# 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500

The 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. It was held at the Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, in Queensland, Australia on 10 September 2000. The race was staged over 161 laps of the 3.12 kilometre circuit, a total distance of 502 kilometres. It was Round 11 of the 2000 Shell Championship Series and was the second Queensland 500.

## Top ten shootout

| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| Pole | 34 | Valvoline Cummins Repco Team | Garth Tander | Holden VT Commodore | 1:10.3858 |
| 2 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Russell Ingall | Holden VT Commodore | 1:10.4503 |
| 3 | 9 | Caltex Havoline Race Team | David Besnard | Ford AU Falcon | 1:10.5292 |
| 4 | 18 | Shell Helix Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford AU Falcon | 1:10.6578 |
| 5 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes | Holden VT Commodore | 1:10.7237 |
| 6 | 600 | Cat Racing | John Bowe | Ford AU Falcon | 1:10.8209 |
| 7 | 10 | Mitre 10 Ford Racing | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 1:10.8225 |
| 8 | 7 | KMart Racing | Greg Murphy | Holden VT Commodore | 1:11.1283 |
| 9 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.7440 |
| 10 | 43 | K&J Thermal Products Racing | Greg Crick | Ford AU Falcon | 1:11.8959 |

## Results

Results as follows:
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Series Points |
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife | Holden VT Commodore | 161 | 8 | 5 | 160 |
| 2 | 34 | Valvoline Cummins Repco Team | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna | Holden VT Commodore | 161 | 2 | 1 | 144 |
| 3 | 7 | KMart Racing | Steven Richards Greg Murphy | Holden VT Commodore | 161 | 5 | 8 | 136 |
| 4 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Russell Ingall Larry Perkins | Holden VT Commodore | 161 | 1 | 2 | 128 |
| 5 | 600 | Cat Racing | John Bowe Jim Richards | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 4 | 6 | 120 |
| 6 | 18 | Shell Helix Racing | Paul Radisich Cameron McLean | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 3 | 4 | 112 |
| 7 | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Glenn Seton Neil Crompton | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 10 | 9 | 104 |
| 8 | 9 | Caltex Havoline Race Team | Tony Longhurst David Besnard | Ford AU Falcon | 161 | 7 | 3 | 96 |
| 9 | 35 | Valvoline Cummins Repco Team | Greg Ritter Tim Leahey | Holden VT Commodore | 160 | 18 | | 88 |
| 10 | 4 | Pirtek Racing | Craig Baird Simon Wills | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 12 | | 80 |
| 11 | 76 | Challenge Recruitment Racing | Matthew White Terry Wyhoon | Holden VS Commodore | 160 | 20 | | 72 |
| 12 | 46 | Team Asia Online | John Faulkner Adam Macrow | Holden VT Commodore | 160 | 19 | | 64 |
| 13 | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Steven Ellery Paul Stokell | Ford AU Falcon | 160 | 13 | | 56 |
| 14 | 28 | Wynns Racing | Rodney Forbes John Cleland | Holden VT Commodore | 159 | 16 | | 48 |
| 15 | 55 | Autopro Racing | Cameron McConville Rod Nash | Holden VT Commodore | 157 | 25 | | 40 |
| 16 | 23 | Lansvale Smash Repairs Racing | Geoff Full Phillip Scifleet | Holden VS Commodore | 157 | 34 | | 32 |
| 17 | 26 | Team Gatorade Racing | Peter Doulman John Cotter | Holden VT Commodore | 157 | 26 | | 24 |
| 18 | 22 | Colorscan Motorsport | Rick Bates Brett Peters | Ford AU Falcon | 156 | 29 | | 16 |
| 19 | 20 | Eastern Creek Kart Racing | Garry Holt Garry Willmington | Ford EL Falcon | 154 | 37 | | 8 |
| 20 | 14 | IMS Imrie Motorsport | Daniel Miller Anthony Robson | Holden VT Commodore | 153 | 38 | | 4 |
| 21 | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano James Brock | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | 28 | | |
| 22 | 99 | Motorsport Engineering Racing | Derek Van Zelm Christian D'Agostin | Holden VT Commodore | 144 | 33 | | |
| 23 | 97 | Graphic Skills Racing | Wayne Wakefield Ryan McLeod | Holden VS Commodore | 135 | 35 | | |
| 24 | 50 | Ultratune TDK Valvoline Racing | Mick Donaher Tyler Mecklem | Holden VT Commodore | 130 | 21 | | |
| DNF | 43 | K&J Thermal Products Racing | Paul Weel Greg Crick | Ford AU Falcon | 150 | 9 | 10 | |
| DNF | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Nathan Pretty Todd Kelly | Holden VT Commodore | 142 | 14 | | |
| DNF | 75 | Toll Racing | Anthony Tratt Alan Jones | Ford AU Falcon | 115 | 31 | | |
| DNF | 12 | KMart Racing | Terry Finnigan Darren Hossack | Holden VT Commodore | 77 | 24 | | |
| DNF | 8 | Castrol Perkins Race Team | Luke Youlden Christian Murchison | Holden VT Commodore | 68 | 27 | | |
| DNF | 17 | Shell Helix Racing | Steven Johnson Dick Johnson | Ford AU Falcon | 67 | 11 | | |
| DNF | 10 | Mitre 10 Ford Racing | Mark Larkham Geoff Brabham | Ford AU Falcon | 49 | 6 | 7 | |
| DNF | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Dean Canto Neal Bates | Ford AU Falcon | 49 | 17 | | |
| DNF | 3 | Lansvale Smash Repairs Racing | Steve Reed Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore | 44 | 32 | | |
| DNF | 61 | 3M Racing | Ross Halliday Adam Wallis | Ford EL Falcon | 40 | 36 | | |
| DNF | 21 | Ozemail Internet Racing | Brad Jones Tomas Mezera | Ford AU Falcon | 35 | 22 | | |
| DNF | 16 | Pepsi-Cola Racing | Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke | Holden VT Commodore | 28 | 23 | | |
| DNF | 29 | Big Kev Racing / Team Nemo | Paul Morris Kevin Schwantz | Holden VT Commodore | 12 | 15 | | |
| DNF | 87 | Oneworld Hotel & Sports Centre | Rod Salmon Damien White | Ford AU Falcon | 1 | 30 | | |

## Statistics

* Provisional Pole Position - #11 Russell Ingall - 1:10.1840
* Pole Position - #34 Garth Tander - 1:10.3858
* Fastest Lap - #5 Glenn Seton - 1:11.4455
* Average Speed - 146.61 km/h