2006 Pennsylvania 500

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Official name Pennsylvania 500
Date July 23, 2006 (2006-July-23) Location Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Course Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Weather Temperatures reaching up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h)

The 2006 Pennsylvania 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on July 23, 2006 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. Season sweeping Pocono in 2006.

Race Statistics

Time of race: 3:46:12

Average Speed: 132.626 miles per hour (213.441 km/h)

Pole Speed: 169.827 miles per hour (273.310 km/h)

Cautions: 7 for 29 laps

Margin of Victory: 1.510 sec

Lead changes: 13

Percent of race run under caution: 14.5%

Average green flag run: 21.4 laps

References

2006 Pennsylvania 500 Wikipedia

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