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. The 334-lap race was won by Kasey Kahne (pictured) of the Evernham Motorsports team, who started from second position. Jimmie Johnson finished second and Jeff Burton was third. There were 10 cautions and 34 lead changes. The victory was Kahne's sixth of the season, and the seventh since his NASCAR debut in 2004. After the race Burton maintained his lead in the Drivers' Championship, which increased to 45 points over his nearest rival Matt Kenseth. Kahne's victory moved him from ninth to eighth, while Jeff Gordon dropped to tenth. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship with five races left in the season.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1870:
Mississippi senator Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Rhodes_Revels
1956:
In a speech to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev denounced the personality cult and dictatorship of his predecessor Joseph Stalin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Cult_of_Personality_and_Its_Consequences
1986:
Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were ousted from power by the non-violent People Power Revolution, with Corazon Aquino succeeding as president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution
1992:
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian armed forces killed at least 161 ethnic Azerbaijani civilians in the village of Khojaly in the Nagorno- Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khojaly_Massacre
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stance: 1. The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands. 2. One's opinion or point of view. 3. A place to stand; a position, a site, a station. 4. (specifically, climbing) A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay. 5. (Scotland) A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank. 6. (Scotland) A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business. 7. (obsolete, rare) A stanza. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stance
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms. --John Leonard https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Leonard