2006 Pepsi 400 Highlights & Results - Tony Stewart WinsA slumping Tony Stewart turned it around at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday July 1st, 2006 in his bright orange No. 20 Chevrolet. The Home Depot team took the checkered flag at the Pepsi 400 after grabbing the lead with 2 laps to go. In the 2005 Pepsi 400, Stewart dominated the entire race only losing the lead for 9 laps. This time he had to earn it the hard way and came close to losing it because of caution flags. The victory put Tony Stewart in fifth place in the NEXTEL Cup Season Standings.In true Tony Stewart fashion, after the win, he climbed the fence and made the mistake of jumping into the crowd were he was greeted by aggressive fans. "There was no way I was going to let those race fans down...I wasn't going to stop. It was every bit as big, if not bigger, than it was last year." Jeff Gordon was among the contenders all night until he was caught in the final accident. Jeff Gordon was chasing the late Dale Earnhardt's record of 11 plate victories. Instead, Jeff finished in 40th place and dropped to 12th in the NEXTEL Cup Season Standings. Click here if you want to bet on Tony Stewart in the next race. Unofficial Results of the 2006 Pepsi 400 Race at Daytona International Speedway on July 1, 2006 Fin St Car Driver 01 02 #20 Tony Stewart 02 14 #5 Kyle Busch 03 16 #2 Kurt Busch 04 01 #160 Boris Said 05 10 #17 Matt Kenseth 06 13 #38 Elliott Sadler 07 40 #42 Casey Mears 08 26 #26 Jamie McMurray 09 32 #29 Kevin Harvick 10 30 #07 Clint Bowyer 11 23 #12 Ryan Newman 12 31 #21 Ken Schrader 13 35 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 14 25 #7 Robby Gordon 15 39 #31 Jeff Burton 16 03 #40 David Stremme 17 06 #11 Denny Hamlin 18 17 #25 Brian Vickers 19 05 #01 Joe Nemechek 20 28 #10 Scott Riggs 21 21 #96 Tony Raines 22 07 #88 Dale Jarrett 23 18 #109 Mike Wallace 24 20 #14 Sterling Marlin 25 38 #9 Kasey Kahne 26 36 #66 Jeff Green 27 41 #22 Dave Blaney 28 33 #45 Kyle Petty 29 08 #1 Martin Truex Jr. 30 15 #32 Travis Kvapil 31 12 #16 Greg Biffle 32 09 #48 Jimmie Johnson 33 24 #6 Mark Martin 34 37 #41 Reed Sorenson 35 43 #61 Chad Chaffin 36 42 #19 Jeremy Mayfield 37 11 #18 J.J. Yeley 38 19 #55 Michael Waltrip 39 29 #99 Carl Edwards 40 04 #24 Jeff Gordon 41 22 #00 Hermie Sadler 42 34 #43 Bobby Labonte 43 27 #27 Kirk Shelmerdine Check out the betting odds for the upcoming NEXTEL Cup Race. --- by Bones McCoy at 1800-sports.com on July 02, 2006
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