2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

**2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000**
Event Information
Round 9 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	5–8 October 2006
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	161 laps
Pole position	Mark Skaife; Holden Racing Team
Winner	Craig Lowndes; Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering
First
Round Results
First	Craig Lowndes; Jamie Whincup; Triple Eight Race Engineering;
Second	Rick Kelly; Todd Kelly; HSV Dealer Team;
Third	James Courtney; Glenn Seton; Stone Brothers Racing;

The 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held on 8 October 2006 at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was Round 9 of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The event was the tenth running of the "Australia 1000" race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was also the 49th race in a sequence of endurance events beginning with the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.

The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup driving a Ford Falcon (BA) entered by Team Betta Electrical. It was Whincup's first "Bathurst 1000" win following on from his second place in the 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000. Whincup became the 51st driver to win in the combined history of the race. It was Lowndes second win, achieved ten years after his 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 victory. It was also the first "1000" win for Triple Eight Race Engineering, which first contested the event in 1997, and the first for a Ford since 1998. The race winners were awarded the Peter Brock Trophy, commemorating the recent death of nine time "Bathurst 1000" winner, Peter Brock.

Entry list

31 cars were entered for the race, with 15 of them Ford Falcons and 16 Holden Commodores. 2005 winners Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly were split between the two factory Holden teams, despite racing as team-mates during the regular season.

No.	Drivers	Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Team	Car
1	Russell Ingall Luke Youlden	Stone Brothers Racing (Caltex)	Ford Falcon (BA)	20	Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb	Paul Cruickshank Racing (Glenfords Tools)	Ford Falcon (BA)
2	Mark Skaife Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	021	Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard	Team Kiwi Racing (Makita)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
3	Jason Richards Andrew Jones	Tasman Motorsport (Firepower)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	22	Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe	Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
4	James Courtney Glenn Seton	Stone Brothers Racing (Jeld-Wen)	Ford Falcon (BA)	23	Owen Kelly Mark Noske	Tasman Motorsport (Firepower)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
5	David Brabham Matthew Halliday	Ford Performance Racing (Ford Credit)	Ford Falcon (BA)	25	Warren Luff Adam Macrow	Britek Motorsport (Fujitsu, Talladega Nights)	Ford Falcon (BA)
6	Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing (Caterpillar)	Ford Falcon (BA)	26	José Fernández Tony Ricciardello	Britek Motorsport (Fujitsu, Talladega Nights)	Ford Falcon (BA)
7	Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering (Jack Daniel's)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	33	Greg Ritter Cameron McLean	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
8	Max Wilson David Besnard	WPS Racing (WPS Financial Services)	Ford Falcon (BA)	34	Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline, Repco)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
10	Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird	WPS Racing (WPS Financial Services)	Ford Falcon (BA)	39	Alan Gurr Kayne Scott	Paul Morris Motorsport (Sirromet Wines)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
11	Jack Perkins Shane Price	Perkins Engineering (Jack Daniel's)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	50	Paul Weel Nathan Pretty	Paul Weel Racing (Supercheap Auto)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
12	Mark Porter Dale Brede	Brad Jones Racing (BOC Gas and Gear)	Ford Falcon (BA)	51	Greg Murphy Cameron McConville	Paul Weel Racing (Supercheap Auto)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
14	Brad Jones John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing (BOC Gas and Gear)	Ford Falcon (BA)	55	Steve Owen Tony Longhurst	Rod Nash Racing (Autobarn)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
15	Rick Kelly Todd Kelly	HSV Dealer Team (HSV, Toll)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	67	Paul Morris Steve Ellery	Paul Morris Motorsport (Sirromet Wines)	Holden Commodore (VZ)
16	Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto	HSV Dealer Team (HSV, Toll)	Holden Commodore (VZ)	88	Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical)	Ford Falcon (BA)
17	Steven Johnson Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing (FirstRock Home Loans)	Ford Falcon (BA)	888	Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering (Betta Electrical)	Ford Falcon (BA)
18	Alex Davison Grant Denyer	Dick Johnson Racing (Accor Premiere Vacation Club)	Ford Falcon (BA)

Support race accident

During Race 1 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series There was a multiple-car crash involving Mark Porter, who was seriously injured and would die Monday after the race. Porter qualified the #12 Falcon for Brad Jones Racing. His name was left on the window of the BJR Falcon as a mark of respect.

Qualifying

Pos.[1]	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:06.9764		Top 10
2	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.0967	+0.1203	Top 10
3	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.6780	+0.7016	Top 10
4	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.6922	+0.7158	Top 10
5	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.8530	+0.8766	Top 10
6	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.8768	+0.9004	Top 10
7	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.8939	+0.9175	Top 10
8	7	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.9130	+0.9366	Top 10
9	34	Dean Canto	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.9895	+1.0131	Top 10
10	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.1109	+1.1345	Top 10
11	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.3054	+1.3290	11
12	22	Jim Richards	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:08.4501	+1.4737	12
13	18	Alex Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.5662	+1.5898	13
14	5	David Brabham	Ford Performance Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.7346	+1.7582	14
15	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:08.7617	+1.7853	15
16	33	Greg Ritter	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:08.7723	+1.7959	16
17	10	Jason Bargwanna	WPS Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:08.8672	+1.8908	17
18	14	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.0520	+2.0756	18
19	55	Steve Owen	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:09.1141	+2.1377	19
20	88	Allan Simonsen	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.4248	+2.4484	20
21	25	Warren Luff	Britek Motorsport	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.5219	+2.5455	21
22	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.7001	+2.7237	22
23	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:09.7200	+2.7436	23
24	23	Owen Kelly	Tasman Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:09.8579	+2.8815	24
25	12	Dale Brede	Brad Jones Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:09.9120	+2.9356	25
26	16	Tony D'Alberto	HSV Dealer Team	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:09.9785	+3.0021	26
27	11	Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:10.0334	+3.0570	27
28	20	Marcus Marshall	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:10.7325	+3.7561	28
29	26	José Fernández	Britek Motorsport	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:11.4185	+4.4421	29
DNQ	50	Nathan Pretty	Paul Weel Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)			30
DNQ	39	Alan Gurr	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VZ)			31

Top ten shootout

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden Commodore (VZ)	2:07.4221
2	6	Ford Performance Racing	Jason Bright	Ford Falcon (BA)	2:07.7292
3	15	Toll HSV Dealer Team	Rick Kelly	Holden VZ Commodore	2:07.7919
4	3	Tasman Motorsport	Jason Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	2:08.0657
5	7	Jack Daniel's Racing	Steven Richards	Holden VZ Commodore	2:08.5399
6	888	Team Betta Electrical	Craig Lowndes	Ford BA Falcon	2:08.5403
7	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Dean Canto	Holden VZ Commodore	2:08.5841
8	51	Supercheap Auto Racing	Greg Murphy	Holden VZ Commodore	2:08.6663
9	1	Caltex Racing	Russell Ingall	Ford BA Falcon	2:09.0987
10	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford BA Falcon	2:09.5437

Starting grid

The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:

Inside row					Outside row
1	Mark Skaife Garth Tander	2			6	Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom			2
1	Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Ford Performance Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				2
3			Rick Kelly Todd Kelly	15			3	Jason Richards Andrew Jones	4
3			HSV Dealer Team (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Tasman Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))		4
5	Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell	7			888	Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup			6
5	Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA))				6
7			Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth	34			51	Greg Murphy Cameron McConville	8
7			Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ))		8
9	Russell Ingall Luke Youlden	1			17	Steven Johnson Will Davison			10
9	Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				10
11			James Courtney Glenn Seton	4			22	Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe	12
11			Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VZ))		12
13	Alex Davison Grant Denyer	18			5	David Brabham Matthew Halliday			14
13	Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				Ford Performance Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				14
15			Paul Morris Steve Ellery	67			33	Greg Ritter Cameron McLean	16
15			Paul Morris Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))		16
17	Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird	10			14	John Bowe Brad Jones			18
17	WPS Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				Brad Jones Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				18
19			Steve Owen Tony Longhurst	55			88	Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen	20
19			Rod Nash Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA))		20
21	Warren Luff Adam Macrow	25			8	Max Wilson David Besnard			22
21	Britek Motorsport (Ford Falcon (BA))				WPS Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				22
23			Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard	021			23	Owen Kelly Mark Noske	24
23			Team Kiwi Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Tasman Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))		24
25	Dale Brede Michael Caruso	12			16	Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto			26
25	Brad Jones Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))				HSV Dealer Team (Holden Commodore (VZ))				26
27			Jack Perkins Shane Price	11			20	Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb	28
27			Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VZ))				Paul Cruickshank Racing (Ford Falcon (BA))		28
29	José Fernández Tony Ricciardello	26			50	Paul Weel Nathan Pretty			30
29	Britek Motorsport (Ford Falcon (BA))				Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ))				30
31			Alan Gurr Kayne Scott	39
31			Paul Morris Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ))

Race results

The Ford Falcon BA with which Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup won the race. The car is pictured in 2018.

Pos [2]	No [2]	Team	Drivers [2] [3]	Car [2]	Laps [2]	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	888	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	6:59:53.5852	6	320
2	15	HSV Dealer Team	Rick Kelly Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore (VZ)	161	+0.5868	3	310
3	4	Stone Brothers Racing	James Courtney Glenn Seton	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+9.5404	11	300
4	1	Stone Brothers Racing	Russell Ingall Luke Youlden	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+9.5460	9	290
5	7	Perkins Engineering	Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell	Holden Commodore (VZ)	161	+10.7907	5	280
6	67	Paul Morris Motorsport	Paul Morris Steve Ellery	Holden Commodore (VZ)	161	+14.3898	15	270
7	55	Rod Nash Racing	Steve Owen Tony Longhurst	Holden Commodore (VZ)	161	+17.7381	19	260
8	50	Paul Weel Racing	Nathan Pretty Paul Weel	Holden Commodore (VZ)	161	+19.5688	30	250
9	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Alex Davison Grant Denyer	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+20.0446	13	240
10	10	WPS Racing	Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+22.4515	17	230
11	14	Brad Jones Racing	John Bowe Brad Jones	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+24.8674	18	220
12	88	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen	Ford Falcon (BA)	161	+29.9987	20	210
13	33	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Greg Ritter Cameron McLean	Holden Commodore (VZ)	160	+1 lap	16	200
14	8	WPS Racing	Max Wilson David Besnard	Ford Falcon (BA)	160	+1 lap	22	190
15	23	Tasman Motorsport	Owen Kelly Mark Noske	Holden Commodore (VZ)	159	+2 laps	24	180
16	26	Britek Motorsport	José Fernández Tony Ricciardello	Ford Falcon (BA)	159	+2 laps	29	170
17	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth	Holden Commodore (VZ)	129	+32 laps	7	160
DNF	3	Tasman Motorsport	Jason Richards Andrew Jones	Holden Commodore (VZ)	151	Crash	4
DNF	51	Paul Weel Racing	Greg Murphy Cameron McConville	Holden Commodore (VZ)	104	Crash	8
DNF	25	Britek Motorsport	Warren Luff Adam Macrow	Ford Falcon (BA)	102	Crash damage	21
DNF	16	HSV Dealer Team	Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto	Holden Commodore (VZ)	93	Crash	26
DNF	20	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb	Ford Falcon (BA)	90	Crash	28
DNF	021	Team Kiwi Racing	Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore (VZ)	71	Crash	23
DNF	12	Brad Jones Racing	Dale Brede Michael Caruso Mark Porter*	Ford Falcon (BA)	59	Crash	25
DNF	5	Ford Performance Racing	David Brabham Matt Halliday	Ford Falcon (BA)	56	Crash	14
DNF	6	Ford Performance Racing	Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon (BA)	28	Engine	2
DNF	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson Will Davison	Ford Falcon (BA)	27	Crash	10
DNF	22	Holden Racing Team	Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe	Holden Commodore (VZ)	24	Crash damage	12
DNF	39	Paul Morris Motorsport	Alan Gurr Kayne Scott	Holden Commodore (VZ)	24	Overheating	31
DNF	11	Perkins Engineering	Jack Perkins Shane Price	Holden Commodore (VZ)	1	Crash damage	27
DNF	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife Garth Tander	Holden Commodore (VZ)	0	Crash	1

*Mark Porter practiced in the #12 Falcon, but was injured in a serious crash in a support race on the Friday before the race. Michael Caruso was drafted into the team so the car could race. Porter would die on the Sunday afternoon from the injuries in the crash.

References

Statistics

Provisional Pole Position - #2 Mark Skaife - 2:06.9764
Pole Position - #2 Mark Skaife - 2:07.4221
Fastest Lap - #888 Craig Lowndes - 2:08.6571 (new lap record)
Average Speed - 143 km/h

External links

Official race results Archived 6 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine
Official V8 Supercar website

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