2000 Konica V8 Lites Series

April 2014 April 2026 Konica V8 Lites Series Konica V8 Supercar Series 2000 none Parent series:V8 Supercars 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.Bruce Moxon, Konica Kids, Motor Racing Australia No. 55, December 2000 / January 2001, pages 46-47 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.The V8 Lites Series 2000 Policies, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org Eligible models were Ford and Holden vehicles up to, but not including, the Ford AU Falcon and the Holden VT Commodore. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series.5–6 August 2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series Round 4 Lakeside International Raceway Chevron Publishing Group Hornsby Team Car No. Driver Round Eastern Creek Karts Ford EL Falcon 20 AUS Garry Holt All Harris Racing Ford EL Falcon 30 AUS Craig Harris All 88 AUS Craig Bastian 4 Gearbox Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 36 AUS Gary Quartly 2 Holden VS CommodoreFord EL Falcon AUS Neil Schembri 1, 3–5 Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 37 AUS Bill Attard 1–3 AUS Roger Hurd 4–5 South Pacific Motor Racing Holden VS Commodore 38 AUS Peter Field 1–2, 5 AUS Shane Howison 3–4 Sieders Racing Team Ford EL Falcon 42 AUS Bill Sieders All Ford EB Falcon Ford EL Falcon 56 AUS John Falk 1–3 Ford EL Falcon AUS Luke Sieders 4–5 Mal Rose Racing Holden VS Commodore 44 AUS Mal Rose 3–4 Dean Canto Racing Ford EL Falcon 45 AUS Dean Canto All Daily Planet Racing Holden VS Commodore 47 AUS John Trimbole 2 Trevor Crittenden Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 57 AUS Daniel Natoli 1, 3–4 AUS Tim Toth 5 Halliday Motor Sport Ford EL Falcon 61 AUS Ross Halliday All Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 72 AUS Robert Smith 1–3, 5 Terry Wyhoon Racing Holden VS Commodore 76 AUS Matthew White All 125 AUS Terry Wyhoon All V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77 AUS Richard Mork 1, 3–5 AUS Craig Bastian 2 Rowse Motorsport Holden VP Commodore 81 AUS Tim Rowse All Miller Racing Holden VS Commodore 84 AUS Daniel Miller All The Race Centre Ford EL Falcon 87 AUS Rod Salmon All Stone Brothers Racing Ford EL Falcon 89 AUS David Besnard 4–5 Geoff Kendrick Holden VS Commodore 92 AUS Geoff Kendrick 1 John Faulkner Racing Holden VS Commodore 96 AUS Ryan McLeod All Graphic Skills Racing Holden VS Commodore 97 AUS Wayne Wakefield All Riverlea Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 127 AUS Chris Butler 1–3, 5 Power Racing Ford EL Falcon 500 AUS Alan Heath 5 Peter Hansen Ford EL Falcon 550 AUS 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 New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 25–26 March AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing AUS Dean Canto AUS Matthew White AUS Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing 2 Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 6–7 May AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Matthew White AUS Wayne Wakefield Graphic Skills Racing AUS Ryan McLeod AUS Ryan McLeod John Faulkner Racing 3 New South Wales Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 17–18 June AUS Craig Harris AUS Dean Canto AUS Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing AUS Dean Canto AUS Matthew White AUS Matthew White Terry Wyhoon Racing AUS Dean Canto AUS Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing 4 Queensland Lakeside International Raceway Brisbane, Queensland 5–6 August AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard AUS Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing 5 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 26–27 August AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing AUS David Besnard AUS David Besnard AUS Dean Canto Dean Canto Racing AUS David Besnard AUS 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. EASNew South Wales PHIVictoria ORANew South Wales LAKQueensland MALSouth Australia Points 1 AUS Dean Canto 45 3 2 1 5 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 10 2 1 2 229 2 AUS Matthew White 76 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 Ret 5 4 2 3 2 3 198 3 AUS Wayne Wakefield 97 1 Ret Ret 1 1 5 3 Ret 8 2 2 4 5 5 4 164 4 AUS Ryan McLeod 96 4 1 2 2 2 1 7 6 Ret 4 Ret 5 4 10 6 157 5 AUS David Besnard 89 1 3 1 1 3 1 108 6 AUS Craig Harris 30 Ret DNS DNS 4 DNS 4 2 4 10 Ret 8 Ret 6 4 5 87 7 AUS Daniel Miller 84 7 9 8 7 7 13 6 Ret 3 8 6 6 Ret DNS 7 72 8 AUS Garry Holt 20 5 5 4 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 7 7 7 8 Ret 9 12 70 9 AUS Mal Rose 44 4 2 Ret 9 5 3 54 10 AUS Neil Schembri 36 6 4 5 11 9 5 10 12 DNS Ret DNS DNS 43 11 AUS Terry Wyhoon 125 8 7 9 12 Ret 6 10 11 6 DNS 9 7 7 11 DNS 43 12 AUS Richard Mork 77 12 8 6 17 8 2 Ret 10 Ret 12 13 16 33 13 AUS Rod Salmon 87 Ret DNS DNS 8 5 Ret 9 13 11 6 16 9 13 Ret 13 26 14 AUS Chris Butler 127 Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 4 Ret Ret 8 24 15 AUS Geoff Kendrick 92 9 6 7 16 16 AUS Alan Heath 500 9 6 10 11 17 AUS Craig Bastian 77/88 9 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 10 18 AUS Tim Rowse 81 11 10 DNS 10 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 10 19 AUS Peter Field 38 13 DNS 13 15 DNS 10 11 7 11 7 20 AUS Ross Halliday 61 15 11 12 13 10 7 16 Ret Ret 12 15 12 15 12 Ret 7 21 AUS Bill Attard 37 Ret DNS DNS 14 9 8 15 12 12 6 22 AUS Roger Hurd 37 14 14 14 14 8 9 6 23 AUS Luke Sieders 56 11 Ret 11 8 DNS DNS 4 24 AUS Robert Smith 72 14 12 11 11 8 12 DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 4 25 AUS Bill Sieders 42 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 DNS 15 3 26 AUS John Falk 56 16 13 14 Ret Ret 9 14 Ret DNS 2 27 AUS Shane Howison 38 12 10 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 Pos. Driver No. EASNew South Wales PHIVictoria ORANew South Wales LAKQueensland MALSouth Australia Points See also 2000 Australian Touring Car season References 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 Konica Category:Supercars Development Series