2000 Konica V8 Lites Series
# 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. 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. 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.

| 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 |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford EB Falcon Ford EL Falcon | 56 | John Falk | 1–3 |
| Sieders Racing Team | 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 |
| 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 25–26 March | | Matthew White | Ryan McLeod | John Faulkner Racing | Dean Canto |
| 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 25–26 March | | Ryan McLeod | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Dean Canto |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 6–7 May | Ryan McLeod | Ryan McLeod | Wayne Wakefield | Graphic Skills Racing | Ryan McLeod |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 6–7 May | | Matthew White | Wayne Wakefield | Graphic Skills Racing | Ryan McLeod |
| 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 6–7 May | | Ryan McLeod | Ryan McLeod | John Faulkner Racing | Ryan McLeod |
| 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 17–18 June | Craig Harris | Dean Canto | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Dean Canto |
| 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 17–18 June | | Matthew White | Matthew White | Terry Wyhoon Racing | Dean Canto |
| 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 17–18 June | | Dean Canto | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Dean Canto |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 5–6 August | David Besnard | David Besnard | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 5–6 August | | David Besnard | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | David Besnard |
| 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | 5–6 August | | David Besnard | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 26–27 August | David Besnard | David Besnard | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 26–27 August | | David Besnard | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | David Besnard |
| 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 26–27 August | | David Besnard | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | David Besnard |

## 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 | EAS | EAS | PHI | PHI | PHI | ORA | ORA | ORA | LAK | LAK | LAK | MAL | MAL | 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 | EAS | EAS | PHI | PHI | PHI | ORA | ORA | ORA | LAK | LAK | LAK | MAL | MAL | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
