# 2000 Australian Touring Car season

The 2000 Australian Touring Car season was the 41st year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Two major touring car categories raced in Australia during 2000, V8 Supercar and Super Touring. Between them there were 25 touring car race meetings held during 2000; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2000 Shell Championship Series (SCS), two of them endurance races; a five-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series (KLS), an eight-round series for Super Touring, the 2000/2001 Australian Super Touring Championship (ASTC), which spilled several weeks into 2001; and V8 Supercar support programme events at the 2000 Australian Grand Prix and 2000 Honda Indy 300.

## Results and standings
### Race calendar

The 2000 Australian touring car season consisted of 28 events.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / State | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
| 12 Feb | SCS Round 1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 9–11 Mar | Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown | Albert Park street circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 18–19 Mar | SCS Round 2 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 26 Mar | KLS Round 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 8–9 Apr | SCS Round 3 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 30 Apr | SCS Round 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 7 May | KLS Round 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Ryan McLeod | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VS Commodore | |
| 21 May | SCS Round 5 | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 28 May | ASTC Round 1 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 10–11 June | GMC 400 SCS Round 6 | Canberra Street Circuit | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Steven Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 18 Jun | KLS Round 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Dean Canto | Dean Canto Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 18 Jun | ASTC Round 2 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 2 Jul | SCS Round 7 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Craig Lowndes | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 9 Jul | ASTC Round 3 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 16 Jul | SCS Round 8 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 30 Jul | SCS Round 9 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 6 Aug | KLS Round 4 | Lakeside International Raceway | Brisbane, Queensland | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 20 Aug | SCS Round 10 | Calder Park Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Steven Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | |
| 27 Aug | KLS Round 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford EL Falcon | |
| 10 Sep | Queensland 500 SCS Round 11 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 8 Oct | SCS Round 12 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | |
| 14–15 Oct | FAI V8 Supercar Challenge | Surfers Paradise street circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | report |
| 29 Oct | ASTC Round 4 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 12 Nov | ASTC Round 5 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Adelaide, South Australia | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 19 Nov | FAI Bathurst 1000 SCS Round 13 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | report |
| 3 Dec | ASTC Round 6 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 28 Jan | ASTC Round 7 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | Owen Kelly | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |
| 11 Feb | ASTC Round 8 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | BMW 320i | |

### Hot Wheels V8 Supercar Showdown

This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 |
| Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 10 | 5 |
| Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| John Bowe | 60 | PAE Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Paul Morris | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| Tony Longhurst | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Steve Ellery | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 12 | 18 | 11 |
| Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | DNF | 12 |
| Rodney Forbes | 28 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 17 | 13 |
| Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 5 | 26 | 14 |
| Cameron McLean | 40 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 22 | 16 | 15 |
| Glenn Seton | 5 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 11 | 23 | 16 |
| Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| Dugal McDougall | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 16 | 27 | 19 |
| Greg Murphy | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | DNF | 25 | 20 |
| Steve Reed | 23 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 23 | 20 | 21 |
| Craig Baird | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | DNF | 22 |
| Sam Newman | 99 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | 19 | 21 | DNF |
| Brad Jones | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | DNF | 28 | DNF |
| Cameron McConville | 54 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 18 | 14 | DNF |
| Neil Crompton | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | 12 | DNF |
| Todd Kelly | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 24 | 15 | DNF |
| Steven Richards | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 13 | 9 | DNF |

### FAI V8 Supercar Challenge

This meeting was a support event of the 2000 Honda Indy 300.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Top Ten | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Points |
| Paul Radisich | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| Russell Ingall | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VT Commodore | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Craig Lowndes | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Jason Bargwanna | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| Mark Larkham | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VT Commodore | 3 | 3 | 4 | DNF | 26 |
| Tony Longhurst | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| Neil Crompton | 6 | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford AU Falcon | | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Craig Baird | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford AU Falcon | | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | 14 | 7 | DNF | 6 |
| Brad Jones | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | | 8 | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| Paul Morris | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VS Commodore | | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| Rodney Forbes | 28 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| Paul Weel | 43 | Paul Weel Racing | Ford AU Falcon | | 9 | DNF | DNS | 2 |
| Steve Reed | 23 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 |
| John Faulkner | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | Holden VT Commodore | | 26 | 14 | 11 | |
| Tyler Mecklem | 50 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden VT Commodore | | 20 | 15 | 13 | |
| Anthony Tratt | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Ford AU Falcon | | 19 | 16 | 14 | |
| John Bowe | 600 | PAE Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | | 25 | DNS | 15 | |
| Trevor Ashby | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VS Commodore | | 21 | 20 | 17 | |
| Paul Romano | 24 | Romano Racing | Holden VS Commodore | | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Rodney Crick | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden VT Commodore | | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
| Dugal McDougall | 16 | Perkins Engineering | Holden VT Commodore | | 12 | 19 | 20 | |
| Larry Perkins | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VS Commodore | | 17 | DNF | DNF | |
| Cameron McConville | 54 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VT Commodore | | 24 | 17 | DNF | |
| Christian D'Agostin | 99 | Motorsport Engineering Services | Holden VT Commodore | | 22 | DNF | DNS | |
| Steve Ellery | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 6 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| Greg Murphy | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 8 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| Steven Richards | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | 10 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |
| Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | | DNS | DNS | DNS | |