From the May, 2006 issue of Stock Car Insider

Last Week's Headlines

Recap of the Carolina Dodge Dealers 500 at Darlington Raceway:

Once again, Darlington Raceway offered up at incredible race! The oldest track in NASCAR manages to keep us young at heart with incredible racing action. The gritty Darlington asphalt shreads even the stiffest tire compounds after just a few laps leaving drivers no other option but to lean on each other or against the wall.

Twenty drivers earned their Darlington stripe Saturday night. There is only one driver I know of who likes to drive with a car sliding up the track, and that's Greg Biffle. Biffle, who also won last year at Darlington, dominated the Carolina Dodge Dealer's 500 leading 170 of 367 laps.

Other drivers in the top 10 didn't fair so well. Casey Mears fell from 10th to 11th in the points with a 17th place finish.  Kevin Harvick fell 4 sports from 5th to 9th with a 37th place finish, and the pole sitter, Kasey Kahne dropped a spot moving from 7th to 8th with a 21st place finish.

Dale Earnhardt Jr continued on his hot streak finishing 5th, and jumping one spot from 6th to 5th in the points standings. Jeff Gordon moved up 3 spots from 9th to 6th with a 2nd place finish. And the current points leader, Jimmie Johnson, extended his lead to 93 points over Tony Stewart with a 4th place finish.