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. 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. However, the team would successfully appeal and Ambrose's points were reinstated.

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

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 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.2957 2 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.3583 3 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6130 4 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6450 5 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6847 6 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6900 7 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.6916 8 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6970 9 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6994 10 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7756 11 16 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.8383 12 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.8547 13 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8614 14 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8738 15 888 Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8952 16 18 Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9035 17 8 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.9058 18 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9489 19 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9896 20 48 Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.9982 21 23 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.0146 22 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0715 23 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0732 24 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.1354 25 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.1867 26 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.2684 27 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.3623 28 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.3895 29 3 Jason Richards Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:11.5053 30 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.5177 31 14 Neil McFadyen Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.6369 32 45 Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.6576 33 7 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:12.1773 34 24 Garth Walden Walden Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:13.2630 105% time - 1:13.8105 DNQ 43 David Krause David Krause Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:15.9429 Source:

Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.5335 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.5856 3 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.6907 4 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7264 5 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:10.7353 6 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:10.8140 7 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 1:11.0678 8 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.1677 9 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 1:11.7223 10 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1:12.5381 Source:

Race Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 02:01:44.8762 1 2 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 1.584 4 3 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 2.722 12 4 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 3.661 6 5 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 4.018 5 6 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 9.172 9 7 8 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 9.468 17 8 7 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 90 + 15.676 33 9 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.201 3 10 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.421 28 11 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 90 + 16.885 30 12 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 17.512 25 13 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 90 + 47.371 26 14 888 Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 15 15 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 24 16 18 Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 16 17 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 10 18 14 Neil McFadyen Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 89 + 1 lap 31 19 23 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 89 + 1 lap 21 20 48 Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 88 + 2 laps 20 21 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 87 + 3 laps 14 22 24 Garth Walden Walden Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 84 + 6 laps 34 23 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 74 + 16 laps 22 24 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 70 + 20 laps 18 25 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 68 + 22 laps 19 Ret 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 65 Retired 7 Ret 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 46 Retired 2 Ret 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 39 Retired 27 Ret 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 38 Retired 29 Ret 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 31 Retired 23 Ret 16 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 1 Retired 11 Ret 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Accident 8 Ret 45 Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 0 Accident 32 Ret 31 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 No Driver Team 1 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 1064 2 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 1006 3 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 951 4 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 930 5 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 811

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