1 report
1.1 background
1.2 practice , qualification
1.3 race
1.4 post-race comments
report
background
kansas speedway, race held.
the banquet 400 29th out of 36 scheduled stock car races of 2006 nascar nextel cup series. held on october 1, 2006, in kansas city, kansas @ kansas speedway, 1 of ten intermediate hold nascar races; others atlanta motor speedway, charlotte motor speedway, chicagoland speedway, darlington raceway, homestead-miami speedway, new hampshire motor speedway, kentucky speedway, las vegas motor speedway, , texas motor speedway. standard track @ kansas speedway four-turn d-shaped oval track 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long. track s turns banked @ fifteen degrees, while front stretch, location of finish line, 10.4 degrees. stretch, opposite of front, @ 5 degrees.
before race, jeff burton led drivers championship 5,351 points, jeff gordon second , matt kenseth third. denny hamlin , kevin harvick fourth , fifth, , mark martin, dale earnhardt jr., jimmie johnson, kasey kahne , kyle busch rounded out top ten drivers competing 2006 chase nextel cup. chevrolet led manufacturers championship 213 points; ford second on 171 points, dodge close third on 168. martin race s defending champion.
after involved in crash @ previous race (at dover international speedway), kahne said attempt improve position in championship winning races: think have right shot. if things know can, team has done year long, team can come back. gordon said team had been gaining momentum, , stated felt comfortable position. johnson stated attempt lead many laps @ kansas speedway, , felt track achieve result improve position in championship , aimed top starting place.
practice , qualification
kasey kahne (pictured in 2009) had eleventh pole position of career.
three practice sessions held before sunday race; 1 on friday , 2 on saturday. first session lasted 90 minutes, second, , third sessions ran 50 minutes. in first practice session, kahne fastest time of 30.417 seconds; johnson second , elliott sadler third. brian vickers took fourth position, , scott riggs placed fifth. kurt busch, gordon, kyle busch, hamlin , martin truex jr. rounded out session s top ten drivers. carl long crashed outside wall , switched back-up car.
although forty-seven cars entered in qualifier; according nascar s qualifying procedure forty-three race. kahne clinched fifth pole position of season, , eleventh of career, time of 30.273. joined on grid s front row riggs, evernham motorsports teammate. johnson qualified third, hendrick motorsports teammate vickers fourth, , j. j. yeley fifth. clint bowyer, kurt busch, kenseth, sadler , burton rounded out top ten qualifiers. gordon, chase nextel cup driver, qualified eleventh, , earnhardt recorded twelfth fastest lap. 4 drivers failed qualify scott wimmer, kevin lepage, chad blount , long (who hit turn 2 outside wall after spun on first qualifying lap). after qualifier, kahne said, feel got out of it. have used more race track off turn four, turning didn t have to.
on saturday morning greg biffle fastest in second practice session lap of 30.994 seconds, ahead of casey mears , bowyer. johnson fourth-fastest; kurt busch fifth , kahne sixth. carl edwards, vickers, harvick , kyle busch followed in top ten. of other drivers in chase, hamlin twelfth-fastest , burton set thirteenth-fastest time. later day, johnson paced final practice session time of 31.240; vickers second , reed sorenson third. kahne fourth-fastest, ahead of burton , kurt busch. bowyer seventh-fastest, biffle eighth, sadler ninth , harvick tenth. other chase drivers included martin in twelfth, kyle busch seventeenth , kenseth twenty-sixth.
race
live television coverage of race began @ 1:31 p.m. eastern standard time in united states on nbc. around start of race, weather conditions warm , sunny air temperature of 90 °f (32 °c). cole cochran, of kansas city raceway ministries, began pre-race ceremonies invocation. country music group heartland performed national anthem, , three-time olympic gold medalist jackie joyner-kersee , comic actor george lopez commanded drivers start engines. no driver moved rear of field.
jimmie johnson (pictured in 2011) led race 105 laps, more other driver.
the race started @ 2:22 p.m. kahne maintained pole position advantage, , led first lap. kenseth moved in front of bowyer fifth position on third lap, , passed vickers fourth place 4 laps later. first caution of race prompted on lap ten when robby gordon spun after leaving turn 4 avoided damaging car. during caution, of field (including kahne) made pit stops. jamie mcmurray ran grass near pit road entry @ turn 4 after contact sadler. joe nemechek , riggs made contact on pit road resulted in nemechek spinning , hit wall front-end. ryan newman chose not pit , led field @ lap-14 restart. shortly afterward, passed johnson first position. newman experienced oversteer 1 lap later in front of leading drivers, , went track before spun in turn four, triggered second caution. johnson led @ lap-19 restart, followed kahne , riggs. on same lap, third caution issued when sorenson s tire went down , had oversteer, caused him hit wall between turns 3 , four.
johnson maintained first position @ lap-25 restart; followed kahne. riggs moved ahead of teammate kahne second on following lap. on lap 28, johnson passed riggs lead. bowyer moved second place after passed johnson on lap 32, , took lead riggs before crossing start-finish line @ start of 35th lap, before riggs reclaimed position shortly afterward. bowyer retook first position 2 laps later, , pulled away rest of field. after starting twelfth, earnhardt had moved third position lap 45. johnson lost sixth position after overtaken kyle busch on lap 48. riggs fell down fifth place when passed kyle busch , johnson. on lap 59, debris spotted on backstretch, caused fourth caution. leaders, including bowyer, made pit stops tires , adjustments under caution. earnhardt led field speed on lap-64 restart. bowyer passed teammate burton fourth 1 lap later. david gilliland spun while leaving turn 4 after drove track avoided hitting wall, caused fifth caution shown on lap 68.
earnhardt maintained first position @ lap-73 restart, followed kyle busch , johnson. bowyer passed kahne fourth place 3 laps later. kyle busch moved in front of earnhardt lead heading first turn on 80th lap, , started pull away field. earnhardt reported car had smoke emitting out of cockpit on lap 93, later reported problem had stopped. gap between kyle busch , earnhardt had reduced 0.612 seconds lap 100, increased gap 1.694 seconds 110th lap. green-flag pit stops began on lap 121 when harvick stopped 4 tires , car adjustments; kenseth , teammate biffle made pit stops 1 lap later. kyle busch made pit stop on lap 126; johnson took on lead 1 lap before pit stop on following lap, handing newman. after pit stops, kyle busch regained lead. mcmurray spun , hit turn 2 outside wall on lap 131, caused sixth caution shown. during caution, drivers elected make pit stops.
kyle busch remained leader @ lap-137 restart, followed earnhardt, bowyer, johnson , tony stewart. johnson lost fourth position when passed stewart on lap 141, while bowyer moved ahead of earnhardt second on following lap. earnhardt had hole in center car s front valance lap 142 caused running on debris beforehand. on lap 145, kenseth spun off turn 4 caused sadler spin in avoidance, triggering seventh caution. during caution, leading drivers (including kyle busch), made pit stops. earnhardt had car s damage repaired, while johnson, kyle busch , burton had new tires fitted. bowyer led field @ lap-150 restart. eighth caution prompted 2 laps later when hamlin lost control of car , drifted track @ turn four, caused him make light contact wall , spin. race restarted on lap 157 bowyer leading teammate burton. bowyer drove side of track , allowed burton lead. burton ceded first position bowyer on next lap.
burton fell third when passed johnson on lap 159 started draw near bowyer. kyle busch moved ahead of burton third on following lap. johnson reclaimed lead burton on 166th lap. 7 laps later, bowyer had oversteer in third turn caused him heavy contact wall , spun while attempting ahead of riggs, triggering ninth caution. of leaders, including johnson, chose make pit stops. johnson had air pressure adjustment after reporting car had oversteer, , kyle busch had 4 tires fitted , chassis adjustment increase grip available. edwards elected install 2 tires , took on lead lap-177 restart, followed stewart. kyle busch temporarily moved in front of stewart second, stewart retook position because kyle busch slid track. took second stewart on following lap assistance teammate johnson. on lap 180, johnson moved first position after passed kyle busch , edwards. newman spun in turn 2 on lap 181 avoided damage car, prompting tenth caution.
tony stewart (pictured in 2007) won race despite running out of fuel on final lap.
johnson remained leader @ lap-186 restart. edwards fell fifth position lap 189 after passed kyle busch, stewart , biffle. eleventh (and final) caution necessitated on lap 195 when david stremme went track , hit turn 2 wall; yeley spun shortly afterward , hit outside wall rear-end. of leaders elected make pit stops under caution. kyle busch observed speeding, , required drop end of nearest longest line. johnson led field @ lap-200 restart, followed biffle. on same lap, biffle got ahead of johnson take on first position. 3 laps later, johnson retook lead biffle. earnhardt experienced large amount of oversteer on lap 205; regained control of car , dropped seventh. hamlin drove pit road unscheduled pit stop on lap 213 rectify vibration; had chassis change , 4 new tires. fuel became teams primary concern lap 220 drivers did not have enough fuel reach race s conclusion. biffle passed burton second ten laps later.
gordon slowed on lap 239 broken fuel-pump , stalled on backstretch. teammate terry labonte pushed gordon pit stall. johnson had five-second lead lap 242. second round of green-flag pit stops commenced on lap 249 when biffle made pit stop 4 tires , fuel, , burton made similar pit stop 9 laps later. stewart , edwards avoided making contact while battling second position on 259th lap. kahne spun while entering pit road , stalled after ran out of fuel on lap 262; caution not needed. johnson slowed avoid collision missed entering pit road , required take lap @ racing speed. after taking pit stop on next lap, johnson observed exceeding speed limit upon leaving pit road. after pit stops, stewart took on lead. stewart reduced speed on final lap ran out of fuel after leaving turn two; placed car neutral gear , avoided use of brakes lifting early. second place driver mears ran out of fuel when reached final turn, allowed stewart win race. martin finished third, dale jarrett took fourth, , burton fifth. edwards, kyle busch, vickers, bowyer , earnhardt rounded out top ten finishers. race had total of eleven cautions , twenty lead changes thirteen different drivers. johnson led 5 times total of 105 laps, more other competitor. stewart led once total of 5 laps.
post-race comments
stewart appeared in victory lane celebrate third win of season in front of crowd; win earned him $346,361. stewart said not performance strategy crew chief greg zipadelli helped him win race: s not typically way race-car drivers win races means. in business, take them way can them. second-place finisher mears said: donnie (crew chief donnie wingo) made call @ beginning of last run. told me go ahead , save fuel in case go green rest of way , s happened. martin, finished third, stated: tried make it. lot of them didn t. put little bit of gas in bank, , great strategy based on not having sheer speed there , race leaders.
gordon disappointed not finish race: going have fight hard. put out great fight today. came through there. burton revealed afraid not finish in top ten finishing positions, praised team way ran race. johnson upset on speeding penalty: trying off , on , in race, , got speeding violation. wasn’t doing differently.” said disliked missing opportunity score more points , stated needed more luck. bowyer (who led 43 laps) admitted fault lap-173 crash, saying trying hard win race. riggs said attempting give bowyer more room, , acknowledged bowyer unhappy. earnhardt stated not pleased tenth-place finish, happy run leaders despite problems car: day – car. , great pit stops day. guys on game. proud of effort of guys. better 10th-place car , deserve finish in top-three, scoreboard doesn t show how team is.
the result kept burton in lead of drivers championship 5,511 points, ahead of hamlin on 5,442. martin moved third 5,441, fourteen points ahead of kenseth fell fourth. harvick remained in fifth, while gordon fell 4 positions sixth. earnhardt, johnson, kyle busch , kahne rounded out top ten. in manufacturers championship, chevrolet maintained lead 222 points. ford remained in second 175, 1 point ahead of dodge. race took 3 hours, seventeen minutes , twenty-two seconds complete, , margin of victory 12.422 seconds.
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