# 2006 Ipswich 400

The 2006 Ipswich 400 (commercially titled the 2006 BigPond 400) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 21–23 July 2006. The event was held at the Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Queensland, Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 381 kilometres. It was the sixth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Background

There was one driver change prior to the event, José Fernández replacing Tony Ricciardello at Britek Motorsport.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 1:10.2545 |
| 2 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3945 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4435 |
| 4 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4700 |
| 5 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4851 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4926 |
| 7 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.5041 |
| 8 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.5185 |
| 9 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7006 |
| 10 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.7214 |
| 11 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7866 |
| 12 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8042 |
| 13 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8129 |
| 14 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8439 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.9230 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.9742 |
| 17 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.9887 |
| 18 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.0229 |
| 19 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.0531 |
| 20 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.1551 |
| 21 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.2234 |
| 22 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +1.2740 |
| 23 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2768 |
| 24 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.3104 |
| 25 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.3397 |
| 26 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.4477 |
| 27 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.4821 |
| 28 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.5964 |
| 29 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.7362 |
| 30 | 39 | Steven Ellery | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.8150 |
| 31 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +2.3359 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 1:10.3713 |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.1079 |
| 3 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.2387 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.2802 |
| 5 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.3889 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4250 |
| 7 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.5859 |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7039 |
| 9 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8948 |
| EXC | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | 39:57.9354 | 1 | 128 |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +1.6411 | 2 | 124 |
| 3 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +2.5121 | 3 | 120 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +3.0171 | 12 | 116 |
| 5 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +3.5081 | 7 | 112 |
| 6 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +5.9840 | 9 | 108 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +7.2932 | 4 | 104 |
| 8 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +7.6697 | 5 | 100 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +7.9092 | 6 | 96 |
| 10 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +9.7690 | 10 | 92 |
| 11 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +10.1439 | 16 | 88 |
| 12 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +10.8240 | 14 | 84 |
| 13 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +11.5178 | 17 | 80 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +12.0667 | 20 | 76 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +12.8356 | 15 | 72 |
| 16 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +13.4372 | 11 | 68 |
| 17 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +14.7220 | 23 | 64 |
| 18 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +16.0789 | 18 | 60 |
| 19 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +16.2793 | 27 | 56 |
| 20 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +17.2288 | 24 | 52 |
| 21 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +17.6541 | 8 | 48 |
| 22 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +18.6871 | 26 | 44 |
| 23 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +19.3125 | 22 | 40 |
| 24 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +20.0305 | 28 | 36 |
| 25 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 32 | +21.2445 | 25 | 32 |
| 26 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +22.6555 | 31 | 28 |
| 27 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +23.4826 | 21 | 24 |
| 28 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 32 | +25.2901 | 29 | 20 |
| 29 | 39 | Steven Ellery | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 25 | +7 laps | 30 | 16 |
| DNF | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 24 | Electrical | 19 | |
| DNF | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 3 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.4130 |||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | 57:49.9456 | 9 | 64 |
| 2 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +2.6624 | 29 | 62 |
| 3 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +3.9801 | 27 | 60 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +4.9541 | 23 | 58 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +6.6133 | 26 | 56 |
| 6 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +8.4535 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +9.4057 | 21 | 52 |
| 8 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +9.8699 | 28 | 50 |
| 9 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +10.3546 | 25 | 48 |
| 10 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +10.7686 | 18 | 46 |
| 11 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +13.5650 | 3 | 44 |
| 12 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +14.2457 | 30 | 42 |
| 13 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +14.3393 | 17 | 40 |
| 14 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +14.5707 | 24 | 38 |
| 15 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +14.8288 | 14 | 36 |
| 16 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +15.3945 | 7 | 34 |
| 17 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +16.1254 | 19 | 32 |
| 18 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +17.2277 | 8 | 30 |
| 19 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +18.7826 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +20.9190 | 10 | 26 |
| 21 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +32.1500 | 31 | 24 |
| 22 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +35.4088 | 4 | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +41.9848 | 16 | 20 |
| 24 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +45.0337 | 13 | 18 |
| 25 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 44 | +1 lap | 6 | 16 |
| 26 | 39 | Steven Ellery | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 41 | +4 laps | 1 | 14 |
| 27 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 38 | +7 laps | 22 | 12 |
| DNF | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 18 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| DNF | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 11 | Crash | 12 | |
| DNF | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 0 | Crash | 15 | |
| DNF | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 0 | Crash | 20 | |
| Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.9607 |||||||||
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* ^1 – Todd Kelly, Steven Johnson, Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup all received 27-second post-race penalties.

### Race 3

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | 56:27.2356 | 1 | 128 |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +4.7130 | 5 | 124 |
| 3 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +5.1492 | 3 | 120 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +5.4924 | 4 | 116 |
| 5 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +5.9753 | 6 | 112 |
| 6 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +11.8451 | 8 | 108 |
| 7 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +16.6510 | 10 | 104 |
| 8 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +16.9044 | 13 | 100 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +17.3450 | 7 | 96 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +18.4089 | 11 | 92 |
| 11 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +24.9786 | 16 | 88 |
| 12 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +26.3034 | 18 | 84 |
| 13 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +26.7297 | 14 | 80 |
| 14 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +28.2574 | 17 | 76 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +28.9427 | 23 | 72 |
| 16 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +29.5273 | 19 | 68 |
| 17 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +30.7848 | 22 | 64 |
| 18 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +32.7585 | 30 | 60 |
| 19 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +34.6653 | 20 | 56 |
| 20 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +35.8107 | 25 | 52 |
| 21 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +37.8432 | 28 | 48 |
| 22 | 39 | Steven Ellery | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +41.1502 | 29 | 44 |
| 23 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +41.3125 | 24 | 40 |
| 24 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +44.4682 | 31 | 36 |
| 25 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 44 | +1 lap | 15 | 32 |
| 26 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 44 | +1 lap | 26 | 28 |
| 27 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 39 | +6 laps | 12 | 24 |
| 28 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 38 | +7 laps | 21 | 20 |
| DNF | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 39 | Misfire | 9 | |
| DNF | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 22 | Engine | 2 | |
| DNF | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 13 | | 27 | |
| Fastest Lap: James Courtney (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:11.7040 |||||||||
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## Round standings

| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Garth Tander | 1 | 2 | 1 | 318 |
| 2 | Jason Bright | 2 | 8 | 3 | 294 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes | 4 | 5 | 4 | 288 |
| 4 | Rick Kelly | 7 | 4 | 2 | 286 |
| 5 | Russell Ingall | 5 | 9 | 5 | 272 |
| 6 | Steven Richards | 6 | 14 | 6 | 254 |
| 7 | Mark Winterbottom | 9 | 7 | 9 | 244 |
| 8 | Paul Radisich | 13 | 13 | 7 | 224 |
| 9 | Jamie Whincup | 8 | 27 | 8 | 212 |
| 9 | Greg Murphy | 11 | 17 | 10 | 212 |
| 11 | Dean Canto | 16 | 15 | 13 | 184 |
| 12 | Max Wilson | 10 | DNF | 11 | 180 |
| 12 | James Courtney | 3 | 3 | DNF | 180 |
| 14 | Will Davison | 19 | 19 | 12 | 168 |
| 15 | Paul Morris | 25 | 6 | 14 | 162 |
| 16 | Jason Richards | 17 | 24 | 16 | 150 |
| 17 | Paul Dumbrell | 15 | DNF | 15 | 144 |
| 18 | Andrew Jones | 22 | 18 | 17 | 138 |
| 19 | Mark Skaife | 21 | 1 | 27 | 136 |
| 20 | Brad Jones | 20 | 20 | 19 | 150 |
| 21 | Cameron McConville | 12 | 10 | DNF | 130 |
| 22 | Steven Johnson | 14 | 23 | 25 | 128 |
| 23 | Lee Holdsworth | 18 | DNF | 20 | 112 |
| 24 | John Bowe | 27 | 11 | 23 | 108 |
| 25 | Warren Luff | 23 | 16 | 28 | 94 |
| 26 | Jason Bargwanna | DNF | 12 | 21 | 90 |
| 27 | Todd Kelly | DNF | 21 | 18 | 84 |
| 28 | Steve Owen | 24 | 25 | 26 | 80 |
| 29 | Steven Ellery | 29 | 26 | 22 | 74 |
| 30 | Marcus Marshall | 28 | DNF | 24 | 56 |
| 31 | José Fernández | 26 | 22 | DNF | 50 |
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## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Garth Tander | 1642 | |
| 2 | Craig Lowndes | 1604 | -38 |
| 3 | Rick Kelly | 1597 | -45 |
| 4 | Russell Ingall | 1474 | -168 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom | 1435 | -207 |