2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
# 2006 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

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

### Qualifying

| Pos. | 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 | Inside row | Inside row | Inside row | Inside row | Outside row | Outside row | Outside row | Outside row | Outside row |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mark Skaife Garth Tander | 2 | | | 6 | Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom | | | 2 |
| 1 | Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Ford Performance Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | 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)) | HSV Dealer Team (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Tasman Motorsport (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)) | Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA)) | 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)) | Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Paul Weel Racing (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)) | Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | Dick Johnson 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)) | Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | 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)) | Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | Ford Performance 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)) | Paul Morris Motorsport (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Garry Rogers 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)) | WPS Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | Brad Jones 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)) | Rod Nash Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Triple Eight Race Engineering (Ford Falcon (BA)) | 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)) | Britek Motorsport (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | WPS Racing (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)) | Team Kiwi Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Tasman Motorsport (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)) | Brad Jones Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | HSV Dealer Team (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | 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)) | Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | Paul Cruickshank Racing (Ford Falcon (BA)) | 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)) | Britek Motorsport (Ford Falcon (BA)) | | | Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | Paul Weel Racing (Holden Commodore (VZ)) | | | | 30 |
| 31 | | | Alan Gurr Kayne Scott | 39 | | | | | |

## Race results

| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | 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.

