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.
Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Best Lap Time 1 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 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 166 1:29:01.061 3 32 2 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 166 +0.066 secs 4 29 3 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 166 +4.091 secs 1 27 4 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 166 +6.227 secs 6 23 5 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 166 +6.302 secs 2 21 6 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 166 +6.938 secs 7 19 7 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 166 +6.941 secs 9 17 8 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 166 +7.310 secs 15 16 9 14 Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 166 +11.979 secs 13 13 10 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 165 + 1 Lap 10 11 11 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 165 + 1 Lap 5 10 12 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 164 + 2 Laps 18 10 13 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 164 + 2 Laps 8 8 14 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 162 + 4 Laps 17 7 15 19 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 160 + 6 Laps 16 6 16 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 163 + 3 Laps 12 5* 17 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 123 Engine 14 4 18 1 Paul Tracy 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 Cause37-48 Hunter-Reay (4) spin/stall49 Yellow restart50 Yellow restart125-133 Smith (17) stopped on course
Notes
Laps Leader1-6 Patrick Carpentier7-36 Bruno Junqueira37-57 Alex Tagliani58-74 Sébastien Bourdais75-78 Oriol Servià79-148 Sébastien Bourdais149 Bruno Junqueira150-157 Sébastien Bourdais158-159 Bruno Junqueira160 Sébastien Bourdais161 Bruno Junqueira162 Sébastien Bourdais163 Bruno Junqueira164-166 Sébastien Bourdais Driver Laps ledSébastien Bourdais 100Bruno Junqueira 35Alex Tagliani 21Patrick Carpentier 6Oriol Servià 4
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
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 307 2 Bruno Junqueira 280 1 3 Patrick Carpentier 241 1 4 Paul Tracy 218 5 Alex Tagliani 206
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links Full Weekend Times & Results Qualifying Results Race Box Score