2004 Betta Electrical Sandown 500


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:
PosNoTeamDriverCarTime
Pole51Kmart Racing Rick KellyHolden VY Commodore1:22.1422
21Stone Brothers Racing Marcos AmbroseFord BA Falcon1:22.7453
329Team Sirromet Wines Paul MorrisHolden VY Commodore1:22.8858
42Holden Racing Team Mark SkaifeHolden VY Commodore1:23.2208
56Ford Performance Racing Craig LowndesFord BA Falcon1:23.3147
617Dick Johnson Racing Steven JohnsonFord BA Falcon1:23.8786
750Paul Weel Racing Jason BrightHolden VY Commodore1:24.7091
88Castrol Perkins Racing Paul DumbrellHolden VY Commodore1:25.1486
910Larkham Motor Sport Jason BargwannaFord BA Falcon1:25.3394
1018Dick Johnson Racing Owen KellyFord BA Falcon1:25.9627

Official results

Sourced from:
PosNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
Pos		Shootout
Pos		Series
Points
11Stone Brothers Racing Marcos Ambrose
Greg Ritter		Ford BA Falcon16042192
29Stone Brothers Racing Russell Ingall
Cameron McLean		Ford BA Falcon16015188
317Dick Johnson Racing Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		Ford BA Falcon16066184
434Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander
Cameron McConville		Holden VY Commodore16014180
551Kmart Racing Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		Holden VY Commodore16031176
610Larkham Motor Sport Jason Bargwanna
Mark Winterbottom		Ford BA Falcon16089172
712Brad Jones Racing John Bowe
Brad Jones		Ford BA Falcon16021168
88Castrol Perkins Racing Paul Dumbrell
Tony Longhurst		Holden VY Commodore159108164
93Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards
Fabian Coulthard		Holden VY Commodore15920160
1050Paul Weel Racing Jason Bright
Paul Weel		Holden VY Commodore15997156
1116Paul Weel Racing Matthew White
Marcus Marshall		Holden VY Commodore15923152
1275Toll Racing Anthony Tratt
Tomas Mezera		Holden VY Commodore15830148
13021Team Kiwi Racing Craig Baird
Mark Porter		Holden VY Commodore15817144
1405Holden Racing Team Peter Brock
Jason Plato		Holden VY Commodore15616140
1511Castrol Perkins Racing Steven Richards
Jim Richards		Holden VY Commodore15512136
1623WPS Racing David Besnard
Charlie O'Brien
Neil McFadyen		Ford BA Falcon15418132
1729Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris
Alan Gurr		Holden VY Commodore15313128
186Ford Performance Racing Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		Ford BA Falcon15255124
195Ford Performance Racing Alain Menu
Adam Macrow		Ford BA Falcon15234120
2043John Faulkner Racing Christian D'Agostin
Kurt Wimmer		Holden VX Commodore15235116
2148WPS Racing John McIntyre
Alex Yoong		Ford BA Falcon14822112
2231Supercheap Auto Racing Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		Ford BA Falcon14211108
232Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		Holden VY Commodore13324104
2424Walden Motorsport Garth Walden
Grant Elliott		Ford AU Falcon12333100
DNF33Garry Rogers Motorsport Nathan Pretty
Allan Simonsen		Holden VY Commodore12225
DNF45Team Dynamik Dale Brede
Will Davison		Holden VY Commodore12224
DNF20Larkham Motor Sport Mark Larkham
Matt Halliday		Ford BA Falcon12129
DNF18Dick Johnson Racing Owen Kelly
David Brabham		Ford BA Falcon111710
DNF44Team Dynamik Simon Wills
Paul Stokell		Holden VY Commodore10827
DNF7Castrol Perkins Racing Alex Davison
Jamie Whincup		Holden VX Commodore8332
DNF888Team Betta Electrical Dean Canto
Yvan Muller		Ford BA Falcon3926
DNF88Team Betta Electrical Paul Radisich
Max Wilson		Ford BA Falcon3719
DNF15Kmart Racing Steve Owen
Tim Leahey		Holden VY Commodore2813
DNF14Robert Smith Racing Phillip Scifleet
Lee Holdsworth		Holden VY Commodore1631
DNF21Brad Jones Racing Andrew Jones
John Cleland		Ford BA Falcon1028

- Neil McFadyen practiced the #23 WPS Falcon, but was withdrawn due to a stomach virus, he was replaced by Charlie O'Brien.

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