The 2006 3M Performance 400 Presented by Post-it Picture Paper was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on June 18, 2006 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Contested over 129 laps – shortened from 200 laps due to rain on a 2-mile (3.218 km) speedway, it was the 15th race of the

2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series The 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series was the 58th season of professional Stock car racing in the United States and the 35th modern-era NASCAR Cup series season. It was started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud ...

season. Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the race.

Background

Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located off

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on more than approximately south of the village of Brooklyn, in the scenic

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area of southeastern Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of

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. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

Entry list

Qualifying

Results

Race Statistics

* Time of race: 2:10:19 * Average Speed: * Pole Speed: * Cautions: 9 for 37 laps * Margin of Victory: under caution * Lead changes: 17 * Percent of race run under caution: 28.7% * Average green flag run: 10.2 laps

References

External links

Full race coverage
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3M Performance 400 The NASCAR Cup Series has held stock car races annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. Traditionally, the track held two Cup Series races, one in June, around Father's Day weekend and another in August. The A ...

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