| Date |
Race |
Venue |
TV/Start |
Poll |
Winner |
| 02/11/06 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona International Speedway | TNT/4 p.m | Ken Schrader | Denny Hamlin |
| 02/16/06 | Gatorade Duel 1 | Daytona International Speedway | TNT/2 p.m. | Jeff Burton | Elliott Sadler |
| 02/16/06 | Gatorade Duel 2 | Daytona International Speedway | TNT/2 p.m. | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon |
| 02/19/06 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | NBC/1:30 p.m. | Jeff Burton | Jimmie Johnson |
| 02/26/06 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | FOX/3:30 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| 03/12/06 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FOX/4 p.m. | Greg Biffle | Jimmie Johnson |
| 03/19/06 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FOX/1 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne |
| 03/26/06 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Tony Stewart | Kurt Busch |
| 04/02/06 | Virginia 500 | Martinsville Speedway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Jimmie Johnson | Tony Stewart |
| 04/09/06 | Samsung/RadioShack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne |
| 04/22/06 | Subway Fresh 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | FOX/8 p.m. | Kyle Busch | Kevin Harvick |
| 04/30/06 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Elliott Sadler | Jimmie Johnson |
| 05/06/06 | Crown Royal 400 | Richmond International Raceway | FX/7 p.m. | Greg Biffle | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| 05/13/06 | Dodge Charger 500 | Darlington Raceway | FOX/6:30 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Greg Biffle |
| 05/20/06 | NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FX/7 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Jimmie Johnson |
| 05/20/06 | NASCAR NEXTEL Open | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FX/7 p.m. | Scott Riggs | Scott Riggs |
| 05/28/06 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | FOX/5 p.m. | Scott Riggs | Kasey Kahne |
| 06/04/06 | MBNA 400 | Dover International Speedway | FX/1:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Matt Kenseth |
| 06/11/06 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | FOX/1:30 p.m. | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin |
| 06/18/06 | Michigan 400 | Michigan International Speedway | FOX/1 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Kasey Kahne |
| 06/25/06 | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | FOX/3 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Jeff Gordon |
| 07/01/06 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | FOX/7:30 p.m. | Boris Said | Tony Stewart |
| 07/09/06 | USG Sheetrock 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | TNT/3 p.m. | Jeff Burton | Jeff Gordon |
| 07/16/06 | New England 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TNT/1:30 p.m. | Ryan Newman | Kyle Busch |
| 07/23/06 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | TNT/1:30 p.m. | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin |
| 08/06/06 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBC/2 p.m. | Jeff Burton | Jimmie Johnson |
| 08/13/06 | AMD at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | NBC/1 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Kevin Harvick |
| 08/20/06 | GFS Marketplace 400 | Michigan International Speedway | TNT/2 p.m. | Jeff Burton | Matt Kenseth |
| 08/26/06 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | TNT/7 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Matt Kenseth |
| 09/03/06 | Sony HD 500 | California Speedway | NBC/7 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Kasey Kahne |
| 09/09/06 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | TNT/7 p.m. | Denny Hamlin | Kevin Harvick |
| 09/17/06 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | TNT/12:30 p.m. | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick |
| 09/24/06 | Dover 400 | Dover International Speedway | TNT/12:30 p.m. | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Burton |
| 10/01/06 | Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods | Kansas Speedway | NBC/1:30 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Tony Stewart |
| 10/08/06 | UAW-Ford 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | NBC/1:30 p.m. | David Gilliland | Brian Vickers |
| 10/14/06 | Bank of America 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | NBC/7 p.m. | Scott Riggs | Kasey Kahne |
| 10/22/06 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | NBC/12:30 p.m. | Kurt Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10/29/06 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | NBC/2:30 p.m. | Matt Kenseth | Tony Stewart |
| 11/05/06 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBC/2:30 p.m. | Brian Vickers | Tony Stewart |
| 11/12/06 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | NBC/3 p.m. | Jeff Gordon | Kevin Harvick |
| 11/19/06 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | NBC/2 p.m. | Kasey Kahne | Greg Biffle |