2004 V8 Supercars Ipswich round

Motor race Queensland 2004 V8 Supercars Ipswich round 6 13 2004 V8SC Queensland Raceway (Australia) track map -- National Circuit.svg 2–4 July Ipswich, Queensland Queensland Raceway Fine 90 300 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1:10.5335 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 02:01:44.8762 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 192 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 186 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 180 The 2004 V8 Supercars Ipswich round was the sixth round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 2 to 4 July at the Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland. Marcos Ambrose dominated the weekend by securing pole position and leading the race all the way to the finish to claim victory.2004-07-04 Ambrose wins Queensland 300 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-07-04/ambrose-wins-queensland-300/2004358 2026-09-24 ABC News Australia en-AU Following the race however, Ambrose would be stripped of his points (albeit keeping his race win) after his car was discovered to have had an extra wire in its loom. Dubbed 'Wire-Gate', Stone Brothers Racing were also issued a $10,000 AUD fine.2004-07-05 Ambrose loses V8 points for breach https://www.smh.com.au/national/ambrose-loses-v8-points-for-breach-20040705-gdj9oz.html 2026-09-24 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU However, the team would successfully appeal and Ambrose's points were reinstated.2004-07-09 Appeal puts Ambrose back in the race https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/appeal-puts-ambrose-back-in-the-race-20040709-gdy7w6.html 2026-09-24 The Age en-AU Background The event was held on the weekend of 2 to 4 July 2004. It was the fourth V8 Supercar event to be held at Queensland Raceway in the sprint format 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 - one AU Ford Falcon, fifteen BA Falcon's, sixteen VY Commodore's, and three VX Commodore's. Two drivers made their first appearances in the championship in this round. Neil McFadyen made his first appearance in 2004 driving a third Team Dynamik entry and Garth Walden entered an AU Falcon in a privateer effort. David Krause returned to the championship driving a privateer VX Commodore entry. Race report Qualifying Jason Bright secured provisional pole position by six hundredths of a second. David Krause did not qualify by virtue of missing the 105% time by two seconds. Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.2957 2 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.3583 3 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6130 4 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6450 5 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6847 6 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6900 7 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6916 8 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6970 9 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6994 10 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7756 11 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.8383 12 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.8547 13 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8614 14 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8738 15 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8952 16 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9035 17 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.9058 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9489 19 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9896 20 48 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9982 21 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.0146 22 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0715 23 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0732 24 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.1354 25 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.1867 26 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.2684 27 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.3623 28 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.3895 29 3 NZL Jason Richards Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.5053 30 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.5177 31 14 AUS Neil McFadyen Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.6369 32 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.6576 33 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.1773 34 24 AUS Garth Walden Walden Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:13.2630 105% time - 1:13.8105 DNQ 43 AUS David Krause David Krause Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:15.9429 Source:2004 V8 Supercars Ipswich https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_V8_Supercars_Ipswich 2026-09-24 Racing Years en-GB Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.5335 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.5856 3 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6907 4 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7264 5 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7353 6 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8140 7 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0678 8 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.1677 9 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.7223 10 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:12.5381 Source: Race Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 02:01:44.8762 1 2 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 1.584 4 3 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 2.722 12 4 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 3.661 6 5 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 4.018 5 6 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 9.172 9 7 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 9.468 17 8 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 90 + 15.676 33 9 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.201 3 10 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.421 28 11 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.885 30 12 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 17.512 25 13 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 47.371 26 14 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 15 15 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 24 16 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 16 17 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 10 18 14 AUS Neil McFadyen Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 31 19 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 21 20 48 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 88 + 2 laps 20 21 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 87 + 3 laps 14 22 24 AUS Garth Walden Walden Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 84 + 6 laps 34 23 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 74 + 16 laps 22 24 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 70 + 20 laps 18 25 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 68 + 22 laps 19 Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 65 Retired 7 Ret 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 46 Retired 2 Ret 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 39 Retired 27 Ret 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 38 Retired 29 Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 31 Retired 23 Ret 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1 Retired 11 Ret 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Accident 8 Ret 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 0 Accident 32 Ret 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Accident 13 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 1:11.6319 on lap 34 Source: Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1064 10px 2 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 1006 10px 3 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 951 10px 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 930 10px 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 811 References Ipswich Supercars round 2004 2004 V8 Supercars Perth round 2004 V8 Supercars Winton round 2003 Ipswich 300 2005 Queensland 300 Ipswich