The 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on October 24, 2004 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. Paul Tracy won the pole and Bruno Junqueira won the race.
Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Chassis Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.557 1:33.556 1:33.556 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.439 1:33.765 1:33.765 3 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:38.487 1:33.737 1:33.737 4 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:35.254 1:33.867 1:33.867 5 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.601 1:34.076 1:34.076 6 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:35.224 1:34.585 1:34.585 7 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:35.947 1:34.611 1:34.611 8 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.913 1:35.549 1:34.913 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:35.233 1:35.115 1:35.115 10 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:35.258 1:35.452 1:35.258 11 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:40.778 1:35.261 1:35.261 12 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:37.385 1:35.267 1:35.267 13 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth 1:36.188 1:35.374 1:35.374 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:38.306 1:35.797 1:35.797 15 Roberto González PKV Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:37.649 1:35.967 1:35.967 16 Jarek Janiš Dale Coyne Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:38.534 1:36.642 1:36.642 17 David Besnard Walker Racing Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth 1:37.497 1:36.854 1:36.854 18 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:38.897 1:36.943 1:36.943 19 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth 1:34.715——*
* Oriol Servià's time from Qualification Session #1 was forfeited after he switched to his backup car for the race.
Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 57 1:46:45.941 3 33 2 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 57 +1.199 secs 2 28 3 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 57 +1.363 secs 5 25 4 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 57 +1.916 secs 1 25 5 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 57 +2.080 secs 6 21 6 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 57 +2.741 secs 4 20 7 15 David Besnard Walker Racing 57 +16.110 secs 17 18 8 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 57 +16.775 secs 7 15 9 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 57 +17.426 secs 18 13 10 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 57 +18.205 secs 14 11 11 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 57 +19.368 secs 15 10 12 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 57 +21.504 secs 8 9 13 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 57 +24.373 secs 19 8 14 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 56 + 1 Lap 13 7 15 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 54 + 3 Laps 12 6 16 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 52 Crash 11 6 17 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 31 Crash 9 4 18 19 Jarek Janiš Dale Coyne Racing 28 Gearbox 16 3 19 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 19 Crash 10 2
Caution flags Laps Cause0-1 Yellow start15-16 Debris on course16-18 Lavín (3) spun31-34 Haberfeld (5) spun; Jourdain (9) contact53-57 Carpentier (7) Huge Crash
Notes Laps Leader1-31 Paul Tracy32-37 A. J. Allmendinger38-39 Patrick Carpentier40-57 Bruno Junqueira Driver Laps ledPaul Tracy 31Bruno Junqueira 18A. J. Allmendinger 6Patrick Carpentier 2
New Race Record Bruno Junqueira 1:46:45.941 Average Speed 89.532 mph
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 335 2 Bruno Junqueira 313 3 Patrick Carpentier 247 4 Paul Tracy 243 1 5 Mario Domínguez 228
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Full Weekend Times & Results Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Box Score