The 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series was an Australian

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series held for

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. It was the fifth series held for second tier V8 Supercars. The season began on 22 February 2004 at

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and finished on 22 August at

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. 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.

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Ford driver, Andrew Jones was adjudged the series champion on a countback as he won

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and Eastern Creek Raceway rounds whereas rival Supercheap Auto Racing Ford driver

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did not have a round win to his credit. The pointscore underlined the necessity of consistency in race results,

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Ford driver

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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

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, Mal Rose,

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, Kurt Wimmer and Wayne Wakefield, most of those through the benefit of reverse grid races with

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taking two wins and the final round in a guest drive of the

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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.

Race calendar

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.

Drivers championship

Points table referenced, in part, as follows:

References

External links

2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series - Race Format & Points System, www.v8supercars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

2004 race results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > 2004

2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series Points, www.v8supercars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org

2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series - Points Report, racing.natsoft.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org