2006 Fact Sheet

Where: Lowe’s Motor Speedway; Concord, NC
When: Saturday, May 20, 2006
Time: Approximately 9 p.m. EDT The NEXTEL Open will begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT
Purse: $4 million (approximately)
Track Length: 1.5-mile tri-oval
TV Coverage: FX will cover the event live beginning at 7 p.m. EDT
Radio Coverage: MRN/XM Satellite Radio

2005 NEXTEL Open Winner: Brian Vickers
2005 Fan Vote Recipient: Martin Truex Jr.
2005 All-Star Challenge Winner: Mark Martin

NEXTEL Open: Two segments totaling 30 laps (20-10)
Race Length: 45 miles

NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge: Three segments totaling 90 laps (40-30-20)
Race Length: 135 miles

NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge
Eligibility: Race winners from the 2005 and 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup seasons; Winner of the NEXTEL Open; the NEXTEL Open driver who wins the fan vote into the all-star event and finishes on the lead lap of the NEXTEL Open; Past winners of the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge from the previous 10 seasons; NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champions from the previous 10 seasons who are active drivers and have competed in at least one series event during the 2005 or 2006 season.
Qualifying: Time trials will be three laps, including a pit stop for four new tires. Total elapsed time of the three-lap qualifying run will determine starting positions for the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge. The pit road speed limit will be in effect when cars enter pit road but will not be in effect when cars exit.
Inversion: During the 10-minute pit stop between the first and second segments, a random drawing will determine whether as few as six or as many as 12 cars will be inverted.