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.
Drivers Team Car Drivers Team Car 1 Russell Ingall Luke Youlden 20 Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb 2 Mark Skaife Garth Tander 021 Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard 3 Jason Richards Andrew Jones 22 Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe 4 James Courtney Glenn Seton 23 Owen Kelly Mark Noske 5 David Brabham Matthew Halliday 25 Warren Luff Adam Macrow 6 Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom 26 José Fernández Tony Ricciardello 7 Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell 33 Greg Ritter Cameron McLean 8 Max Wilson David Besnard 34 Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth 10 Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird 39 Alan Gurr Kayne Scott 11 Jack Perkins Shane Price 50 Paul Weel Nathan Pretty 12 Mark Porter Dale Brede 51 Greg Murphy Cameron McConville 14 Brad Jones John Bowe 55 Steve Owen Tony Longhurst 15 Rick Kelly Todd Kelly 67 Paul Morris Steve Ellery 16 Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto 88 Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen 17 Steven Johnson Will Davison 888 Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup 18 Alex Davison Grant Denyer
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 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/638158376/object_584171.85s/Result?16 Driver Team Car Time Gap 1 2 2:06.9764 2 6 2:07.0967 +0.1203 3 15 2:07.6780 +0.7016 4 3 2:07.6922 +0.7158 5 51 2:07.8530 +0.8766 6 1 2:07.8768 +0.9004 7 888 2:07.8939 +0.9175 8 7 2:07.9130 +0.9366 9 34 2:07.9895 +1.0131 10 17 2:08.1109 +1.1345 11 4 2:08.3054 +1.3290 11 12 22 2:08.4501 +1.4737 12 13 18 2:08.5662 +1.5898 13 14 5 2:08.7346 +1.7582 14 15 67 2:08.7617 +1.7853 15 16 33 2:08.7723 +1.7959 16 17 10 2:08.8672 +1.8908 17 18 14 2:09.0520 +2.0756 18 19 55 2:09.1141 +2.1377 19 20 88 2:09.4248 +2.4484 20 21 25 2:09.5219 +2.5455 21 22 8 2:09.7001 +2.7237 22 23 021 2:09.7200 +2.7436 23 24 23 2:09.8579 +2.8815 24 25 12 2:09.9120 +2.9356 25 26 16 2:09.9785 +3.0021 26 27 11 2:10.0334 +3.0570 27 28 20 2:10.7325 +3.7561 28 29 26 2:11.4185 +4.4421 29 DNQ 50 30 DNQ 39 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: 1 2 6 2 3 15 3 4 5 7 888 6 7 34 51 8 9 1 17 10 11 4 22 12 13 18 5 14 15 67 33 16 17 10 14 18 19 55 88 20 21 25 8 22 23 021 23 24 25 12 16 26 27 11 20 28 29 26 50 30 31 39
Race results
PosRace results, www.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org No Team DriversRace results, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Car Laps 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.
Broadcast Network 10 broadcast the race for the tenth consecutive year, dating back to the 1997 5.0L race.
Network 10 Host: Bill WoodsBooth: Neil Crompton, Leigh DiffeyPit-lane: Daryl Beattie, Mark Howard, Greg Rust
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 Official V8 Supercar website