Allstate® 400 at the Brickyard®
Starting Grid for the 2006 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
| Position | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Qual Speed |
| 1 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.778 |
| 2 | 07 | Clint Bowyer (R) | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.771 |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.752 |
| 4 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 182.441 |
| 5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.238 |
| 6 | 18 | J.J. Yeley (R) | Imitrex/GSK Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 182.171 |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard/Subway Ford | Ford/Ford | 182.065 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 181.925 |
| 9 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.877 |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick (W) | Reese's/GM Goodwrench Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.734 |
| 11 | 21 | Ken Schrader | Little Debbie Ford | Ford/Ford | 181.539 |
| 12 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Stanley Tools/Valvoline Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 181.076 |
| 13 | 96 | Tony Raines | DLP HDTV Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 181.036 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (R) | FedEx Express Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.937 |
| 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.509 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon (W) | DuPont Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.505 |
| 17 | 37 | Mike Skinner | Checkers/Rally's Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 180.487 |
| 18 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.426 |
| 19 | 6 | Mark Martin | AAA Insurance Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.234 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.126 |
| 21 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.112 |
| 22 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot Ford | Ford/Ford | 180.065 |
| 23 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 180.065 |
| 24 | 40 | David Stremme (R) | Coors Light Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 179.462 |
| 25 | 34 | Chad Chaffin (R) | City of El Paso Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 179.365 |
| 26 | 00 | Bill Elliott (W) | Burger King Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 179.258 |
| 27 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Snickers Ford | Ford/Ford | 179.229 |
| 28 | 78 | Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 179.201 |
| 29 | 66 | Jeff Green | Inta Juice/Best Buy Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 179.026 |
| 30 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.522 |
| 31 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.923 |
| 32 | 20 | Tony Stewart (W) | The Home Depot Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.909 |
| 33 | 14 | Sterling Marlin | Waste Management Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.845 |
| 34 | 4 | Scott Wimmer | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.731 |
| 35 | 88 | Dale Jarrett (W) | UPS Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.685 |
| 36 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Tide/Downy Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.642 |
| 37 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's/Delphi Chevrolet | Chevrolet/Chevrolet | 178.522 |
| 38 | 43 | Bobby Labonte (W) | Totinos Mega Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.448 |
| 39 | 42 | Casey Mears | Texaco/Havoline Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 178.348 |
| 40 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Tire Kingdom Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 41 | 41 | Reed Sorenson (R) | Target Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 42 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Caterpillar Dodge | Dodge/Dodge | 0.000 |
| 43 | 60 | Boris Said | Sobe-No Fear Ford | Ford/Ford | 178.529 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner