Australian Speedway Masters Series
The Australian Speedway Masters Series (also known as the "Series 500") was an annual Motorcycle speedway series of races held each Australian speedway season between 1995 and 2000.
The first of its type for motorcycle speedway in Australia, the competition featured the best riders from Australia racing against the best riders from around the world.
Australian riders such as Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Craig Boyce, Ryan Sullivan, Todd Wiltshire, Shane Parker, Mick Poole and Glenn Doyle raced regularly against international riders Tony Rickardsson and Peter Karlsson (Sweden), Simon Wigg, Joe Screen, Kelvin Tatum and Mark Loram (England), Sam Ermolenko, Greg Hancock and Billy Hamill (USA), Piotr Świst (Poland) and Tomáš Topinka (Czech Republic).
After being run over 13 rounds in 1995, the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 saw the series run over 10 rounds, 1999 was run over 11 rounds and the final series in 2000 was run over 13 rounds. Events were run in the traditional 20 Heat format with Semi-finals and an "A Final".
Tracks used in the Masters Series included: Wayville Showground, Claremont Speedway, Olympic Park Speedway, Newcastle Motordrome, Gosford Speedway, Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Premier Speedway, Parramatta City Raceway, and the Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier.
The inaugural Series 500 meeting was run at the Bunbury Speedway in Western Australia and was won by multiple Long Track World Champion Simon Wigg who was right at home on the 530 metres (580 yards) long track. Bunbury also hosted Round 1 of the 1996 series and in a repeat of 1995 Simon Wigg emerged victorious.
Series 500 winners
| Year | No. of Rounds | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 1995[1] |  13 |
 Tony Rickardsson (197 pts) |
 Simon Wigg (193 pts) |
 Sam Ermolenko (189 pts) |
| 1996[2] | 10 |
Craig Boyce (162 pts) |
Sam Ermolenko (138 pts) |
Tony Rickardsson (136 pts) |
| 1997[3] | 10 |
Leigh Adams (194 pts) |
Craig Boyce (160 pts) |
Greg Hancock (128 pts) |
| 1998[4] | 10 |
Leigh Adams (139 pts) |
Ryan Sullivan (131 pts) |
Todd Wiltshire (126 pts) |
| 1999[5] | 10 |
Jason Crump (212 pts) |
Leigh Adams (168 pts) |
Todd Wiltshire (160 pts) |
| 2000[6] | 13 |
Leigh Adams (246 pts) |
Todd Wiltshire (195 pts) |
Billy Hamill (170 pts) |