# 2004 V8 Supercar season

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.
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.
| Date | Series | Circuit | City / state | Winner | Team | Car | Report |
| 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 | |
| 19–20 Mar | Clipsal 500 VCS Round 1 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 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 May | Placemakers 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 | |
| 3–4 Jul | VCS Round 6 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 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 Oct | Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | Matthew White | Matthew White Racing | Ford AU Falcon | report |
| 9–10 Oct | Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 VCS Round 10 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 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 | |

### Netspace V8Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Shootout | Race 1 | GP 100 | Race 3 | Points |
| Jason Bright | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 190 |
| Steven Richards | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 182 |
| Garth Tander | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VY Commodore | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 182 |
| Greg Murphy | 51 | K-Mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 178 |
| Jason Bargwanna | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | | 7 | 5 | 5 | 164 |
| Todd Kelly | 22 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 144 |
| Steven Johnson | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 13 | 9 | 7 | 140 |
| Steve Ellery | 31 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 12 | 10 | 9 | 136 |
| Paul Morris | 29 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VY Commodore | | 15 | 11 | 13 | 120 |
| Marcos Ambrose | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 4 | 6 | DNF | 6 | 108 |
| Paul Dumbrell | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VX Commodore | | 17 | 15 | 15 | 104 |
| Simon Wills | 44 | Team Dynamik | Holden VY Commodore | 10 | 8 | 7 | DNF | 102 |
| Jason Richards | 3 | Tasman Motorsports | Holden VX Commodore | | 20 | 18 | 14 | 94 |
| Cameron McConville | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VY Commodore | | 11 | 8 | DNF | 94 |
| Paul Weel | 16 | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VY Commodore | | DNF | 12 | 8 | 92 |
| Russell Ingall | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | DNF | 13 | 10 | 86 |
| Paul Radisich | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 8 | 5 | DNF | 19 | 84 |
| John Bowe | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 10 | DNF | 16 | 80 |
| Warren Luff | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 23 | 19 | 18 | 78 |
| Craig Lowndes | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 19 | DNF | 11 | 72 |
| Glenn Seton | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 18 | 21 | 24 | 72 |
| Mark Skaife | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 2 | 16 | 14 | DNF | 72 |
| Anthony Tratt | 75 | Paul Little Racing | Holden VY Commodore | | 14 | 20 | DNF | 64 |
| Brad Jones | 21 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | DNF | 17 | 20 | 58 |
| Tony Longhurst | 7 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VY Commodore | | 21 | 16 | DNF | 58 |
| Mark Winterbottom | 20 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford BA Falcon | | 24 | DNF | 21 | 42 |
| Max Wilson | 77 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | | 22 | DNF | 23 | 42 |
| Mark Noske | 23 | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | | 26 | DNF | 22 | 36 |
| Craig Baird | 14 | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VY Commodore | | DNF | DNF | 17 | 32 |
| Dale Brede | 45 | Team Dynamik | Holden VY Commodore | | 25 | DNF | DNS | 16 |
| Rick Kelly | 15 | K-Mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 7 | DNF | DNS | DNS | |

### Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge

This race was a support event of the 2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000.
| Driver | No. | Team | Car | Grid | Race |
| Matthew White | 28 | Matthew White Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 3 | 1 |
| Alan Gurr | 72 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 5 | 2 |
| Tony D'Alberto | 83 | Howard Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | 3 |
| José Fernández | 81 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 7 | 4 |
| Tony Evangelou | 300 | ANT Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 5 |
| Adam Wallis | 66 | Rod Lynch Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 12 | 6 |
| Neil McFadyen | 76 | WPS Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 14 | 7 |
| Jay Verdnik | 32 | Jay Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 15 | 8 |
| Aaron McGill | 27 | Howard Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 19 | 9 |
| Mark Howard | 37 | Howard Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 18 | 10 |
| Robert Jones | 69 | Spiess Heckler Racing | Holden VX Commodore | 13 | 11 |
| Marcus Zukanovic | 65 | Paul Cruikshank Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 11 | 12 |
| Ben Eggleston | 38 | Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 16 | 13 |
| Greg Ritter | 60 | Speed FX Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 2 | DNF |
| Gary MacDonald | 41 | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 6 | DNF |
| Andrew Jones | 19 | Brad Jones Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 1 | DNF |
| Gary Deane | 91 | Peters Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 20 | DNF |
| David Brabham | 71 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 4 | DNF |
| Wayne Wakefield | 40 | Peters Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | DNQ | DNF |
| Kevin Mundy | 56 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 10 | DNF |
| Shane Price | 96 | Holden Young Lions | Holden VX Commodore | 23 | DNF |
| Shane Beikoff | 68 | Beikoff Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 21 | DNF |
| Mark Papendall | 55 | Rupprecht Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 22 | DNF |
| Stephen Voight | 80 | Peters Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | DNF |
| Peter Doulman | 26 | M3 Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 24 | DNS |
| Ray Ayton | 89 | Rupprecht Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | DNQ | DNS |
| Grant Elliott | 98 | Sydney Star Racing | Holden VX Commodore | DNQ | DNS |