The 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 15, 2004 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win.
Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.413 59.942 59.942 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.203 1:00.525 1:00.525 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:00.885 1:00.588 1:00.588 4 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:01.416 1:00.595 1:00.595 5 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:00.721 — 1:00.721 6 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.046 1:00.813 1:00.813 7 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT — 1:00.907 1:00.907 8 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:01.545 1:01.072 1:01.072 9 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:01.198 1:01.285 1:01.198 10 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.782 1:01.265 1:01.265 11 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 1:01.757 1:01.266 1:01.266 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:01.334 1:02.090 1:01.334 13 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:01.447 1:01.345 1:01.345 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:02.354 1:01.522 1:01.522 15 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:02.130 1:01.794 1:01.794 16 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1:02.113 1:02.137 1:02.113 17 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.412 — 1:02.412 18 Roberto González PKV Racing 1:02.604 1:02.507 1:02.507
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 90 1:40:25.232 1 35 2 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 90 +7.446 secs 3 28 3 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 90 +8.171 secs 2 26 4 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 90 +8.561 secs 5 23 5 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 90 +15.641 secs 7 21 6 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 90 +19.256 secs 6 19 7 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 90 +20.786 secs 10 17 8 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 90 +24.141 secs 9 15 9 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 90 +25.371 secs 4 13 10 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 89 + 1 Lap 11 11 11 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 88 + 2 Laps 15 10 12 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 88 + 2 Laps 18 10 13 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 87 + 3 Laps 14 8 14 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 86 + 4 Laps 13 7 15 19 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 86 + 4 Laps 17 6 16 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 72 Contact 8 5 17 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 63 Engine 12 4 18 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 56 Electrical 16 3
Caution flags
Laps Cause1-4 Lavín (3), Bourdais (2), Tagliani (8) & Philippe (14) contact74-78 Hunter-Reay (4) spin/stall
Notes
Laps Leader1-39 Bruno Junqueira40-79 Paul Tracy80-90 Sébastien Bourdais Driver Laps ledPaul Tracy 40Bruno Junqueira 39Sébastien Bourdais 11
New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 59.942 (Qualification Session #2) New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:01.256 New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:40:25.232 Average Speed 89.103 mph
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 248 2 Bruno Junqueira 192 1 3 Paul Tracy 180 1 4 Alex Tagliani 164 5 Patrick Carpentier 154
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Full Weekend Times & Results Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Box Score