2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500
| Event Information | ||
| Round 9 of 13 in the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||
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| Date | 10–12 September 2004 | |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Venue | Sandown International Raceway | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Results | ||
| Race 1 | ||
| Distance | 160 laps, 496 km | |
| Pole position | Rick Kelly Kmart Racing Team |
1:22.1422 |
| Winner | Marcos Ambrose Greg Ritter Stone Brothers Racing |
3:41:03.1307 |
| Round Results | ||
| First | Marcos Ambrose Greg Ritter Stone Brothers Racing |
192 pts |
| Second | Russell Ingall Cameron McLean Stone Brothers Racing |
188 pts |
| Third | Steven Johnson Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing |
184 pts |
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The 2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 the ninth round of the Australian 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 10 to 12 September at Sandown International Raceway in Melbourne, 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.
Sourced from:[1]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 51 | Kmart Racing |  Rick Kelly |
Holden VY Commodore | 1:22.1422 |
| 2 | 1 | Stone Brothers Racing | Marcos Ambrose |
Ford BA Falcon | 1:22.7453 |
| 3 | 29 | Team Sirromet Wines | Paul Morris |
Holden VY Commodore | 1:22.8858 |
| 4 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife |
Holden VY Commodore | 1:23.2208 |
| 5 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Craig Lowndes |
Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.3147 |
| 6 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Steven Johnson |
Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.8786 |
| 7 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | Jason Bright |
Holden VY Commodore | 1:24.7091 |
| 8 | 8 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Paul Dumbrell |
Holden VY Commodore | 1:25.1486 |
| 9 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Jason Bargwanna |
Ford BA Falcon | 1:25.3394 |
| 10 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Owen Kelly |
Ford BA Falcon | 1:25.9627 |
Official results
Sourced from:[2]
^1 - Neil McFadyen practiced the #23 WPS Falcon, but was withdrawn due to illness, he was replaced by Charlie O'Brien.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
- ↑ "Betta Electrical Sandown 500 - Rd 9 2004 V8 Supercar Series Sandown International Motor Raceway V8 Supercars Top 10 Shoot Out". National Software. 2004-09-11. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ↑ "Betta Electrical Sandown 500 - Rd 9 2004 V8 Supercar Series Sandown International Motor Raceway V8 Supercars Betta Electrical Sandown 500". National Software. 2004-09-12. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
External links
| V8 Supercar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 2004 Oran Park V8 Supercar round |
2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series | Next race: 2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 |
| Previous year: 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 |
Sandown 500 | Next year: 2005 Betta Electrical 500 |
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