# 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series

The 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the third series held for second tier V8 Supercar teams. The series began on 31 March 2002 at Wakefield Park and finished on 4 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park having been contested over five rounds held across three different states.
The series was dominated by Paul Dumbrell who won twelve races during the course of the 15 race series. Dumbrell finished 484 points clear of the only other driver to win more than one race, Dale Brede.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2002 Konica V8 Supercar Series.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 13 | Steve Owen | 2–5 |
| Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 20 | Andrew Jones | 4 |
| Terry Wyhoon Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 25 | Terry Wyhoon | All |
| M3 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | Bob McDonald | All |
| Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 30 | Bob Thorn | 1 |
| Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 30 | Luke Youlden | 2, 5 |
| South Pacific Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 38 | Mathew Hunt | 1–3 |
| Craig Bastian | Ford Falcon (EL) | 47 | Craig Bastian | 1–3 |
| Michael Simpson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 56 | Kevin Mundy | All |
| Michael Simpson Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 93 | Michael Simpson | All |
| Michael Simpson Racing | Ford Falcon (EL) | 94 | Mark Howard | All |
| Motorsport Engineering Services | Holden Commodore (VT) | 58 | Derek van Zelm | 1–2 |
| Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 61 | Ross Halliday | All |
| Halliday Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 161 | Greg Crick | All |
| Independent Race Cars Australia | Holden Commodore (VX) | 64 | Paul Dumbrell | All |
| Shane Beikoff Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 68 | Shane Beikoff | 1, 3, 5 |
| Shane Beikoff Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 68 | Phill Foster | 2, 4 |
| CarTrek Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) Holden Commodore (VX) | 69 | Robert Jones | 1–2, 4–5 |
| CarTrek Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 79 | Paul Freestone | 4 |
| Graphic Skills Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 70 | David Skillender | 5 |
| Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 72 | Robert Smith | All |
| TanderSport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 74 | Leanne Ferrier | 1, 3–5 |
| Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 76 | Matthew White | All |
| Matthew White Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 90 | Michael Turner | All |
| V8 Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 77 | Richard Mork | 1, 3–4 |
| MSport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 78 | Mark Porter | All |
| The Race Centre | Ford Falcon (AU) | 87 | Rod Salmon | 1–2 |
| Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 88 | Craig Harris | All |
| Harris Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 89 | Dale Brede | All |
| Phoenix Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 95 | Ron Searle | All |
| Sydney Star Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 98 | Grant Elliott | All |
| AJG Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 99 | Wesley May | 1–3 |
| MoPro | Ford Falcon (EL) | 110 | Grant Johnson | All |
| Clyde Lawrence Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 140 | Clyde Lawrence | 1–2, 4–5 |
| A.N.T. Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 300 | Tony Evangelou | 2, 4 |

## Race calendar

| Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver |
| 1 | 30–31 March | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Dale Brede |
| 2 | 4–5 May | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Paul Dumbrell |
| 3 | 15–16 June | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Dumbrell |
| 4 | 6–7 July | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Paul Dumbrell |
| 5 | 3–4 August | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | Paul Dumbrell |

## Points system

The season consisted of five rounds across three different states. Each round consisted of three races. Points were awarded for the first 32 positions at each race but at no race during the series did more than 22 cars finish. The third race of a race weekend carried approximately 50% more points than each of the first two races.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd |
| Race 1/2 Points | 80 | 64 | 51 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Race 3 Points | 120 | 96 | 77 | 62 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |

## Series standings

Points table referenced, in part, as follows:
| Pos. | Driver | No. | WAK | WAK | WAK | PHI | PHI | PHI | ORA | ORA | ORA | WIN | WIN | WIN | MAL | MAL | MAL | Points |
| 1 | Paul Dumbrell | 64 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1322 |
| 2 | Dale Brede | 89 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 3 | 838 |
| 3 | Greg Crick | 161 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 753 |
| 4 | Steve Owen | 13 | | | | 10 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 579 |
| 5 | Mark Porter | 78 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 22 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 556 |
| 6 | Craig Harris | 88 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | DNS | 519 |
| 7 | Matthew White | 76 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 504 |
| 8 | Grant Elliot | 98 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 477 |
| 9 | Ron Searle | 95 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 387 |
| 10 | Grant Johnson | 110 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 377 |
| 11 | Ross Halliday | 61 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 357 |
| 12 | Kevin Mundy | 56 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | DNS | DNS | 307 |
| 13 | Luke Youlden | 30 | | | | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 287 |
| 14 | Michael Turner | 90 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 21 | 10 | DNS | 15 | 17 | 284 |
| 15 | Terry Wyhoon | 25 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 20 | 7 | 9 | DNS | 23 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 14 | 255 |
| 16 | Mark Howard | 94 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 226 |
| 17 | Shane Beikoff | 68 | 19 | 13 | 12 | | | | 16 | 13 | 14 | | | | 17 | 14 | 16 | 193 |
| 18 | Leanne Ferrier | 74 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 9 | Ret | DNS | 18 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 7 | 182 |
| 19 | Clyde Lawrence | 140 | 21 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 17 | | | | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 181 |
| 20 | Robert Jones | 69 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | | | | 6 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 176 |
| 21 | Michael Simpson | 93 | 5 | 12 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 163 |
| 22 | Bob McDonald | 26 | 22 | 20 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 18 | 156 |
| 23 | Robert Smith | 72 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 17 | 19 | Ret | DNS | 19 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 139 |
| 24 | Mathew Hunt | 38 | 15 | DNS | 10 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 12 | 18 | | | | | | | 131 |
| 25 | Richard Mork | 77 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | Ret | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | | | | 120 |
| 26 | Craig Bastian | 47 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 8 | 20 | 18 | 10 | Ret | 11 | | | | | | | 118 |
| 27 | Rod Salmon | 87 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 28 | Phill Foster | 68 | | | | Ret | 16 | 14 | | | | 15 | 19 | 20 | | | | 98 |
| 29 | Andrew Jones | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 9 | 7 | | | | 83 |
| 30 | Tony Evangelou | 300 | | | | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | 72 |
| 31 | Wesley May | 99 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 17 | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 69 |
| 32 | Paul Freestone | 79 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 13 | 17 | | | | 66 |
| 33 | Derek van Zelm | 58 | Ret | 18 | 11 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 34 | Bob Thorn | 30 | 11 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| – | David Skillender | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | WAK | WAK | WAK | PHI | PHI | PHI | ORA | ORA | ORA | WIN | WIN | WIN | 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) |