The 2006 V8 Supercar season was the 47th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 21 V8 Supercar meetings held during 2006; a thirteen round series for V8 Supercars, the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series (VCS), two of them endurance races; a seven round second tier V8 Supercar series 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (FVS) and a V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.
This was the last season of V8 Supercars broadcast by Network Ten; at the conclusion of 2006 the broadcasting rights were handed over to the Seven Network from the 2007 season onwards. However, Network Ten are still permitted to broadcast the Albert Park race meeting; which is a non-championship event.
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