The 2006 Sharpie 500 was a Nextel Cup event held at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 26, 2006. Matt Kenseth motored to the lead in the latter stages, leading 117 of the 500 laps in route to a strong victory on Kyle Busch. Jimmie Johnson's 10th place finish shrunk his points lead to seven markers on Kenseth, while in the Race to the Chase, Mark Martin fell to 10th but held a ninety-point edge on Kasey Kahne. Stats