The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race held in mid-May at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. From the inaugural running in 2003 to 2019, the race was a companion event to the NASCAR All-Star Race in mid-May.

The 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the twelfth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It was contested over twenty-five races, beginning with the GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona International Speedway and ending with the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Todd Bodine of Germain Racing won the drivers' championship, making him the first driver to win a top-three NASCAR championship in a foreign make vehicle (Toyota).