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2006 V8 SUPERCAR

23 YEAR OLD RICK KELLY WINS 2006 CHAMPIONSHIP

• RICK KELLY: 2 TIMES BATHURST WINNER, V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPION 2006
• TEAM: TOLL RACING HOLDEN

2006 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP (Ford vs Holden)

• BEFORE SEASON START:
• NO AMBROSE - DEBUT BY COURTNEY
• New full time drivers include: Lee Holdsworth, Will Davison, Jamie Whincup, Jose Fernandez, Marcus Marshall and James Courtney
• Calendar changes include: new race in Bahrain; China race cancelled, Winton back

STANDING

• after BAHRAIN, NOV 26
• 1 Rick Kelly 3,068
  2 Craig Lowndes 3,061
  3 Mark Winterbottom 2,792
  4 Garth Tander 2,709
  5 Russell Ingall 2,612
  6 Jason Bright 2,611
  7 Todd Kelly 2,508
  8 Steven Richards 2,481
  9 Steven Johnson 2,234
  10 James Courtney 2,197
  11 Jamie Whincup
  12 Paul Dumbrell
  13 Jason Bargwanna
  14 Max Wilson
  15 Cameron McConville
  16 Dean Canto

RACE

• Round 1: Adelaide March 23-26 Adelaide
  Winners: R1, C Lowndes, Ford; R2, J Whincup, Ford

• F1 GP SUPPORT March 30-April 2 Australian Grand Prix Melbourne

• Round 2 New Zealand April 21-23 V8 Supercars
  Winners: R1 Skaife/H | R2 Tander/H | R3 Skaife/H

• Round 3 Perth May 12-14 Perth V8 400
  Overall: 1 Steven Richards | 2 Skaife | 3 Lowndes

• Round 4 Winton June 2-4 Winton Raceway
  Overall: 1 C Lowndes, Ford 2 Bright 3 Skaife

• Round 5 Darwin June 30-July 2 Darwin
  Overall: 1 C Lowndes, Ford 2 Tander 3 R Kelly

• Round 6 Ipswich July 21-23 Queensland 300 Ipswich
  Overall: 1 G Tander, Holden 2 Bright 3 Lowndes

• Round 7 Oran Park August 11-13 Oran Park Sydney
  Overall: 1 C Lowndes, Ford 2 R Kelly 3 Courtney

• Round 8 Sandown 500 Sept 8-10 Betta Electrical 500 Melbourne
  1 J BRIGHT / WINTERBOTTOM | 2 Kelly / KELLY | 3 LOWNDES / WHINCUP

• Round 9 Bathurst 1000 October 5-8 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
  1 C.Lowndes/J.Whincup, HOLDEN 2 R.Kelly/T.Kelly 3 J.Courtney/G.Seton

• Round 10 Gold Coast October 19-22 Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge
  R1: 1 T KELLY; R2: 2 G TANDER; R3: 1 R KELLY

• Round 11 Tasmania November 10-12 Ferodo Tasmania Challenge
  R1: 1 J BRIGHT; R2: 2 G TANDER; R3: 1 G TANDER *** R KELLY LEADS THE CHAMPIONSHIP ***

• Round 12 Bahrain November 22-24 Bahrain International Circuit Bahrain
  R1: 1 J BRIGHT; R2: 2 G TANDER; R3: 1 T KELLY

• Round 13 Phillip Island December 8-10 Grand Finale Phillip Island
  R1: 1 T KELLY ; R2: 2 T KELLY ; R3: 1 M WINTERBOTTOM