Bank of America 500 Fast Facts
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Race Week Schedule.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006
Time: 7:20 p.m. (EDT)
Location: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C. 1.5-mile quad-oval with 24-degree banking in turns
Sanctioning Body: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Daytona Beach, Fla.
Series: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Length: 334 laps, 500 miles
Purse: $5,078,500 (Event Record)
2005 Winner: Jimmie Johnson (4 hours, 11 minutes and 18 seconds; 120.334 mph)
2005 Pole Sitter: Elliott Sadler (27.948 seconds; 193.216 mph) NEXTEL Cup Track Record: Elliott Sadler (10/13/05; 27.948 seconds; 193.216 mph)
Qualifying: One round of qualifying will take place during Bojangles' Pole Night on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7:10 p.m. The better of two laps will determine positions 1-42 with the top 35 in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series car owner points guaranteed a starting position. The final position in the 43-car field will be determined as outlined by the event's official entry blank. The Bank of America 500 is not an impound race.
Television/Radio: The NBC Television Network will televise the race live beginning with the "Bank of America Countdown to Green" pre-race show at 7:00 p.m. (EDT). Performance Racing Network (PRN) will broadcast the Bank of America 500 live to its affiliate radio stations beginning with a pre-race show at 6:00 p.m. (EDT).
Ticket Info: Tickets for the Bank of America 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race start at just $39 and can be obtained by calling 1-800-455-FANS or online.
