2006 Pennsylvania 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
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2006 Pennsylvania 500 program cover | |||
| Date | July 23, 2006 | ||
| Official name | Pennsylvania 500 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (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) | ||
| Average speed | 132.626 miles per hour (213.441 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 52.995 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 151 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons | ||
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 (4.0-kilometre) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.
Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, taking his second victory of the season – and second at Pocono Raceway, having won the Pocono 500 the previous month.