2004 PlaceMakers V8 International

2004 PlaceMakers V8 International

Event Information
Round 3 of 13 in the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date	2–4 April 2004
Location	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Venue	Pukekohe Park Raceway
Weather	Overcast, heavy rain
Results
Race 1 Distance 36 laps 100 km Pole position Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:04.7477 Winner Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 36:51.8458
Race 2 Distance 36 laps 100 km Winner Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 37:05.4230
Race 3 Distance 36 laps 100 km Winner Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 34:59.8159
Round Results First Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 190 pts Second Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 184 pts Third Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 182 pts

The 2004 PlaceMakers V8 International was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 2 - 4 April 2004. The event was held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe, New Zealand, and consisted of three races culminating in 300 kilometers. It was the third round of thirteen in the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series and the only international event on the calendar.

Results

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	50	Jason Bright	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VY Commodore	0:56.3655
2	1	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.6062
3	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	0:56.6209
4	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	0:56.7160
5	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	0:56.7184
6	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	0:56.8207
7	888	Max Wilson	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.8786
8	88	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.9058
9	12	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.9423
10	10	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.9425
11	9	Russell Ingall	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.9526
12	17	Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:56.9529
13	15	Rick Kelly	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.0208
14	16	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.0298
15	5	Glenn Seton	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.0829
16	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.0904
17	29	Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.2545
18	18	Warren Luff	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.2793
19	44	Simon Wills	Team Dynamik	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.4051
20	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.4657
21	6	Craig Lowndes	Ford Performance Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.4761
22	21	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.4974
23	20	Mark Winterbottom	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.5168
24	33	Cameron McConville	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.5283
25	8	Paul Dumbrell	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.5393
26	23	David Besnard	WPS Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.5584
27	31	Steven Ellery	Steven Ellery Racing	Ford BA Falcon	0:57.5756
28	75	Anthony Tratt	Paul Little Racing	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.6387
29	021	Craig Baird	Team Kiwi Racing	Holden VY Commodore	0:57.7102
30	14	Mark Porter	MSport	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.8811
31	7	Tony Longhurst	Perkins Engineering	Holden VX Commodore	0:57.9201
32	45	Dale Brede	Team Dynamik	Holden VY Commodore	0:58.0219
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Top Ten Shootout

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	1:04.7477
2	4	Marcos Ambrose	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford BA Falcon	1:04.7517
3	51	Greg Murphy	K-mart Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	1:05.2608
4	50	Jason Bright	Paul Weel Racing	Holden VY Commodore	1:05.7407
5	11	Steven Richards	Perkins Engineering	Holden VY Commodore	1:06.5466
6	88	Paul Radisich	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	1:06.5501
7	12	John Bowe	Brad Jones Racing	Ford BA Falcon	1:06.5503
8	888	Max Wilson	Triple Eight Race Engineering	Ford BA Falcon	1:06.5796
9	22	Todd Kelly	Holden Racing Team	Holden VY Commodore	1:06.7589
10	10	Jason Bargwanna	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford BA Falcon	1:07.6230
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