2000 Elite League speedway season

Season summary

In 2000, the league decreased to nine teams with the Hull Vikings dropping back down to the Premier League after just one season. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.

Eastbourne Eagles claimed the millennium season league title but only finished two points clear of King's Lynn Knights. Martin Dugard topped scored for the Eagles but was well supported by their new signing Joe Screen from Hull Vikings. Three other English riders finished with averages in excess of 7 which was the crucial difference during the season. They were David Norris, Paul Hurry and Dean Barker. The King's Lynn Australian pairing of Leigh Adams and Jason Crump topped the league averages but did not have the back up that Eastbourne relied on. King's Lynn gained consolation when winning the Knockout Cup.

Final table

Oxford v Belle Vue not held.

'A' Fixtures

'B' Fixtures

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 62nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg Leigh Adams 14 Jason Crump 11 John Cook 11 Craig Boyce 8 Tom P. Madsen 6 Steve Masters 5 Travis McGowan 4 Lee Richardson 11 Greg Hancock 10 Billy Hamill 9 Scott Robson 2 Shaun Tacey 0 Stuart Robson 0 John Jørgensen 0

Second leg Billy Hamill 11 Greg Hancock 10 Scott Robson 9 Lee Richardson 6 Shaun Tacey 6 Stuart Robson 6 John Jørgensen R/R Leigh Adams 11 Jason Crump 8 John Cook 9 Craig Boyce 7 Tom P. Madsen 3 Steve Masters 2 Travis McGowan 2

King's Lynn Knights were declared Knockout Cup Champions, on aggregate score 100-80.

Craven Shield

Anglia

Midland

South

Final

Riders' Championship

Ryan Sullivan won the Elite League Riders' Championship, held at the Brandon Stadium on 21 October.

Leading final averages

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

• 8.34
• 7.02
• 7.00
• 6.45
• 6.20
• 6.20
• 5.78
• 5.58
• 5.37
• 5.38
• 4.64
• 3.76
• 2.20

Coventry

• 9.00
• 8.77
• 7.63
• 5.35
• 5.34
• 5.30
• 5.26
• 4.56

Eastbourne

• 9.67
• 8.82
• 7.73
• 7.34
• 7.20
• 7.02
• 5.73
• 2.89

Ipswich

• 9.57
• 9.52
• 6.53
• 6.51
• 6.13
• 4.65
• 4.15
• 3.51
• 3.46

King's Lynn

• 10.17
• 10.15
• 7.98
• 6.86
• 6.57
• 5.88
• 4.40
• 4.14

Oxford

• 8.24
• 7.97
• 7.36
• 6.93
• 5.49
• 5.27
• 4.57
• 4.54
• 4.26

Peterborough

• 9.18
• 8.69
• 6.85
• 6.84
• 5.92
• 5.82
• 5.67
• 5.46
• 4.50
• 4.47

Poole

• 10.10
• 8.57
• 7.60
• 7.21
• 5.17
• 4.26
• 3.41
• 1.28

Wolverhampton

• 8.32
• 7.94
• 7.75
• 7.48
• 5.79
• 5.55
• 3.72

References

References

1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. "2000 league tables". Speedway GB.
3. "Eastbourne".
4. "2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
5. "2000 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
6. "Coventry Bees 2000 season".
7. "2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
8. "2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
9. "2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
10. "2000 Elite League Riders Championship".