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	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
Gearbox Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon	36	Neil Schembri	1, 3-5
Scotty Taylor Racing	Holden VS Commodore	37	Bill Attard Roger Hurd	1-3 4-5
South Pacific Motor Racing	Holden VS Commodore	38	Peter Field Shane Howison	1-2, 5 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
Trevor Crittenden Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	57	Daniel Natoli Tim Toth
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	Craig Bastian Richard Mork	2 1, 3-5
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

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	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			Wayne Wakefield	Graphic Skills Racing	Ryan McLeod
						Wayne Wakefield	Graphic Skills Racing
						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

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	Dean Canto	3	2	1	5	4	2	1	3	1	3	1	10	2	1	2	229
2	Matthew White	2	3	3	3	3	3	5	1	Ret	5	4	2	3	2	3	198
3	Wayne Wakefield	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	5	3	Ret	8	2	2	4	5	5	4	164
4	Ryan McLeod	4	1	2	2	2	1	7	6	Ret	4	Ret	5	4	10	6	157
5	David Besnard										1	3	1	1	3	1	108
6	Craig Harris	Ret	DNS	DNS	4	DNS	4	2	4	10	Ret	8	Ret	6	4	5	87
7	Daniel Miller	7	9	8	7	7	13	6	Ret	3	8	6	6	Ret	DNS	7	72
8	Garry Holt	5	5	4	Ret	DNS	DNS	8	5	7	7	7	8	Ret	9	12	70
9	Mal Rose							4	2	Ret	9	5	3				54
10	Neil Schembri	6	4	5				11	9	5	10	12	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	43
10	Terry Wyhoon	8	7	9	12	Ret	6	10	11	6	DNS	9	7	7	11	DNS	43
12	Richard Mork	12	8	6				17	8	2	Ret	10	Ret	12	13	16	33
13	Rod Salmon	Ret	DNS	DNS	8	5	Ret	9	13	11	6	16	9	13	Ret	13	26
14	Chris Butler	Ret	DNS	DNS	6	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	4				Ret	Ret	8	24
15	Geoff Kendrick	9	6	7													16
16	Alan Heath													9	6	10	11
17	Craig Bastian				9	6	Ret				11	Ret	11				10
17	Tim Rowse	11	10	DNS	10	11	11	Ret	7	9	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	10
19	Peter Field	13	DNS	13	15	DNS	10							11	7	11	7
19	Ross Halliday	15	11	12	13	10	7	16	Ret	Ret	12	15	12	15	12	Ret	7
21	Bill Attard	Ret	DNS	DNS	14	9	8	15	12	12							6
21	Roger Hurd										14	14	14	14	8	9	6
23	Luke Sieders										11	Ret	11	8	DNS	DNS	4
23	Robert Smith	14	12	11	11	8	12	DNS	Ret	Ret				16	Ret	14	4
25	Bill Sieders	10	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	10	DNS	15	3
26	John Falk	16	13	14	Ret	Ret	9	14	Ret	DNS							2
27	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
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 participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

References

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

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