2006 PlaceMakers V8 International
# 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International

The 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 21–23 April 2006. The event was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometers. It was the second round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the first of two international events on the calendar.

## Results

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 55.8074 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 55.8380 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 55.8562 |
| 4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 55.8666 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 55.8785 |
| 6 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 55.8844 |
| 7 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 55.9203 |
| 8 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.1106 |
| 9 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.1476 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.1633 |
| 11 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.1726 |
| 12 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.2498 |
| 13 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.2595 |
| 14 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.2794 |
| 15 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.3272 |
| 16 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.3974 |
| 17 | 200 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.4141 |
| 18 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.4511 |
| 19 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.5380 |
| 20 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.5388 |
| 21 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.5432 |
| 22 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.6596 |
| 23 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.6647 |
| 24 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.6973 |
| 25 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.7329 |
| 26 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.8556 |
| 27 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 56.8622 |
| 28 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.8932 |
| 29 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.9694 |
| 30 | 26 | Mark Porter | MSport | Holden VZ Commodore | 57.1100 |
| 31 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 57.7586 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 55.7253 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 55.7930 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 55.8742 |
| 4 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 55.9789 |
| 5 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.0083 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 56.1302 |
| 7 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 56.1637 |
| 8 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.1683 |
| 9 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 56.4231 |
| 10 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:07.4133 |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 36 | 39min 35.1429sec | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | 36 | + 1.422 s | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | 36 | + 7.181 s | 5 |
| 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 36 | + 12.549 s | 6 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 36 | + 13.880 s | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | 36 | + 22.732 s | 10 |
| 7 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | 36 | + 24.485 s | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | 36 | + 25.425 s | 15 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 26.260 s | 16 |
| 10 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | 36 | + 27.629 s | 13 |
| 11 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | 36 | + 28.312 s | 19 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 36 | + 28.892 s | 8 |
| 13 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | 36 | + 29.193 s | 18 |
| 14 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 36 | + 33.408 s | 24 |
| 15 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 36 | + 36.065 s | 7 |
| 16 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 37.762 s | 21 |
| 17 | 200 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | 36 | + 38.426 s | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 36 | + 38.628 s | 20 |
| 19 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 36 | + 41.212 s | 23 |
| 20 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | 36 | + 43.501 s | 1 |
| 21 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 36 | + 44.963 s | 22 |
| 22 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 36 | + 47.046 s | 28 |
| 23 | 26 | Mark Porter | MSport | 36 | + 55.150 s | 30 |
| 24 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | 35 | + 1 lap | 27 |
| 25 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 29 |
| 26 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 35 | + 1 lap | 31 |
| 27 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | + 2 laps | 25 |
| 28 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 29 | + 7 laps | 12 |
| Ret | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 29 | Retired | 14 |
| Ret | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | 16 | Retired | 26 |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| Fastest lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 0:56.4767 |||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | 47 | 55min 39.7648sec | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 47 | + 2.670 s | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 47 | + 7.320 s | 24 |
| 4 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | 47 | + 9.746 s | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 47 | + 16.417 s | 27 |
| 6 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | 47 | + 18.119 s | 26 |
| 7 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 47 | + 19.834 s | 14 |
| 8 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 47 | + 20.401 s | 10 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 47 | + 20.619 s | 19 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 47 | + 26.493 s | 16 |
| 11 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | 47 | + 28.950 s | 18 |
| 12 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | 47 | + 36.750 s | 2 |
| 13 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 47 | + 37.145 s | 29 |
| 14 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | 47 | + 44.708 s | 28 |
| 15 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | 47 | + 44.904 s | 30 |
| 16 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 47 | + 45.626 s | 9 |
| 17 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 46 | + 1 lap | 23 |
| 18 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | 46 | + 1 lap | 20 |
| 19 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 46 | + 1 lap | 31 |
| 20 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | 46 | + 1 lap | 25 |
| 21 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 46 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 22 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | 45 | + 2 laps | 4 |
| 23 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | 45 | + 2 laps | 3 |
| Ret | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | 35 | Retired | 21 |
| Ret | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 33 | Retired | 7 |
| Ret | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | 26 | Retired | 17 |
| Ret | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 17 | Retired | 6 |
| Ret | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 16 | Retired | 13 |
| Ret | 26 | Mark Porter | MSport | 13 | Retired | 5 |
| Ret | 200 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | 7 | Retired | 11 |
| Ret | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | 7 | Retired | 22 |
| Fastest lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 0:56.6930 |||||||
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### Race 3

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 50 | 50min 57.1288sec | 1 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 50 | + 3.667 s | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 50 | + 4.358 s | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | 50 | + 6.112 s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | 50 | + 7.135 s | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | 50 | + 7.775 s | 15 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 50 | + 17.967 s | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | 50 | + 18.776 s | 10 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 50 | + 19.923 s | 5 |
| 10 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 50 | + 20.220 s | 20 |
| 11 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | 50 | + 21.962 s | 8 |
| 12 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | 50 | + 22.921 s | 11 |
| 13 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | 50 | + 25.323 s | 18 |
| 14 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 50 | + 25.547 s | 26 |
| 15 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | 50 | + 25.865 s | 30 |
| 16 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 50 | + 36.709 s | 17 |
| 17 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | 50 | + 38.047 s | 21 |
| 18 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | 50 | + 43.601 s | 27 |
| 19 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 49 | + 1 lap | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | 49 | + 1 lap | 4 |
| 21 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | 49 | + 1 lap | 29 |
| 22 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | 49 | + 1 lap | 25 |
| 23 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | 49 | + 1 lap | 7 |
| 24 | 26 | Mark Porter | MSport | 49 | + 1 lap | 31 |
| 25 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 49 | + 1 lap | 28 |
| 26 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | 49 | + 1 lap | 23 |
| 27 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 48 | + 2 laps | 24 |
| 28 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 41 | + 8 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 45 | Retired | 16 |
| Ret | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | 29 | Retired | 14 |
| DNS | 200 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | | Did not start | 22 |
| Fastest lap: Russell Ingall (Stone Brothers Racing), 0:56.5219 |||||||
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