| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 28, 2006 | Race 12 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.114 | Time of Race: 04:39:25 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 37 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2-4, 34-39, 49-52, 67-70, 93-96, 113-115, 130-134, 145-146, 161-165, 203-209, 236-239, 249-253, | |||||||||
| 306-309, 314-320, 364-367 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 190/10 | 400 | Running | $428,114 |
| 2 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $288,236 |
| 3 | 22 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $201,050 |
| 4 | 21 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | AAA | 165/5 | 400 | Running | $166,100 |
| 5 | 6 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | R+L Carriers | 160/5 | 400 | Running | $180,366 |
| 6 | 11 | #31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 155/5 | 400 | Running | $154,520 |
| 7 | 7 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 151/5 | 400 | Running | $134,650 |
| 8 | 33 | #26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Smirnoff Ice | 142/0 | 400 | Running | $158,825 |
| 9 | 8 | #11 | Denny Hamlin * | Chevrolet | FedEx Freight | 143/5 | 400 | Running | $111,000 |
| 10 | 23 | #41 | Reed Sorenson * | Dodge | Target | 134/0 | 400 | Running | $119,275 |
| 11 | 34 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130/0 | 400 | Running | $140,071 |
| 12 | 10 | #66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | 132/5 | 400 | Running | $131,033 |
| 13 | 1 | #10 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | Valvoline/Stanley/"Cars" | 129/5 | 400 | Running | $147,075 |
| 14 | 36 | #15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards/Johns Manville | 121/0 | 400 | Running | $95,525 |
| 15 | 2 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 118/0 | 400 | Running | $134,116 |
| 16 | 41 | #7 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Jim Beam Black | 115/0 | 400 | Running | $98,075 |
| 17 | 5 | #43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Go-GURT | 117/5 | 400 | Running | $134,646 |
| 18 | 19 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 109/0 | 399 | Running | $121,245 |
| 19 | 15 | #07 | Clint Bowyer * | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's Country Cocktail | 106/0 | 399 | Running | $101,725 |
| 20 | 4 | #18 | J.J. Yeley * | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 103/0 | 399 | Running | $132,575 |
| 21 | 27 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. * | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 100/0 | 399 | Running | $115,833 |
| 22 | 31 | #32 | Travis Kvapil | Chevrolet | Tide-Downy | 102/5 | 399 | Running | $104,908 |
| 23 | 30 | #42 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 94/0 | 398 | Running | $124,933 |
| 24 | 14 | #170 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 91/0 | 398 | Running | $85,750 |
| 25 | 39 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | MyCokeRewards.com | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $108,308 |
| 26 | 40 | #21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 85/0 | 397 | Running | $114,664 |
| 27 | 38 | #4 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet | AERO Exhaust | 87/5 | 397 | Running | $86,825 |
| 28 | 16 | #14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | 79/0 | 396 | Running | $95,847 |
| 29 | 35 | #178 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 76/0 | 396 | Running | $83,175 |
| 30 | 26 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 78/5 | 396 | Running | $113,958 |
| 31 | 25 | #40 | David Stremme * | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Saloon | 70/0 | 396 | Running | $90,900 |
| 32 | 29 | #22 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Caterpillar E-Series Backhoes | 67/0 | 395 | Running | $82,775 |
| 33 | 24 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | CARQUEST | 64/0 | 393 | Running | $83,600 |
| 34 | 12 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Reese's Caramel Cup | 61/0 | 373 | Running | $119,461 |
| 35 | 18 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 58/0 | 369 | Running | $127,808 |
| 36 | 13 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 60/5 | 360 | Accident | $133,111 |
| 37 | 17 | #25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | 52/0 | 331 | Running | $90,050 |
| 38 | 28 | #5 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/"Cars" | 49/0 | 313 | Accident | $99,935 |
| 39 | 20 | #2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 46/0 | 290 | Running | $122,858 |
| 40 | 42 | #96 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | DLP HDTV | 43/0 | 264 | Engine | $81,715 |
| 41 | 43 | #74 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | NAPA Auto Parts | 45/5 | 116 | Brakes | $81,605 |
| 42 | 32 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 37/0 | 32 | Accident | $135,456 |
| 43 | 37 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 34/0 | 0 | Accident | $113,817 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||