# 2006 V8 Supercars Winton round

The 2006 V8 Supercars Winton round was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 2–4 June 2006. The event was held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, and consisted of three races culminating in 378 kilometres. It was the fourth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
The event was notable for Jason Richards' only race win, coming in the reverse-grid heat.

## Background

José Fernández and Fabian Coulthard replaced Tony Ricciardello and Alan Gurr at Britek Motorsport and Paul Morris Motorsport respectively.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 1:23.3089 |
| 2 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.0617 |
| 3 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.1806 |
| 4 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.2434 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.2800 |
| 6 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.3290 |
| 7 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3387 |
| 8 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3472 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4301 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.5206 |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.5535 |
| 12 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6446 |
| 13 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6847 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.7948 |
| 15 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.7978 |
| 16 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8373 |
| 17 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.9033 |
| 18 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.9524 |
| 19 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.9686 |
| 20 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.0078 |
| 21 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.0187 |
| 22 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.0309 |
| 23 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.0541 |
| 24 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.1892 |
| 25 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2521 |
| 26 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.3031 |
| 27 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.6138 |
| 28 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +1.7997 |
| 29 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.9249 |
| 30 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +2.4750 |
| NC | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | No time |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 1:23.6101 |
| 2 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.0114 |
| 3 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.0186 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.0530 |
| 5 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3965 |
| 6 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.5246 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7626 |
| 8 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +1.1552 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +3.6123 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +3.6580 |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | 48:58.1947 | 1 | 128 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +6.1742 | 4 | 124 |
| 3 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +9.2899 | 2 | 120 |
| 4 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +14.9440 | 6 | 116 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +18.0254 | 7 | 112 |
| 6 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +18.7003 | 11 | 108 |
| 7 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +19.1730 | 5 | 104 |
| 8 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +23.2212 | 10 | 100 |
| 9 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +31.0718 | 13 | 96 |
| 10 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +33.1443 | 9 | 92 |
| 11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +33.4830 | 14 | 88 |
| 12 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +34.5983 | 15 | 84 |
| 13 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +35.2275 | 16 | 80 |
| 14 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +45.7289 | 20 | 76 |
| 15 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +47.8174 | 19 | 72 |
| 16 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +51.7587 | 23 | 68 |
| 17 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +1:01.6038 | 18 | 64 |
| 18 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +1:03.3742 | 26 | 60 |
| 19 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +1:09.6762 | 31 | 56 |
| 20 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +1:10.8411 | 21 | 52 |
| 21 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +1:18.2272 | 28 | 48 |
| 22 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 34 | +1:24.1396 | 12 | 44 |
| 23 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 34 | +1:24.5376 | 27 | 40 |
| 24 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 33 | +1 Lap | 24 | 36 |
| 25 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 33 | +1 Lap | 8 | 32 |
| 26 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 33 | +1 Lap | 30 | 28 |
| 27 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 31 | +3 Laps | 3 | 24 |
| 28 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 30 | +4 Laps | 29 | 20 |
| Ret | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 33 | | 25 | |
| Ret | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 24 | Misfire | 17 | |
| Ret | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 13 | | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.2992 |||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | 1:06:28.8562 | 2 | 64 |
| 2 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +14.2033 | 4 | 62 |
| 3 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +28.2814 | 7 | 60 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +32.4549 | 19 | 58 |
| 5 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +32.8048 | 17 | 56 |
| 6 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +37.4811 | 12 | 54 |
| 7 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +37.8314 | 16 | 52 |
| 8 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +38.7273 | 27 | 50 |
| 9 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +43.2634 | 1 | 48 |
| 10 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +46.3694 | 23 | 46 |
| 11 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +46.7058 | 30 | 44 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +47.3484 | 21 | 42 |
| 13 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +48.5654 | 6 | 40 |
| 14 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +49.0918 | 26 | 38 |
| 15 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +49.6743 | 31 | 36 |
| 16 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +50.9731 | 13 | 34 |
| 17 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +59.3369 | 24 | 32 |
| 18 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:00.9050 | 8 | 30 |
| 19 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:06.4605 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:12.6481 | 28 | 26 |
| 21 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +1:33.9342 | 29 | 24 |
| 22 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +1 Lap | 10 | 22 |
| 23 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +1 Lap | 22 | 20 |
| 24 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +1 Lap | 3 | 18 |
| 25 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 40 | +5 Laps | 25 | 16 |
| Ret | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 41 | Crash | 5 | |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 26 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2 | Crash | 14 | |
| Ret | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 2 | Crash | 18 | |
| Ret | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 2 | Crash | 9 | |
| DSQ | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | Excluded | 15 | |
| Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.8965 |||||||||
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### Race 3

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | 1:07:17.6312 | 1 | 128 |
| 2 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +0.3913 | 4 | 124 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +19.5767 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +20.1948 | 5 | 116 |
| 5 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +20.5943 | 3 | 112 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +24.6421 | 7 | 108 |
| 7 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +28.0733 | 2 | 104 |
| 8 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +29.0938 | 17 | 100 |
| 9 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +30.1590 | 16 | 96 |
| 10 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +32.3637 | 11 | 92 |
| 11 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +32.9440 | 9 | 88 |
| 12 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +37.0901 | 14 | 84 |
| 13 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +43.5006 | 12 | 80 |
| 14 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +44.5392 | 19 | 76 |
| 15 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +49.2697 | 22 | 72 |
| 16 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +49.4568 | 26 | 68 |
| 17 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +54.5633 | 30 | 64 |
| 18 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +55.0700 | 28 | 60 |
| 19 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:10.0414 | 20 | 56 |
| 20 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +1:11.1847 | 13 | 52 |
| 21 | 39 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 46 | +1:12.2265 | 29 | 48 |
| 22 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:21.6788 | 18 | 44 |
| 23 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 46 | +1:42.4920 | 23 | 40 |
| 24 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +1 Lap | 10 | 36 |
| 25 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +1 Lap | 8 | 32 |
| 26 | 26 | José Fernández | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 45 | +1 Lap | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 38 | +7 Laps | 24 | 24 |
| 28 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 36 | +9 Laps | 21 | 20 |
| Ret | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 9 | Mechanical | 15 | |
| Ret | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 7 | Mechanical | 31 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 5 | Mechanical | 25 | |
| Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.1951 |||||||||
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## Round standings

| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Craig Lowndes | 2 | 8 | 1 | 302 |
| 2 | Jason Bright | 1 | 20 | 2 | 278 |
| 3 | Rick Kelly | 10 | 4 | 4 | 266 |
| = | Garth Tander | 6 | 10 | 5 | = |
| 5 | Mark Skaife | 5 | 17 | 3 | 264 |
| 6 | Paul Dumbrell | 3 | 14 | 7 | 262 |
| 7 | Mark Winterbottom | 8 | 12 | 6 | 250 |
| 8 | Steve Owen | 13 | 7 | 11 | 220 |
| 9 | Steven Richards | 7 | 23 | 10 | 216 |
| 10 | Max Wilson | 17 | 6 | 13 | 198 |
| 11 | Jamie Whincup | 25 | 2 | 9 | 190 |
| 12 | Jason Richards | 27 | 1 | 8 | 188 |
| 13 | Lee Holdsworth | 16 | 16 | 12 | 186 |
| 14 | Russell Ingall | 12 | 5 | 25 | 172 |
| 15 | Todd Kelly | 4 | 25 | 24 | 168 |
| 16 | Steven Johnson | 11 | Ret | 14 | 164 |
| 17 | Dean Canto | 22 | 3 | 20 | 156 |
| 18 | Cameron McConville | 19 | 22 | 15 | 150 |
| 19 | John Bowe | 23 | 13 | 19 | 136 |
| 20 | Brad Jones | 18 | 19 | 22 | 132 |
| 21 | Paul Radisich | 20 | Ret | 16 | 120 |
| 22 | Will Davison | 14 | DSQ | 23 | 116 |
| 23 | Andrew Jones | Ret | 11 | 18 | 104 |
| 24 | Jason Bargwanna | 24 | Ret | 17 | 100 |
| 25 | Warren Luff | 21 | 18 | 28 | 98 |
| 26 | James Courtney | 15 | Ret | 27 | 96 |
| = | Greg Murphy | 9 | Ret | Ret | = |
| 28 | Fabian Coulthard | Ret | 15 | 21 | 84 |
| 29 | José Fernández | 26 | 24 | 26 | 74 |
| 30 | Marcus Marshall | 28 | 9 | Ret | 68 |
| 31 | Paul Morris | Ret | 21 | Ret | 24 |
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## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Garth Tander | 1042 | |
| 2 | Rick Kelly | 1019 | -23 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes | 1012 | -30 |
| 4 | Steven Richards | 978 | -64 |
| 5 | Russell Ingall | 952 | -90 |