The 2006 Adelaide 500 Adelaide, known for naming rights reasons as the 2006 Clipsal 500, was the first round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It took place from 23 to 26 March 2006 and was eighth in a sequence of "Adelaide 500" events for V8 Supercars to be held at the Adelaide Parklands Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia.

Qualifying Qualifying took place on Friday, 24 March 2006. As in the case of most V8 Supercar races, there was a Top Ten Shootout which could make the person that qualified first drop to tenth and vice versa. Kiwi Jason Richards, in his Tasman Motorsport Holden qualified first.

Top Ten Shootout The official name for the winner of the top team shootout winner is the Armor-All Pole Position Award. The Top Ten Shootout also took place on the Friday. The person who finished tenth in qualifying goes first, and First goes last. The drivers get only one lap to record their best time.

The Holden Racing Team got a one-two result in this, with Mark Skaife finishing first and Todd Kelly finishing second. The Lion (Holden) dominated the top ten shootout with 8 of the 10 drivers driving a VZ Commodore. There were only two Ford's in the Top Ten, Team Triple 888's Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes.

Qualifying results Pos No Name Team Car Time 1 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.4429 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.4429 3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.5251 4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.6433 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.7321 6 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.9215 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.9480 8 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.0660 9 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0676 10 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.0940 11 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.1155 12 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.1709 13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2279 14 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.2337 15 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.2831 16 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.3637 17 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.3992 18 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.4642 19 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.5471 20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.5671 21 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.5826 22 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.7558 23 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.8131 24 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:23.8927 25 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.9569 26 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.9585 27 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:24.0235 28 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.0301 29 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.0447 30 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:24.9228 31 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:25.6745 Source:

Top Ten Shootout results Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:21.6102 2 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.0198 3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.2222 4 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.2318 5 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.2323 6 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.2405 7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:22.5121 8 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.5367 9 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:22.5690 10 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:23.1496 Source:

Race results

Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 2hr 04min 18.5229sec 7 2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1.259 8 3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1.619 6 4 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 2.774 22 5 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 5.354 17 6 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 6.735 2 7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 8.381 26 8 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 9.477 3 9 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 14.030 15 10 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 19.136 13 11 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 25.395 14 12 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 28.531 5 13 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 1:05.477 31 14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 18 15 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 23 16 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 11 17 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 28 18 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 27 19 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 77 + 1 lap 19 20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 20 21 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 25 22 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 74 + 4 laps 7 23 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 67 + 11 laps 9 24 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 64 + 14 laps 30 25 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 60 + 18 laps 24 Ret 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 73 Oil leak 21 Ret 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 57 Accident / Dehydration 16 Ret 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 Mechanical 28 Ret 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 Accident 8 Ret 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 34 Accident 1 Ret 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 5 Engine 4 Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team) - 1:23.6018 on lap 5 Source:

Race 2 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid 1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 78 2hr 01min 28.4014sec 3 2 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 1.926 6 3 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 9.948 2 4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 15.710 8 5 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 17.635 7 6 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 18.801 12 7 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 19.387 9 8 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 20.326 16 9 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 20.853 10 10 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 21.411 31 11 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 23.821 28 12 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 78 + 24.714 23 13 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 31.189 14 14 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 32.840 19 15 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 50.221 25 16 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 78 + 51.025 17 17 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 11 18 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 77 + 1 lap 20 19 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 76 + 2 laps 22 20 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 75 + 3 laps 26 21 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 75 + 3 laps 15 22 39 Alan Gurr Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 74 + 4 laps 21 23 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 72 + 6 laps 18 Ret 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 72 Retired 24 Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 56 Accident 5 Ret 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VZ) 56 Accident 30 Ret 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 50 Collision 29 Ret 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 50 Collision 4 Ret 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 50 Collision 1 EXC 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) Disqualified Fastest Lap: Jason Richards (Tasman Motorsport) - 1:22.8244 on lap 11 Source:

References

External links V8 Supercars Website