NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2006 Schedule |
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| Date | Race | Venue | Start |
| 2/12/06 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | 4 p.m. |
| 2/16/06 | Gatorade Duel 1 | Daytona International Speedway | 2 p.m. |
| 2/16/06 | Gatorade Duel 2 | Daytona International Speedway | ---- |
| 2/19/06 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 2/26/06 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | 3:30 p.m. |
| 3/12/06 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 4 p.m. |
| 3/19/06 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 1:00 p.m. |
| 3/26/06 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 4/2/06 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 4/9/06 | Samsung/RadioShack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 4/22/06 | Subway Fresh 500 | Phoenix International Speedway | 8:00 p.m. |
| 4/30/06 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 5/6/06 | TBA | Richmond International Raceway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 5/13/06 | Dodge Charger 500 | Darlington Raceway | 6:30 p.m. |
| 5/20/06 | NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 5/28/06 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 5:00 p.m. |
| 6/4/06 | MBNA 400 | Dover International Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 6/11/06 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 6/18/06 | 3M Performance 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 1:00 p.m. |
| 6/25/06 | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | 3:00 p.m. |
| 7/1/06 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 7:30 p.m. |
| 7/9/06 | USG Sheetrock 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | 3:00 p.m. |
| 7/16/06 | New England 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 7/23/06 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 8/6/06 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2:00 p.m. |
| 8/13/06 | TBA | Watkins Glen International | 1:00 p.m. |
| 8/20/06 | GFS Marketplace 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 2:00 p.m. |
| 8/26/06 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 9/3/06 | Sony HD 500 | California Speedway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 9/9/06 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 9/17/06 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | 12:30 p.m. |
| 9/24/06 | Dover 400 | Dover International Speedway | 12:30 p.m. |
| 10/1/06 | Banquet 400 presented by CoAgra Foods | Kansas Speedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 10/8/06 | UAW-Ford 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 1:30 p.m. |
| 10/14/06 | Bank of America 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | 7:00 p.m. |
| 10/22/06 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 12:30 p.m. |
| 11/5/06 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 2:30 p.m. |
| 11/12/06 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | 3:00 p.m. |
| 11/19/06 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:00 p.m. |