2004 Bridgestone 400
The 2004 Bridgestone 400 was the twelfth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 25, 2004 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Patrick Carpentier won the pole, the fifth and final pole of his Champ Car career. Sébastien Bourdais won the race.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 12 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season | |
| Date | September 25, 2004 |
| Official name | Bridgestone 400 Presented by Corona |
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Course | 1.5 Mile Banked Oval 1.500 mi / 2.414 km |
| Distance | 166 laps 249.000 mi / 400.724 km |
| Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures hovering around 79.5 °F (26.4 °C) maximum wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) reported throughout the day[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Time | 26.190 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 26.166 (on lap 72 of 166) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Best Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 26.190 |
| 2 |  |
Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 2 | 26.278 |
| 3 |  |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1 | 26.300 |
| 4 |  |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 2 | 26.310 |
| 5 |  |
Michel Jourdain, Jr. | RuSPORT | 1 | 26.324 |
| 6 | |
Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 26.339 |
| 7 | |
A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 2 | 26.362 |
| 8 | |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 1 | 26.402 |
| 9 | |
Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 2 | 26.488 |
| 10 | |
Roberto González | PKV Racing | 2 | 26.579 |
| 11 | |
Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1 | 26.644 |
| 12 | |
Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 2 | 26.713 |
| 13 | |
Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1 | 26.814 |
| 14 |  |
Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 1 | 26.855 |
| 15 | |
Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1 | 27.080 |
| 16 |  |
Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 2 | 27.082 |
| 17 | |
Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 2 | 27.232 |
| 18 |  |
Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | — | — |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 166 | 1:29:01.061 | 3 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | |
Newman/Haas Racing | 166 | +0.066 secs | 4 | 29 |
| 3 | 7 | |
Forsythe Racing | 166 | +4.091 secs | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Forsythe Racing | 166 | +6.227 secs | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | 12 | |
PKV Racing | 166 | +6.302 secs | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | 10 | |
RuSPORT | 166 | +6.938 secs | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | 55 | |
Herdez Competition | 166 | +6.941 secs | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 34 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 166 | +7.310 secs | 15 | 16 |
| 9 | 14 | |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 166 | +11.979 secs | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 21 | |
PKV Racing | 165 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | 9 | |
RuSPORT | 165 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 11 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 164 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | |
Herdez Competition | 164 | + 2 Laps | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | |
Walker Racing | 162 | + 4 Laps | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | 19 | |
Dale Coyne Racing | 160 | + 6 Laps | 16 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 163 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 5* |
| 17 | 17 | |
Rocketsports Racing | 123 | Engine | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | |
Forsythe Racing | 0 | Drive train | 11 | 3 |
* Alex Tagliani was dropped from 14th to 16th in the final standings and lost his bonus point for leading a lap as a penalty for ignoring a black flag during the race.
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 37-48 | Hunter-Reay (4) spin/stall |
| 49 | Yellow restart |
| 50 | Yellow restart |
| 125-133 | Smith (17) stopped on course |
Notes
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- New Race Lap Record Bruno Junqueira 26.166
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:29:01.061
- Average Speed 167.832 mph
Championship standings after the race
References
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