| 2006 Supercheap Auto 1000 | |
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The 2006 Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 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 the 44th anniversary of the original touring car endurance race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in 1963. It was the 50th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.
It was held on 8 October 2006 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The winners were awarded the Peter Brock Trophy, commemorating the recent death of nine time Bathurst winner, Peter Brock.
Perhaps fittingly the race was won by Brock's protege, Craig Lowndes and his Team Betta Electrical co-driver Jamie Whincup. It was Whincup's first win following on from his second place in the 2005 Supercheap Auto 1000. Whincup became the 51st drive to win in the combined history of the race. It was Lowndes second win, coming on the tenth anniversary of his 1996 AMP Bathurst 1000 win. It was also the first win for Triple Eight Race Engineering who first appeared in the Great Race in 1997.
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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.
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
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| Pole | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VZ Commodore | 2:07.4221 |
| 2 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright | Ford BA Falcon | 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 |
*Mark Porter practiced in the #12 Falcon, but was injured in a serious crash in a support race on the day before the race. Michael Caruso was drafted into the team so the car could race. Porter would die Monday from the injuries in the crash.
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