The 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. 11 different teams and 24 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. This season also saw a C2-class running older Swift chassis and Toyota engines. In C2-class five different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season. The Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Drivers' Champion was Jon Fogarty driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports.´
This season was promoted by Champ Car, which bought CART, and the scoring system was changed.
All teams used the same chassis/engine combination, the Swift 014.a-Toyota.
Teams and drivers TeamNoDriversRacesClass 1Jensen MotorSport2 Eric Jensen1, 6–7, 9–10 Chris Souliotis8 Adam Pecorari11–127 David Sterckx1 Eric Jensen8Polestar Racing Group3 Philip Fayer1–2, 4–8, 11–12 Joey Hand124 Rocky Moran Jr.1–5 Ronnie BremerAllP-1 Racing5 Alfred Unser1Brooks Associates Racing6 Tõnis Kasemets1, 4–6, 9, 12 12 Ronnie Bremer1102–5 Alfred Unser9–11 Aaron Justus10 Daniel Pappas12Transnet Racing8 Jonathan Bomarito1–79 Alex Garcia1–6Lynx Racing15 Josh HuntAll19 Bryan SellersAllDyson Racing16 Chris Dyson4–5Rahal-Letterman Racing24 Danica PatrickAll25 Chris FestaAllSierra Sierra Racing27 Andrew RangerAll28 Ryan DalzielAllThe Room Store49 Dan Selznick1, 11Pacific Coast Motorsports69 Alex FiggeAll96 Jon FogartyAllClass 2Jensen MotorSport23 Tom Nastasi1, 11Olsson Engineering34 Tony Loniewski1, 4–5, 9, 11 Binder Racing65 Justin Sofio1 Cam Binder8–12Comprent Motorsports66 Rich Zober11
Schedule RdDateRace nameTrackLocation1April 18 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Long BeachStreets of Long BeachLong Beach, California2May 23 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of MonterreyFundidora ParkMonterrey, Mexico3June 5 2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of MilwaukeeMilwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin4June 19 2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of PortlandPortland International RacewayPortland, Oregon5June 206July 3 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of ClevelandCleveland Burke Lakefront AirportCleveland, Ohio7July 11 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of TorontoExhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario8July 25 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of VancouverConcord Pacific PlaceVancouver, British Columbia9August 8 2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of Road AmericaRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin10August 15 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of DenverStreets of DenverDenver, Colorado11August 29 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of MontréalCircuit Gilles VilleneuveMontreal, Quebec12September 12 2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Grand Prix of MontereyMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, California
Race results RdRace namePole PositionFastest LapRace winnerClass 2 WinnerWinning driverWinning team1Streets of Long Beach Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra Racing Justin Sofio2Fundidora Park Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Alex FiggePacific Coast MotorsportsNo winner3Milwaukee Mile Jon Fogarty Jon Fogarty Jon FogartyPacific Coast MotorsportsNo winner4Portland International Raceway Jon Fogarty Jon Fogarty Jon FogartyPacific Coast MotorsportsNo winner5 Danica Patrick Jon Fogarty Jon FogartyPacific Coast Motorsports Tony Loniewski6Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra RacingNo winner7Exhibition Place Jon Fogarty Jon Fogarty Jon FogartyPacific Coast MotorsportsNo winner8Concord Pacific Place Ryan Dalziel Ryan Dalziel Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra RacingNo winner9Road America Ryan Dalziel Tõnis Kasemets Ryan DalzielSierra Sierra Racing Tony Loniewski10Streets of Denver Jon Fogarty Danica Patrick Ronnie BremerPolestar Racing Group Cam Binder11Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Jon Fogarty Ryan Dalziel Jon FogartyPacific Coast Motorsports Cam Binder12Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Jon Fogarty Alex Figge Jon FogartyPacific Coast Motorsports Cam Binder
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th Points3127252321191715131110987654321
The fastest driver in each of the qualifying sessions was awarded one additional point. The driver who set the fastest lap in a race was awarded one additional point The driver that gained the most positions from his starting spot was awarded one additional point.
PosDriverLBHMTYMILPORCLETORVANROADENMTLLAGPtsClass 11 Jon Fogarty19611141226113272 Ryan Dalziel18105216112263093 Danica Patrick534273444↑5482694 Andrew Ranger2133↑34122↑734532575 Ronnie Bremer44289633131↑132↑2516 Bryan Sellers3125752↑511636102277 Alex Figge17112616775148342018 Chris Festa1177106↑1481387771729 Jonathan Bomarito6584351113410 Josh Hunt9109151113121279161212711 Rocky Moran Jr.72↑6989212 Philip Fayer121113131096↑14 Wth8813 Tõnis Kasemets1811129558114 Alex Garcia8911141087115 Eric Jensen201110810116116 Alfred Unser21910841*17 Adam Pecorari9142118 Dan Selznick15101919 Chris Dyson12↑141720 Chris Souliotis91321 Joey Hand91322 Daniel Pappas111023 David Sterckx10↑6* Aaron Justus Wth-Class 21 Cam Binder10121211131542 Tony Loniewski16161511171443 Tom Nastasi1415544 Justin Sofio13315 Rich Zober1227PosDriverLBHMTYMILPORCLETORVANROADENMTLLAGPtsColorResult GoldWinner Silver2nd place Bronze3rd place Green4th & 5th place Light Blue6th–10th place Dark BlueFinished(Outside Top 10) PurpleDid not finish RedDid not qualify(DNQ) BrownWithdrawn(Wth) BlackDisqualified(DSQ)White Did Not Start(DNS) Race abandoned(C) BlankDid notparticipate In-line notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led race laps ↑ Improved the most places (RY) Rookie of the Year (R) Rookie
For the Long Beach Race, Alfred Unser and David Sterckx were only awarded with half points, as they ran non-parity engines.
Complete Overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result
R19=retired, but classified NS=did not start (8)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
Place Name Country Team 1 Jon Fogarty Pacific Coast Motorsports 2 R19 4 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 6 1 1 1 1 2 Ryan Dalziel Sierra Sierra Racing 1 1 1 8 3 R10 7 5 3 2 1 1 6 6 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 6 3 Danica Patrick Team Rahal/Letterman 6 5 3 3 6 4 3 2 1 7 8 3 5 4 6 4 6 4 6 5 3 4 4 8 4 Andrew Ranger Sierra Sierra Racing 5 2 5 R13 7 3 2 3 6 4 2 12 4 2 5 7 3 3 7 4 7 5 3 3 5 Ronnie Bremer Brooks Associates Racing 7 4 10 4 5 2 8 8 8 9 Polestar Motor Racing 3 6 3 3 4 3 4 R13 5 1 6 R13 5 2 6 Bryan Sellers Lynx Racing 4 3 2 12 4 5 5 7 4 5 10 2 2 5 3 R11 8 6 4 3 5 6 7 10 7 Alex Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 3 R17 6 1 2 R12 6 6 7 R16 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 R14 2 8 4 3 6 4 8 Chris Festa Team Rahal/Letterman 10 11 11 7 9 7 10 10 9 6 12 R14 8 8 8 R13 10 8 8 7 8 7 9 7 9 Jonathan Bomarito Transnet Racing 11 6 7 5 11 8 4 4 5 3 6 5 9 R11 - - - - - - - - - - 10 Josh Hunt Lynx Racing 15 9 8 10 12 9 12 R15 10 11 9 13 10 R12 9 R12 9 7 10 9 9 R16 11 12 11 Rocky Moran Jr. Polestar Motor Racing 9 7 9 2 8 6 11 9 11 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 Philip Fayer Polestar Motor Racing 14 12 13 11 - - 14 13 14 13 13 10 11 9 10 6 - - - - 10 R14 12 NS 13 Tõnis Kasemets Brooks Associates Racing 8 R18 - - - - 13 11 12 12 7 9 - - - - 7 5 - - - - 8 5 14 Alex García Transnet Racing 13 8 12 9 10 R11 9 R14 13 10 11 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Eric Jensen Jensen Motorsport 12 R20 - - - - - - - - 14 11 12 10 11 8 12 10 9 11 - - - - 16 Alfred Unser P-1 Racing 19 R21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brooks Associates Racing 11 9 12 10 11 8 - - 17 Adam Pecorari Jensen Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 9 10 14 18 Dan Selznick Room Store 16 R15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 10 - - 19 Chris Dyson Dyson Racing - - - - - - 16 12 16 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Chris Souliotis Jensen Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 9 - - - - - - - - Joey Hand Polestar Motor Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 9 22 Daniel Pappas Brooks Associates Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 11 23 David Sterckx Jensen Motorsport 18 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Aaron Justus Brooks Associates Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (8) NS - - - - C2-Class 1 Cam Binder Binder Racing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 R10 14 12 11 12 16 11 14 13 2 Tony Loniewski Olsson Engineering 21 R16 - - - - 15 R16 15 15 - - - - - - 13 11 - - 15 R17 - - 3 Tom Nastasi Jensen Motorsport 17 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 R15 - - 4 Justin Sofio Binder Racing 20 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Rich Zober Comprent Motorsports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 12 - -
See also 2004 Champ Car season 2004 Indianapolis 500 2004 IndyCar Series season 2004 Infiniti Pro Series season
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