Who was the Luckiest Dog ?
2006 Lucky Dog FINAL Totals
11 Lucky Dogs
Dale Jarrett
Sterling Marlin
10 Lucky Dogs
Joe Nemechek
9 Lucky Dogs
Kyle Busch
Dave Blaney
David Stremme
Bobby Labonte
Kyle Petty
Jeff Green
8 Lucky Dogs
Martin Truex Jr
Robby Gordon
Denny Hamlin
Casey Mears
Terry Labonte
7 Lucky Dogs
Jeremy Mayfield
Scott Riggs
Travis Kvapil
Tony Raines
6 Lucky Dogs
Clint Bowyer
JJ Yeley
Ken Schrader
Jamie McMurray
Kenny Wallace
Carl Edwards
5 Lucky Dogs
Kurt Busch
Kasey Kahne
Ryan Newman
Jeff Gordon
Kevin Harvick
Reed Sorenson
Michael Waltrip
4 Lucky Dogs
Mark Martin
Dale Earnhardt Jr
Elliott Sadler
Jimmie Johnson
3 Lucky Dogs
Scott Wimmer
David Ragan (only raced in TWO races)
Ward Burton
Greg Biffle
Matt Kenseth
Brian Vickers
Mike Skinner
2 Lucky Dogs
Kevin Lepage
1 Lucky Dog
Paul Menard
Tony Stewart
Juan Pablo Montoya (only raced in ONE race)
David Gilliland
Chad Chaffin
Johnny Sauter (only raced in ONE race)
Did any driver win in 2006 after getting a Lucky Dog ?
Yes, 2 drivers did :
Kurt Busch won at Bristol March 26, 2006
Kasey Kahne won at Michigan June 18, 2006
Did any driver get a top 5 in 2006 after getting a Lucky Dog ?
Yes, 6 drivers did.
Jamie McMurray, 2nd at Dover, June 4, 2006
Bobby Labonte, 3rd at Martinsville, October 22, 2006 (2 of them)
Dale Earnhardt Jr., 3rd at Atlanta, March 20, 2006
Carl Edwards, 3rd at Charllotte, May 28, 2006
Mark Martin, 3rd at Kansas, October 1, 2006
Greg Biffle, 4th at Richmond, May 6, 2006
Greg Biffle, 5th at Dover, September 24, 2006
Jeff Burton was the ONLY full-time driver (all 36 races) to receive NO Lucky Dogs.