2006 Food City 500 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2006 Food City 500 was the fifth race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season

2006 in NASCAR

The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Chase for the NEXTEL Cup began with the Sylvania 300 on Sunday, September 17 at New Hampshire...

and was held at Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway

Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...

on March 26, 2006.

Race recap

Qualifying was cancelled on March 24 due to snow, sleet and rain, and the field was set with top 35 owners points from 2005, the Champion's Provisional (for Terry Labonte

Terry Labonte

Terrance Lee Labonte is a semi-retired NASCAR driver who occasionally drives in the Sprint Cup Series when called upon and is a two-time Winston Cup and IROC champion. He currently drives the #32 U.S. Chrome Ford for FAS Lane Racing. Labonte was introduced to the sport through his father, who had...

) and seven others, based on qualifying attempts in 2006. As a result, 2005 champion Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...

sat on pole.

The race featured 18 cautions, and over 100 of the 500 laps were run under the yellow flag. Points leader Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....

made contact with the car of Reed Sorenson

Reed Sorenson

Bradley Reed Sorenson is an American NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #82 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge Charger in the Nationwide Series...

which caused a flat tire and put the 48 car multiple laps down. He finished 30th. Lap 188 saw the most notable wreck of the first half of the race, as Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #15 5 Hour Energy Toyota Camry in the Sprint Cup Series for Michael Waltrip Racing. Early in his career, he drove for Richard Childress Racing. He won the 2008 Nationwide Series championship....

spun Dave Blaney

Dave Blaney

David Blaney is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently drives the #36 Golden Corral/Big Red Chevrolet Impala for Tommy Baldwin Racing. Blaney was a successful sprint car driver before he started racing in NASCAR...

, causing a chain reaction that collected David Stremme

David Stremme

David Andrew Stremme is an American stock car driver. He is most notable as the 2003 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year, winning the award while running a part time for several different teams. He currently drives the #30 Chevrolet Impala for Inception Motorsports.-Early life:Stremme was...

, Brian Vickers

Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers is a American NASCAR driver. He was the 2003 Busch Series champion, and at age 20, became the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series...

and Michael Waltrip

Michael Waltrip

Michael Curtis Waltrip is a semi-former professional race car driver, co-owner of Michael Waltrip Racing, and a published author. He is the younger brother of three-time NASCAR champion and racing commentator Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500; having won the race in...

and brought out a red flag

Red flag

In politics, a red flag is a symbol of Socialism, or Communism, or sometimes left-wing politics in general. It has been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution. Socialists adopted the symbol during the Revolutions of 1848 and it became a symbol of communism as a result of its...

to clean up.

Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...

spun Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Lee Truex Jr. is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. Truex is a two-time Nationwide Series champion; having won the title in 2004 and 2005. His younger brother, Ryan is a champion in the K&N Pro Series East...

out on lap 415 in an incident that collected Jeff Burton

Jeff Burton

Jeffrey Brian "Jeff" Burton , also referred to as JB or The Mayor, is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet Impala for Richard Childress Racing. Burton is the younger brother of Ward Burton, who is a former Sprint Cup driver...

, Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon

Robert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7 Speed Energy Dodge Charger for Robby Gordon Motorsports, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series...

and J. J. Yeley

J. J. Yeley

Christopher Beltram Hernandez Yeley is a NASCAR driver. Nicknamed "J. J." , he is currently a competitor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving for Front Row Motorsports.-Open wheel:Yeley initially made a mark for himself in the world of auto racing when he took the Hoosier state by...

. Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch

Kurt Thomas Busch is an American NASCAR and NHRA driver. He drives the No. 22 Shell Oil Company/Pennzoil Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and will race on an "opportunity permitting" basis in the Pro Stock division of NHRA...

, who had made up two laps lost earlier in the day due to tire problems, used the "bump-and-run" to nudge Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy "Matt" Kenseth is an American stock car driver. Kenseth currently drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing...

out of the lead with four laps to go. Jeff Gordon used the same tactic to take third, but on the final lap, Kenseth used the bump and run to spin Gordon out as Busch raced to victory. Gordon finished 21st and was involved in a shoving match with Kenseth on pit road after the race, for which he was put on probation and fined $10,000 by NASCAR.

The win was Busch's fifth in 11 career races at the Tennessee track and the fifteenth in his career. It was Dodge's first win at Bristol since Richard Petty

Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series...

in 1975.

Race results

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!Fin
!St
!Driver
!Car #
!Make
!Points
!Bonus
!Laps
!Winnings
|-
!1
| align="right" | 9
| Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch

| align="right" | 2
| Dodge

Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

| align="right" | 185
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $175,858
|-
!2
| align="right" | 14
| Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Michael Harvick is an American stock car auto racing race car driver and car owner currently competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing, driving the No. 29 Budweiser/Jimmy John's/Rheem/Okuma/Realtree Outdoors/Bad Boy Buggies Chevrolet Impala...

| align="right" | 29
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

| align="right" | 175
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $160,886
|-
!3
| align="right" | 7
| Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth

Matthew Roy "Matt" Kenseth is an American stock car driver. Kenseth currently drives the No. 17 Crown Royal Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing...

| align="right" | 17
| Ford
| align="right" | 170
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $166,566
|-
!4
| align="right" | 3
| Carl Edwards

Carl Edwards

Carl Michael Edwards, II is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #99 Fastenal/Aflac Ford Fusion in the Sprint Cup Series and the #60 Ford in the Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing...

| align="right" | 99
| Ford
| align="right" | 160
|
| align="right" | 500
| $122,575
|-
!5
| align="right" | 30
| Bobby Labonte

Bobby Labonte

Robert Alan "Bobby" Labonte is an American race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He currently drives the #47 Kroger/Clorox/Kimberly-Clark/Kingsford/Reese Towpower Hitches Toyota Camry for JTG Daugherty Racing. He currently resides in Trinity, North Carolina. He is married to his wife...

| align="right" | 43
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 155
|
| align="right" | 500
| $138,836
|-
!6
| align="right" | 4
| Mark Martin

Mark Martin (NASCAR)

Mark Anthony Martin is an American stock car driver currently competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. As of 2012, Martin will drive for Michael Waltrip Racing, moving on from successful organizations such as Hendrick Motorsports and Roush Fenway Racing. He has the second most wins in the NASCAR...

| align="right" | 6
| Ford
| align="right" | 150
|
| align="right" | 500
| $105,825
|-
!7
| align="right" | 2
| Greg Biffle

Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...

| align="right" | 16
| Ford
| align="right" | 151
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $105,150
|-
!8
| align="right" | 20
| Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch

Kyle Thomas Busch, is an American NASCAR driver and team owner. He currently drives the No. 18 Mars/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Sprint Cup Series, the No. 18 Z-Line Designs/NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs in the Nationwide Series, and the No...

| align="right" | 5
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 147
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $102,450
|-
!9
| align="right" | 6
| Ryan Newman

Ryan Newman

Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 United States Army/Tornados/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Tony Gibson. Newman graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in vehicle structure engineering...

| align="right" | 12
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 138
|
| align="right" | 500
| $129,258
|-
!10
| align="right" | 23
| Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kahne

Kasey Kenneth Kahne is a NASCAR driver. He drives the #5 Farmers Insurance Group Chevrolet Impala for Hendrick Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series....

| align="right" | 9
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 134
|
| align="right" | 500
| $125,864
|-
!11
| align="right" | 19
| Dale Earnhardt Jr.
| align="right" | 8
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 130
|
| align="right" | 500
| $124,516
|-
!12
| align="right" | 1
| Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart

| align="right" | 20
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 137
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 500
| $168,886
|-
!13
| align="right" | 13
| Elliott Sadler

Elliott Sadler

Elliott William Barnes Sadler is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet Impala for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the Nationwide Series. He is one of only 23 drivers to have won in each of NASCAR's top three series...

| align="right" | 38
| Ford
| align="right" | 124
|
| align="right" | 500
| $115,733
|-
!14
| align="right" | 33
| Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin

James Dennis Alan "Denny" Hamlin is an American race car driver. Though originally born in Tampa, Florida, Hamlin was raised for most of his life in Chesterfield, Virginia. After racing in go-karts for a number of years, he worked his way up to Late Models by 2004 and signed a development contract...

*
| align="right" | 11
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 121
|
| align="right" | 500
| $88,000
|-
!15
| align="right" | 29
| Jeff Green

Jeff Green (NASCAR)

Jeffery Green is an American stock car driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He currently drives part time in the Nationwide Series for Tri-Star Motorsports in their #44 entry and the Sprint Cup Series for Front Row Motorsports in their #55 entry.Green's 1990 Nashville Speedway USA championship...

| align="right" | 66
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 118
|
| align="right" | 500
| $113,458
|-
!16
| align="right" | 10
| Jeremy Mayfield

Jeremy Mayfield

Jeremy Allen Mayfield is a former NASCAR driver who last competed in 2009 due to legal troubles and an indefinite suspension by NASCAR. Prior to 2009, Mayfield drove cars for the Sadler Brothers, T.W. Taylor, Cale Yarborough, Michael Kranefuss, Roger Penske, Ray Evernham, Bill Davis, and Gene Haas...

| align="right" | 19
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 115
|
| align="right" | 500
| $115,866
|-
!17
| align="right" | 35
| Sterling Marlin

Sterling Marlin

Sterling Marlin is a retired NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He is the son of late NASCAR driver Coo Coo Marlin. He is married to Paula and has a daughter, Sutherlin, and a son, Steadman, who sometimes races in the Nationwide Series....

| align="right" | 14
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 112
|
| align="right" | 500
| $101,783
|-
!18
| align="right" | 28
| Kyle Petty

Kyle Petty

Kyle Eugene Petty is a former American NASCAR driver and is currently a co-host for NASCAR RaceDay and panel member for NASCAR Smarts which are both on SPEED. He also commentates for TNT in the summer. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of the late Adam...

| align="right" | 45
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 109
|
| align="right" | 500
| $107,633
|-
!19
| align="right" | 40
| Scott Wimmer

Scott Wimmer

Scott Wimmer is a NASCAR Nationwide Series driver. He has a total of 6 wins in the Nationwide Series. His brother Chris Wimmer competed in the Busch Series. Wimmer co-owns State Park Speedway in a Wausau suburb...

| align="right" | 4
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 106
|
| align="right" | 500
| $85,050
|-
!20
| align="right" | 15
| Dale Jarrett

Dale Jarrett

Dale Arnold Jarrett is a former American race car driver and current sports commentator known for winning the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship...

| align="right" | 88
| Ford
| align="right" | 103
|
| align="right" | 500
| $119,475
|-
!21
| align="right" | 11
| Jeff Gordon

Jeff Gordon

| align="right" | 24
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 105
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 500
| $129,336
|-
!22
| align="right" | 22
| Reed Sorenson

Reed Sorenson

Bradley Reed Sorenson is an American NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #82 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge Charger in the Nationwide Series...

*
| align="right" | 41
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 97
|
| align="right" | 499
| $92,350
|-
!23
| align="right" | 32
| Dave Blaney

Dave Blaney

| align="right" | 22
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 94
|
| align="right" | 499
| $96,683
|-
!24
| align="right" | 21
| Ken Schrader

Ken Schrader

Kenneth Schrader is a second-generation race car driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while driving part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series for his own Ken Schrader Racing. He also runs part time in the NASCAR Camping...

| align="right" | 21
| Ford
| align="right" | 91
|
| align="right" | 499
| $111,014
|-
!25
| align="right" | 12
| Casey Mears

Casey Mears

Casey James Mears is the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota for Germain Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. He is a former winner of the Coca-Cola 600....

| align="right" | 42
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 88
|
| align="right" | 498
| $118,083
|-
!26
| align="right" | 37
| Robby Gordon

Robby Gordon

| align="right" | 7
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 85
|
| align="right" | 497
| $83,300
|-
!27
| align="right" | 36
| Terry Labonte

Terry Labonte

| align="right" | 96
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 82
|
| align="right" | 497
| $80,060
|-
!28
| align="right" | 16
| Joe Nemechek

Joe Nemechek

Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship...

| align="right" | 1
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 79
|
| align="right" | 495
| $109,255
|-
!29
| align="right" | 27
| Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer

*
| align="right" | 7
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 76
|
| align="right" | 495
| $90,800
|-
!30
| align="right" | 5
| Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver. He currently drives the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports....

| align="right" | 48
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 73
|
| align="right" | 487
| $128,486
|-
!31
| align="right" | 39
| Kevin Lepage

Kevin Lepage

Kevin Lepage is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #52 car, for Jimmy Means Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Lepage is the only NASCAR driver from Vermont to qualify for the Daytona 500.-Early career:...

| align="right" | 61
| Ford
| align="right" | 75
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 485
| $81,150
|-
!32
| align="right" | 34
| Michael Waltrip

Michael Waltrip

| align="right" | 55
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 67
|
| align="right" | 481
| $88,147
|-
!33
| align="right" | 24
| J.J. Yeley *
| align="right" | 18
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 64
|
| align="right" | 469
| $114,075
|-
!34
| align="right" | 18
| Jeff Burton

Jeff Burton

| align="right" | 31
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 61
|
| align="right" | 467
| $104,845
|-
!35
| align="right" | 8
| Jamie McMurray

Jamie McMurray

James Christopher "Jamie" McMurray is a professional American race car driver. McMurray is best known for winning the 2002 UAW-GM Quality 500 as a substitute driver in his second Winston Cup start, and is one of three drivers to win both the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year...

| align="right" | 26
| Ford
| align="right" | 58
|
| align="right" | 440
| $125,275
|-
!36
| align="right" | 26
| David Stremme

David Stremme

*
| align="right" | 40
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 55
|
| align="right" | 435
| $86,400
|-
!37
| align="right" | 17
| Brian Vickers

Brian Vickers

Brian Lee Vickers is a American NASCAR driver. He was the 2003 Busch Series champion, and at age 20, became the youngest champion in any of NASCAR's three top-tier series...

| align="right" | 25
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 52
|
| align="right" | 434
| $86,350
|-
!38
| align="right" | 25
| Martin Truex Jr.

Martin Truex Jr.

*
| align="right" | 1
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 49
|
| align="right" | 430
| $86,300
|-
!39
| align="right" | 43
| Stanton Barrett

Stanton Barrett

Stanton Thomas Barrett is a NASCAR driver and Hollywood stuntman. He has driven in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series, as well in the IZOD IndyCar Series.-NASCAR:...

| align="right" | 95
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 46
|
| align="right" | 381
| $78,240
|-
!40
| align="right" | 41
| Travis Kvapil

Travis Kvapil

Travis Kvapil is an American race car driver. He currently drives for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...

| align="right" | 32
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 43
|
| align="right" | 349
| $78,165
|-
!41
| align="right" | 38
| Scott Riggs

Scott Riggs

Russell Scott Riggs is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives the #81 Dodge Charger for Whitney Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.-Early career:...

| align="right" | 10
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 40
|
| align="right" | 344
| $78,115
|-
!42
| align="right" | 31
| Brent Sherman

Brent Sherman

Brent Sherman , a resident of Wauconda, Illinois, is a former driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series who later competed in the Firestone Indy Lights Series.-Biography:...

*
| align="right" | 49
| Dodge

Dodge

| align="right" | 37
|
| align="right" | 302
| $78,060
|-
!43
| align="right" | 42
| Hermie Sadler

Hermie Sadler

Herman Marion Sadler III is an American race car driver/announcer and professional wrestling promoter from Emporia, Virginia. He is also an advocate for autism research, as his daughter Hailie Dru, was diagnosed with the disorder in 2001...

| align="right" | 0
| Chevrolet

Chevrolet

| align="right" | 34
|
| align="right" | 96
| $77,481
|}

Failed to make field: Chad Chaffin

Chad Chaffin

Chad Chaffin is a NASCAR driver. He has raced in all three of NASCAR's major series and is currently a free agent. Chaffin was a two-time track champion at the historic Nashville Speedway USA, where he met his friend the late Andy Kirby.-Sprint Cup:Chad made his Sprint Cup debut in 2004 at...

(#34), Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner (NASCAR)

Mike Skinner is an American driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is the primary driver of the #60 Big Red Soda Toyota Camry for Germain Racing. He is the father of former NASCAR drivers Jamie and Dustin Skinner...

(#37), Mike Garvey

Mike Garvey

Mike Garvey is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. He formerly drove the #51 Marthon Oil Chevy for Competitive Edge Motorsports in the Nextel Cup Series. He was a long-time competitor in the American Speed Association....

(#51), Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope

Derrike Cope is a NASCAR driver. He is best known for his win in the 1990 Daytona 500. He currently drives the #28 Chevrolet for Jay Robinson Racing in the Nationwide Series and the #75 Chevrolet/Dodge for his own team in the Sprint Cup Series.-Early years:Cope was born in San Diego, California...

(#74), Kenny Wallace

Kenny Wallace

Kenneth Wallace is an American stock car driver who currently drives the #09 Family Farmers/University of Northwestern Ohio/Federated Auto Parts/American Ethanol/Iowa Corn/G-Oil/Marquis Energy Toyota Camry for RAB Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series...

(#78), Morgan Shepherd

Morgan Shepherd

Clay Morgan Shepherd has been a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver since 1977. He has also raced in the Nationwide, and Camping World Truck Series. He is a born again Christian who serves as a lay minister to the racing community...

(#89), Chad Blount

Chad Blount

Chad Blount is an American race car driver. He has raced in all three of NASCAR's major series and is currently a free agent.-Nextel Cup Series:...

(#92).

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