 The 2006 Bank of America 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the fifth in the ten @-@ race season @-@ ending Chase for the Nextel Cup . It was held on October 14 , 2006 , before a crowd of 175 @,@ 000 in Concord , North Carolina , at Lowe 's Motor Speedway , one of ten intermediate tracks to hold NASCAR races . The 334 @-@ lap race was won by Kasey Kahne of the Evernham Motorsports team , who started from second position . Jimmie Johnson finished second and Jeff Burton came in third . 
