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. Team Car No. Driver Round Eastern Creek Karts Ford EL Falcon 20 Garry Holt All Harris Racing Ford EL Falcon 30 Craig Harris All 88 Craig Bastian 4 Gearbox Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 36 Gary Quartly 2 Holden VS CommodoreFord EL Falcon Neil Schembri 1, 3–5 Scotty Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 37 Bill Attard 1–3 Roger Hurd 4–5 South Pacific Motor Racing Holden VS Commodore 38 Peter Field 1–2, 5 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 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 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 125 Terry Wyhoon All V8 Racing Holden VS Commodore 77 Richard Mork 1, 3–5 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

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