The 2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 the ninth round of the
Australia
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2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series
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. It was held on the weekend of 10–12 September 2004 at
Sandown International Raceway
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Melbourne
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Victoria.
It was the 37th "
Sandown 500" endurance race to be held at the Victorian circuit.
Top 10 Shootout
The ten fastest cars from Qualifying contested a Top 10 Shootout on the Saturday to determine the starting positions on the first five rows of the grid.
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Official results
Sourced from:
- Neil McFadyen practiced the #23 WPS Falcon, but was withdrawn due to a stomach virus, he was replaced by Charlie O'Brien.
Statistics
* Provisional Pole Position - #29 Paul Morris - 1:22.8431
* Pole Position - #51 Rick Kelly - 1:22.1422
* Fastest Lap - #1 Marcos Ambrose - 1:10.8251 (new lap record)
* Race Average Speed - 135km/h
References
External links
Official race resultsOfficial V8 Supercar websiteRace images at au.motorsport.com
{{Australian Touring Car Racing
Motorsport at Sandown
Betta Electrical 500
Pre-Bathurst 500