Cup Series
2006 Bank of America 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/14/06 | Time | 7 PM ET |
| Track | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Race No. | 31 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 334 |
| Location | Concord, North Carolina | Grandstand Capacity | 167,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 2 | 334 | 180 | 10 | 5603* | 8 | Running | $305,889 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 10 | 334 | 170 | 5 | 5617* | 7 | Running | $221,511 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 6 | 334 | 165 | 0 | 5763* | 1 | Running | $176,870 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 16 | 334 | 160 | 5 | 5657* | 5 | Running | $154,916 |
| 5 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 21 | 334 | 155 | 5 | 3033 | 13 | Running | $151,436 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | Chev | 18 | 334 | 150 | 5 | 5568* | 9 | Running | $112,050 |
| 7 | Tony Raines | Chev | 39 | 334 | 146 | 5 | 2118 | 26 | Running | $95,375 |
| 8 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 28 | 334 | 142 | 5 | 3732 | 2 | Running | $103,475 |
| 9 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 30 | 334 | 138 | 0 | 2670 | 21 | Running | $108,095 |
| 10 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 25 | 334 | 134 | 0 | 3371 | 5 | Running | $91,925 |
| 11 | Sterling Marlin | Chev | 13 | 334 | 130 | 5 | 2491 | 22 | Running | $106,133 |
| 12 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 3 | 333 | 127 | 0 | 3387 | 4 | Running | $113,158 |
| 13 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 31 | 333 | 124 | 0 | 3948 | 1 | Running | $125,336 |
| 14 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 11 | 332 | 121 | 5 | 5718* | 2 | Running | $115,466 |
| 15 | David Stremme | Dodge | 12 | 332 | 118 | 0 | 2366 | 24 | Running | $97,033 |
| 16 | Jeff Green | Chev | 20 | 332 | 115 | 0 | 2744 | 19 | Running | $91,583 |
| 17 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 1 | 332 | 112 | 5 | 3131 | 10 | Running | $97,475 |
| 18 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 5 | 332 | 109 | 0 | 5674* | 3 | Running | $106,661 |
| 19 | Todd Bodine | Chev | 14 | 331 | 106 | 0 | 106 | 51 | Running | $67,725 |
| 20 | Travis Kvapil | Chev | 38 | 331 | 103 | 0 | 2107 | 27 | Running | $81,783 |
| 21 | Terry Labonte | Chev | 43 | 331 | 100 | 0 | 1223 | 31 | Running | $63,725 |
| 22 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 32 | 330 | 97 | 0 | 2385 | 23 | Running | $84,197 |
| 23 | Clint Bowyer | Chev | 8 | 329 | 94 | 5 | 3293 | 7 | Running | $75,700 |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 41 | 301 | 91 | 5 | 5547* | 10 | Engine | $111,236 |
| 25 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 19 | 300 | 88 | 0 | 2821 | 17 | Running | $66,075 |
| 26 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 36 | 278 | 85 | 0 | 2840 | 16 | Running | $65,475 |
| 27 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 15 | 272 | 82 | 0 | 3278 | 8 | Running | $107,658 |
| 28 | Denny Hamlin | Chev | 22 | 265 | 79 | 0 | 5626* | 6 | Running | $64,550 |
| 29 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 40 | 258 | 76 | 0 | 2746 | 18 | Accident | $96,425 |
| 30 | Mark Martin | Ford | 7 | 239 | 73 | 0 | 5661* | 4 | Accident | $80,725 |
| 31 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chev | 26 | 216 | 70 | 0 | 3143 | 9 | Running | $69,425 |
| 32 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 42 | 208 | 67 | 0 | 3369 | 6 | Running | $102,258 |
| 33 | David Gilliland | Ford | 35 | 161 | 64 | 0 | 697 | 33 | Accident | $89,958 |
| 34 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 27 | 160 | 61 | 0 | 3065 | 12 | Engine | $107,800 |
| 35 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 4 | 124 | 58 | 5 | 3096 | 11 | Accident | $95,816 |
| 36 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 9 | 115 | 55 | 0 | 2997 | 15 | Accident | $69,050 |
| 37 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 33 | 111 | 52 | 0 | 3549 | 3 | Engine | $80,725 |
| 38 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 23 | 102 | 49 | 0 | 2154 | 25 | Accident | $60,400 |
| 39 | Todd Kluever | Ford | 37 | 45 | 46 | 0 | 187 | 44 | Accident | $60,275 |
| 40 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 17 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 2714 | 20 | Accident | $87,364 |
| 41 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 34 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 3001 | 14 | Accident | $92,085 |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 24 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 122 | 48 | Accident | $59,885 |
| 43 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | 29 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 138 | 46 | Accident | $60,093 |