2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Green
Owner Gene Haas reunited Jeff Green with crew chief Harold Holly. The two won the Busch Series championship in 2000, and it didn’t take long to click again.
2006 Driver Reviews
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Denny Hamlin
The 2006 Nextel Cup season could be considered Denny Hamlin’s high point, with a first-year performance that equaled what many drivers accomplish over a career.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Jeff Gordon
After ending a one-year drought by securing a spot in this season’s Chase for the Championship, Jeff Gordon appeared poised to make a move on the competition.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Robby Gordon
It’s hard to believe that finishing 26th could lead to a high point, but that’s exactly what Robby Gordon experienced at Bristol on the Nextel Cup tour .
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Bill Elliott
Reuniting at Kansas in a sponsorship deal with R&J Racing, Bill Elliott had a great run in the retro-looking Melling Auto Parts Dodge, finishing 16th.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: David Gilliland
Gilliland’s high point occurred at the Busch Series race at Kentucky, when he became the first non-Nextel Cup regular to win a Busch race in 2006.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was able to extend his streak of winning at least one race per season to seven years by taking the checkered flag at the Richmond race in May.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Carl Edwards
Even though a season-long struggle left Carl Edwards one of the odd men out in the Chase, he still turned on the afterburners during the playoffs nevertheless.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Ward Burton
After a two-year absence, Ward Burton made his long-anticipated return to Nextel Cup competition in October at Martinsville.
2006 NASCAR Driver Review: Greg Biffle
After a dismal start to the season that included two engine failures in the first nine races, Greg Biffle starting firing on all cylinders during May.