| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 20 of 36 in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2006 Pennsylvania 500 program cover | |||
| Date | July 23, 2006 | ||
| Official name | Pennsylvania 500 | ||
| 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)[1] | ||
| 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 (4.023 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2006 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing won the race. With this win he swept the Pocono races in 2006.
- ^ Weather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac