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| Gatorade Duel (Rennen 1) | |||||||||
| Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||||
| 16. Februar 2006 | |||||||||
| Pos | Start | Num | Fahrer | Wagen | Sponsor | Punkte | Bonus | Runden | Ziel |
| 1 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 2 | 14 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 3 | 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 4 | 29 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 5 | 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 7 | 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 8 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 9 | 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chevrolet | FedEx Express | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 10 | 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 11 | 12 | 66 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Best Buy | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 12 | 16 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Little Debbie | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 13 | 2 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 14 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 15 | 24 | 49 | Brent Sherman | Dodge | Serta | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 16 | 15 | 61 | Kevin Lepage | Ford | Amp Energy Drink | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 17 | 5 | 136 | Bill Elliott | Chevrolet | Ginn Clubs & Resorts | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 18 | 23 | 23 | Mike Skinner | Dodge | Bad Boy Mowers | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 19 | 22 | 74 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | MyGuardian911/Sundance Vacations | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 20 | 9 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 21 | 4 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 22 | 26 | 152 | Larry Gunselman | Dodge | Pro30.com/Race2WA.com | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 23 | 19 | 50 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | PE | 0 | 64 | |
| 24 | 27 | 159 | Andy Belmont | Chevrolet | YearOne.com | PE | 0 | 63 | |
| 25 | 21 | 34 | Randy LaJoie | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | PE | 0 | 62 | |
| 26 | 8 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Waste Management | PE | 0 | 60 | |
| 27 | 25 | 92 | Chad Chaffin | Chevrolet | Oak Glove Co. | PE | 0 | 58 | |
| 28 | 17 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards/Pittsburgh Paints | PE | 0 | 26 | |
| 29 | 11 | 00 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | Aaron's | PE | 0 | 12 | |
| * = Rookie | (PE = Post Entry = Teilnahme nach Meldeschluß) | nicht im Ziel = | |||||||
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