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The 2004 V8 Supercar season was the 45th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

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There were 21 touring car race meetings held during 2004; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series (VCS), two of them endurance races; a six-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series (KVS) along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2004 Australian touring car season consisted of 21 events.

DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
22 Feb KVS Round 1 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales Alan Gurr Robert Smith Racing Holden VX Commodore
4–6 Mar Netspace V8 Supercars Albert Park street circuit Melbourne, Victoria Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden VY Commodore report
19–20 Mar KVS Round 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia Owen Kelly Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon
Clipsal 500 VCS Round 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon
3–4 Apr VCS Round 2 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Rick Kelly K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore
18 Apr KVS Round 3 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon
1–2 MayPlacemakers V8 International VCS Round 3 Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe, New Zealand Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden VY Commodore
22–23 May VCS Round 4 Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore
30 May KVS Round 4 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon
12–13 Jun VB 400 VCS Round 5 Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden VY Commodore
3–4 Jul KVS Round 5 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland Owen Kelly Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon
VCS Round 6 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon
24–25 Jul VCS Round 7 Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VY Commodore
14–15 Aug VCS Round 8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon
22 Aug KVS Round 6 Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia Greg Ritter Speed FX Racing Ford AU Falcon
11–12 Sep Betta Electrical Sandown 500 VCS Round 9 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Marcos Ambrose
Greg Ritter
Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon report
9–10 OctKonica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales Matthew White Matthew White Racing Ford AU Falcon report
Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 VCS Round 10 Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly
K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore report
23–24 Oct Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge VCS Round 11 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland Greg Murphy K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore
12–14 Nov Falken Tasmania Challenge VCS Round 12 Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon
4–5 Dec BigPond Grand Finale VCS Round 13 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon

Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series

Netspace V8Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.

DriverNo.TeamCarShootoutRace 1GP 100Race 3Points
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden VY Commodore 3211190
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY Commodore 5422182
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 34 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VY Commodore 6343182
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 51 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 1134178
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 10 Larkham Motor Sport Ford BA Falcon 755164
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 22 Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 99612144
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson 17 Dick Johnson Racing Ford BA Falcon 1397140
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery 31 Supercheap Auto Racing Ford BA Falcon 12109136
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 29 Paul Morris Motorsport Holden VY Commodore 151113120
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcos Ambrose 1 Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon 46DNF6108
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 8 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VX Commodore 171515104
Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills 44 Team Dynamik Holden VY Commodore 1087DNF102
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards 3 Tasman Motorsports Holden VX Commodore 20181494
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville 33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VY Commodore 118DNF94
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 16 Paul Weel Racing Holden VY Commodore DNF12892
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 9 Stone Brothers Racing Ford BA Falcon DNF131086
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 88 Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon 85DNF1984
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe 12 Brad Jones Racing Ford BA Falcon 10DNF1680
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 18 Dick Johnson Racing Ford BA Falcon 23191878
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 6 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 19DNF1172
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 5 Ford Performance Racing Ford BA Falcon 18212472
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 2 Holden Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 21614DNF72
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Tratt 75 Paul Little Racing Holden VY Commodore 1420DNF64
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 21 Brad Jones Racing Ford BA Falcon DNF172058
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Longhurst 7 Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY Commodore 2116DNF58
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom 20 Larkham Motor Sport Ford BA Falcon 24DNF2142
Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 77 Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford BA Falcon 22DNF2342
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 23 WPS Racing Ford BA Falcon 26DNF2236
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 14 Team Kiwi Racing Holden VY Commodore DNFDNF1732
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Brede 45 Team Dynamik Holden VY Commodore 25DNFDNS16
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 15 K-Mart Racing Team Holden VY Commodore 7DNFDNSDNS

V8 Supercar Championship Series

Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge

This race was a support event of the 2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000. [1]

DriverNo.TeamCarGridRace
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew White 28Matthew White Racing Ford AU Falcon 31
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr 72 Robert Smith Racing Holden VX Commodore 52
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 83 Howard Racing Ford AU Falcon 83
Flag of Australia (converted).svg José Fernández 81 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 74
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Evangelou 300ANT Racing Ford AU Falcon 95
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis 66 Rod Lynch Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 126
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil McFadyen 76 WPS Racing Ford AU Falcon 147
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jay Verdnik 32Jay Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 158
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron McGill 27 Howard Racing Ford AU Falcon 199
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Howard 37Howard Racing Ford AU Falcon 1810
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Jones 69Spiess Heckler Racing Holden VX Commodore 1311
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Zukanovic 65 Paul Cruikshank Racing Ford AU Falcon 1112
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Eggleston 38Eggleston Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 1613
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 60 Speed FX Racing Ford AU Falcon 2DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary MacDonald 41 Steven Ellery Racing Ford AU Falcon 6DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 19 Brad Jones Racing Ford AU Falcon 1DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Deane 91 Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 20DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham 71 Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 4DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Wakefield 40 Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon DNQDNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Mundy 56 Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford AU Falcon 10DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price 96 Holden Young Lions Holden VX Commodore 23DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Beikoff 68Beikoff Racing Ford AU Falcon 21DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Papendall 55 Rupprecht Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 22DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Voight 80 Peters Motorsport Ford AU Falcon 17DNF
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman 26 M3 Motorsport Holden VX Commodore 24DNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Ayton 89 Rupprecht Motorsport Ford AU Falcon DNQDNS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Elliott 98 Sydney Star Racing Holden VX Commodore DNQDNS

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References

  1. "Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 - Rd 10 2004 V8 Supercar Series Mount Panorama - Bathurst Konica Minolta V8 Supercars Challenge Race". National Software. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 24 January 2009.

Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.