Kevin Harvick won the 2006 AMD at Watkins Glen International, scoring his seventh Nextel Cup victory in his 200th career start.
This was Harvicks second victory in 2006. He also won at Phoenix in April.
Harvick scored his first victory at Watkins Glen and first victory on a road course.
Harvick won the race from the seventh-place starting position.
Harvick scored his 13th top-10 finish in 22 races this season, including top-10 finishes in the last six races.
Harvick climbed from fourth to third in the point standings, now 246 ahead of 11th-place Kasey Kahne.
Harvick extended a 34-race streak of running at the finish, the longest current streak.
Kurt Busch led the most laps for the first time since Dover in September 2005, 31 races ago.
Race winner Harvick led two times for 28 laps including the final four laps in the 2006 AMD at the Glen.
This was team owner Richard Chidresss 79th Nextel Cup victory. Childress has scored two Nextel Cup victories at Watkins Glen. His other victory was scored by Robby Gordon in 2003.
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Tony Stewart (second) scored his 12th top-10 finish in 2006. It is his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Watkins Glen. He climbed from ninth to seventh in the point standings, 122 points ahead of 11th-place Kasey Kahne.
Jamie McMurray (third) scored his seventh top-10 finish in 2006. It is his first top-10 finish in four races at Watkins Glen International.
Robby Gordon (fourth) scored his second top-10 finish in 2006. It is his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Watkins Glen International, all top-fives.
Carl Edwards (fifth) scored his 11th top-10 finish 22 races in 2006. It is his first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
Kyle Busch (ninth) extended a streak of eight straight top-15 finishes that began at Michigan in June.
Jeff Burton (11th) scored his 16th straight top-15 finish extending a streak that began at Texas in April.
At least one Raybestos Rookie-of-the Year contenders has scored a top-15 finish in every race this season.
Raybestos Rookie-of-the Year contender, Denny Hamlin finished 10th in his first race at Watkins Glen International. It marked his 10th top-10 finish in 2006, the most among the rookie contenders.
Kyle Busch was awarded a lap back as beneficiary of rule five times in the AMD at the Glen, a record for the most Lucky Dogs to be awarded a driver in a race since the programs inception at Dover in September 2003.
The 10 cautions set the record for the most at Watkins Glen. The previous record was eight cautions set in 1988.
The 14 lead changes tied the record for the most in a race at Watkins Glen set in 1991.
Jimmie Johnson has been ranked among the top 10 for 91 consecutive races.
Michael Waltrip finished 36th in the AMD at the Glen. This marked his 100th consecutive start without a victory. Waltrip last won at Talladega in September 2003.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(8-13-2006)
