Auto Club 500

California Speedway — February 26, 2006

Matt Kenseth
Winner
251
Laps
43
Entries
9
Leaders

Matt Kenseth won the 2006 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway on February 26, 2006, leading 40 of 251 laps. Jimmie Johnson finished second; Carl Edwards rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Track
California Speedway
Season
2006
Winner
Leaders
9 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 31 +30 Matt Kenseth
2 3 +1 Jimmie Johnson
3 22 +19 Carl Edwards
4 13 +9 Kasey Kahne
5 6 +1 Jeff Burton
6 25 +19 Jamie McMurray
7 20 +13 Casey Mears
8 4 -4 J.J. Yeley
9 10 +1 Mark Martin
10 7 -3 Kyle Busch
11 18 +7 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
12 5 -7 Denny Hamlin
13 9 -4 Jeff Gordon
14 32 +18 Clint Bowyer
15 23 +8 Martin Truex, Jr.
16 1 -15 Kurt Busch
17 19 +2 Dale Jarrett
18 28 +10 Brian Vickers
19 14 -5 Scott Riggs
20 11 -9 Ryan Newman
21 29 +8 Reed Sorenson
22 21 -1 Jeremy Mayfield
23 16 -7 Elliott Sadler
24 26 +2 Jeff Green
25 39 +14 Kyle Petty
26 34 +8 Robby Gordon
27 8 -19 Joe Nemechek
28 41 +13 Ken Schrader
29 15 -14 Kevin Harvick
30 24 -6 Dave Blaney
31 27 -4 Bobby Labonte
32 17 -15 Sterling Marlin
33 40 +7 David Stremme
34 43 +9 Terry Labonte
35 37 +2 Kevin Lepage
36 33 -3 Michael Waltrip
37 42 +5 Brent Sherman
38 35 -3 Mike Garvey
39 38 -1 Scott Wimmer
40 30 -10 Stanton Barrett
41 36 -5 Kenny Wallace
42 2 -40 Greg Biffle
43 12 -31 Tony Stewart

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Who won the 2006 Auto Club 500?
Matt Kenseth won the 2006 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway.
Where was the 2006 Auto Club 500 held?
The 2006 Auto Club 500 was held at California Speedway on February 26, 2006.