The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the twelfth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing won the drivers' championship, making him the first driver to win a top-three NASCAR championship in a foreign make vehicle (Toyota). 2006 teams and drivers Full-time teams Part-time teams Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown. Notes Schedule Speed Channel, an entity of Fox, was the exclusive broadcaster of the series for the 2006 season. (Starting in 2007, two of the 25 races, the spring race at Martinsville and Mansfield, would be aired on Fox with the remainder on Speed). All races were held in the United States and carried live on Speed, except for the race at Dover, which started at 4 pm EST but was aired on tape delay at 8 pm EST. Note: All times are Eastern Time. Races GM Flex Fuel 250 The GM Flex Fuel 250 was held on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway. Mark Martin won the pole. 6 – Mark Martin 30 – Todd Bodine 9 – Ted Musgrave 5 – Mike Skinner 60 – Jack Sprague 99 – Erik Darnell 08 – Bobby Hamilton Jr. 14 – Rick Crawford 17 – David Reutimann 10 – Terry Cook Failed to qualify: Chad McCumbee (#06), Chad Chaffin (#40), J. R. Patton (#63), Carl Long (#28), Wayne Edwards (#24), Norm Benning (#89) racetickets.com 200 This race was held February 24 at California Speedway. The polesitter was David Reutimann. Chad McCumbee, who finished 25th, suffered a 25-point penalty for an illegal modification of the carburetor's main body. 6- Mark Martin 30- Todd Bodine 9- Ted Musgrave 17- David Reutimann 60- Jack Sprague 23- Johnny Benson 16- Mike Bliss 14- Rick Crawford 21- Jon Wood 85- Dennis Setzer Failed to qualify: Kraig Kinser (#47), Wayne Edwards (#24) John Deere 200 The John Deere 200 was held March 17 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Todd Bodine sat on pole and the race win was determined by a green-white-checker finish for the third consecutive race. This race was the final