Phoenix Results

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES RACE No. 35

CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500 PRESENTED BY PENNZOIL

PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

Phoenix, Ariz. – Nov. 12, 2006

1-Mile Oval

500 K – 312 M – 312 L – Purse: $4,892,924

Bonus Money

Fin St Car# Driver Team Laps Pts Pts Won Status

1 2 29 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Cookies Chevrolet 312 190 ** 10 $245,761 Running

2 29 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 312 175 * 5 212,211 Running

3 22 11 # Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Chevrolet 312 165 139,800 Running

4 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 312 165 * 5 165,061 Running

5 12 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 312 155 120,425 Running

6 21 6 Mark Martin AAA Insurance Ford 312 155 * 5 104,725 Running

7 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 312 146 118,239 Running

8 8 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 312 142 116,083 Running

9 4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 312 138 115,041 Running

10 18 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 312 134 108,845 Running

11 3 25 Brian Vickers GMAC Chevrolet 312 130 83,350 Running

12 26 1 # Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet 312 127 100,608 Running

13 10 17 Matt Kenseth USG Ford 312 129 * 5 114,941 Running

14 23 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 312 121 120,486 Running

15 7 12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge 312 118 110,533 Running

16 13 38 David Gilliland M&M’s Ford 312 120 * 5 97,858 Running

17 16 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 312 112 98,491 Running

18 36 40 # David Stremme Discount Tire Company Dodge 312 109 92,233 Running

19 5 01 Joe Nemechek Principal Financial Chevrolet 312 106 94,120 Running

20 35 18 # J.J. Yeley Boniva/GSK Chevrolet 312 103 104,925 Running

21 41 96 Tony Raines DLP® HDTV Chevrolet 312 100 67,325 Running

22 42 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline/Stanley Tools Dodge 312 97 67,100 Running

23 31 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Dodge 312 94 81,983 Running

24 32 21 Ken Schrader Little Debbie Ford 312 91 93,839 Running

25 34 45 Kyle Petty Wells Fargo Dodge 312 88 86,458 Running

26 17 42 Casey Mears Texaco/Havoline Dodge 312 85 100,333 Running

27 15 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 311 82 102,986 Running

28 24 4 Ward Burton Lucas Oil Chevrolet 311 79 65,425 Running

29 28 41 # Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 310 76 70,800 Running

30 33 32 Travis Kvapil Tide/Downy Chevrolet 310 73 72,722 Running

31 43 37 Bill Elliott R&J Racing Dodge 309 70 62,550 Running

32 40 7 Robby Gordon Harrah’s Chevrolet 307 67 62,400 Running

33 20 07 # Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 306 64 71,225 Oil Line

34 6 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Subway Ford 306 61 82,350 Running

35 39 61 Chad Chaffin Oak Gloves Dodge 306 58 62,025 Running

36 30 14 Sterling Marlin Principal Financial Chevrolet 303 60 * 5 61,875 Running

37 25 66 Jeff Green Best Buy/Haas Automation Chevrolet 298 52 69,750 Accident

38 9 5 Kyle Busch Kellogg’s Chevrolet 291 49 79,625 Running

39 27 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 289 46 93,575 Accident

40 14 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 272 43 108,175 Accident

41 38 49 Mike Bliss WhatsOnline.com Dodge 262 40 61,210 Engine

42 19 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Dodge 234 37 61,085 Engine

43 37 72 Brandon Whitt Dutch Quality Stone Chevrolet 123 34 61,286 Rear End

# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender. ** Includes race leader/most laps led bonus. * Includes race leader bonus.

Failed to qualify: (8) Jason Leffler #71; Todd Kluever #06; Morgan Shepherd #89; Brandon Ash #02; Kevin Lepage #34; Kenny Wallace #78; Derrike Cope #74; Jeremy Mayfield #09.

Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 106,000, Kevin Harvick won the Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil, posting his 10th NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series victory. Prior to the green flag, the following driver, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #7 R. Gordon (engine change).

TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 14 minutes, 44 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 96.131 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .250 second

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD: Jeff Gordon (134.464 mph, 26.773 secs.)

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD: Denny Hamlin (No winner of bonus for winning the race; rolls over to $10,000 at Miami.++)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD: Kevin Harvick (215.554 seconds--total amount of time spent in pits)

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD: Jeff Gordon

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE RACE AWARD: Todd Berrier (crew chief for Kevin Harvick)

EA SPORTS “MOVE OF THE RACE” AWARD: Kevin Harvick

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (130.487 mph, Lap 159)

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERFORMANCE DRIVER OF THE RACE AWARD: Kevin Harvick

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP LEADER BONUS: No winner; rolls over to $80,000 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.++

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Denny Hamlin

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD: Kevin Harvick

U.S.G. IMPROVING THE FINISH AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (27 places)

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD: Jimmie Johnson (28 laps)

CAUTION FLAGS: 10 cautions for 58 laps. 71-76 (Debris); 151-157 (Debris); 188-195 (Oil on track); 227-230 (Car #7 & 61-Accident, Turn 1); 253-257 (Oil on track); 265-271 (Car #49-Accident Backstretch); 274-281 (Car #5, 12, 26, 66 & 88-Accident, Turn 1); 292-296 (Car #14 & 88-Accident, Turn 4); 300-304 (Car #66-Accident, Turn 1); 307-309 (Car #42-Spin, Turn 2 [Red Flag - 307; 8:58]).

LAP LEADERS: 12 lead changes among 7 drivers. Jeff Gordon 1-3, Kevin Harvick 4-71, Matt Kenseth 72, Harvick 73-133, Jimmie Johnson 134-151, Sterling Marlin 152, Johnson 153-161, Harvick 162-254, David Gilliland 255, Mark Martin 256-259, Johnson 260, Martin 261-282, Harvick 283-312.

++Rollover money awarded at year’s end; amount not included in race winnings.

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES TOP 10 (Wins)

1 –Jimmie Johnson 6,332 (5)

2 –Matt Kenseth 6,269 (4)

3 –Kevin Harvick 6,242 (5)

4 –Denny Hamlin 6,242 (2)

5 –Dale Earnhardt Jr. 6,217 (1)

6 –Jeff Gordon 6,165 (2)

7 –Jeff Burton 6,107 (1)

8 –Mark Martin 6,059 (0)

9 –Kasey Kahne 6,013 (6)

10–Kyle Busch 5,973 (1)

CHECKERS/RALLY’S DOUBLE DRIVE-THRU CHALLENGE AWARD Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

Kyle Busch (# 5) 4

DIRECTV CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR

Car # Pts.

Greg Zipadelli (#20) 5

Mike Ford (#11) 5

Todd Berrier (#29) 5

RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Denny Hamlin 294

Clint Bowyer 234

Martin Truex Jr. 198

Reed Sorenson 197

J.J. Yeley 186

David Stremme 162

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

Pts Wins

Chevrolet 273 23

Dodge 199 7

Ford 193 5

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 7

Greg Biffle (#16) 5

Matt Kenseth (#17) 4

MOBIL 1 COMMAND PERF. AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kevin Harvick (#29) 10

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (# 8) 9

Jeff Burton (#31) 8

USG ‘IMPROVING THE FINISH’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Bobby Labonte (#43) 4

Casey Mears (#42) 4

SUNOCO DIAMOND PERFORMANCE AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 6

Tony Stewart (#20) 5

Jimmie Johnson (#48) 5

BANK OF AMERICA CARD SERVICES MID-RACE LEADER AWARD Car # Pts.

Tony Stewart (#20) 18

Matt Kenseth (#17) 12

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 9

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD

Car # Pts.

Hendrick (#48) 204

Mark Cronquist (#20) 180

Roush Yates (#17) 180

GOODYEAR GATORBACK FASTEST LAP

AWARD Car # Pts.

Matt Kenseth (#17) 6

Tony Stewart (#20) 4

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 4

COMMIT LOZENGES ‘COMMIT TO WIN’ AWARD

Car # Pts.

Kasey Kahne (# 9) 7

Jeff Burton (#31) 5

Greg Biffle (#16) 4

BUDWEISER POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Kurt Busch 6 Kyle Busch 1

Kasey Kahne 5 David Gilliland 1

Jeff Burton 4 Kevin Harvick 1

Denny Hamlin 3 Jimmie Johnson 1

Greg Biffle 2 Elliott Sadler 1

Jeff Gordon 2 Boris Said 1

Ryan Newman 2 Brian Vickers 1

Scott Riggs 2

NEXT EVENT: Nov. 19, 2006 – Ford 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla. (400.5 Miles) (267 Laps)

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (DATE \@ "M/d/yy"11/13/06)