Open | |
Pole | Scott Riggs (MBV Motorsports) |
Time | 28.953 |
Winner | Scott Riggs (MBV Motorsports) |
Fan Vote winner | Kyle Petty (Petty Enterprises) |
Nextel All-Star Challenge | |
Pole | Kasey Kahne (Evernham Motorsports) |
Pole | 2:02.296 |
Most laps led | Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Laps led | 33 |
Winner | Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) |
Television | |
Network | FX |
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip |
Network | Motor Racing Network |
In the preliminary Nextel Open, MBV Motorsports driver Scott Riggs would dominate the race to move on to the main Nextel All-Star Challenge.[3] Meanwhile, Petty Enterprises driver Kyle Petty would win the fan vote to move onto the Nextel All-Star Challenge.[4]