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.

2004 Las Vegas
Race details
Race 12 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
DateSeptember 25, 2004
Official nameBridgestone 400 Presented by Corona
LocationLas Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Course1.5 Mile Banked Oval
1.500 mi / 2.414 km
Distance166 laps
249.000 mi / 400.724 km
WeatherPartly 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
DriverPatrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time26.190
Fastest lap
DriverBruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time26.166 (on lap 72 of 166)
Podium
FirstSébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
SecondBruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
ThirdPatrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)

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

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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

LapsCause
37-48Hunter-Reay (4) spin/stall
49Yellow restart
50Yellow restart
125-133Smith (17) stopped on course

Notes

LapsLeader
1-6Patrick Carpentier
7-36Bruno Junqueira
37-57Alex Tagliani
58-74Sébastien Bourdais
75-78Oriol Servià
79-148Sébastien Bourdais
149Bruno Junqueira
150-157Sébastien Bourdais
158-159Bruno Junqueira
160Sébastien Bourdais
161Bruno Junqueira
162Sébastien Bourdais
163Bruno Junqueira
164-166Sébastien Bourdais
 
DriverLaps led
Sébastien Bourdais100
Bruno Junqueira35
Alex Tagliani21
Patrick Carpentier6
Oriol Servià4

Championship standings after the race

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