| Event Information | ||||||||||||||
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| Round 8 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 1–3 September 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||||||
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| Race 1 | |||
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| Distance | 161 laps | 500 km | |
| Pole position |
Garth Tander Holden Racing Team |
1:10.6102 | |
| Winner |
Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing |
3:22:16.2954 | |
| Round Results | |||
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| First | 320 pts | ||
| Second | 310 pts | ||
| Third | 300 pts | ||
The 2006 Betta Electrical 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. It was held on 3 September 2006 at Sandown International Raceway in Victoria, Australia, and was the eighth round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
The race was the 39th in a sequence of "Sandown long distances races" which are commonly referred to under the Sandown 500 name.
Results as follows:
Results as follows: