400 The Banquet 400 was held on October 1, 2006 at the Kansas Speedway. The 2005 winner was Mark Martin who started the chase seventh in points. Additionally, this race was held a week earlier than in 2005. Kasey Kahne won the pole. A fuel mileage gamble would have put Jimmie Johnson in great position for Talladega by winning, but he ran out of gas with four laps to go. Tony Stewart took the lead and won a wild one by running out of gas in Turn 2 but still making it all the way around the track to the finish line. Finishing order of Chase drivers Mark Martin (3) Jeff Burton (5) Kyle Busch (7) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (10) Jimmie Johnson (14) Kevin Harvick (15) Denny Hamlin (18) Matt Kenseth (23) Kasey Kahne (33) Jeff Gordon (39) Points changes after race Jeff Burton (unchanged) Denny Hamlin (+2) Mark Martin (+3) Matt Kenseth (-2) Kevin Harvick (unchanged) Jeff Gordon (-4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (unchanged) Jimmie Johnson (unchanged) Kyle Busch (+1) Kasey Kahne (-1) UAW Ford 500 The UAW-Ford 500 was held on October 8 at the newly repaved Talladega Superspeedway. Considered the wild card track in the Chase, all drivers fear that they will be caught in "The Big One". The 2005 winner was Dale Jarrett who missed the chase this year. The defending track champion was Jimmie Johnson. The race was held one week later than in 2005. At this year's event, David Gilliland won his first career Bud Pole Award, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the most laps. In a wild finish, Dale Earnhardt Jr. led going into turn 3 on the final lap, with Jimmie Johnson and Brian Vickers trailing. Johnson moved down low to pass Earnhardt, and his teammate Vickers followed, but accidentally caught the right rear quarter panel of Johnson's Chevrolet. Johnson spun up into Earnhardt's car, sending both of them down into the infield grass. Vickers moved past and took his first career victory, amid boos from Earnhardt's and Johnson's fans. Finishing order of Chase drivers Kasey Kahne (2) Matt Kenseth (4) Kevin Harvick (6) Mark Martin (8) Kyle Busch (11) Denny Hamlin (21) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (23) Jimmie Johnson (24) Jeff Burton (27) Jeff Gordon (36) Points changes after race Jeff Burton (unchanged) Matt Kenseth (+2) Mark Martin (unchanged) Kevin Harvick (+1) Denny Hamlin (-3) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (+1) Jeff Gordon (-1) Jimmie