2000 Konica V8 Lites Series

2000 Konica V8 Lites Series
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The 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the first time a second tier series was held for V8 Supercar. The season began on 26 March 2000 at the Eastern Creek Raceway and finished on 27 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park. The season consisted of five rounds across four different states.

The series was won by Dean Canto who won five of the fifteen races of the series and finished 31 points ahead of Matthew White. Wayne Wakefield was third in the championship.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series season.[1]

Team Car No Driver Round
Eastern Creek Karts Ford EL Falcon 20 Australia Garry Holt All
Harris Racing Ford EL Falcon 30 Australia Craig Harris All
88 Australia Craig Bastian 4
Gearbox Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 36 Australia Gary Quartly
Holden VS Commodore
Ford EL Falcon		 Australia Neil Schembri 1, 3-5
Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 37 Australia Bill Attard
Australia Roger Hurd		 1-3
4-5
South Pacific Motor Racing Holden VS Commodore 38 Australia Peter Field
Australia Shane Howison		 1-2, 5
3-4
Sieders Racing Team Ford EL Falcon 42 Australia Bill Sieders All
Ford EB Falcon
Ford EL Falcon		 56 Australia John Falk 1-3
Ford EL Falcon Australia Luke Sieders 4-5
Mal Rose Racing Holden VS Commodore 44 Australia Mal Rose 3-4
Dean Canto Racing Ford EL Falcon 45 Australia Dean Canto All
Daily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 47 Australia John Trimbole
Trevor Crittenden Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 57 Australia Daniel Natoli
Australia Tim Toth
Halliday Motor Sport Ford EL Falcon 61 Australia Ross Halliday All
Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 72 Australia Robert Smith 1-3, 5
Terry Wyhoon Racing Holden VS Commodore 76 Australia Matthew White All
125 Australia Terry Wyhoon All
V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77 Australia Craig Bastian
Australia Richard Mork		 2
1, 3-5
Rowse Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 81 Australia Tim Rowse All
Miller Racing Holden VS Commodore 84 Australia Daniel Miller All
The Race Centre Ford EL Falcon 87 Australia Rod Salmon All
Stone Brothers Racing Ford EL Falcon 89 Australia David Besnard 4-5
Geoff Kendrick Holden VS Commodore 92 Australia Geoff Kendrick 1
John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 96 Australia Ryan McLeod All
Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 97 Australia Wayne Wakefield All
Riverlea Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 127 Australia Chris Butler 1-3, 5
Power Racing Ford EL Falcon 500 Australia Alan Heath 5
Peter Hansen Ford EL Falcon 550 Australia Peter Hansen

Race calendar

Round Circuit Location Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Round Winner
1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 25–26 March Australia Ryan McLeod Australia Ryan McLeod Australia Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing Australia Dean Canto
Australia Matthew White Australia Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing
Australia Ryan McLeod Australia Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
2 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 6–7 May Australia Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing Australia Ryan McLeod
Australia Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing
Australia Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing
3 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 17–18 June Australia Craig Harris Australia Dean Canto Australia Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing Australia Dean Canto
Australia Matthew White Australia Matthew White Terry Wyhoon Racing
Australia Dean Canto Australia Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
4 Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 5–6 August Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Australia David Besnard
Australia David Besnard Australia Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing
5 Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 26–27 August Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Australia David Besnard
Australia David Besnard Australia Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing
Australia David Besnard Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing

Results and standings

The season consisted of five rounds across four different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded to the top ten race positions in each race.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers championship

Pos Driver EAS[2] PHI ORA[3] LAK[4] MAL[5] Pts
1 Australia Dean Canto 3 2 1 5 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 10 2 1 2 229
2 Australia Matthew White 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 Ret 5 4 2 3 2 3 198
3 Australia Wayne Wakefield 1 Ret Ret 1 1 5 3 Ret 8 2 2 4 5 5 4 164
4 Australia Ryan McLeod 4 1 2 2 2 1 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 10 6 157
5 Australia David Besnard 1 3 1 1 3 1 108
6 Australia Craig Harris Ret DNS DNS 4 DNS 4 2 4 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 4 5 87
7 Australia Daniel Miller 7 9 8 7 7 13 6 Ret 3 8 6 6 Ret DNS 7 72
8 Australia Garry Holt 5 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 7 7 7 8 Ret 9 12 70
9 Australia Mal Rose 4 2 Ret 9 5 3 54
10 Australia Neil Schembri 6 4 5 11 9 5 10 12 DNS Ret DNS DNS 43
Australia Terry Wyhoon 8 7 9 12 Ret 6 10 11 6 DNS 9 7 7 11 DNS 43
12 Australia Richard Mork 12 8 6 17 8 2 Ret 10 Ret 12 13 16 33
13 Australia Rod Salmon Ret DNS DNS 8 5 Ret 9 13 11 6 16 9 13 Ret 13 26
14 Australia Chris Butler Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Ret Ret 8 24
15 Australia Geoff Kendrick 9 6 7 16
16 Australia Alan Heath 9 6 10 11
17 Australia Craig Bastian 9 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 10
Australia Tim Rowse 11 10 DNS 10 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 10
19 Australia Peter Field 13 DNS 13 15 DNS 10 11 7 11 7
Australia Ross Halliday 15 11 12 13 10 7 16 Ret Ret 12 15 12 15 12 Ret 7
21 Australia Bill Attard Ret DNS DNS 14 9 8 15 12 12 6
Australia Roger Hurd 14 14 14 14 8 9 6
23 Australia Luke Sieders 11 Ret 11 8 DNS DNS 4
Australia Robert Smith 14 12 11 11 8 12 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 4
25 Australia Bill Sieders 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 DNS 15 3
26 Australia John Falk 16 13 14 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret DNS 2
27 Australia Shane Howison 12 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. ↑ 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group. 5–6 August 2000.
  2. ↑ "ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway 26/03/2000 Konica V8 Lites Series – Round 1". National Software. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Oran Park – Sydney 18/06/2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series – Round 3". National Software. 18 June 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Lakeside International Raceway 06/08/2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series – Round 4". National Software. 6 August 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Mallala Motorsport Park 27/08/2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series – Round 5". National Software. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

See also

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