The result kept Jeff Burton in the lead of the Drivers' Championship, sixty-nine points in front of Kevin Harvick.

Martin moved up into third place, while Jeff Gordon fell to sixth because he retired with a broken fuel-pump.

Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, forty-seven ahead of Ford and forty-eight in front of Dodge with seven races left in the season.

Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick were fourth and fifth, and Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch rounded out the top ten drivers competing for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup.

[9] Johnson stated he would attempt to lead as many laps as he could at Kansas Speedway, and felt it was a track where he could achieve a good result which would improve his position in the championship and aimed for a top starting place.

Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Kenseth, Sadler and Burton rounded out the top ten qualifiers.

Gordon, a Chase for the Nextel Cup driver, qualified eleventh, and Earnhardt recorded the twelfth fastest lap.

[15] Later that day, Johnson paced the final practice session with a time of 31.240; Vickers was second and Reed Sorenson third.

Other chase drivers included Martin in twelfth, Kyle Busch seventeenth and Kenseth twenty-sixth.

[16] Live television coverage of the race began at 1:31 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in the United States on NBC.

Cole Cochran, of Kansas City Raceway Ministries, began pre-race ceremonies with an invocation.

Country music group Heartland performed the national anthem, and three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee and comic actor George Lopez commanded the drivers to start their engines.

The first caution of the race was prompted on lap ten when Robby Gordon spun after leaving turn four but avoided damaging his car.

Jamie McMurray ran into the grass near the pit road entry at turn four after contact with Sadler.

Newman experienced oversteer one lap later in front of the leading drivers, and went up the track before he spun in turn four, which triggered the second caution.

After he drove up the track, David Gilliland spun while leaving turn four but avoided hitting the wall, causing the fifth caution to be shown on lap 68.

Kyle Busch moved in front of Earnhardt for the lead heading into the first turn on the 80th lap, and started to pull away from the field.

[1][19][20] Kyle Busch remained the leader at the lap-137 restart, followed by Earnhardt, Bowyer, Johnson and Tony Stewart.

On lap 145, Kenseth spun off turn four which caused Sadler to spin in avoidance, triggering the seventh caution.

Earnhardt had his car's damage repaired, while Johnson, Kyle Busch and Burton had new tires fitted.

The eighth caution was prompted two laps later when Hamlin lost control of his car and drifted up the track at turn four, which caused him to make light contact with the wall and spin.

Seven laps later, Bowyer had oversteer in the third turn which caused him to heavy contact with the wall and spun while attempting to get ahead of Riggs, triggering the ninth caution.

Kyle Busch was observed speeding, and was required to drop to the end of the nearest longest line.

Earnhardt experienced a large amount of oversteer on lap 205; he regained control of his car and dropped to seventh.

Kahne spun while entering pit road and stalled after he ran out of fuel on lap 262; a caution was not needed.

Johnson slowed to avoid a collision but missed entering pit road and was required to take another lap at racing speed.

[1][19][20] Stewart reduced his speed on the final lap as he ran out of fuel after leaving turn two; he placed his car into neutral gear and avoided the use of his brakes by lifting early.

[22] Second place driver Mears also ran out of fuel when he reached the final turn, allowing Stewart to win the race.

Edwards, Kyle Busch, Vickers, Bowyer and Earnhardt rounded out the top ten finishers.

We put a little bit of gas in the bank, and it was a great strategy based on not having the sheer speed to get up there and race with the leaders.