2006 NASCAR Team Chart

Cup Series teams, drivers, and sponsors

The 2006 NASCAR Cup Series features 57 teams fielding 75 full-time and part-time car entries across 7 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Dodge, ?, Ford, Dodge Ford, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Ford/Chevy). The complete team chart below lists every car number, driver, sponsor, manufacturer, and crew chief for the 2006 season.

The modern Cup Series is dominated by a small group of elite organizations. Hendrick Motorsports fields four Chevrolets for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman. Joe Gibbs Racing runs four Toyotas for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Ty Gibbs, and Chase Briscoe. Team Penske counters with Fords for Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Austin Cindric. RFK Racing fields Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, and Ryan Preece, while Trackhouse Racing rounds out the top tier with Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain, and Shane van Gisbergen.

Beyond the big five, a second tier of full-time and part-time programs compete every weekend — Legacy Motor Club, 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing. NASCAR's charter system guarantees full-season entry for charter holders, while 'open' cars must qualify on speed each week. Alliances between teams (engine leases, technical partnerships) are common and often determine which organizations run up front.

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#	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Sponsor	Crew Chief
01	Joe Nemechek 2007	MB2 Motorsports Nelson Bowers Jay Frye		U.S. Army Wiley X Eyewear, Centrex Financial	Ryan Pemberton
1	Martin Truex Jr. ROTY	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		Bass Pro Shops	Kevin Manion
02*	Brandon Ash	Ed Ash	Dodge	?	Ed Ash
2	Kurt Busch	Roger Penske	Dodge	Miller Lite Mobil 1, Bosch, Kodak, Jasper, Lennox, Mazak, NewPage, PPG, Snap-On, Bombardier Aerospace, Sirius Satellite Radio	Roy McCauley
04*	Brent Sherman	Brent Sherman	?	Serta	?
4	Todd Bodine Ward Burton P.J. Jones (Sonoma)	Morgan-McClure Larry McClure Tim Morgan		? Lucas Oil, Hefty Brand, Forward Air, Wide Open	Chris Carrier
5	Kyle Busch 2008	Rick Hendrick		Kellogg’s Delphi, Carquest, Quaker State, GMAC	Alan Gustafson
06*	Todd Kluever David Ragan	Jack Roush		3M, Post-It Sharp AQUOS	Frank Stoddard
6	Mark Martin 2006	Jack Roush		AAA Coca-Cola, Pennzoil	Pat Tryson
07	Clint Bowyer ROTY	Richard Childress		Jack Daniel’s SKF,DirecTV	Gil Martin
7	Robby Gordon	Robby Gordon		Harrah’s Jim Beam Menard’s carloan.com	Greg Erwin
8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr 2007	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		Budweiser Outlaw, Snap On, Ritz, Menard’s	Tony Eury Jr.
09*	Jeremy Mayfield Mike Wallace	James Finch	Dodge Ford	Miccosukee Indian Gaming	Marc Reno
9	Kasey Kahne 2010	Ray Evernham	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Stihl, Valvoline, Siemens, Stanley Tools, McDonald’s	Kenny Francis (team director)
10was #91	Scott Riggs 2007	Valvoline Evernham Racing James Rocco Ray Evernham	Dodge	Valvoline (26 races) Stanley Tools (10 races)	Rodney Childers
11	Denny Hamilin ROTY	Joe Gibbs		Federal Express	Mike Ford
12	Ryan Newman 2012	Roger Penske	Dodge	ALLTEL, Mobil 1 Sony, Bosch, Mazak, PPG, Snap-On, Goodyear, Bombardier Aerospace, Freightliner, Gillette	Mike Nelson ?Matt Borland
13*	Greg Sacks	Daytona Speed Inc. Greg Sacks James Wilsberg		?	Paul Sacks
14 was 10	Sterling Marlin 2007	MB2 Motorsports Jay Frye Robert Ginn		Waste Management (12 races) Ginn Clubs & Resorts (13 races) CENTRIX Financial (2 races)	Slugger Labbe
15*	Paul Menard	Dale Earnhardt Inc Teresa Earnhardt		Menard’s	Dan Stillman
16	Greg Biffle 2008	Jack Roush		Army National Guard Subway Post-It, Travelodge, Jackson Hewitt	Doug Richert
17	Matt Kenseth 2007+	Mark Martin Jack Roush		DeWalt Tools Carhartt, Lexan, Trex, USG	Robbie Reiser
18	J.J. Yeley ROTY	Joe Gibbs		Interstate Batteries MBNA, GM, Coca-Cola, Fieldcrest Cannon, Cintas, Champion, ConAgra Foods, Banquet Frozen Foods, Food Lion, Mac Tools, Sherwin Williams, EDS, Doosan Infracore, 3M, Aeroquip, EasyCare, Wix, Advair	Steve Addington
19	Elliott Sadler	Ray Evernham	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Stihl, Valvoline, Siemens, Stanley Tools	Josh Browne (Team Director)
20	Tony Stewart 2009 2005 CHAMP	Joe Gibbs		Home Depot GM, Coke-Cola, Glidden, Old Spice, Champion, EDS, Doosan Infracore, Wix	Greg Zipadelli
21	Ken Schrader	Wood Brothers /JTG Racing Tad Geschickter		Little Debbies, Motorcraft, U.S. Air Force	Michael McSwain
22	Dave Blaney	Bill Davis	Dodge	Caterpillar Pro-Cert, Hobas Pipe, Tempstar	Kevin Hamlin
23*	Mike Skinner Bill Lester	Gail Davis Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Bad Boy Mowers (Daytona 500) Waste Management	?
24	Jeff Gordon lifetime	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		DuPont Finishes Pepsi, Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Lowe’s, Nicorette, Georgia-Pacific	Steve Letarte
25	Brian Vickers 2006	Rick Hendrick		GMAC Carquest, Quaker State, Garnier Fructis, Ore-Ida, Mountain Dew	Lance McGrew
26 was #97	Jamie McMurray 2009	Georgetta Roush Roush Racing		Crown Royal, Irvin Tools Sharpie (2 races) Smirnoff Ice (3 races)	Wally Brown
27*	Kirk Shelmerdine Ted Christopher Mike Skinner Tom Hubert (road courses)	Kirk Shelmerdine		? Wabash Motorsports, Minnesota Mdewakanton Dakota Oyate	Phil Harris
29	Kevin Harvick 2009	Richard Childress		GM Goodwrench (24 races) Reeses/Hershey Foods (12 races) Oreo, Realtree, AC Delco, Snap-On, Bass Pro Shops, Coca-Cola, Perdue, SKF, Beneficial, Emerson Climate Technologies	Todd Berrier
30*	Juan Montoya	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline	Steve Boyer Brad Parrott
31	Jeff Burton 2007	Richard Childress		Cingular Beneficial, SKF,Prilosec	Scott Miller
32	Travis Kvapil Ron Fellows (road courses)	Cal Wells PPI Motorsports		Tide Downy, Kenmore, Mattel, Super 8, Craftsman, Diamond Cut Jeans	Gary Putnam
33*	Scott Wimmer	Richard Childress/RCR		Holiday Inn	Pat Smith
34*	Kevin Lepage Chad Blount Mike Skinner Carl Long Greg Sacks Johnny Miller (Sonoma)	Brad Jenkins Front Row Motorsports Chris Edwards		Oak Gloves	Gere Kennon
36*	Bill Elliott Daytona 500	MB Motorsports Bobby Ginn Jay Frye		Ginn Resorts	?
37*	Bill Elliott Mike Skinner Carl Long	RJ Racing John Carter	Dodge	?	Mark Tutor
38	David Gilliland	Robert Yates		M&M’s Pedigree, Combos, CitiFinancial, Pennzoil, Wix Filters, Mac Tools, Raybestos	Todd Parrott
40	David Stremme ROTY Scott Pruett (Sonoma)	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Coor’s Light (19 races) Lonestar (17 races Target, Snap-On, Kennametal, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Steve Lane
41	Reed Sorenson ROTY	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Target Energizer, Discount Tires, FugiFilm, Snap-On, STP, Kleenex, Cheerios, Gillette, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Jimmy Elledge
42	Casey Mears 2006	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Dodge	Texaco/Havoline Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Donnie Wingo
43	Bobby Labonte	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Cheerios Pop Secret, Betty Crocker, Hot Wheels, Ferguson, Sprint, OMP, Red Lobster, Go-Gurt	Paul Andrews
44*	Terry Labonte 2006	Rick Hendrick		Kellogg’s Carquest GMAC	Mike Bumgarner
45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	Wells Fargo (12 races) Schwans (4 races) NTB/Tire Kingdom (4 races) MyCokeRewards (1 race)	Bill Wilburn
47*	Jon Wood	Wood Brothers JTG Racing Tad Geschickter		Clorox	David Hyder
48	Jimmie Johnson 2010	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon		Lowe’s Home Improvent Quaker State	Chad Knaus
49	Mile Bliss Chris Cook (Sonoma)	BAM Racing Beth Ann Morgenthau Tony Morgenthau	Dodge	WhatsOnline.com RoadLoans LoansDepot.com State Water Heaters Fire Dex	David Hyder
50*	closed	Arnold Motorsports Don Arnold	Dodge	x	x
51*	closed	Joe Auer Competitive Edge Motorsports		x	Barry Haefele
52/30	Stanton Barrett Mike Wallace Larry Gunselman Donnie Neuenberger	AD Motorsports Donnie Neuenberger Austin Cox Rick Ware	Dodge	Pro30.com	Dan Kolanda
55	Michael Waltrip 2006	Doug Bawel Michael Waltrip Bill Davis	Dodge	NAPA Coca Cola, Klaussner, Domino’s Pizza, Best Western	Tommy Baldwin Jr.
59*	Andy Belmont	Andy Belmont		Year One	Billy Owen
60*	Boris Said David Ragan	Boris Said Mark Simo Frank Stoddard No Fear Racing		SoBe No Fear Energy Drink Pennzoil	Frank Stoddard
61 was 66	Chad Chaffin Kevin Lepage Brian Simo (Sonoma)	Jeff Stec Peak Fitness Front Row Motorsports Bob Jenkins	Ford, Chevy, Dodge	?	Craig Osborne
64*	Eric McClure	Daniel Kinney Premiere Motorsports		?	?
66 was 0	Jeff Green	Gene Haas Haas Automation		Best Buy Haas Automation, Microsoft, Sandisk	Harold Holly
70*	Johnny Sauter	Gene Haas		?	Robert “Bootie” Barker
71*	Jason Leffler	Todd Braun		Fort McDowell “Yavapai Pride”	Todd Lohse
72*	Brandon Whitt Mike Skinner Kertus Davis Dale Quarterly (Watkins Glen) David Gilliland (Sonoma)	CJM Racing Tony and Brian Mullet	Dodge	Dutch Quality Stone	Doug George
74* was 00	Derrike Cope	Raynard McGlynn	Dodge	Royal Administration, Sundance Vacations Myguardian911	Dom Turse
?77	suspended operations for 2006	Doug Bawel Mark Harrah Roger Penske	Dodge	Kodak Jasper Engines, Mobil 1	Shane Wilson
78	Kenny Wallace Jimmy Spencer Travis Kvapil (Sonoma)	Furniture Row Racing Barney Visser		Furniture Row	Joe Garone
80*	?Jeff Fuller	Joe Gibbs Racing		?	?
83/84	A.J. Allmendinger	Dany Bahar Dietrich Mateschitz Red Bull Racing	Dodge	Red Bull	Ricky Viers
88	Dale Jarrett 2006	Robert Yates		UPS CitiFinancial, Coca-Cola, Fleetwood, Pennzoil, Wix Filters, Mac Tools, Raybestos	Butch Hylton
89*	Morgan Shepherd	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	Racing with Jesus	John Graham
90*	Stephen Leicht Marc Goossens (Watkins Glen)	Robert Yates Racing		CitiFinancial	?
95*	Casey Atwood	Stanton Barrett Brewco Motorsports		?	Shawn Parker
96	Tony Raines Terry Labonte (1st five races & road courses)	Hall of Fame Racing Troy Aikman Roger Staubach Bill Saunders		Texas Instruments DLP Products	Brandon Thomas
99	Carl Edwards 2009	Jack Roush Roush Racing		Office Depot	Bob Osbourne
00*	Hermie Sadler	MBA Racing Mike & Bonnie Anderson	Ford/Chevy	Aaron’s Rents, SPEED Report	Micah Horton
00*	Bill Elliott	Michael Waltrip Racing		Burger King	Larry Carter

Frequently Asked Questions

How many NASCAR Cup Series teams are there in 2006?

57 teams fielded 75 car entries in the 2006 NASCAR Cup Series, with 7 manufacturers (Chevrolet, Dodge, ?, Ford, Dodge Ford, Ford, Chevy, Dodge, Ford/Chevy) represented. Charter-holding organizations field the majority of the cars, while open teams round out the field each week.

Which NASCAR team has won the most races?

Petty Enterprises holds the all-time NASCAR record with 268 Cup Series wins, the vast majority earned by Richard Petty himself. In the modern era, Hendrick Motorsports leads all active organizations with more than 300 combined Cup wins across drivers like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Kyle Larson, along with a record number of Cup championships.

Who owns Hendrick Motorsports?

Hendrick Motorsports is owned by Rick Hendrick, a North Carolina auto dealer who founded the team in 1984 as All Star Racing. The organization fields four full-time Chevrolet Cup cars for Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Alex Bowman, and is headquartered in Concord, NC alongside its massive engine and chassis programs.

Who owns Joe Gibbs Racing?

Joe Gibbs Racing is owned by Joe Gibbs, the three-time Super Bowl champion head coach of the Washington Redskins who founded the team in 1992. Coy Gibbs, Joe's son, served as vice chairman until his passing in 2022. JGR fields four Toyota Cup cars for Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, and Ty Gibbs out of its Huntersville, NC shop.

What is a NASCAR charter?

A NASCAR charter is a franchise-style guarantee that locks a team into every Cup Series race for the season, regardless of qualifying speed. NASCAR introduced the charter system in 2016 with 36 charters — teams without one must qualify on speed as an 'open' entry. Charters can be bought, sold, or leased between organizations, and their value has grown significantly as the sport has stabilized.

What are the biggest NASCAR teams in 2006?

The top-tier Cup teams in 2006 include Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, Richard Childress Racing, RFK Racing, Trackhouse Racing, 23XI Racing, and Stewart-Haas Racing. Together they field the lion's share of the 75 weekly entries. Smaller full-time programs include Legacy Motor Club, Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, Spire Motorsports, and Kaulig Racing.

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