# 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.

## 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
### Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:
| 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:
| 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:
| 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