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.

United States 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

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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

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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

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

Notes

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Laps Leader
1-6 Patrick Carpentier
7-36 Bruno Junqueira
37-57 Alex Tagliani
58-74 Sébastien Bourdais
75-78 Oriol Servià
79-148 Sébastien Bourdais
149 Bruno Junqueira
150-157 Sébastien Bourdais
158-159 Bruno Junqueira
160 Sébastien Bourdais
161 Bruno Junqueira
162 Sébastien Bourdais
163 Bruno Junqueira
164-166 Sébastien Bourdais
 
Driver Laps led
Sébastien Bourdais 100
Bruno Junqueira 35
Alex Tagliani 21
Patrick Carpentier 6
Oriol Servià 4

Championship standings after the race

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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

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  1. ^ "2004 Bridgestone 400 weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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Previous race:
2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Champ Car World Series
2004 season
Next race:
2004 Lexmark Indy 300

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1984 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
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