2000 Konica V8 Lites Series

The 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural standalone series for the second tier of V8 Supercar racing.^[1] The series began on 26 March 2000 at the Eastern Creek Raceway and finished on 27 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park and was contested over five rounds across four different states.

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

Vehicle eligibility

All cars were required to comply with the Technical Regulations applicable to V8 Supercars as defined within CAMS Group 3A.^[2] Eligible models were Ford and Holden vehicles up to, but not including, the Ford AU Falcon and the Holden VT Commodore.^[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series.^[3]

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

Race calendar

The series was contested over five rounds. Each round comprised three races.

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	Ryan McLeod	Ryan McLeod	Wayne Wakefield	Graphic Skills Racing	Dean Canto
					Matthew White	Ryan McLeod	John Faulkner Racing
					Ryan McLeod	Dean Canto	Dean Canto Racing
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	6–7 May	Ryan McLeod	Ryan McLeod	Wayne Wakefield	Graphic Skills Racing	Ryan McLeod
					Matthew White	Wayne Wakefield	Graphic Skills Racing
					Ryan McLeod	Ryan McLeod	John Faulkner Racing
3	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	17–18 June	Craig Harris	Dean Canto	Dean Canto	Dean Canto Racing	Dean Canto
					Matthew White	Matthew White	Terry Wyhoon Racing
					Dean Canto	Dean Canto	Dean Canto Racing
4	Lakeside International Raceway	Brisbane, Queensland	5–6 August	David Besnard	David Besnard	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	David Besnard
					David Besnard	Dean Canto	Dean Canto Racing
					David Besnard	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing
5	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala, South Australia	26–27 August	David Besnard	David Besnard	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	David Besnard
					David Besnard	Dean Canto	Dean Canto Racing
					David Besnard	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing

Points system

Points were awarded for the top ten positions in each race on the following basis:

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

Series standings

Pos.	Driver	No.	EAS			PHI			ORA			LAK			MAL			Points
1	Dean Canto	45	3	2	1	5	4	2	1	3	1	3	1	10	2	1	2	229
2	Matthew White	76	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	1	Ret	5	4	2	3	2	3	198
3	Wayne Wakefield	97	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	5	3	Ret	8	2	2	4	5	5	4	164
4	Ryan McLeod	96	4	1	2	2	2	1	7	6	Ret	4	Ret	5	4	10	6	157
5	David Besnard	89										1	3	1	1	3	1	108
6	Craig Harris	30	Ret	DNS	DNS	4	DNS	4	2	4	10	Ret	8	Ret	6	4	5	87
7	Daniel Miller	84	7	9	8	7	7	13	6	Ret	3	8	6	6	Ret	DNS	7	72
8	Garry Holt	20	5	5	4	Ret	DNS	DNS	8	5	7	7	7	8	Ret	9	12	70
9	Mal Rose	44							4	2	Ret	9	5	3				54
10	Neil Schembri	36	6	4	5				11	9	5	10	12	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	43
11	Terry Wyhoon	125	8	7	9	12	Ret	6	10	11	6	DNS	9	7	7	11	DNS	43
12	Richard Mork	77	12	8	6				17	8	2	Ret	10	Ret	12	13	16	33
13	Rod Salmon	87	Ret	DNS	DNS	8	5	Ret	9	13	11	6	16	9	13	Ret	13	26
14	Chris Butler	127	Ret	DNS	DNS	6	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	4				Ret	Ret	8	24
15	Geoff Kendrick	92	9	6	7													16
16	Alan Heath	500													9	6	10	11
17	Craig Bastian	77/88				9	6	Ret				11	Ret	11				10
18	Tim Rowse	81	11	10	DNS	10	11	11	Ret	7	9	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	10
19	Peter Field	38	13	DNS	13	15	DNS	10							11	7	11	7
20	Ross Halliday	61	15	11	12	13	10	7	16	Ret	Ret	12	15	12	15	12	Ret	7
21	Bill Attard	37	Ret	DNS	DNS	14	9	8	15	12	12							6
22	Roger Hurd	37										14	14	14	14	8	9	6
23	Luke Sieders	56										11	Ret	11	8	DNS	DNS	4
24	Robert Smith	72	14	12	11	11	8	12	DNS	Ret	Ret				16	Ret	14	4
25	Bill Sieders	42	10	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	10	DNS	15	3
26	John Falk	56	16	13	14	Ret	Ret	9	14	Ret	DNS							2
27	Shane Howison	38							12	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS				1
Pos.	Driver	No.	EAS			PHI			ORA			LAK			MAL			Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

^ Bruce Moxon, Konica Kids, Motor Racing Australia No. 55, December 2000 / January 2001, pages 46-47
^ ^a ^b The V8 Lites Series 2000 Policies, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
^ 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group. 5–6 August 2000.

External links

Image of Dean Canton (Ford Falcon EL) at the opening round of the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series, speedcafe.com via web.archive.org

[1] Bruce Moxon, Konica Kids, Motor Racing Australia No. 55, December 2000 / January 2001, pages 46-47

[Policy-2] The V8 Lites Series 2000 Policies, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

[prog-3] 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group. 5–6 August 2000.

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