Daytona 500 Spotlight Sunday - 2006 Daytona 500

The Beginning of something big began in Daytona Florida in 2006, 10 years ago. This was before the Six Championships, Before He was the big deal he is Today. In 2006 Jimmie Johnson added his name to the list of Daytona 500 Winners. Later that year Jimmie would go on to win his first of 6 Championships. Johnson would win another Daytona 500 7 years later. A season that would repeat him as a champion.

Results

Fin   St.       Name

1 9 Jimmie Johnson

2 14 Casey Mears

3 18 Ryan Newman

4 3 Elliott Sadler

5 15 Tony Stewart

6 37 Clint Bowyer

7 35 Brian Vickers

8 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

9 23 Ken Schrader

10 25 Dale Jarrett

11 27 Kasey Kahne

12 10 Mark Martin

13 20 Robby Gordon

14 28 Kevin Harvick

15 11 Matt Kenseth

16 19 Martin Truex Jr.

17 43 Terry Labonte

18 30 Michael Waltrip

19 33 Bill Elliott

20 42 Kirk Shelmerdine

21 29 Brent Sherman

22 34 Dave Blaney

23 4 Kyle Busch

24 24 Mike Wallace

25 31 Kevin Lepage

26 2 Jeff Gordon

27 40 Travis Kvapil

28 32 David Stremme

29 22 Reed Sorenson

30 17 Denny Hamlin

31 16 Greg Biffle

32 1 Jeff Burton

33 38 Joe Nemechek

34 39 Sterling Marlin

35 8 Bobby Labonte

36 26 Jeremy Mayfield

37 6 Jamie McMurray

38 13 Kurt Busch

39 12 Kyle Petty

40 41 Hermie Sadler

41 36 J.J. Yeley

42 21 Jeff Green

43 5 Carl Edwards

YELLOW HIGHLIGHTED MEANS STILL ACTIVE TODAY IN NSCS

What the Chase Would Look Like If It Ended That Day With the New Format

1 Jimmie Johnson

2 Casey Mears

3 Ryan Newman

4 Elliott Sadler

5 Tony Stewart

6 Clint Bowyer

7 Brian Vickers

8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

9 Ken Schrader

10 Dale Jarrett

11 Kasey Kahne

12 Mark Martin

13 Robby Gordon

14 Kevin Harvick

15 Matt Kenseth

16 Martin Truex Jr.

Next Sunday's Daytona 500 Spotlight

Next Sunday we will go back to the famous 2001 Daytona 500. This race is one that will live in the Memory of Fans for many years to come