Cup Series
2006 UAW-Ford 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/8/06 | Time | 1:30 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 30 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 188 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 9 | 188 | 180 | 5 | 3237 | 6 | Running | $228,850 |
| 2 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 25 | 188 | 170 | 5 | 5413* | 9 | Running | $193,064 |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 29 | 188 | 165 | 5 | 3352 | 4 | Running | $169,108 |
| 4 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 19 | 188 | 160 | 5 | 5592* | 2 | Running | $167,216 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chev | 16 | 188 | 155 | 5 | 3073 | 9 | Running | $139,008 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 14 | 188 | 150 | 0 | 5565* | 4 | Running | $137,161 |
| 7 | Jeff Green | Chev | 37 | 188 | 146 | 0 | 2629 | 20 | Running | $116,783 |
| 8 | Mark Martin | Ford | 30 | 188 | 142 | 5 | 5588* | 3 | Running | $102,250 |
| 9 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 17 | 188 | 138 | 0 | 3585 | 2 | Running | $102,025 |
| 10 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | 39 | 188 | 134 | 0 | 2873 | 15 | Running | $130,036 |
| 11 | Kyle Busch | Chev | 6 | 188 | 130 | 5 | 5413* | 10 | Running | $96,475 |
| 12 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 2 | 188 | 127 | 5 | 2961 | 13 | Running | $125,475 |
| 13 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 11 | 188 | 124 | 0 | 3196 | 7 | Running | $94,983 |
| 14 | Michael Waltrip | Dodge | 21 | 188 | 121 | 5 | 2105 | 25 | Running | $120,033 |
| 15 | David Gilliland | Ford | 1 | 188 | 118 | 0 | 633 | 33 | Running | $112,808 |
| 16 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 36 | 188 | 115 | 0 | 2733 | 17 | Running | $77,050 |
| 17 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | 28 | 188 | 112 | 0 | 355 | 39 | Running | $73,000 |
| 18 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 15 | 188 | 109 | 5 | 2532 | 21 | Running | $102,845 |
| 19 | Scott Riggs | Dodge | 41 | 188 | 106 | 0 | 3014 | 11 | Running | $76,125 |
| 20 | Tony Raines | Chev | 40 | 188 | 103 | 0 | 1967 | 27 | Running | $78,500 |
| 21 | Denny Hamlin | Chev | 12 | 188 | 100 | 5 | 5547* | 5 | Running | $75,300 |
| 22 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 13 | 188 | 97 | 5 | 3824 | 1 | Running | $125,636 |
| 23 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 33 | 188 | 94 | 10 | 5492* | 6 | Running | $115,866 |
| 24 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 3 | 187 | 91 | 5 | 5442* | 8 | Accident | $120,086 |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Ford | 23 | 187 | 88 | 0 | 2671 | 18 | Running | $101,664 |
| 26 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | 20 | 187 | 85 | 0 | 85 | 51 | Running | $85,458 |
| 27 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 34 | 187 | 82 | 5 | 5598* | 1 | Running | $99,845 |
| 28 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 35 | 186 | 79 | 0 | 2755 | 16 | Running | $82,897 |
| 29 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | 22 | 186 | 76 | 5 | 3033 | 10 | Running | $102,691 |
| 30 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 31 | 185 | 73 | 5 | 3260 | 5 | Running | $104,683 |
| 31 | Eric McClure | Chev | 27 | 182 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 54 | Running | $69,875 |
| 32 | JJ Yeley | Chev | 10 | 177 | 67 | 0 | 2670 | 19 | Accident | $104,275 |
| 33 | David Stremme | Dodge | 38 | 175 | 64 | 0 | 2248 | 24 | Accident | $78,500 |
| 34 | Paul Menard | Chev | 24 | 173 | 61 | 5 | 512 | 35 | Accident | $69,375 |
| 35 | Clint Bowyer | Chev | 32 | 171 | 58 | 5 | 3194 | 8 | Accident | $77,200 |
| 36 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 4 | 167 | 55 | 5 | 5451* | 7 | Accident | $117,636 |
| 37 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | 8 | 160 | 52 | 5 | 3004 | 12 | Accident | $125,750 |
| 38 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 18 | 149 | 49 | 0 | 2288 | 23 | Accident | $76,800 |
| 39 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | 42 | 147 | 46 | 5 | 2942 | 14 | Engine | $76,675 |
| 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chev | 7 | 145 | 43 | 0 | 2356 | 22 | Accident | $68,525 |
| 41 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 5 | 137 | 40 | 5 | 3497 | 3 | Accident | $88,735 |
| 42 | Kenny Wallace | Chev | 26 | 24 | 37 | 0 | 777 | 32 | Engine | $68,260 |
| 43 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 43 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 317 | 41 | Overheating | $68,473 |