2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the twelfth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing won the drivers' championship, making him the first driver to win a top-three NASCAR championship in a foreign make vehicle (Toyota).

Todd Bodine, the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series champion.
Johnny Benson, driving the No. 23 truck, shown here in 2007, finished second behind Bodine.
David Reutimann finished third in the championship.

2006 teams and drivers

Full-time teams
Manufacturer Team No. Driver(s) Crew chief
Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Kyle Krisiloff 12 (R) Richie Wauters 19
Buddy Barnes 6
Kevin Grubb 4
Kyle Busch 5
Jeremy Mayfield 2
Mike Wallace 2
Green Light Racing 07 Sean Murphy 3 Bobby Dotter 12
Greg Tester 1
Todd Brewer 2
Gene Christensen 1
Gary Roulo 1
Wayne Edwards 2
Eric Norris 1
Clint Bowyer 1
Justin Martz 1
Johnny Chapman 2
Robert Turner 2
Kevin Lepage 2
Butch Miller 1
Chad McCumbee 2 (R)
Wayne Edwards 1
Travis Kittleson 3
T. J. Bell 1
John Mickel 5 Allen Mickel
Kevin Harvick, Inc. 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. Chris Rice
Stacy Johnson
Wally Rogers
Key Motorsports 40 Chad Chaffin 6 Lance Hooper 3
Barry Dodson 22
Ryan Moore 12
Tim Fedewa 1
Derrike Cope 2
Shane Huffman 4
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 46 [N 1] Kraig Kinser (R) 19 Randy Goss 16
Eric Phillips 9
Clint Bowyer 2
Joe Nemechek 3
Denny Hamlin 1
85 Dennis Setzer Eric Phillips 16
Randy Goss 9
Spears Motorsports 75 Aric Almirola (R) Dave McCarty
ThorSport Racing 13 Kerry Earnhardt (R) Shane Tesch 2
Steve May 1
Lance Hooper 22
88 Matt Crafton Bud Haefele
Xpress Motorsports 16 Mike Bliss Dave Fuge
Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Timothy Peters 16 Jerry McCormick 1
Kip McCord 6
Bob Bissinger 3
Randy Seals 2
Marcus Richmond 13
Bobby Labonte 1
Chase Miller 8
18 Bobby Hamilton 3 Danny Rollins 12
Kip McCord 13
Bobby Hamilton Jr. 22
Evernham Motorsports 98 Erin Crocker (R) Dan Glauz 3
Ronnie Hornaday 1
Patrick Donahue 21
Orleans Racing 77 Brendan Gaughan Tony Liberati
Woodard & Sharp Racing 4
Woodard Racing 21		 25 Boston Reid 20 (R) Patrick Donahue 4
Mark Nelson 12
Tim Weiss 6
Wayne Setterington Jr. 2
Damon Lusk 5
Ford Circle Bar Racing 14 Rick Crawford Kevin Starland
ppc Racing 10 Terry Cook Dennis Connor
Roush Racing 6 Mark Martin 14 Mike Beam
David Ragan 9
Auggie Vidovich 1
Peter Shepherd III 1
99 Erik Darnell (R) John Quinn
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 20 Jon Wood 2 John Monsam
Bobby East 1 (R)
Marcos Ambrose 22 (R)
21 Stacy Compton 2 Gary Cogswell
Jon Wood 1
Bobby East 22 (R)
Toyota Bill Davis Racing 5 Mike Skinner Jeff Hensley
22 Bill Lester Doug Wolcott
23 Johnny Benson Rick Ren
Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 David Reutimann Jason Overstreet
Germain Racing 9 Ted Musgrave Tom Ackerman
30 Todd Bodine Mike Hillman Jr.
Red Horse Racing 11 David Starr Jamie Jones
Wyler Racing 60 Jack Sprague Tony Furr
Chevrolet
Dodge		 Green Light Racing 08 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 3 [N 2] Danny Gill
Butch Miller 1 Todd Brewer
Boris Jurkovic 1 Bobby Dotter 4
Wayne Edwards 7
Gene Christensen 1
Kevin Cram 9
Sean Murphy 1
Mike Greenwell 2
Johnny Chapman 1
Chad McCumbee 15 (R)
Chris Wimmer 1
Richardson Racing 1 Robert Richardson Jr. (R) Buddy Barnes 2
Wayne Setterington Jr. 5
Kevin Caldwell 18
Dodge
Ford
Toyota		 HT Motorsports 59 Mike Wallace 2 Kevin Cram 14
Danny Rollins 11
Steve Park 10
Chad Chaffin 13

Part-time teams

Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown.

Manufacturer Team No. Driver(s) Crew chief Rounds
Chevrolet Billy Ballew Motorsports 51 Kyle Busch Richie Wauters 2
Martin Truex Jr. 1
Johnny Sauter 1
FDNY Racing 28 Carl Long Dick Rahilly 3
Green Light Racing 03 Wayne Edwards Gene Christensen 2
Johnny Chapman 1
Jeff Milburn Racing 76 Blake Mallory Jeff Milburn 1
Chase Montgomery 1
Chris Wimmer 1
Lafferty Motorsports 89 Norm Benning Chris Lafferty 1
Chuck Maitlen 2
Garrett Liberty 1
Mighty Motorsports 24 Wayne Edwards Cliff Button 2
MRD Motorsports 06 Chad McCumbee (R) Bryan Berry 8
Pennington Motorsports 7 Casey Kingsland Gary Showalter 3
Prime Development Group Racing 64 Jimmy Simpson Robert McVay 1
Stellar Quest Racing 91 J. C. Stout Steve Mollnow 5
Sutton Motorsports 02 Kelly Sutton Gary Showalter 12
Chad Chaffin 1
Johnny Sauter 1
Brad Keselowski 2
ThorSport Racing 87 Willie Allen Bob Good 1
Tracy Cline 70 Tam Topham Mark Prater 2
Dodge Bobby Hamilton Racing [N 3] 04 Kevin Hamlin Randy Seals 10
Bob Bissinger 4		 1
Scott Lagasse Jr. (R) 10
David Stremme 1
Sammy Sanders 2
Timothy Peters Sammy Sanders 1
8 Chase Montgomery Jack Johnson 1
Scott Fetcho 1		 2
Brevak Racing 31 Nick Tucker Joe Slonkasky 2
Mike Wallace 1
Trotter Racing 49 Bradley Riethmeyer Gary Huffman 1
Ford Roush Racing 50 David Ragan Matt Puccia 10
Michel Jourdain Jr. 9
Carl Edwards 1
Peter Shepherd III 2
K Automotive Racing 29 Brad Keselowski Bob Keselowski 2
MB Motorsports 63 J. R. Patton Mike Mittler 4
Justin Martz 1
Justin Allgaier 3
Brad Keselowski 2
Cameron Dodson 4
Scott Lynch 1
Tri-City Motorsports 19
91		 Todd Shafer Carl Riggenbach 4
Wood Brothers/JTG Racing 19 Kelly Bires Michael McSwain 1
Toyota Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 12 Joey Miller (R) Johnny Allen 15
Michael Waltrip 1
Bill Davis Racing 24 A. J. Allmendinger Ricky Viers 3
Justin Labonte Derrick Finley 1

Notes
  1. The team's entry at Atlanta and Martinsville in April (Races 3 and 4) were in a collaboration with K Automotive Racing. At that races, the team ran the No. 29 truck (K Automotive Racing's number)
  2. Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Bobby Hamilton Racing.
  3. Montgomery's No. 8 truck was run by this team under the name BHR2.

Schedule
The field for the Ford 200 getting the one to go signal from the flag stand during pace laps before the race.

Speed Channel, an entity of Fox, was the exclusive broadcaster of the series for the 2006 season. (Starting in 2007, two of the 25 races, the spring race at Martinsville and Mansfield, would be aired on Fox with the remainder on Speed). All races were held in the United States and carried live on Speed, except for the race at Dover, which started at 4 pm EST but was aired on tape delay at 8 pm EST.

Note: All times are Eastern Time.

No. Event Venue Date
1 GM FlexFuel 250 Daytona International Speedway February 17
2 racetickets.com 200 California Speedway February 24
3 John Deere 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway March 17
4 Kroger 250 Martinsville Speedway April 1
5 Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Gateway International Raceway April 29
6 Quaker Steak & Lube 200 Lowe's Motor Speedway May 19
7 City of Mansfield 250 Mansfield Motorsports Speedway May 27
8 AAA Insurance 200 Dover International Speedway June 2
9 Sam's Town 400 Texas Motor Speedway June 9
10 Con-way Freight 200 Michigan International Speedway June 17
11 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee Mile June 23
12 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Kansas Speedway July 1
13 Built Ford Tough 225 presented by the Greater Cincinnati Ford Dealers Kentucky Speedway July 8
14 O'Reilly 200 Memphis Motorsports Park July 15
15 Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by Ford and International O'Reilly Raceway Park August 4
16 Toyota Tundra 200 Nashville Superspeedway August 12
17 O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline Bristol Motor Speedway August 23
18 New Hampshire 200 New Hampshire International Speedway September 16
19 Smith's Las Vegas 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway September 23
20 John Deere 250 Talladega Superspeedway October 7
21 Kroger 200 Martinsville Speedway October 21
22 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 Atlanta Motor Speedway October 28
23 Silverado 350K Texas Motor Speedway November 3
24 Casino Arizona 150 Phoenix International Raceway November 10
25 Ford 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 17

Races

GM Flex Fuel 250

The GM Flex Fuel 250 was held on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

  1. 6 – Mark Martin
  2. 30 – Todd Bodine
  3. 9 – Ted Musgrave
  4. 5 – Mike Skinner
  5. 60 – Jack Sprague
  6. 99 – Erik Darnell
  7. 08 – Bobby Hamilton Jr.
  8. 14 – Rick Crawford
  9. 17 – David Reutimann
  10. 10 – Terry Cook

Failed to qualify: Chad McCumbee (#06), Chad Chaffin (#40), J. R. Patton (#63), Carl Long (#28), Wayne Edwards (#24), Norm Benning (#89)

racetickets.com 200

This race was held February 24 at California Speedway. The polesitter was David Reutimann. Chad McCumbee, who finished 25th, suffered a 25-point penalty for an illegal modification of the carburetor's main body.

  1. 6- Mark Martin
  2. 30- Todd Bodine
  3. 9- Ted Musgrave
  4. 17- David Reutimann
  5. 60- Jack Sprague
  6. 23- Johnny Benson
  7. 16- Mike Bliss
  8. 14- Rick Crawford
  9. 21- Jon Wood
  10. 85- Dennis Setzer

Failed to qualify: Kraig Kinser (#47), Wayne Edwards (#24)

John Deere 200

The John Deere 200 was held March 17 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Todd Bodine sat on pole and the race win was determined by a green-white-checker finish for the third consecutive race. This race was the final career start for Bobby Hamilton, who retired after being diagnosed with neck cancer and died in January 2007.

Top ten results

  1. 30- Todd Bodine
  2. 6- Mark Martin
  3. 23- Johnny Benson
  4. 9- Ted Musgrave
  5. 17- David Reutimann
  6. 21- Jon Wood
  7. 16- Mike Bliss
  8. 99- Erik Darnell
  9. 88- Matt Crafton
  10. 14- Rick Crawford

Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#40), Chase Montgomery (#8), Carl Long (#28)

Kroger 250

This race was held April 1 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton Jr. won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 11- David Starr
  2. 9- Ted Musgrave
  3. 88- Matt Crafton
  4. 6- Mark Martin
  5. 16- Mike Bliss
  6. 77- Brendan Gaughan
  7. 07- Clint Bowyer
  8. 5- Mike Skinner
  9. 85- Dennis Setzer
  10. 18- Bobby Hamilton Jr.

Failed to qualify: Tam Topham (#70), Chad Chaffin (#40), Justin Martz (#63).

Dodge Ram Tough 200

April 29 at Gateway International Raceway. Qualifying was rained out and the field was set by owner's points. As a result, David Ragan sat on the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 30- Todd Bodine
  2. 9- Ted Musgrave
  3. 17- David Reutimann
  4. 60- Jack Sprague
  5. 23- Johnny Benson
  6. 10- Terry Cook
  7. 18- Bobby Hamilton Jr.
  8. 11- David Starr
  9. 16- Mike Bliss
  10. 75- Aric Almirola

Failed to qualify: J. R. Patton (#63), J. C. Stout (#91), Nick Tucker (#31)

Quaker Steak & Lube 200

The Quaker Steak & Lube 200 was held May 19 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 51-Kyle Busch
  2. 10-Terry Cook
  3. 30-Todd Bodine
  4. 1-Ted Musgrave
  5. 9-Ron Hornaday Jr.
  6. 17-David Reutimann
  7. 85-Dennis Setzer
  8. 88-Matt Crafton
  9. 75-Aric Almirola
  10. 99-Erik Darnell

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Chad Chaffin (#40), J. R. Patton (#63), Nick Tucker (#31), Bill Lester (#22)

City of Mansfield 250

The City of Mansfield 250 was held May 27 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. Todd Bodine won the pole. Qualifying for this event was rained out. A series record of 18 caution flags was set during this running of the City of Mansfield 250.

Top ten results

  1. 33-Ron Hornaday Jr.
  2. 60-Jack Sprague
  3. 11-David Starr
  4. 23-Johnny Benson
  5. 12-Joey Miller
  6. 88-Matt Crafton
  7. 85-Dennis Setzer
  8. 16-Mike Bliss
  9. 17-David Reutimann
  10. 59-Steve Park

Failed to qualify: Michel Jourdain Jr. (#50), Todd Shafer (#91)

AAA Insurance 200

The AAA Insurance 200 was held June 2 at Dover International Speedway. David Reutimann won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 6- Mark Martin
  2. 50- Carl Edwards
  3. 30- Todd Bodine
  4. 16- Mike Bliss
  5. 17- David Reutimann
  6. 23- Johnny Benson
  7. 33- Ron Hornaday Jr.
  8. 14- Rick Crawford
  9. 60- Jack Sprague
  10. 51- Kyle Busch

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Ryan Moore (#40)

Sam's Town 400

The Sam's Town 400 was held June 9 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 30-Todd Bodine
  2. 5-Mike Skinner
  3. 14-Rick Crawford
  4. 17-David Reutimann
  5. 23-Johnny Benson
  6. 85-Dennis Setzer
  7. 9-Ted Musgrave
  8. 6-David Ragan
  9. 08-Chad McCumbee
  10. 16-Mike Bliss

Failed to qualify: J. R. Patton (#63), Blake Mallory (#76)

Con-way Freight 200

This race was held June 17 at Michigan International Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Johnny Benson captured his first Truck Series win and first NASCAR win in his home state.

Top ten results

  1. 23- Johnny Benson
  2. 6- Mark Martin
  3. 4- Bobby Labonte
  4. 30- Todd Bodine
  5. 88- Matt Crafton
  6. 14- Rick Crawford
  7. 33- Ron Hornaday Jr.
  8. 85- Dennis Setzer
  9. 10- Terry Cook
  10. 60- Jack Sprague

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1)

Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200

The Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 was held June 23 at The Milwaukee Mile. Ron Hornaday Jr. won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 23-Johnny Benson
  2. 16-Mike Bliss
  3. 33-Ron Hornaday Jr.
  4. 60-Jack Sprague
  5. 17-David Reutimann
  6. 4-Timothy Peters
  7. 85-Dennis Setzer
  8. 11-David Starr
  9. 14-Rick Crawford
  10. 10-Terry Cook

Failed to qualify: Mike Wallace (#31), Michel Jourdain Jr. (#50)

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250

This race was held July 1 at Kansas Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. 10- Terry Cook
  2. 14- Rick Crawford
  3. 20- Marcos Ambrose
  4. 77- Brendan Gaughan
  5. 5- Mike Skinner
  6. 6- David Ragan
  7. 30- Todd Bodine
  8. 11- David Starr
  9. 23- Johnny Benson
  10. 17- David Reutimann

Failed to qualify: none

Built Ford Tough 225

This race was held July 8 at Kentucky Speedway. Marcos Ambrose won his first career pole. Unsponsored Ron Hornaday Jr. captured his second win of the year.

Top ten results:

  1. 33- Ron Hornaday Jr.
  2. 14- Rick Crawford
  3. 77- Brendan Gaughan
  4. 23- Johnny Benson
  5. 6- David Ragan
  6. 9- Ted Musgrave
  7. 88- Matt Crafton
  8. 11- David Starr
  9. 99- Erik Darnell
  10. 30- Todd Bodine

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1), Todd Shafer (#19)

O'Reilly 200

The O'Reilly 200 was held July 15 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 60-Jack Sprague
  2. 99-Erik Darnell
  3. 88-Matt Crafton
  4. 33-Ron Hornaday Jr.
  5. 16-Mike Bliss
  6. 6-David Ragan
  7. 17-David Reutimann
  8. 10-Terry Cook
  9. 5-Mike Skinner
  10. 85-Dennis Setzer

Failed to qualify: none

Power Stroke Diesel 200

The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 4 at O'Reilly Raceway Park. David Ragan won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. 14-Rick Crawford
  2. 85-Dennis Setzer
  3. 33-Ron Hornaday Jr.
  4. 11-David Starr
  5. 16-Mike Bliss
  6. 10-Terry Cook
  7. 30-Todd Bodine
  8. 9-Ted Musgrave
  9. 6-David Ragan
  10. 99-Erik Darnell

Failed to qualify: Chuck Maitlen (#89), Rick Craig (#31)

Toyota Tundra 200

This race was held August 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Erik Darnell won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. 23- Johnny Benson
  2. 60- Jack Sprague
  3. 20- Marcos Ambrose
  4. 9- Ted Musgrave
  5. 77- Brendan Gaughan
  6. 17- David Reutimann
  7. 08- Chad McCumbee
  8. 30- Todd Bodine
  9. 88- Matt Crafton
  10. 10- Terry Cook

Failed to qualify: None

O'Reilly Auto Parts 200 presented by Valvoline

This race was held on August 23 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. #6 Mark Martin
  2. #30 Todd Bodine
  3. #9 Ted Musgrave
  4. #23 Johnny Benson
  5. #11 David Starr
  6. #15 Kyle Busch
  7. #5 Mike Skinner
  8. #16 Mike Bliss
  9. #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
  10. #17 David Reutimann

Failed to qualify: Chuck Maitlen (#89)

New Hampshire 200

The New Hampshire 200 was held September 16 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #23 Johnny Benson
  2. #5 Mike Skinner
  3. #15 Kyle Busch
  4. #30 Todd Bodine
  5. #11 David Starr
  6. #33 Ron Hornaday Jr.
  7. #14 Rick Crawford
  8. #88 Matt Crafton
  9. #99 Erik Darnell
  10. #6 Mark Martin

Failed to qualify: Garrett Liberty (#89)

Las Vegas 350

The Las Vegas 350 was held September 23 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results

  1. #5 Mike Skinner
  2. #9 Ted Musgrave
  3. #16 Mike Bliss
  4. #23 Johnny Benson
  5. #33 Ron Hornaday Jr.
  6. #17 David Reutimann
  7. #20 Marcos Ambrose
  8. #85 Dennis Setzer
  9. #46 Kraig Kinser
  10. #75 Aric Almirola

Failed to qualify: none

John Deere 250

The John Deere 250 was held October 7 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mark Martin won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. 6- Mark Martin
  2. 5- Mike Skinner
  3. 9- Ted Musgrave
  4. 30- Todd Bodine
  5. 24- A. J. Allmendinger
  6. 17- David Reutimann
  7. 50- David Ragan
  8. 59- Chad Chaffin
  9. 23- Johnny Benson
  10. 33- Ron Hornaday Jr.

Failed to qualify: none

Kroger 200

The Kroger 200 was held October 21 at Martinsville Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. #60 Jack Sprague
  2. #11 David Starr
  3. #99 Erik Darnell
  4. #6 Mark Martin
  5. #23 Johnny Benson
  6. #15 Kyle Busch
  7. #5 Mike Skinner
  8. #46 Denny Hamlin
  9. #14 Rick Crawford
  10. #4 Chase Miller

Failed to qualify: Bradley Riethmeyer (#49), Casey Kingsland (#7), Todd Shafer (#19), Jimmy Simpson (#64)

EasyCare 200

The EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 was held October 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. 16- Mike Bliss
  2. 10- Terry Cook
  3. 99- Erik Darnell
  4. 17- David Reutimann
  5. 14- Rick Crawford
  6. 50- David Ragan
  7. 08- Chad McCumbee
  8. 5- Mike Skinner
  9. 18- Bobby Hamilton Jr.
  10. 60- Jack Sprague

Failed to qualify: none

Silverado 350K

This race was held November 3 at Texas Motor Speedway. Clint Bowyer won the race from the pole.

Top ten results:

  1. 46- Clint Bowyer
  2. 51- Kyle Busch
  3. 23- Mike Skinner
  4. 60- Jack Sprague
  5. 33- Ron Hornaday Jr.
  6. 6- David Ragan
  7. 17- David Reutimann
  8. 10- Terry Cook
  9. 99- Erik Darnell
  10. 20- Marcos Ambrose

Failed to qualify: none

Casino Arizona 150

The Casino Arizona 150 was held November 10 at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnny Benson won the pole. This race was unusual in that there was a short field starting this race (only 35 trucks started the race instead of the normal 36).

Top ten results:

  1. #23 Johnny Benson
  2. #6 Mark Martin
  3. #5 Mike Skinner
  4. #30 Todd Bodine
  5. #88 Matt Crafton
  6. #11 David Starr
  7. #60 Jack Sprague
  8. #17 David Reutimann
  9. #15 Kyle Busch
  10. #99 Erik Darnell

Failed to qualify: none

Ford 200

This race will be held on November 17 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole. Todd Bodine won the championship, and Erik Darnell won the Rookie of the Year.

Terry Cook (10) and Kerry Earnhardt (13) line up before the Ford 200.

Top ten results:

  1. #6 Mark Martin
  2. #77 Brendan Gaughan
  3. #99 Erik Darnell
  4. #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr.
  5. #60 Jack Sprague
  6. #46 Joe Nemechek
  7. #11 David Starr
  8. #17 David Reutimann
  9. #85 Dennis Setzer
  10. #10 Terry Cook

Failed to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr. (#1)

Full Drivers' Championship
Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points
1 Todd Bodine 2 2 1 12 1* 3 15* 3 1 4 20 7 10 15 7 8 2 4 12 4 14 25 14 4 21 3666
2 Johnny Benson 15 6 3 30 5 12 4 6 5 1 1 9 4 32 12 1 4 1* 4 9 5 29 31 1 26 3539
3 David Reutimann 9 4 5 15 3 6 9 5 4 15 5 10 12 7 34 6 10 12 6 6 18 4 7 8 8 3530
4 David Starr 14 12 15 1* 8 26 3 11 18 13 8 8 8 11 4 20 5 5 20 24 2 11 16 6 7 3355
5 Jack Sprague 5 5 17 17 4 34 2 9 11 10 4 29 11 1* 28 2 23 18 13 33 1* 10 4 7 5 3328
6 Ted Musgrave 3 3 4 2 2 4 16 18 7 23 24 22 6 19 8 4 3 31 2 3 15* 24 11 19 33 3314
7 Ron Hornaday Jr. 23 32 20 14 15 5 1* 7 15 7 3* 12 1 4 3 33 27 6 5 10 13 13 5 13 14 3313
8 Terry Cook 10 14 12 19 6 2 22 16 16 9 10 1 16 8 6 10 21 22 16 14 17 2 8 14 10 3268
9 Rick Crawford 8 8 10 26 24 11 12 8 3 6 9 2 2 13 1* 28 13 7 14 15 9 5 33 33 15 3252
10 Mike Skinner 4 17 35 8 35 31 29 22 2* 11 11 5* 31 9 18 17* 7 2 1* 2 7 8 3 3 35 3219
11 Mike Bliss 22 7 7 5 9 33 8 4 10 14 2 31 15 5 5 30 8 16 3 25 22 1* 27 11 30 3151
12 Erik Darnell (R) 6 11 8 11 31 10 13 25 35 12 27 26 9 2 10 12 18 9 17 19 3 3 9 10 3 3136
13 Dennis Setzer 13 10 11 9 23 7 7 20 6 8 7 11 20 10 2 35 14 14 8 11 23 14 32 12 9 3129
14 Matt Crafton 26 20 9 3 12 8 6 15 12 5 34 20 7 3 20 9 12 8 21 18 34 12 15 5 12 3102
15 Brendan Gaughan 24 36 13 6 14 14 17 19 26 16 19 4 3 17 16 5 17 34 15 12 19 26 17 21 2 2894
16 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 7 22 19 10 7 21 18 13 25 28 31 15 24 35 31 13 9 26 26 13 32 9 12 32 4 2671
17 Chad McCumbee (R) DNQ 25 27 21 11 15 31 23 9 18 14 13 18 22 17 7 25 20 34 30 27 7 13 29 13 2515
18 Aric Almirola (R) 32 21 18 18 10 9 30 12 32 36 13 18 22 18 21 22 32 29 10 22 16 30 20 22 23 2471
19 Mark Martin 1* 1* 2* 4 13 1* 2* 1* 10 1* 4 36 2* 1* 2313
20 Bill Lester 35 15 29 24 30 DNQ 24 30 22 33 15 23 28 25 14 21 16 35 19 31 12 22 21 20 11 2252
21 Marcos Ambrose (R) 33 34 36 23 26 27 26 18 3 19* 34 22 3 26 23 7 17 25 16 10 15 27 2228
22 Kerry Earnhardt (R) 18 29 34 20 27 20 27 29 34 29 35 25 23 28 23 11 20 19 11 36 33 21 29 27 19 2199
23 Bobby East (R) 23 13 13 24 34 17 28 30 17 24 34 21 11 36 29 30 22 23 21 15 22 18 16 2186
24 David Ragan 22 34 28 25 8 19 30 6 5 6 9 34 15 11 7 20 6 6 17 2122
25 Erin Crocker (R) 27 27 26 25 22 18 28 24 33 24 25 16 27 30 27 29 35 32 24 20 26 23 36 16 34 2113
26 Boston Reid (R) 36 34 24 31 16 16 14 33 17 17 26 28 14 24 24 14 28 33 33 29 1792
27 Timothy Peters (R) 12 24 33 35 32 23 11 14 20 35 6 19 25 12 15 19 33 1672
28 Chad Chaffin DNQ 18 21 DNQ 26 DNQ 17 29 32 15 11 27 25 8 11 32 19 23 36 1566
29 Kraig Kinser (R) 30 DNQ 28 29 17 19 35 31 36 22 28 35 35 27 13 23 24 9 24 1541
30 Robert Richardson Jr. (R) 17 33 30 33 36 DNQ 33 DNQ 23 DNQ 33 27 DNQ 36 30 27 36 36 28 16 24 27 28 34 DNQ 1514
31 Joey Miller (R) 33 13 36 16 29 22 5 32 30 20 23 30 13 20 19 1429
32 Kyle Busch 1* 10* 6 3 6 2 9 1107
33 Kyle Krisiloff 28 19 16 23 33 17 25 27 19 32 29 17 1106
34 Kelly Sutton 29 28 19 27 21 36 24 25 32 36 25 26 977
35 Steve Park 25 36 18 28 10 21 21 31 16 14 971
36 Ryan Moore (R) 36 DNQ 14 27 21 34 32 31 35 18 31 15 911
37 Scott Lagasse Jr. (R) 30 31 21 32 20 35 29 26 34 18 741
38 Chase Miller 17 32 21 10 33 30 35 32 675
39 Michel Jourdain Jr. DNQ 13 DNQ 32 26 19 30 24 31 616
40 Brad Keselowski 34 16 30 16 34 24 521
41 Damon Lusk 36 17 18 26 18 470
42 Clint Bowyer 7 25 1* 434
43 John Mickel 31 20 25 25 29 430
44 Jon Wood 16 9 6 408
45 Kevin Grubb 21 14 33 24 376
46 A. J. Allmendinger 13 5 34 350
47 Mike Wallace 31 31 DNQ 26 22 327
48 Shane Huffman 35 26 28 20 325
49 Bobby Hamilton 21 23 14 315
50 Sean Murphy 20 32 30 32 315
51 Cameron Dodson 29 24 30 30 313
52 J. C. Stout DNQ 29 32 28 28 301
53 Joe Nemechek 28 35 6 292
54 Peter Shepherd III 23 31 18 273
55 Travis Kittleson 16 30 31 263
56 Justin Allgaier 22 21 36 252
57 Johnny Sauter 22 12 224
58 Johnny Chapman 29 34 33 35 201
59 Chase Montgomery 19 DNQ 27 188
60 Sammy Sanders 25 22 185
61 Kevin Lepage 28 21 179
62 Stacy Compton 25 26 173
63 Carl Edwards 2 170
64 Bobby Labonte 3 170
65 Jeremy Mayfield 23 31 164
66 Derrike Cope 27 28 161
67 Robert Turner 32 26 152
68 Butch Miller 27 31 152
69 Mike Greenwell 26 33 149
70 Casey Kingsland DNQ 31 28 149
71 Denny Hamlin 8 142
72 Kevin Hamlin 11 135
73 Chris Wimmer 36 34 116
74 Michael Waltrip 17 112
75 Auggie Vidovich 19 106
76 Kelly Bires 19 106
77 T. J. Bell 21 105
78 Justin Martz DNQ 20 103
79 Justin Labonte 23 94
80 Boris Jurkovic 25 88
81 Tim Fedewa 29 76
82 Tam Topham DNQ 29 76
83 David Stremme 32 67
84 Wayne Edwards DNQ DNQ 33 36 35 64
85 Martin Truex Jr. 34 61
86 Eric Norris 35 58
87 Carl Long DNQ DNQ 35 58
88 Scott Lynch 35 58
89 Willie Allen 25
90 Todd Shafer DNQ DNQ 36 DNQ
91 Norm Benning DNQ
92 J. R. Patton DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
93 Nick Tucker DNQ DNQ
94 Blake Mallory DNQ
95 Chuck Maitlen DNQ DNQ
96 Garrett Liberty DNQ
97 Jimmy Simpson DNQ
98 Bradley Riethmeyer DNQ
Pos Driver DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MIL KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Points

Rookie of the Year

Erik Darnell of Roush Racing took home ROTY honors. Despite missing the season opener at Daytona and switching teams after Dover, Chad McCumbee was runner up in the ROTY fight. Finishing a surprising 3rd in ROTY was former V8 Supercars driver Marcos Ambrose, who missed the first three races of the season. Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Aric Almirola was fourth and rounding out the top five was Bobby East. Third generation driver Kerry Earnhardt and female driver Erin Crocker were expected to make runs for the title, but did not perform to expectation. Rookies such as Boston Reid, Joey Miller and Timothy Peters all attempted ROTY but were released from their rides.

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