2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250

The 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 was the third round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 5, 2004, at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The relatively cold temperatures for the night race limited passing, allowing Ryan Hunter-Reay to lead every lap of the race from the pole.

United States 2004 Milwaukee
Race details
Race 3 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
Milwaukee Mile Track Layout
DateJune 5, 2004
Official nameTime Warner Cable Road Runner 250
LocationMilwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Course1 Mile Oval
1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance250 laps
250 mi / 402.336 km
WeatherCool and cloudy with temperatures dropping to 53.6 °F (12.0 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverRyan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Time20.509
Fastest lap
DriverRyan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Time21.765 (on lap 8 of 250)
Podium
FirstRyan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
SecondPatrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
ThirdMichel Jourdain Jr. (RuSPORT)

Qualifying results

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Pos Nat Name Team Best Lap Time
1   Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 2 20.509
2   Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 2 20.667
3   Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 2 20.740
4   Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 2 20.785
5   Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 2 20.800
6   Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 2 20.809
7   Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 2 20.815
8   Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 2 20.854
9   Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 2 20.862
10   Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 2 20.867
11   Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 2 20.916
12   Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 2 21.184
13   A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 2 21.352
14   Roberto González PKV Racing 2 21.483
15   Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 2 21.568
16   Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 2 21.907
17   Nelson Philippe Rocketsports Racing 1 21.955
18   Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 2 22.388

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 250 1:59:12.397 1 34
2 7   Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 250 +5.865 secs 3 27
3 9   Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 250 +11.349 secs 9 25
4 12   Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 249 + 1 Lap 8 23
5 10   A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 249 + 1 Lap 13 22
6 6   Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 248 + 2 Laps 10 19
7 11   Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 247 + 3 Laps 11 17
8 55   Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 246 + 4 Laps 4 15
9 3   Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 245 Contact 6 13
10 5   Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 245 + 5 Laps 15 11
11 34   Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 244 + 6 Laps 12 10
12 21   Roberto González PKV Racing 243 Fire 14 9
13 8   Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 243 + 7 Laps 7 8
14 17   Nelson Philippe Rocketsports Racing 240 + 10 Laps 17 7
15 14   Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 240 + 10 Laps 18 6
16 19   Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 79 Contact 16 5
17 1   Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 60 Contact 5 4
18 2   Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 50 Contact 2 3

Caution flags

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Laps Cause
1-4 Wilson (34) contact
51-59 Bourdais (2) contact
60-63 Tracy (1) contact
83-99 Mazzacane (19) contact
188-201 Debris
216-221 Debris
249-250 Lavín (3) contact

Notes

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Laps Leader
1-250 Ryan Hunter-Reay
 
Driver Laps led
Ryan Hunter-Reay 250

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1 1   Bruno Junqueira 76
  2 2   Patrick Carpentier 75
  5 3   Ryan Hunter-Reay 66
  3 4   Sébastien Bourdais 65
  5   Mario Domínguez 62
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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References

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  1. ^ "2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
Previous race:
2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey
Champ Car World Series
2004 season
Next race:
2004 Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland

Previous race:
2003 Milwaukee Mile Centennial 250
2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 Next race:
2005 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225

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