2000 Australian Sports Sedan Championship

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The 2000 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for drivers of Sports Sedans. [1] The title, which was the sixteenth Australian Sports Sedan Championship, [2] was won by Kerry Baily, driving a Nissan 300ZX.

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The championship was contested over a five-round series. [3]

RoundCircuitStateDateFormatRound winnerCar
1 Oran Park [4] New South Wales 16 April [5] Three races [4] Kerry Baily [4] Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet [4]
2 Winton Motor Raceway [6] Victoria 4 June [6] Three races [6]
3 Mallala Motor Sport Park [7] South Australia 9 July [7] Three races [7] Kerry Baily [7] Nissan 300ZX [7] Chevrolet
4 Oran Park [8] New South Wales 10 September [8] Three races [8] Tony Ricciardello [8] Alfa Romeo GTV Chevrolet [5]
5 Sandown International Motor Raceway [3] Victoria 8 October [3] Two races [5]

Championship results

Position [9] Driver [9] No. [5] Car [5] Entrant [5] Points [9]
1Kerry Baily28 Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet Kerry Baily256
2 Tony Ricciardello 1 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet Basil Ricciardello248
3Ivan Mikac42 Mazda RX-7 Ivan Mikac202
4Des Wall20 Toyota Supra Chevrolet Des Wall196
5 Darren Hossack 4 Saab 900 Aero Chevrolet John Gourlay180
6Tony Wilson27 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet Anthony Wilson136
7Grant Munday14 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet Mike Imrie116
8Phil Crompton49 Ford EB Falcon Phil Crompton115
9Bob Jolly3 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet Bob Jolly111
10Dean Randle33 Saab 900 Aero Chevrolet Dean Randle93
11Barry Jameson45 Ford EF Falcon Chevrolet Barry Jameson81
12Mick Monterosso2 Ford Escort Mk.II Chevrolet Mick Monterosso71
13Richard Catchlove13 Mazda RX-7 Richard Catchlove68
14Bruce de Boo44 Mazda RX-7 Bruce de Boo64
15Mark Duggan11 Holden Calibra Chevrolet Mark Duggan57
16Stephen Voight38
45
Honda Prelude Chevrolet
Ford EF Falcon Chevrolet [10]
Stephen Voight
Barry Jameson [10]
55
17Daniel Jameson45 Ford EF Falcon Chevrolet Barry Jameson50
18Peter Elvey18 Ford Escort  45
19Brian Walden12 Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet Garth Walden44
20Ron O'Brien18 Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV Chevrolet O'Brien Aluminium41
21Kevin Clark16 Ford Mustang Kevin Clark36
Ron Newbound81 Mazda RX-7 Ron Newbound36
23Lee Nicholle110 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Lee Nicholle35
24Ken House30 Ford Escort Ken House32
25Trent Young41 Toyota Levin Trent Young27
26Jeff Barnes6 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Chevrolet Barnes High Performance26
27Norm Stokes24 Mazda RX-7  24
28Darryl Knuckey70 Ford Capri Darryl Knuckey21
29Mark Stinson7
13
Ford Falcon
Holden Calibra Chevrolet
Barry Morcom
Mark Stinson
16
30Paul Dibb8 Nissan Pulsar EXA  14
31Tony Hubbard25 Holden Calibra Tony Hubbard12
32Robert Smith72 Holden VS Commodore Smiths Trucks Pty Ltd9
33John Cook25 Mazda RX-7 John Cook8
Stephen Vines31 Ford TC Cortina Joe Pirotta8
35Bill Martin70 Mazda RX-7  7
Milton Serefis5 Holden VS Commodore Milton Serefis7
37Mark Smith29 Holden Gemini Mark Smith6
Dean Camm33 Honda Prelude Dean Camm6
Mike Roddy34 Jaguar XJ-S Mike Roddy6

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References

  1. Specific Conditions, 2000 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 7-11
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-10
  3. 1 2 3 AIR LIQUIDE NAMED FOR NATIONAL SPORTS SEDAN CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN, www.life.com.au as archived at web.archive.org on 7 April 2001
  4. 1 2 3 4 Dream Debut for Bailey's 300ZX, Australian Auto Action, 28 April – 4 May 2000, page 31
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 9 September 2014
  6. 1 2 3 Ricciardello goes two-up at wet Winton, Australian Auto Action, 21–27 July 2000, page 31
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Bailey beats Hossack to Mallala win, Australian Auto Action, 4–10 August 2000, page 32
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ricciardello back in contention, Australian Auto Action, 3–9 November 2000, page 37
  9. 1 2 3 Series Point Score, Final Pointscore, after round 5 Sandown – retrieved from www.life.com.au circa October 2000 – page no longer available
  10. 1 2 News – Friday, June 09, 2000, www.life.com.au as archived at web.archive.org on 7 April 2001