2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
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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.
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
Qualifying
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| 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:06.9764 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.0967 | +0.1203 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 3 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.6780 | +0.7016 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 4 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.6922 | +0.7158 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 5 | 51 | Template:Flagicon Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.8530 | +0.8766 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 6 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.8768 | +0.9004 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 7 | 888 | Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.8939 | +0.9175 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 8 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.9130 | +0.9366 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 9 | 34 | Template:Flagicon Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.9895 | +1.0131 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 10 | 17 | Template:Flagicon Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.1109 | +1.1345 | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Top 10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 11 | 4 | Template:Flagicon James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.3054 | +1.3290 | 11 |
| 12 | 22 | Template:Flagicon Jim Richards | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.4501 | +1.4737 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | Template:Flagicon Alex Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.5662 | +1.5898 | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Template:Flagicon David Brabham | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.7346 | +1.7582 | 14 |
| 15 | 67 | Template:Flagicon Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.7617 | +1.7853 | 15 |
| 16 | 33 | Template:Flagicon Greg Ritter | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:08.7723 | +1.7959 | 16 |
| 17 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:08.8672 | +1.8908 | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Template:Flagicon John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.0520 | +2.0756 | 18 |
| 19 | 55 | Template:Flagicon Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.1141 | +2.1377 | 19 |
| 20 | 88 | Template:Flagicon Allan Simonsen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.4248 | +2.4484 | 20 |
| 21 | 25 | Template:Flagicon Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.5219 | +2.5455 | 21 |
| 22 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.7001 | +2.7237 | 22 |
| 23 | 021 | Template:Flagicon Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.7200 | +2.7436 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Template:Flagicon Owen Kelly | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.8579 | +2.8815 | 24 |
| 25 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Dale Brede | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:09.9120 | +2.9356 | 25 |
| 26 | 16 | Template:Flagicon Tony D'Alberto | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:09.9785 | +3.0021 | 26 |
| 27 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Shane Price | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:10.0334 | +3.0570 | 27 |
| 28 | 20 | Template:Flagicon Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:10.7325 | +3.7561 | 28 |
| 29 | 26 | Template:Flagicon José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:11.4185 | +4.4421 | 29 |
| DNQ | 50 | Template:Flagicon Nathan Pretty | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 30 | ||
| DNQ | 39 | Template:Flagicon Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 31 |
Top ten shootout
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
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| Pole | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Template:Flagicon Mark Skaife | Holden Commodore (VZ) | 2:07.4221 |
| 2 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Template:Flagicon Jason Bright | Ford Falcon (BA) | 2:07.7292 |
| 3 | 15 | Toll HSV Dealer Team | Template:Flagicon Rick Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:07.7919 |
| 4 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Template:Flagicon Jason Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.0657 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Template:Flagicon Steven Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5399 |
| 6 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Template:Flagicon Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 2:08.5403 |
| 7 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Template:Flagicon Dean Canto | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.5841 |
| 8 | 51 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Template:Flagicon Greg Murphy | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:08.6663 |
| 9 | 1 | Caltex Racing | Template:Flagicon Russell Ingall | Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.0987 |
| 10 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Template:Flagicon Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 2:09.5437 |
Starting grid
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
Race results
*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.
Broadcast
Network 10 broadcast the race for the tenth consecutive year, dating back to the 1997 5.0L race.
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| Host: Bill Woods Booth: Neil Crompton, Leigh Diffey Pit-lane: Daryl Beattie, Mark Howard, Greg Rust |
References
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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
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- Official V8 Supercar website
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Bathurst 1000 | Next year: 2007 Supercheap Auto 1000 |