| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Auto Club 500 - California Speedway | |||||||||
| February 26, 2006 Race 2 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 147.852 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .338 | Time of Race: 03:23:43 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 32-35, 89-92, 197-200, 215-218, 220-223, 226-228, 247-249 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 31 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 185/5 | 251 | Running | $324,991 |
| 2 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/0 | 251 | Running | $235,936 |
| 3 | 22 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 165/0 | 251 | Running | $165,550 |
| 4 | 13 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 165/5 | 251 | Running | $166,239 |
| 5 | 6 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 155/0 | 251 | Running | $158,970 |
| 6 | 25 | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 150/0 | 251 | Running | $142,375 |
| 7 | 20 | #42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 146/0 | 251 | Running | $140,858 |
| 8 | 4 | #18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 147/5 | 251 | Running | $140,075 |
| 9 | 10 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 143/5 | 251 | Running | $104,800 |
| 10 | 7 | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 134/0 | 251 | Running | $105,225 |
| 11 | 18 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135/5 | 251 | Running | $132,366 |
| 12 | 5 | #11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Kinko's | 127/0 | 251 | Running | $104,575 |
| 13 | 9 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont Hot Hues | 129/5 | 251 | Running | $127,261 |
| 14 | 32 | #07 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 121/0 | 251 | Running | $100,425 |
| 15 | 23 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 118/0 | 251 | Running | $114,383 |
| 16 | 1 | #2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 120/5 | 251 | Running | $144,558 |
| 17 | 19 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 112/0 | 251 | Running | $133,050 |
| 18 | 28 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 109/0 | 250 | Running | $97,625 |
| 19 | 14 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline/Stanley Tools | 106/0 | 250 | Running | $88,925 |
| 20 | 11 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 103/0 | 250 | Running | $132,683 |
| 21 | 29 | #41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Energizer e2 Lithium | 100/0 | 250 | Running | $97,875 |
| 22 | 21 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 97/0 | 250 | Running | $116,916 |
| 23 | 16 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 94/0 | 250 | Running | $115,083 |
| 24 | 26 | #66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 91/0 | 250 | Running | $121,058 |
| 25 | 39 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Wells Fargo Financial | 88/0 | 250 | Running | $107,333 |
| 26 | 34 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam | 85/0 | 249 | Running | $95,075 |
| 27 | 8 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 82/0 | 249 | Running | $109,820 |
| 28 | 41 | #21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | 79/0 | 249 | Running | $109,589 |
| 29 | 15 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Icebreakers Ice Cubes | 76/0 | 249 | Running | $116,611 |
| 30 | 24 | #22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar | 73/0 | 249 | Running | $91,583 |
| 31 | 27 | #43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 70/0 | 249 | Running | $116,186 |
| 32 | 17 | #14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | CENTRIX Auto Finance | 67/0 | 249 | Running | $88,592 |
| 33 | 40 | #40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Coors Light | 64/0 | 248 | Running | $87,775 |
| 34 | 43 | #96 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV/Tweeter | 61/0 | 248 | Running | $78,625 |
| 35 | 37 | #61 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | RoadLoans.com | 58/0 | 248 | Running | $78,425 |
| 36 | 33 | #55 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 55/0 | 247 | Running | $78,275 |
| 37 | 42 | #49 | Brent Sherman * | Dodge | Serta | 52/0 | 247 | Running | $78,050 |
| 38 | 35 | #151 | Mike Garvey | Chevrolet | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | 49/0 | 247 | Running | $77,800 |
| 39 | 38 | #4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 46/0 | 246 | Engine | $77,680 |
| 40 | 30 | #195 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | hairofdog.com | 43/0 | 242 | Running | $77,525 |
| 41 | 36 | #178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 40/0 | 237 | Engine | $77,400 |
| 42 | 2 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt/National Guard | 47/10 | 229 | Engine | $106,005 |
| 43 | 12 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 39/5 | 214 | Engine | $119,453 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||