2000 Konica V8 Lites Series
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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.
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]
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 | ![]() |
All |
Harris Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 30 | ![]() |
All |
88 | ![]() |
4 | ||
Gearbox Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 36 | ![]() |
2 |
Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon |
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1, 3–5 | ||
Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 37 | ![]() |
1–3 |
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4–5 | |||
South Pacific Motor Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 38 | ![]() |
1–2, 5 |
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3–4 | |||
Sieders Racing Team | Ford EL Falcon | 42 | ![]() |
All |
Ford EB Falcon Ford EL Falcon |
56 | ![]() |
1–3 | |
Ford EL Falcon | ![]() |
4–5 | ||
Mal Rose Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 44 | ![]() |
3–4 |
Dean Canto Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 45 | ![]() |
All |
Daily Planet Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 47 | ![]() |
2 |
Trevor Crittenden Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 57 | ![]() |
1, 3–4 |
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5 | |||
Halliday Motor Sport | Ford EL Falcon | 61 | ![]() |
All |
Robert Smith Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 72 | ![]() |
1–3, 5 |
Terry Wyhoon Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 76 | ![]() |
All |
125 | ![]() |
All | ||
V8 Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 77 | ![]() |
1, 3–5 |
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2 | |||
Rowse Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 81 | ![]() |
All |
Miller Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 84 | ![]() |
All |
The Race Centre | Ford EL Falcon | 87 | ![]() |
All |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 89 | ![]() |
4–5 |
Geoff Kendrick | Holden VS Commodore | 92 | ![]() |
1 |
John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 96 | ![]() |
All |
Graphic Skills Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 97 | ![]() |
All |
Riverlea Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 127 | ![]() |
1–3, 5 |
Power Racing | Ford EL Falcon | 500 | ![]() |
5 |
Peter Hansen | Ford EL Falcon | 550 | ![]() |
3 |
The series was contested over five rounds. Each round comprised three races.
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 |
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