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2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series

V8 Supercars

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 RacingFord AU Falcon19AUS Andrew JonesAll
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon27AUS Cameron McLeanAll
37AUS Mark HowardAll
38AUS Aaron McGill5
AUS Adam Wallis6
83AUS Tim Gordon2, 5
AUS Aaron McGill4, 6
Matthew White RacingFord AU Falcon28AUS Matthew WhiteAll
Holden VX Commodore76AUS Dean WanlessAll
Steven Ellery RacingFord AU Falcon30AUS Luke YouldenAll
Jay MotorsportHolden VX Commodore32AUS Jay VerdnikAll
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon40AUS Brett Peters1
AUS Wayne Wakefield2–6
80AUS Michael Olsen1, 3–4
AUS Stephen Voight5
91AUS Gary Deane3–6
Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore46AUS Michael Caruso1–2
AUS Steve Owen3
AUS Alan Gurr4–6
96AUS Kurt WimmerAll
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon55AUS Mal Rose1, 4
AUS Ross Halliday2
AUS Stephen White3
89AUS Adam Wallis1–5
90AUS Phillip Scifleet1–4
AUS Greg Crick5
Paul Cruickshank RacingFord AU Falcon56AUS Kevin MundyAll
65AUS Marcus ZukanovicAll
Speed FX RacingFord AU Falcon60AUS Brad Tilley1–5
AUS Greg Ritter6
Independent Race Cars AustraliaHolden VX Commodore64AUS Tony D'AlbertoAll
Rod Lynch RacingFord AU Falcon66AUS Gary MacDonaldAll
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68AUS Shane Beikoff1, 3
AUS Phill Foster2
MYS Alex Yoong4–5
CarTrek RacingHolden VX Commodore69AUS Robert Jones3–6
Robert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodore70AUS Alan Gurr1–2
72AUS Lee HoldsworthAll
Perkins EngineeringHolden VX Commodore70AUS Alex Davison6
Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon71AUS Owen KellyAll
81AUS José FernándezAll
Sydney Star RacingHolden VX Commodore98AUS Grant ElliottAll
Chance of a LifetimeFord AU Falcon110AUS Jamie Cartwright1–5
MSportHolden VX Commodore111NZL Mark PorterAll
A.N.T. RacingFord AU Falcon300AUS Tony Evangelou2–6

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver123456
22–23 FebruaryNew South Wales Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesAUS Alan Gurr
19–20 MarchSouth Australia Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaAUS Owen Kelly
17–18 AprilVictoria Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaAUS Andrew Jones
29–30 MayNew South Wales Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesAUS Andrew Jones
3–4 JulyQueensland Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandAUS Owen Kelly
21–22 AugustSouth Australia Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South AustraliaAUS 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.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30thRounds 1 & 3–6
PointsRound 2
Points
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96939087848178757269666360575451484542393633302724211815129

Drivers championship

Points table referenced, in part, as follows:

Pos.DriverNo.WAK
New South WalesADE
South AustraliaWIN
VictoriaEAS
New South WalesQLD
QueenslandMAL
South AustraliaPen.Points194529453877485758306827772587149706106601162912565135601455815538165231749818478194682043221398223942339324375252762625627244282282921830206311843216833144341283510836100379038623958405141404230Pos.DriverNo.WAK
New South WalesADE
South AustraliaWIN
VictoriaEAS
New South WalesQLD
QueenslandMAL
South AustraliaPen.Points
AUS Andrew Jones194Ret12Ret1732222322320
AUS Luke Youlden306375621614736Ret53630
NZL Mark Porter11174197433Ret1115856610270
AUS José Fernández8157208510114622778216840
AUS Owen Kelly71Ret5221171Ret1511412420180
AUS Matthew White282152324Ret5323Ret49452560
AUS Cameron McLean2731634362027204Ret12191314Ret32
AUS Tony D'Alberto64998Ret1327Ret98661058121080
AUS Grant Elliott981112DNS12101310625312111412142390
AUS Gary MacDonald6621211113111415141214Ret12179157130
AUS Marcus Zukanovic651620910Ret17489Ret1191116415Ret0
AUS Wayne Wakefield4062156211013Ret22217221200
AUS Lee Holdsworth7212136RetDNS28Ret10301Ret373811170
AUS Alan Gurr70/461114RetDNS5115813Ret91250
AUS Kevin Mundy56102317RetRet1221121312232315111113100
AUS Adam Wallis89/381561515121681321RetDNS17181516RetDNS0
AUS Kurt Wimmer96188DNSRetDNS9Ret1128Ret92417174110
AUS Jay Verdnik321714151418209Ret2018DNS262014Ret16190
AUS Tony Evangelou300978Ret2019Ret101321101819Ret0
AUS Mark Howard372410182014241318261621DNSDNSDNS2517160
AUS Robert Jones69155714Ret171516222018150
AUS Dean Wanless7623Ret12Ret172617152481427RetDNS2122140
AUS Brad Tilley60221923Ret162319Ret174132019130
AUS Phillip Scifleet908Ret521811RetDNS1610160
AUS Jamie Cartwright110DNSDNSDNS18202222162321182125Ret0
AUS Michael Caruso46252131190
AUS Aaron McGill83/38229191624Ret1921120
AUS Gary Deane912518192724221826232324Ret0
AUS Mal Rose55201161819150
AUS Michael Olsen801417Ret1912Ret2917140
AUS Greg Ritter601510
AUS Shane Beikoff681922212114170
AUS Tim Gordon831915Ret22200
MYS Alex Yoong6815RetDNS2510180
AUS Brett Peters401318140
AUS Alex Davison7079Ret0
AUS Phill Foster6817190
AUS Steve Owen46Ret2Ret0
AUS Greg Crick901423DNS0
AUS Ross Halliday5516Ret0
AUS Stephen Voight801927Ret0
AUS Stephen White5518RetDNS0

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