| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 18 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 program cover | |||
| Date | July 9, 2006 | ||
| Location | Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | ||
| Distance | 270 laps, 405 mi (644.5 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Weather | Hot with temperatures approaching 87.8 °F (31.0 °C); wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 132.077 mph (212.557 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 80,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Richard Childress Racing | ||
| Time | 29.728 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 112 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 5.2[2] | ||
The 2006 USG Sheetrock 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on July 9, 2006, at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois. The race was the 18th of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Burton of Richard Childress Racing won the pole position with a lap speed of 181.647 mph (292.333 km/h),[3] his second pole of 2006 along with the Daytona 500,[4] marking the first time in his career that he won two poles in the same year.[5] Roush Racing's Matt Kenseth led the most laps, while Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race[5] on a green-white-checker finish, which extended the race from 267 laps to 270.[6]
- ^ Weather information for the 2006 USG Sheetrock 400at The Old Farmers' Almanac. Accessed 2013-07-10. 2013-07-13.
- ^ "TV RATINGS 2006". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2015-05-05. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
- ^ "Burton wins pole in Chicagoland qualifying". USA Today. Gannett Company. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ Associated Press (2006-07-06). "Jeff Burton wins pole for USG Sheetrock 400". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
- ^ a b "The USG Sheetrock 400". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
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