2000 Clipsal 500

The 2000 Clipsal 500 Adelaide was the second running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held form Friday 7 April until Sunday 9 April 2000. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 3 of the 2000 Shell Championship Series.

2000 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

Event Information
Round 3 of 13 in the 2000 Shell Championship Series
Date	7–9 April 2000
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine, thunderstorms during second race
Results
Race 1 Distance 78 laps 250 km Pole position Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:26.0315 Winner Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 2:09:49.8295
Race 2 Distance 78 laps 250 km Winner Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 2:16:09.1030
Round Results First Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 212 pts Second Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 188 pts Third Glenn Seton Ford Tickford Racing 176 pts

Format

The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, splits the 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometres races each held on a different day. Unlike the 1999 race the two races were no longer combined into a single timesheet. Points were still assigned separately to the races, and they combined to award a round result.

Official results

Garth Tander was the top pointscorer at the event driving this Holden Commodore VT. The car is pictured in 2018.

Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:^[1]

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.0315
2	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.1962
3	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.3731
4	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.7301
5	600	Briggs Motor Sport	John Bowe	Ford AU Falcon	1:26.7518
6	5	Ford Tickford Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	1:26.7958
7	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins	Holden VT Commodore	1:27.4627
8	35	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VT Commodore	1:27.6687
9	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	4:43.9422
10	7	Gibson Motorsport	Steven Richards	Holden VT Commodore	DNS

Leg 1

Results sourced from:^[2]

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Laps	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos
1	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	78	5	4
2	5	Ford Tickford Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	78	2	6
3	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VT Commodore	78	4	1
4	7	Gibson Motorsport	Steven Richards	Holden VT Commodore	78	9	10
5	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	78	1	9
6	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford AU Falcon	78	19
7	35	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VT Commodore	78	10	8
8	12	Gibson Motorsport	Greg Murphy	Holden VT Commodore	78	18
9	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford AU Falcon	78	13
10	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner	Holden VT Commodore	78	16
11	15	Holden Racing Team	Todd Kelly	Holden VT Commodore	78	24
12	600	Briggs Motor Sport	John Bowe	Ford AU Falcon	78	7	5
13	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Craig Baird	Ford AU Falcon	77	21
14	54	Rod Nash Racing	Cameron McConvlle	Holden VT Commodore	77	28
15	3	Lansvale Racing Team	Trevor Ashby	Holden VS Commodore	77	22
16	23	Lansvale Racing Team	Steve Reed	Holden VS Commodore	77	35
17	29	Paul Morris Motorsport	Paul Morris	Holden VS Commodore	77	26
18	16	McDougall Motorsport	Dugal McDougall	Holden VT Commodore	77	25
19	26	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	Holden VT Commodore	77	29
20	50	Clive Wiseman Racing	Michael Donaher	Holden VS Commodore	76	32
21	32	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Tomas Mezera	Holden VT Commodore	76	23
22	45	Dean Canto Racing	Dean Canto	Ford EL Falcon	76	39
23	22	Colourscan Racing	Matthew Coleman	Ford AU Falcon	76	36
24	39	Challenge Motorsport	Chris Smerdon	Holden VT Commodore	75	30
25	97	Graphic Skills Racing	Wayne Wakefield	Holden VS Commodore	74	DNQ
26	500	Power Racing	Alan Heath	Ford EL Falcon	74	37
27	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	74	11
28	20	Eastern Creek Karts	Garry Holt	Ford EL Falcon	73	38
29	75	Paul Little Racing	Anthony Tratt	Ford AU Falcon	72	34
DNF	40	Greenfield Mowers Racing	Cameron McLean	Ford AU Falcon	74	12
DNF	13	Bob Forbes Racing	Rodney Forbes	Holden VT Commodore	63	31
DNF	21	Brad Jones Racing	Brad Jones	Ford AU Falcon	56	20
NC	66	James Rosenberg Racing	Mark Poole	Holden VT Commodore	56	14
NC	6	Ford Tickford Racing	Neil Crompton	Ford AU Falcon	46	17
DNF	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins	Holden VT Commodore	37	8	7
DNF	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	34	6	3
DNF	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	32	3	2
NC	31	Steven Ellery Racing	Steve Ellery	Ford AU Falcon	28	15
DNF	24	Romano Racing	Paul Romano	Holden VS Commodore	27	33
DNF	43	Paul Weel Racing	Paul Weel	Ford AU Falcon	5	27

Leg 2

Results sourced from:^[3]

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Laps	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos	Leg 1
1	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	78	3	2	36
2	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VT Commodore	78	4	1	3
3	35	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VT Commodore	78	10	8	7
4	600	Briggs Motor Sport	John Bowe	Ford AU Falcon	78	7	5	12
5	12	Gibson Motorsport	Greg Murphy	Holden VT Commodore	78	18		8
6	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	78	6	3	35
7	5	Ford Tickford Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	78	2	6	2
8	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford AU Falcon	78	19		6
9	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	78	1	9	5
10	9	Stone Brothers Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford AU Falcon	78	13		9
11	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins	Holden VT Commodore	77	8	7	34
12	6	Ford Tickford Racing	Neil Crompton	Ford AU Falcon	77	17		33
13	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	77	11		27
14	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner	Holden VT Commodore	77	16		10
15	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Craig Baird	Ford AU Falcon	76	21		13
16	29	Paul Morris Motorsport	Paul Morris	Holden VS Commodore	76	26		17
17	7	Gibson Motorsport	Steven Richards	Holden VT Commodore	76	9	10	4
18	32	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Tomas Mezera	Holden VT Commodore	76	23		21
19	40	Greenfield Mowers Racing	Cameron McLean	Ford AU Falcon	76	12		30
20	50	Clive Wiseman Racing	Michael Donaher	Holden VS Commodore	75	32		20
21	39	Challenge Motorsport	Chris Smerdon	Holden VT Commodore	75	30		24
22	43	Paul Weel Racing	Paul Weel	Ford AU Falcon	75	27		38
23	3	Lansvale Racing Team	Trevor Ashby	Holden VS Commodore	74	22		15
24	75	Paul Little Racing	Anthony Tratt	Ford AU Falcon	74	34		29
25	45	Dean Canto Racing	Dean Canto	Ford EL Falcon	74	39		22
26	26	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	Holden VT Commodore	73	29		19
27	22	Colourscan Racing	Matthew Coleman	Ford AU Falcon	70	36		23
28	500	Power Racing	Alan Heath	Ford EL Falcon	70	37		26
DNF	15	Holden Racing Team	Todd Kelly	Holden VT Commodore	72	24		11
DNF	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	62	5	4	1
DNF	20	Eastern Creek Karts	Garry Holt	Ford EL Falcon	58	38		28
DNF	16	McDougall Motorsport	Dugal McDougall	Holden VT Commodore	55	25		18
DNF	54	Rod Nash Racing	Cameron McConvlle	Holden VT Commodore	39	28		14
DNF	13	Bob Forbes Racing	Rodney Forbes	Holden VT Commodore	31	31		31
DNF	66	James Rosenberg Racing	Mark Poole	Holden VT Commodore	19	14		32
DNF	31	Steven Ellery Racing	Steve Ellery	Ford AU Falcon	12	15		37
DNF	97	Graphic Skills Racing	Wayne Wakefield	Holden VS Commodore	10	DNQ		25
DNF	23	Lansvale Racing Team	Steve Reed	Holden VS Commodore	0	35		16
DNS	21	Brad Jones Racing	Brad Jones	Ford AU Falcon		20
DNS	24	Romano Racing	Paul Romano	Holden VS Commodore		33

Round results

Pos	No	Driver	Leg 1 Points	Leg 2 Points	Total Points
1	34	Garth Tander	68	144	212
2	35	Jason Bargwanna	52	136	188
3	5	Glenn Seton	72	104	176
4	12	Greg Murphy	48	120	168
5	2	Mark Skaife		160	160
6	600	John Bowe	32	128	160
7	17	Steven Johnson	56	96	152
8	18	Paul Radisich	60	88	148
9	9	Tony Longhurst	44	80	124
10	8	Russell Ingall		112	112
11	46	John Faulkner	40	48	88
12	7	Steven Richards	64	24	88
13	1	Craig Lowndes	80		80
14	11	Larry Perkins		72	72
15	4	Craig Baird	28	40	68
16	6	Neil Crompton		64	64
17	10	Mark Larkham		56	56
18	29	Paul Morris	12	32	44
19	15	Todd Kelly	36		36
20	54	Cameron McConville	24		24
21	3	Trevor Ashby	20		20
22	32	Tomas Mezera		16	16
23	23	Steve Reed	16		16
24	40	Cameron McLean		8	8
25	16	Dugal McDougall	8		8
26	50	Michael Donaher	2	4	6
27	26	Peter Doulman	4		4
28	39	Chris Smerdon
29	43	Paul Weel
30	75	Anthony Tratt
31	45	Dean Canto
32	22	Matthew Coleman
33	500	Alan Heath
34	97	Wayne Wakefield
35	20	Garry Holt
DNF	13	Rodney Forbes
DNF	66	Mark Poole
DNF	31	Steven Ellery
DNF	21	Brad Jones
DNF	24	Paul Romano

Statistics

• Provisional Position - #18 Paul Radisich - 1:25.0687
• Pole Position - #34 Garth Tander - 1:26.0315
• Fastest Lap - #34 Garth Tander - 1:27.0352

External links

• Official race results
• Official V8 Supercar website