| Flag: | South Australia |
| 2004 Clipsal 500 | |
| Round No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Series: | V8SC |
| Track Map: | Adelaide (short route).svg |
| Date: | 19–21 March |
| Location: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Circuit: | Adelaide Street Circuit |
| Weather: | Fine |
| Race1 Laps: | 78 |
| Race1 Dist: | 250 |
| Pole1: | Greg Murphy |
| Pole1 Team: | K-mart Racing Team |
| Pole1 Time: | 1:22.4672 |
| Winner1: | Marcos Ambrose |
| Winner1 Team: | Stone Brothers Racing |
| Winner1 Time: | 1:57:38.7153 |
| Race2 Laps: | 78 |
| Race2 Dist: | 250 |
| Winner2: | Marcos Ambrose |
| Winner2 Team: | Stone Brothers Racing |
| Winner2 Time: | 2:00:31.4199 |
| First Round: | Marcos Ambrose |
| First Round Team: | Stone Brothers Racing |
| First Pts: | 192 |
| Second Round: | Steven Richards |
| Second Round Team: | Perkins Engineering |
| Second Pts: | 186 |
| Third Round: | Paul Weel |
| Third Round Team: | Paul Weel Racing |
| Third Pts: | 171 |
The 2004 Clipsal 500 was the sixth running of the Adelaide 500 race. Racing was held from Friday 18 March until Sunday 21 March 2004. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was the opening round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
The format, unique to V8 Supercars and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, split the total distance of 500 kilometres into two separate 250 kilometre races each held on a different day. Points were assigned separately to the races, with more points allocated for Race 2 over Race 1, and they combined to award a round result.
| Driver | Team | Car | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 |  Greg Murphy | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | 1:22.4672 |
| 2 | 50 |  Jason Bright | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VY Commodore | 1:22.9629 |
| 3 | 1 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.0463 |
| 4 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.0659 |
| 5 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VY Commodore | 1:23.1914 |
| 6 | 888 |  Max Wilson | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.5284 |
| 7 | 9 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.6547 |
| 8 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 1:23.7380 |
| 9 | 88 | Paul Radisich | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford BA Falcon | 1:24.0422 |
| 10 | 44 | Simon Wills | Team Dynamik | Holden VY Commodore | 1:28.3956 |
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