2006 CHASE FOR THE NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

After Race #1 of 10:  New Hampshire #2

Races Left in The Chase:  9

Dover #2                      Atlanta #2

Talladega #2                Texas #2

Kansas                         Phoenix #2

Charlotte #2                 Homestead

Martinsville #2                        

                                                                                                                                                                                    S-C            S-C       S-C

                                    Season-Chase  Out       Lst Rce Gain     Lst 5                 Season                        Chase              Top            Top      Bottom

Pos./LW-Driver             Pts                   1^st         Fin/Pts             1st        Pts       Gain     W—2—3           W—2—3           5s            10s       10s      

 

1/3—Kevin Harvick       5230/190           --          1/190                +45       758         NA      4—1—3            1—0—0            12-1            15-1      0-0

2/5—Denny Hamlin      5195/165           -35        4/165                -15        731         NA      2—1—0            0—0—0            5-1            14-1      2-0

3/1—Matt Kenseth        5189/139           -41        10/139              -46        807         NA      4—3—3            0—0—0            13-0            17-1      1-0

4/9—Jeff Gordon          5180/170           -50        3/170                -10        735         NA      2—3—2            0—0—1            11-1            13-1      4-0

5/8—Jeff Burton           5166/151           -64        7/151                -29        594         NA      0—1—0            0—0—0            4-0            16-1      2-0

6/7—Mark Martin          5155/135           -75        11/135              -45        656         NA      0—1—0            0—0—0            6-0            12-0      1-0

7/6—Earnhardt Jr.        5149/124           -81        13/124              -56        736         NA      1—1—3            0—0—0            8-0            12-0      5-0

8/10—Kasey Kahne      5120/115           -110      16/115              -65        762         NA      5—0—1            0—0—0            9-0            14-0      2-0

9/2—Jimmie Johnson  5091/46             -139      39/46                -134      533         NA      4—2—1            0—0—0            8-0            18-0      1-1       

10/4—Kyle Busch         5084/49             -146      38/49                -131      602         NA      1—3—2            0—0—0            9-0            15-0      4-1

 

THE RACE FOR NEXT BEST

                                                            Out of   Lst Rce                         Season                        Top      Top      Bottom

Pos./LW—Driver                      Pts       11^th       Fin/Pts Gain     Pts./Gain          W—2—3           5s         10s       10s            Bonus

11/11    Tony Stewart               3473     --          2/170    +49       679/-4               2—4—3            11         15         4          95-0           

12/12    Greg Biffle                   3160     -313      14/121  -49        614/+1              1—0—1            5          12         5          95-0

13/13    Carl Edwards               3120     -353      18/109  -61        585/+1              0—2—2            8          13         6          50-0

14/14    Kurt Busch                   2934     -539      19/106  -64        380/-2               1—2—1            5          8          6          60-0

15/15    Casey Mears                2915     -558      21/100  -70        578/+4              0—1—0            1          5          2          5-0

 

 

2006 CHASE—After 1 Race                               2005 CHASE—After 1 Race                               2004 CHASE—After 1 Race

                                                Out of                                                               Out of                                                               Outof

Pos.-Driver                   Pts.      1^st                     Pos.-Driver-05 Finish    Pts.      1^st                     Pos.-Driver-04 Finish    Pts.            1^st

 

1—Kevin Harvick         5230     +35                   1—Tony Stewart (1)     5230     +20                   1—Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5) 5210     +1

2—Denny Hamlin         5195     -35                    2—Greg Biffle (2)         5210     -20                    2—Kurt Busch (1)         5210            -1

3—Matt Kenseth           5189     -41                    3—Ryan Newman (6)   5190     -40                    3—Jeff Gordon (3)        5201            -9

4—Jeff Gordon             5180     -50                    4—Rusty Wallace (8)    5190     -40                    4—Matt Kenseth (8)      5200            -10

5—Jeff Burton              5166     -64                    5—Matt Kenseth (7)      5180     -50                    5—Jimmie Johnson (2) 5180     -30

6—Mark Martin            5155     -75                    6—Jimmie Johnson (5) 5177    -53                    6—Elliott Sadler (9)      5172            -38

7—Dale Earnhardt Jr.  5149     -81                    7—Mark Martin (4)        5176     -54                    7—Mark Martin (4)        5139            -71

8—Kasey Kahne          5120     -110                  8—Jeremy Mayfield (9) 5135    -95                    8—Tony Stewart (6)     5086            -124

9—Jimmie Johnson     5091     -139                  9—Carl Edwards (3)     5121     -109                  9—Ryan Newman (7)   5074            -136

10—Kyle Busch            5084     -146                  10—Kurt Busch (10)      5088     -142                  10—Jeremy Mayfield (10) 5068 -142

 

 

THE 2006CHASE FOR THE NEXTEL CUP

Pos.-Driver                   1^st         Last 5 Dover Finishes

1—Kevin Harvick         +35       10—19—25—19—3      

2—Denny Hamlin         -35        11                                

3—Matt Kenseth           -41        22—32—7—35—1        

4—Jeff Gordon             -50        36—3—39—37—12      

5—Jeff Burton              -64        4—33—12—11—4        

6—Mark Martin            -75        1—2—3—4—9             

7—Dale Earnhardt Jr.  -81        3—9—22—31—10        

8—Kasey Kahne          -110      21—42—35—16—7      

9—Jimmie Johnson     -139      32—10—4—1—6          

10—Kyle Busch            -146      2—2—5                       

 

THE RACE FOR NEXT BEST

11—Tony Stewart        +313     2—6—15—18—25        

12—Greg Biffle            -313      26—11—1—13—8        

13—Carl Edwards        -353      18—16—9—15             

14—Kurt Busch            -539      12—5—9—23—16        

15—Casey Mears         -558      28—24—24—10—21