2006 Adelaide 500
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 1 of 14 in the 2006 V8 Supercars season on the Adelaide Street Circuit at Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. | |||
| Date | March 23 - March 26, 2006 | ||
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ||
| Course | Adelaide Street Circuit 3.78 km |
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| Distance | 156 (78 each race) laps, 500 km | ||
| Weather | Warm, sunny | ||
| Pole | |||
| Driver | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | |
| Time | 1:21.6102 | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| First | Craig Lowndes | 02:04:18.5229 | Team Betta Electrical |
| Second | Rick Kelly | 02:04:19.7823 | Toll HSV Dealer Team |
| Third | Jamie Whincup | 02:04:20.1415 | Team Betta Electrical |
| Race 2 | |||
| First | Jamie Whincup | 02:01:28.4014 | Team Betta Electrical |
| Second | Todd Kelly | 02:01:30.3278 | Holden Racing Team |
| Third | Rick Kelly | 02:01:38.3490 | Toll HSV Dealer Team |
| Final standings | |||
| First | Jamie Whincup | Team Betta Electrical | |
| Second | Rick Kelly | Toll HSV Dealer Team | |
| Third | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | |
The 2006 Adelaide 500 took place from March 23 to March 26. It was the first round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Season.
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[edit] Qualifying
[edit] Qualifying
The qualifying for the Adelaide 500 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Qualifying Results
[edit] Top Ten Shootout Results
| Pos | Name | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 1:21.6102 | ||
| 2 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | 1:22.0198 | 0:00.4096 | |
| 3 | Garth Tander | Toll HSV Dealer Team | 1:22.2222 | 0:00.6120 | |
| 4 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | 1:22.2318 | 0:00.6216 | |
| 5 | Paul Dumbrell | Jack Daniel's Racing | 1:22.2323 | 0:00.6221 | |
| 6 | Jamie Whincup | Team Betta Electrical | 1:22.2405 | 0:00.6303 | |
| 7 | Craig Lowndes | Team Betta Electrical | 1:22.5121 | 0:00.9019 | |
| 8 | Rick Kelly | Toll HSV Dealer Team | 1:22.5367 | 0:00.9265 | |
| 9 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | 1:22.5690 | 0:00.9588 | |
| 10 | Greg Murphy | Supercheap Auto Racing | 1:23.1496 | 0:01.5394 |
