2004 Days of Thunder season

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The 2004 Days of Thunder season was the fourth season of United Kingdom-based NASCAR style stock car racing, originally known as ASCAR. For this season the Days of Thunder brand was adopted entirely in place of the ASCAR name having been introduced as a promotional brand the previous season.

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Teams and drivers

2004 Champion Stevie Hodgson. Stevie Hodgson 24 Monopoly Chevrolet Rockingham 2004 (cropped).jpg
2004 Champion Stevie Hodgson.
TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Kidd-Richardson Racing Chevrolet 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun RichardsonAll
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 'Skid Carrera'All
Team Turn Four Ford 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Speak 4
Chevrolet 42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins All
24:7 Motorsport Chevrolet 7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike LuckAll
Team West-Tec Chevrolet 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris CookeAll
28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael VergersAll
Pontiac 88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli PlayleAll
TorqueSpeed Chevrolet 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robinson1
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Dance 1
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony SwanAll
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson5
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr.5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Willis1
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Harris 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Gray1
Ford 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 5
Chevrolet 17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony King2
Team HTML Pontiac 4
68 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Speak1
69 Flag of France.svg Thierry Haenel1
Fast Tec Motorsport Pontiac 12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Proctor All
Renegade Racing Chevrolet 19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Jon HigginsAll
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve HobdayAll
Intersport Racing Pontiac 33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter FaldingAll
Steward Racing Ford 75 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John StewardAll
Team Catchpole Racing Chevrolet 77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Weaver5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Gray1
CWS Racing Chevrolet 78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White 5
85 Flag of Ireland.svg Malcolm CleinAll

Race calendar

All races were held at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The season consisted of six meetings of two races taking place on the first Sunday of each month from May to October. The grid for the opening race of each meeting was set by a qualifying session with the second race grid being set by the finishing order of the first.

RoundDatePole positionFastest lapLed most lapsWinning driverWinning team
1R12 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CWS Racing
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CWS Racing
2R36 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Turn Four
R4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Vergers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Vergers Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Vergers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team West-Tec
3R54 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Willis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TorqueSpeed
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Steward Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steward Racing
4R71 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team West-Tec
R8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TorqueSpeed
5R95 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TorqueSpeed
R10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CWS Racing
6R113 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TorqueSpeed
R12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TorqueSpeed

Final points standings

PosDriverR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stevie Hodgson25*631*4*23*1*9*2*3*2010
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Steward447751*101313136111720
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Richardson111521121058665351645
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins 53*1*EX76947711191610
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Proctor 368616121371511981607
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Mickel 12DNS45*32*3*21064*DNS1567
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oli Playle10DNS17443*1*15*317174*1561
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Swan6*2*201519DNS45238161525
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Vergers161231*12*1920DNS88521499
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin White 1*1*2202718DNS4*1*WDWD1383
11 Flag of Ireland.svg Malcolm Clein131416142216141191213121379
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony King71111166181912201818181356
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Luck151012191814158171915101354
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Falding1713991513119192120171352
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian McKellar Jr.18DNS51751*162*1*1*1346
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 'Skid Carrera'147181017172217111514131345
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Jon Higgins20DNS108131521145101291331
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Cooke19171521110610122021DNS1311
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Hobday991918141117DNS181619141226
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Weaver22161311202121141071087
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Speak 21DNS8812DSQ1447*61063
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Gray16181615420
23 Flag of France.svg Thierry Haenel88280
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Willis99270
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Dance 716256
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Harris 1413232
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robinson2120177