2006 Betta Electrical 500
The 2006 Betta Electrical 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. The race 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. It was the 39th in a sequence of "Sandown long distances races" which are commonly referred to under the Sandown 500 name.
The race was won by Jason Bright and Mark Winterbottom driving a Ford BA Falcon for Ford Performance Racing.
Top ten shootout
Results as follows:| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| Pole | 2 | Holden Racing Team |  Garth Tander | Holden VZ Commodore | 1:10.6102 |
| 2 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Craig Lowndes | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.3471 |
| 3 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.4215 |
| 4 | 8 | WPS Racing |  Max Wilson | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.4708 |
| 5 | 10 | WPS Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.6196 |
| 6 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | James Courtney | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.7777 |
| 7 | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Ryan Briscoe | Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.7804 |
| 8 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport |  Jason Richards | Holden VZ Commodore | 1:11.8630 |
| 9 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford BA Falcon | 1:11.8683 |
| 10 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Steve Owen | Holden VZ Commodore | 1:12.3719 |
Official results
Results as follows:| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Series Points |
| 1 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom | Ford BA Falcon | 161 | 3 | 3 | 320 |
| 2 | 15 | Toll HSV Dealer Team | Rick Kelly Todd Kelly | Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | 12 | 310 | |
| 3 | 888 | Team Betta Electrical | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup | Ford BA Falcon | 161 | 5 | 2 | 300 |
| 4 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson Will Davison | Ford BA Falcon | 161 | 8 | 9 | 290 |
| 5 | 14 | Team BOC | John Bowe Brad Jones | Ford BA Falcon | 161 | 23 | 280 | |
| 6 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Dean Canto Lee Holdsworth | Holden VZ Commodore | 161 | 11 | 270 | |
| 7 | 10 | WPS Racing | Jason Bargwanna Craig Baird | Ford BA Falcon | 160 | 10 | 5 | 260 |
| 8 | 67 | Team Sirromet Wines | Paul Morris Steve Ellery | Holden VZ Commodore | 160 | DSQ | 250 | |
| 9 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | James Courtney Glenn Seton | Ford BA Falcon | 160 | 9 | 6 | 240 |
| 10 | 50 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Nathan Pretty Paul Weel | Holden VZ Commodore | 160 | 28 | 230 | |
| 11 | 8 | WPS Racing | Max Wilson David Besnard | Ford BA Falcon | 160 | 6 | 4 | 220 |
| 12 | 55 | Autobarn Racing | Steve Owen Tony Longhurst | Holden VZ Commodore | 159 | 7 | 10 | 210 |
| 13 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | Paul Radisich Fabian Coulthard | Holden VZ Commodore | 159 | 26 | 200 | |
| 14 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Alex Davison Grant Denyer | Ford BA Falcon | 159 | 13 | 190 | |
| 15 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Matt Halliday Cameron McLean | Ford BA Falcon | 159 | 14 | 180 | |
| 16 | 16 | Toll HSV Dealer Team | Anthony Tratt Tony D'Alberto | Holden VZ Commodore | 159 | 18 | 170 | |
| 17 | 88 | Team Betta Electrical |  Richard Lyons Allan Simonsen | Ford BA Falcon | 159 | 17 | 160 | |
| 18 | 12 | Team BOC | Dale Brede Mark Porter | Ford BA Falcon | 158 | 25 | 150 | |
| 19 | 39 | Team Sirromet Wines | Alan Gurr Kayne Scott | Holden VZ Commodore | 158 | 29 | 140 | |
| 20 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Greg Ritter Phillip Scifleet | Holden VZ Commodore | 157 | 19 | 130 | |
| 21 | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Jim Richards Ryan Briscoe | Holden VZ Commodore | 157 | 1 | 7 | 120 |
| 22 | 26 | Fujitsu Racing | José Fernández Tony Ricciardello | Ford BA Falcon | 156 | 30 | 110 | |
| 23 | 25 | Fujitsu Racing | Warren Luff Adam Macrow | Ford BA Falcon | 155 | 22 | 100 | |
| 24 | 11 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Jack Perkins Shane Price | Holden VZ Commodore | 154 | 20 | 90 | |
| 25 | 20 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Marcus Marshall Jonathon Webb | Ford BA Falcon | 153 | 27 | 80 | |
| 26 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife Garth Tander | Holden VZ Commodore | 149 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
| 27 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Russell Ingall Luke Youlden | Ford BA Falcon | 141 | 15 | 60 | |
| 28 | 7 | Jack Daniel's Racing | Steven Richards Paul Dumbrell | Holden VZ Commodore | 139 | 16 | 50 | |
| 29 | 51 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Greg Murphy Cameron McConville | Holden VZ Commodore | 139 | 24 | 40 | |
| 30 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | Jason Richards Andrew Jones | Holden VZ Commodore | 133 | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| DNF | 23 | Tasman Motorsport | Owen Kelly Mark Noske | Holden VZ Commodore | 75 | 21 |
Statistics
- Provisional pole position - #22 Ryan Briscoe - 1:10.8590
- Pole position - #2 Garth Tander - 1:10.6102
- Fastest lap - #2 Garth Tander - 1:11.7104
- Average race speed - 148 km/h