2006 PlaceMakers V8 International

The 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 21–23 April 2006. The event was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometers. It was the second round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the first of two international events on the calendar.

2006 PlaceMakers V8 International

Event Information
Round 2 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	21–23 April 2006
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Fine, light rain
Results
Race 1 Distance 36 laps 100 km Pole position Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 55.7253 Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 39:35.1429
Race 2 Distance 47 laps 132 km Winner Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 55:39.7648
Race 3 Distance 50 laps 140 km Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50:57.1288
Round Results First Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 312 pts Second Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 296 pts Third Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 290 pts

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	55.8074
2	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VZ Commodore	55.8380
3	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	55.8562
4	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	55.8666
5	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	55.8785
6	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	Holden VZ Commodore	55.8844
7	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	55.9203
8	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	Holden VZ Commodore	56.1106
9	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.1476
10	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	56.1633
11	7	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden VZ Commodore	56.1726
12	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.2498
13	11	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	Holden VZ Commodore	56.2595
14	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden VZ Commodore	56.2794
15	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.3272
16	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.3974
17	200	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.4141
18	50	Cameron McConville	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	56.4511
19	10	Jason Bargwanna	WPS Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.5380
20	18	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.5388
21	34	Dean Canto	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.5432
22	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	56.6596
23	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.6647
24	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.6973
25	23	Andrew Jones	Tasman Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.7329
26	39	Fabian Coulthard	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VZ Commodore	56.8556
27	25	Warren Luff	Britek Motorsport	Ford BA Falcon	56.8622
28	14	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.8932
29	55	Steve Owen	Rod Nash Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	56.9694
30	26	Mark Porter	MSport	Holden VZ Commodore	57.1100
31	20	Marcus Marshall	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Ford BA Falcon	57.7586
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Top Ten Shootout

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	Holden VZ Commodore	55.7253
2	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VZ Commodore	55.7930
3	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	55.8742
4	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	55.9789
5	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.0083
6	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	56.1302
7	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	56.1637
8	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	Holden VZ Commodore	56.1683
9	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VZ Commodore	56.4231
10	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	Ford BA Falcon	1:07.4133
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Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	36	39min 35.1429sec	2
2	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+ 1.422 s	4
3	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	36	+ 7.181 s	5
4	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	36	+ 12.549 s	6
5	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	36	+ 13.880 s	3
6	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	36	+ 22.732 s	10
7	7	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	36	+ 24.485 s	11
8	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	36	+ 25.425 s	15
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+ 26.260 s	16
10	11	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	36	+ 27.629 s	13
11	10	Jason Bargwanna	WPS Racing	36	+ 28.312 s	19
12	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	36	+ 28.892 s	8
13	50	Cameron McConville	Paul Weel Racing	36	+ 29.193 s	18
14	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	36	+ 33.408 s	24
15	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	36	+ 36.065 s	7
16	34	Dean Canto	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+ 37.762 s	21
17	200	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	36	+ 38.426 s	17
18	18	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	36	+ 38.628 s	20
19	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	36	+ 41.212 s	23
20	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	36	+ 43.501 s	1
21	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	36	+ 44.963 s	22
22	14	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	36	+ 47.046 s	28
23	26	Mark Porter	MSport	36	+ 55.150 s	30
24	25	Warren Luff	Britek Motorsport	35	+ 1 lap	27
25	55	Steve Owen	Rod Nash Racing	35	+ 1 lap	29
26	20	Marcus Marshall	Paul Cruickshank Racing	35	+ 1 lap	31
27	23	Andrew Jones	Tasman Motorsport	34	+ 2 laps	25
28	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	29	+ 7 laps	12
Ret	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	29	Retired	14
Ret	39	Fabian Coulthard	Paul Morris Motorsport	16	Retired	26
Ret	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	0	Accident	9
Fastest lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 0:56.4767
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Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	47	55min 39.7648sec	8
2	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	47	+ 2.670 s	1
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	47	+ 7.320 s	24
4	50	Cameron McConville	Paul Weel Racing	47	+ 9.746 s	15
5	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	47	+ 16.417 s	27
6	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	47	+ 18.119 s	26
7	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	47	+ 19.834 s	14
8	18	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	47	+ 20.401 s	10
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	47	+ 20.619 s	19
10	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	47	+ 26.493 s	16
11	11	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	47	+ 28.950 s	18
12	23	Andrew Jones	Tasman Motorsport	47	+ 36.750 s	2
13	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	47	+ 37.145 s	29
14	39	Fabian Coulthard	Paul Morris Motorsport	47	+ 44.708 s	28
15	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	47	+ 44.904 s	30
16	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	47	+ 45.626 s	9
17	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	46	+ 1 lap	23
18	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	46	+ 1 lap	20
19	20	Marcus Marshall	Paul Cruickshank Racing	46	+ 1 lap	31
20	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	46	+ 1 lap	25
21	34	Dean Canto	Garry Rogers Motorsport	46	+ 1 lap	12
22	25	Warren Luff	Britek Motorsport	45	+ 2 laps	4
23	55	Steve Owen	Rod Nash Racing	45	+ 2 laps	3
Ret	7	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	35	Retired	21
Ret	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	33	Retired	7
Ret	10	Jason Bargwanna	WPS Racing	26	Retired	17
Ret	14	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	17	Retired	6
Ret	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	16	Retired	13
Ret	26	Mark Porter	MSport	13	Retired	5
Ret	200	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	7	Retired	11
Ret	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	7	Retired	22
Fastest lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 0:56.6930
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Race 3

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	50	50min 57.1288sec	1
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+ 3.667 s	6
3	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	50	+ 4.358 s	3
4	16	Garth Tander	HSV Dealer Team	50	+ 6.112 s	12
5	1	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+ 7.135 s	2
6	7	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	50	+ 7.775 s	15
7	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	50	+ 17.967 s	9
8	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+ 18.776 s	10
9	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+ 19.923 s	5
10	88	Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+ 20.220 s	20
11	11	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	50	+ 21.962 s	8
12	67	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	50	+ 22.921 s	11
13	10	Jason Bargwanna	WPS Racing	50	+ 25.323 s	18
14	021	Paul Radisich	Team Kiwi Racing	50	+ 25.547 s	26
15	51	Greg Murphy	Paul Weel Racing	50	+ 25.865 s	30
16	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	50	+ 36.709 s	17
17	23	Andrew Jones	Tasman Motorsport	50	+ 38.047 s	21
18	14	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	50	+ 43.601 s	27
19	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	49	+ 1 lap	19
20	6	Jason Bright	Ford Performance Racing	49	+ 1 lap	4
21	39	Fabian Coulthard	Paul Morris Motorsport	49	+ 1 lap	29
22	55	Steve Owen	Rod Nash Racing	49	+ 1 lap	25
23	50	Cameron McConville	Paul Weel Racing	49	+ 1 lap	7
24	26	Mark Porter	MSport	49	+ 1 lap	31
25	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	49	+ 1 lap	28
26	25	Warren Luff	Britek Motorsport	49	+ 1 lap	23
27	20	Marcus Marshall	Paul Cruickshank Racing	48	+ 2 laps	24
28	18	Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	41	+ 8 laps	13
Ret	34	Dean Canto	Garry Rogers Motorsport	45	Retired	16
Ret	8	Max Wilson	WPS Racing	29	Retired	14
DNS	200	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing		Did not start	22
Fastest lap: Russell Ingall (Stone Brothers Racing), 0:56.5219
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