Johnson (unchanged) Kasey Kahne (+1) Kyle Busch (-1) Bank of America 500 The Bank of America 500 was held on October 14 at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. The 2005 winner was Jimmie Johnson who won two of the three races in Charlotte that year. The defending track champion was Kasey Kahne, however Johnson was the defending champion for 500-mile races at the track. At this year's event, Scott Riggs won the pole and Kasey Kahne led the most laps. Championship contender Mark Martin was involved in a hard crash after being tagged by J. J. Yeley. Finishing order of Chase drivers Kasey Kahne (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Jeff Burton (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (4) Kyle Busch (6) Matt Kenseth (14) Kevin Harvick (18) Jeff Gordon (24) Denny Hamlin (28) Mark Martin (30) Points changes after race Jeff Burton (unchanged) Matt Kenseth (unchanged) Kevin Harvick (+1) Mark Martin (-1) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+1) Denny Hamlin (-1) Jimmie Johnson (+1) Kasey Kahne (+1) Kyle Busch (+1) Jeff Gordon (-3) Subway 500 The Subway 500 was held on October 22 at the Martinsville Speedway. The 2005 winner was Jeff Gordon who started the chase ninth in points this year and also won both races at the track in 2003. The defending track champion was Tony Stewart. On lap 188, the entire complexity of the Chase was changed. The consistent Jeff Burton, who had been involved in a previous accident, had engine troubles which relegated him to a 42nd-place finish. Jimmie Johnson led the most laps and won the race. Finishing order of Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson (1) Denny Hamlin (2) Jeff Gordon (5) Kasey Kahne (7) Kevin Harvick (9) Matt Kenseth (11) Kyle Busch (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (22) Mark Martin (24) Jeff Burton (42) Points changes after race Matt Kenseth (+1) Kevin Harvick (+1) Jimmie Johnson (+4) Denny Hamlin (+2) Jeff Burton (-4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (-1) Mark Martin (-3) Kasey Kahne (unchanged) Jeff Gordon (+1) Kyle Busch (-1) Bass Pro Shops 500 The Bass Pro Shops 500 was held on October 29 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 2005 winner was Carl Edwards who missed the chase this year. The defending track champion was Kasey Kahne. Matt Kenseth was awarded the pole after qualifying was washed out, but Tony Stewart spoiled the party winning the race. Finishing order of Chase drivers Jimmie Johnson (2) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (3) Matt Kenseth (4)