These pictures were taken on 02/23/06 and 02/26/06 at the 2006 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway. Click on any thumbnail and a new window will open with a larger version so you can see the details. These pictures were taken with our Panasonic Lumix FZ20, 5 mega pixel, 12 power optical zoom camera.

	Richard Petty signed autographs at the Fan Fest Thursday night. I got in line like 3 hours early to be near the front. CLICK HERE if ya wanta see my autographed card. With so many people around it was hard to get a picture.		Then I dashed over to Matt Kenseth's line. CLICK HERE if ya wanta see my autographed card.
	Next I went down to the Jack Daniel's trailer where Clint Bowyer was appearing. I got a trading card and a "hero card" autographed.		OK - run back down the midway to see David Stremme. There wasn't much lighting down where he was! Got a nice "hero card" autographed.
	Last stop was the Toyota display. I got autographs from Joey Miller, David Reutimann and Ted Musgrave. There were several other drivers appearing but that's all I got before time ran out.		Sunday morning thanks to the NASCAR Members Club I got into the Bobby Labonte Q&A.
	That's me right up front in the yellow #43 shirt and hat! Bobby even answered the question I submitted!		Sunday morning before driver introductions. The drivers wander out from the garage and stand around chatting. Or in the case of Scott Riggs, sitting on the pit wall.
	Jewel performed 4 or 5 songs while they were getting ready to intros.		Sterling Marlin in his new Waste Management uniform.
	Kyle Busch - he sure likes big sunglasses.		Kyle Petty waves someone over for an autograph.
	Dale Earnhardt, Jr - everybody wanted his picture.		Scott Wimmer in his new AERO Exhaust uniform.
	David Stremme in his new Coors uniform. Notice a trend here - lots of drivers in new colors!		Denny Hamlin in the FedEx uniform followed by Martin Truex, Jr.
	Ken Schrader in his new Little Debbie's uniform followed by Joe Nemechek. And you can just see Martin Truex, Jr and Denny Hamlin in the bottom right corner.		Terry Labonte in his new DLP uniform for Hall of Fame Racing.
	Casey Mears in {guess what} his new Texaco uniform followed by Jimmie Johnson.		Jamie McMurray sure stands out in his purple Crown Royale uniform.
	Clint Bowyer in his new Jack Daniel's uniform followed by Michael Waltrip. Joe Nemechek is chatting with a group to the left.		Here comes Mark Martin in his new AAA uniform. So much better than having Viarga as is sponsor!
	Dale Jarrett looks up at something that drew his attention.		Kenny Wallace in his Furniture Row uniform.
	Jeff Green in his new Best Buys uniform followed by Brent Sherman in the BAM Racing uniform.		Kasey Kahne followed by Jeff Burton.
	Here comes Matt Kenseth.		Ryan Newman followed by Brian Vickers. At least a few drivers stayed with the same team and sponsors!
	Robby Gordon stops to shake hands and pose for pictures.		Kevin Harvick - this week his sponsor is Ice Breakers Gum.
	Jeremy Mayfield - answers some guy who called out to him as he wandered down the green carpet.		Carl Edwards stops to be interviewed by Dick Bergren.
	I sure am having trouble getting use to J.J. Yeley in the Interstate Battery uniform!		Jeff Gordon had a special Chip Foose paint scheme and uniform this week - not his usual rainbow colors.
	After driver intros and a ride around the track Terry arrives at his car.		Kyle leans against his #45 Wells Fargo car. Wells Fargo is a new sponsor this year.
	Bobby Labonte's #43. Bobby is sitting on the wall with some of the crew. Bobby is on the far right.		Matt stands at the back of the car talking to a crewman.
	A few of the skydivers		Jamie is at the back of the car talking to Jack Roush.
	The scoring pylon shows the starting grid.		Lap 32 finds Michael Waltrip in the pits with the hood up. Something is just not right. One of the guys from his teammate in the CAT car comes to check out the problem.
	Pit stops - Bobby was just across from us.		Terry is pitted just the other side of the start/finish line.
	Bobby's crew goes around the other side as Mark Martin heads down pit road.		Kevin's car had a special paint scheme, but his crew & war wagon don't match!
	Kenny Wallace's team in action.		Denny Hamlin's FedEx crew goes to work. A tire tried to get away and the jackman had to chase it. Now he rushes back towards the jack, he better hurry cause the tire changers are on their way to the other side of the car already!
	Matt Kenseth's "killer bees" in action.		Carl Edwards' crew finishes the left side and gets ready to swing around to the right side of the car. One guy's job is to pull the air hose back so Carl doesn't run over it as he leaves the pit.
	Scott Riggs' crew is about done, just waiting on the gasman.		OOPS! Lap 184 -- Denny Hamlin slides through the grass after locking up his tires while trying to hit pit road; no caution.
	Lap 225 -- Caution: Kurt Busch clipped by J.J. Yeley; spins but hits no one.		Matt Kenseth takes the Checkered Flag and does donuts in the grass.
	Scoring pylon shows the final results. Poor Tony & Greg after having dominant cars both broke and finished 42nd & 43rd.		Matt climbs out in Victory Circle.
	Don't know what this was about - but Kurt Busch and Jeff Burton "chat" on pit road after the race.