2004 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round

Motor race New South Wales 2004 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round 2 13 2004 V8SC Eastern Creek Circuit.svg 2–4 May Eastern Creek, New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Rain 67 300 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1:31.9206 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 02:17:31.2755 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 192 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing 186 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 180 The 2004 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round was the second round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 2 to 4 May at the Eastern Creek International Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales. In a race plagued by rain, Rick Kelly earned his first solo V8 Supercar victory as front-running drivers fell by the wayside after starting the race from 17th on the grid.2021-10-10 Sydney's greatest drive? Kelly's record-breaking win from 17th https://www.supercars.com/news/sydneys-greatest-drive-kellys-record-breaking-win-from-17th 2026-09-24 Supercars en-AU Marcos Ambrose claimed pole position and led a sizeable chunk of the race. However, with the pace of Kelly as well as an off-track excursion on lap 51, the Tasmanian fell down the order and off the podium. Craig Lowndes recovered from a lukewarm qualifying session and mid-race pitstop drama to prevail in the wet weather conditions and claim second place with Garth Tander claiming third.2004-04-04 Rick Kelly wins at rainy Eastern Creek https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-04/rick-kelly-wins-at-rainy-eastern-creek/164260 2026-09-24 ABC News Australia en-AU2004-04-05 Kelly weathers the storm for first solo triumph https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/kelly-weathers-the-storm-for-first-solo-triumph-20040405-gdioa5.html 2026-09-24 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU Steven Richards' fourth-placing helped him usurp Ambrose in the drivers standings heading into the next round at Pukekohe. Background The event was held on the weekend of 2 to 4 May 2004. It was the 12th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Eastern Creek International Raceway and consisted of one 300 km race with two compulsory pitstops for fuel and tyres. Entry list 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 35 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - fourteen BA Falcon's, fifteen VY Commodore's, and three VX Commodore's. Mark Porter made his debut solo appearance in the V8 Supercar series with his privateer outfit, running a VX Commodore. Fellow New Zealander David Thexton would make his final appearance in the category with his BA Falcon. Race report Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.8820 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.1027 3 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.1913 4 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.2653 5 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.2932 6 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.3319 7 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.3321 8 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.3370 9 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.3943 10 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.4318 11 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.4854 12 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.6010 13 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.6508 14 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.6873 15 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.7471 16 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.8160 17 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.9409 18 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.9863 19 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.0037 20 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.0712 21 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.3144 22 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.3386 23 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:33.4542 24 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:33.4750 25 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.6158 26 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.6387 27 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.7128 28 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.7256 29 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:34.4402 30 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:34.8164 31 14 NZL Mark Porter MSport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:34.9271 32 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) no time - 24 AUS Phillip Scifleet Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) no time - 43 AUS David Krause David Krause Racing Holden Commodore (VX) no time - 99 NZL David Thexton Thexton Motor Racing Ford Falcon (BA) no time Source:2004 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_V8_Supercars_Eastern_Creek 2026-09-24 Racing Years en-AU Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:31.9206 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.0308 3 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.1352 4 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.4064 5 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.4313 6 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:32.6623 7 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.6730 8 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:32.9307 9 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:33.0298 10 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:38.9650 Source: Race Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 67 02:17:31.2755 17 2 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 0.726 15 3 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 1.404 16 4 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 2.102 3 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 3.522 12 6 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 4.416 27 7 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 5.637 1 8 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 6.394 19 9 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 7.773 18 10 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 8.240 11 11 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 12.376 7 12 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 13.581 25 13 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 16.283 4 14 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 18.877 6 15 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 24.272 14 16 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 25.743 8 17 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 26.771 26 18 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 67 + 59.496 10 19 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 67 + 1:07.608 5 20 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 66 + 1 lap 9 21 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 66 + 1 lap 21 22 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 66 + 1 lap 2 23 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 66 + 1 lap 22 24 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 66 + 1 lap 32 25 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 66 + 1 lap 24 26 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 65 + 2 laps 30 27 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 65 + 2 laps 29 28 14 NZL Mark Porter MSport Holden Commodore (VX) 64 + 3 laps 31 29 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 54 + 13 laps 13 30 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 51 + 16 laps 23 Ret 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 55 Accident damage 20 Ret 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 5 Spun off 28 Fastest Lap: Marcos Ambrose (Stone Brothers Racing) - 1:45.9530 on lap 22 Source: Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 360 10px 2 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 348 10px 3 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 336 10px 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 327 10px 5 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport 270 References Eastern Creek International Raceway 2004 2004 Adelaide 500 2004 PlaceMakers V8 International 2003 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round 2005 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round Eastern Creek