2006 Pocono 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
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2006 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring the Pocono scenery | |||
| Date | June 11, 2006 | ||
| Official name | Pocono 500 | ||
| Location | Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.5 miles (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures approaching 62.6 °F (17.0 °C); wind speeds up to 18.3 miles per hour (29.5 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 131.656 miles per hour (211.880 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 53.054 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 83 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2006 Pocono 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that was held on June 11, 2006 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It was the fourteenth race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race, for his first career Nextel Cup Series win.