2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series

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The 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the fifth series held for second tier V8 Supercars. The season began on 22 February 2004 at Wakefield Park and finished on 22 August at Mallala Motor Sport Park. The season consisted of six rounds held across four different states, returning to Queensland for the first time since 2001.

The tightest series in the history of the second-tier V8 Supercar competition saw the point score tied at the end of the final race. Brad Jones Racing Ford driver, Andrew Jones was adjudged the series champion on a countback as he won Winton Motor Raceway and Eastern Creek Raceway rounds whereas rival Supercheap Auto Racing Ford driver Luke Youlden did not have a round win to his credit. The pointscore underlined the necessity of consistency in race results, Dick Johnson Racing Ford driver Owen Kelly took the most race wins for the season, seven in total, but did not figure in the final points, losing too many through poor results. Jones had two wins, Youlden just one. The remaining wins were scattered between Alan Gurr, Mal Rose, Lee Holdsworth, Kurt Wimmer and Wayne Wakefield, most of those through the benefit of reverse grid races with Greg Ritter taking two wins and the final round in a guest drive of the Speed FX Racing Falcon Brad Tilley had driven all season. New Zealander Mark Porter had his best series result (and also the best Holden), finishing third, 68 points behind the top two after taking one second and a pair of third during the season. José Fernández finished fourth in the series despite never finishing higher than fourth in a race.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series.

TeamCarNo.DriverRounds
Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones All
Howard Racing Ford AU Falcon 27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean All
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark HowardAll
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis6
83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Gordon2, 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill4, 6
Matthew White Racing Ford AU Falcon 28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew WhiteAll
Holden VX Commodore 76 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean WanlessAll
Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden All
Jay Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay VerdnikAll
Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Peters1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield26
80 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Olsen1, 34
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight5
91 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Deane36
Holden Young Lions Holden VX Commodore 46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso 12
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 46
96 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt WimmerAll
Rupprecht Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Rose1, 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen White3
89 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis15
90 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick5
Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford AU Falcon 56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin MundyAll
65 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus ZukanovicAll
Speed FX Racing Ford AU Falcon 60 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Tilley15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 6
Independent Race Cars Australia Holden VX Commodore 64 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto All
Rod Lynch Racing Ford AU Falcon 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary MacDonaldAll
Shane Beikoff Racing Ford AU Falcon 68 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff1, 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phill Foster2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong 45
Spiess Hecker Racing Holden VX Commodore 69 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones36
Robert Smith Racing Holden VX Commodore 70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 12
72 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth All
Perkins Engineering Holden VX Commodore 70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 6
Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly All
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández All
Sydney Star Racing Holden VX Commodore 98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant ElliottAll
Chance of a Lifetime Ford AU Falcon 110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Cartwright15
MSport Holden VX Commodore 111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter All
A.N.T. Racing Ford AU Falcon 300 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou26

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
12223 February Flag of New South Wales.svg Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr
21920 March Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly
31718 April Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
42930 May Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
534 July Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly
62122 August Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter

Results and standings

The season consisted of six rounds across three different states. Rounds 1 and 3–6 consisted of three races. The second race of each weekend saw the finishing order of race 1 reversed to form the grid, a 'reverse grid' race. Round 2 consisted of a pair of races. Points were awarded for all cars who finished each race in finishing order. Points may have been offered beyond the 30th position but at no point during the season did more than 30 cars finish a race. Round 2's pair of races carried 50% more points than a single race elsewhere in the season.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Rounds 1 & 3–6
Points
6462605856545250484644424038363432302826242220181614121086
Round 2
Points
96939087848178757269666360575451484542393633302724211815129

Drivers championship

Points table referenced, in part, as follows:

Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Pen.Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 194Ret12Ret1732222322320945
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 306375621614736Ret53630945
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Porter 11174197433Ret1115856610270877
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 8157208510114622778216840857
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Kelly 71Ret5221171Ret1511412420180830
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White282152324Ret5323Ret49452560827
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McLean 2731634362027204Ret12191314Ret32725
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 64998Ret1327Ret98661058121080714
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Elliott981112DNS12101310625312111412142390706
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary MacDonald6621211113111415141214Ret12179157130660
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Zukanovic651620910Ret17489Ret1191116415Ret0629
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield4062156211013Ret22217221200565
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth 7212136RetDNS28Ret10301Ret373811170560
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 70/461114RetDNS5115813Ret91250558
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy56102317RetRet1221121312232315111113100538
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis89/381561515121681321RetDNS17181516RetDNS0523
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kurt Wimmer96188DNSRetDNS9Ret1128Ret92417174110498
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay Verdnik321714151418209Ret2018DNS262014Ret16190478
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou300978Ret2019Ret101321101819Ret0468
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Howard372410182014241318261621DNSDNSDNS2517160432
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones69155714Ret171516222018150398
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Wanless7623Ret12Ret172617152481427RetDNS2122140394
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Tilley60221923Ret162319Ret174132019130393
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Scifleet 908Ret521811RetDNS1610160375
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Cartwright110DNSDNSDNS18202222162321182125Ret0276
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso 46252131190256
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill83/38229191624Ret1921120244
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Deane912518192724221826232324Ret0228
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Rose55201161819150218
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Olsen801417Ret1912Ret2917140206
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 601510184
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff681922212114170168
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Gordon831915Ret22200144
34 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong 6815RetDNS2510180128
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Peters401318140108
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 7079Ret0100
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phill Foster681719090
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 46Ret2Ret062
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Crick901423DNS058
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Halliday5516Ret051
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight801927Ret040
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen White5518RetDNS030
Pos.DriverNo. WAK
Flag of New South Wales.svg
ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
MAL
Flag of South Australia.svg
Pen.Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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