2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350

The 2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on June 25, 2006 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Contested over 110 laps on a 1.99 mile (3.202 km) road course, it was the 16th race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.

This is the 100th road course race in Nextel Cup series history.

Background
The course, Infineon Raceway (now called Sonoma Raceway), is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other is Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a twelve-turn course that is 2.52 mi long; the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns five and six, shortening the course to 1.95 mi. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout. In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi.

Race Statistics

 * Time of race: 2:57:36
 * Average Speed: 73.953 mph
 * Pole Speed: 93.055 mph
 * Cautions: 7 for 12 laps
 * Margin of Victory: 1.250 sec
 * Lead changes: 9
 * Percent of race run under caution: 10.9%
 * Average green flag run: 12.2 laps