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New Zealand 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International
Event Information
Round 2 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date21–23 April 2006
LocationPukekohe, New Zealand
VenuePukekohe Park Raceway
WeatherFriday: Sunny
Saturday: Sunny
Sunday: Overcast, 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 312 pts
Second 296 pts
Third 290 pts

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.

After a tough start to the season, Mark Skaife stayed largely dominant to take two race wins and the overall round win. Mark Winterbottom repaid Ford Performance Racing's faith in him by achieving his first podiums (race and round) by finishing second overall while Russell Ingall rounded out the overall podium. Local hero Greg Murphy endured a tough round. Already dissatisfied with his teams move to Perkins engines, the four-time winner of the event was taken out early in race one and struggled to move forward in both races.

This round also saw the return of the reverse-grid race. Although its return wasn't met with much enthusiasm and would not feature at any future Pukekohe events going forward.

Background

After the bids of Auckland and Wellington to host the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercar championship fell through, Pukekohe was confirmed to once again play host for 2006 and 2007. From 2008, the round would change venues to a brand-new street race in Hamilton.

John Bowe would make his 200th V8 Supercar round start; joining Peter Brock, Dick Johnson and Glenn Seton as the only drivers achieved such a feat. His car was assigned the number 200 to commemorate the occasion.

The Holden Racing Team were issued a suspended $20,000 fine for exceeding the freight allowance set for the international event.

Results

Qualifying

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

Top Ten Shootout

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

Race 1

It didn't take long for chaos to ensue. Rick Kelly stalled at the start and left drivers scrambling every which way to avoid hitting the rear of his stranded car. A couple hundred meters down the road, cars began ricocheting off each other. Caught out in the melee was local favourite, Murphy. The damage sustained was enough to force him out of the race then and there.

To add to local fans woes, Paul Radisich was spun at the hairpin on the safety car restart and relegated him to the rear of the field. Tander was judged to have jumped the start and was issued a drive-through penalty. Mark Skaife assumed the lead of the race with Russell Ingall in hot pursuit. Andrew Jones was issued a drive-through penalty for failing to stay in formation at the safety car restart. A couple laps after taking said penalty, he slid off the track at turn one and spun. Teammate Jason Richards was struggling with faulty power steering. Multiple laps down, the Kiwi kept circulating for points and to attain a good grid slot for the reverse grid race on Sunday.

Rick Kelly was experiencing the unique issue of a faulty clutch from the opening laps. Aside from some difficulty in engaging first gear after his pitstop, Kelly managed to nurse his car to the end. With a handful of laps to go, Steven Richards slid off at the hairpin and lost a top five placing. Todd Kelly was also suffering from power steering issues and retired a few laps from home owing to a fire within the cockpit. For teammate Skaife however, there were no such issues. Winning his first race of the season ahead of Ingall, with Jason Bright rounding out the podium.

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

Race 2

Miraculously, Paul Weel Racing were able to repair Murphy's car overnight to have be able to compete come race two and would start from the pitlane. It was a reverse-grid race with both Tasman Motorsport cars starting on the front row; a silver lining to their torrid first race on Saturday.

Richards led away from his teammate with Steve Owen following through into third. Being the first reverse-grid race in four years, carnage was expected. And it did not disappoint. At the usual trouble spot of the hairpin, Warren Luff sent Mark Porter into a spin. In the process, the rear of Porter's car tagged Radisich, sending the Team Kiwi racer around as well. Porter and Luff got away but Radisich was left facing the wrong way. Dean Canto managed to stop in time, only for the following cars - who could not see the chaos ahead - to slam into the back of Canto and into Radisich. The incident inflicted extensive damage to the cars of Jamie Whincup, Bowe, Jason Bargwanna and Steven Richards. Along with the cosmetic damage, Richards' power steering had failed. Bargwanna's front spoiler had broken and trapped the front wheels, forcing him off into the gravel trap at the hairpin on the next lap. Predictably, all of this led to the deployment of the safety car. And to further compound these troubles, rain started to fall upon the circuit.

Aided with a fast car and optimal grid position, Tander began making his way up the order. Despite the threat of rain, drivers still came in for their compulsory stops as planned. Precipitation not sufficient enough to warrant concern amongst the teams. Luff was issued a drive-through penalty for his first lap misdemeanors. Bowe suffered a major crash at the end of the front straight as a result of a jammed throttle. With extensive damage inflicted upon the barrier, the red flag was thrown and the race was stopped. Because the race was effectively 'reset', the restart was conducted as a standing start. The regulations permitted Whincup and Radisich to take the restart despite 'retiring' before the red flag was shown.

Tander led away from Richards at the restart. Porter exacted his revenge on Luff on lap 13, only for the local driver having to retire from the race due to damage. McConville and Brad Jones came to blows at the hairpin, and multiple drivers behind inflicted damage upon each other. Jones came in to retire whilst Bright pitted for what he believed was a puncture. Whincup's race eventually came to an end due to mechanical problems. James Courtney was experiencing braking problems which led to him spinning Murphy at the ever-so-troublesome hairpin. Lowndes received a drive-through penalty for a driving infringement pertaining to Rick Kelly. Tander cruised home to victory with Jason Richards second and Mark Winterbottom in third.

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

Race 3

The grid order was set based on an aggregate of results from races one and two. This left Skaife on pole position with Ingall alongside him on the front row. Extensive damage to the car meant Bowe would not start the final race.

Off the line, Bright bogged down heavily and rapidly fell down the order. Skaife established an affirmative lead while the rest of the pack finally managed to negotiate the hairpin without wanton destruction. Johnson held a strong fourth place but flat-spotted the tyres in the opening laps and ceded position to Lowndes. Winterbottom meanwhile was leaning heavily on Skaife for the lead after the pitstop cycle had finished; the Ford Performance Racing driver paying back the faith put into him after a tricky first couple of years as a main game driver. Will Davison struggled with the handling of his car under brakes and careened into the wall at turn two. He was able to continue the race, but only after being freed from the tyre bundle by the marshals. With marshals on a live race track, the safety car was brought out.

Max Wilson speared off the circuit with suspension damage and retired from the race. Todd Kelly's weekend was further compounded when he locked up into the hairpin, flat-spotting his front tyres, forcing him to pit, and fell toward the tail-end of the field. Winterbottom's charge began to fade and started to fall into the clutches of Lowndes. Dean Canto's car was leaking fluid and eventually expired with a handful of laps to go. Up the front, Skaife remained untroubled to the flag to take his first round win since Bathurst last year. In controversial circumstances, Lowndes finished in second after performing what looked to be a bump-and-run on Winterbottom, who finished in third.

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

Aftermath

Championship standings

Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 540
2 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 539
3 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 502
4 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 482
5 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 475

References

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