The 2004 V8 Supercars Perth round was the fifth round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 11 to 13 June at the Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia.

Jason Bright largely dominated the weekend by claiming wins in races two and three en route to taking overall round honours ahead of Marcos Ambrose and Rick Kelly. Steven Richards had claimed pole position for the first race but an incident involving Mark Skaife saw the championship leader spear off into the gravel and out of the race. Skaife would go on to take his first victory of the season.

Marcos Ambrose had recovered from an abhorrent qualifying session to climb from 21st on the grid to finish third in race one. Finishing second overall for the weekend, coupled with Richards' turbulent race one, Ambrose would reclaim the championship lead from Richards heading into the next round at Ipswich.

Background The event was held on the weekend of 11 to 13 June 2004. It was the 28th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Barbagallo Raceway and consisted of three 100 km races with compulsory pitstops in each. As entrant numbers did not breach the field capacity, no pre-qualifying was necessary.

Steven Richards entered the round as the championship leader by ten point lead over nearest competitor, Marcos Ambrose. The defending event winner from 2003 was Ambrose.

Entry list

There were 32 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - thirteen BA Falcon's, fifteen VY Commodore's, and two VX Commodore's.

The only change in the entry list from the previous round in Darwin was a number change for WPS Racing's Mark Noske from 48 to 14.

Race report Qualifying Jason Bright claimed provisional pole position and was the only driver to post a time under the 55 second bracket. Some regular front-runners struggled; most notably Marcos Ambrose who could only muster 21st position on the grid.

Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 55.8539 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.0931 3 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1565 4 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2595 5 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2622 6 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2854 7 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3696 8 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 56.3702 9 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3790 10 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3930 11 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.3991 12 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4516 13 8 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4610 14 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4751 15 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5075 16 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5605 17 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5772 18 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.5864 19 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6665 20 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6897 21 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.7018 22 7 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 56.7483 23 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 56.7506 24 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.7670 25 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.7809 26 23 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.9282 27 888 Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 57.0160 28 18 Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 57.0215 29 45 Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1383 30 16 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1392 31 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1465 32 14 Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 57.1790 Source:

Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 55.9216 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.0431 3 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.1323 4 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4674 5 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 56.4728 6 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.6436 7 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.9285 EXC 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) time excluded EXC 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time excluded EXC 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time excluded Source:

Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 44:01.2266 2 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.493 3 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 5.427 4 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 13.964 5 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 14.096 6 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.114 7 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.813 8 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 18.173 9 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 18.444 10 16 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.064 11 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.703 12 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 21.397 13 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 22.228 14 7 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 23.907 15 18 Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.539 16 888 Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.713 17 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 31.932 18 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 33.328 19 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 33.757 20 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 38.677 21 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 40.610 22 14 Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 41.250 23 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 48.858 24 8 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 25 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 26 45 Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap Ret 23 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 40 Retired Ret 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 22 Retired Ret 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 21 Retired Ret 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 10 Retired Ret 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 2 Spun off Ret 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Retired Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 56.4634 on lap 33 Source:

Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 50 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 44:46.1217 2 2 15 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.929 4 3 51 Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 1.194 7 4 1 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 1.550 3 5 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 7.234 5 6 11 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 7.412 31 7 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 7.603 8 8 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 8.906 11 9 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.994 17 10 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 12.785 13 11 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.915 28 12 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 19.473 20 13 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 20.447 12 14 16 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 22.744 10 15 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 23.265 1 16 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.698 19 17 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 28.433 9 18 14 Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 30.768 22 19 7 Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 36.482 14 20 8 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 41.342 24 21 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 43.049 32 22 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 48.001 25 23 888 Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 54.552 16 24 45 Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 26 Ret 88 Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 32 Retired 30 Ret 23 David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 21 Retired 27 Ret 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 20 Retired 18 Ret 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 20 Retired 23 Ret 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 17 Retired 21 Ret 18 Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 14 Retired 15 Ret 44 Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 10 Retired 29 Ret 33 Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 7 Retired 6 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 56.2878 on lap 38 Source:

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