2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series


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, 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 Falcon19 Andrew JonesAll
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon27 Cameron McLeanAll
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon37 Mark HowardAll
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon38 Aaron McGill5
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon38 Adam Wallis6
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon83 Tim Gordon2, 5
Howard RacingFord AU Falcon83 Aaron McGill4, 6
Matthew White RacingFord AU Falcon28 Matthew WhiteAll
Matthew White RacingHolden VX Commodore76 Dean WanlessAll
Steven Ellery RacingFord AU Falcon30 Luke YouldenAll
Jay MotorsportHolden VX Commodore32 Jay VerdnikAll
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon40 Brett Peters1
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon40 Wayne Wakefield2-6
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon80 Michael Olsen1, 3-4
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon80 Stephen Voight5
Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon91 Gary Deane3-6
Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore46 Michael Caruso1-2
Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore46 Steve Owen3
Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore46 Alan Gurr4-6
Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore96 Kurt WimmerAll
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon55 Mal Rose1, 4
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon55 Ross Halliday2
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon55 Stephen White3
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon89 Adam Wallis1-5
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon90 Phillip Scifleet1-4
Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU Falcon90 Greg Crick5
Paul Cruickshank RacingFord AU Falcon56 Kevin MundyAll
Paul Cruickshank RacingFord AU Falcon65 Marcus ZukanovicAll
Speed FX RacingFord AU Falcon60 Brad Tilley1-5
Speed FX RacingFord AU Falcon60 Greg Ritter6
Independent Race Cars AustraliaHolden VX Commodore64 Tony D'AlbertoAll
Rod Lynch RacingFord AU Falcon66 Gary MacDonaldAll
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68 Shane Beikoff1, 3
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68 Phill Foster2
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68 Alex Yoong4-5
Spiess Hecker RacingHolden VX Commodore69 Robert Jones3-6
Robert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodore70 Alan Gurr1-2
Robert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodore72 Lee HoldsworthAll
Perkins EngineeringHolden VX Commodore70 Alex Davison6
Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon71 Owen KellyAll
Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon81 José FernándezAll
Sydney Star RacingHolden VX Commodore98 Grant ElliottAll
Chance Of A LifetimeFord AU Falcon110 Jamie Cartwright1-5
MSportHolden VX Commodore111 Mark PorterAll
A.N.T. RacingFord AU Falcon300 Tony Evangelou2-6

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
122-23 February Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales Alan Gurr
219-20 March Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia Owen Kelly
317-18 April Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria Andrew Jones
429-30 May Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales Andrew Jones
53-4 July Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland Owen Kelly
621-22 August Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia 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: