2004 Grand Prix of Sonoma

February 2025 thumb|Sonoma Raceway The 2004 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourth race for the 2004 American Le Mans Series season held at Infineon Raceway. It took place on July 18, 2004. This race saw Corvette Racing enter a third Corvette C5-R for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and co-driven by Boris Said. The car was successfully qualified but in warm-up the morning of the race, Earnhardt Jr. went off course and collided with a barrier, causing a rupture of a fuel line. The broken fuel line was sparked when the car came to a stop and caused the car to be engulfed in flames, with Earnhardt Jr. inside dazed by the accident and unable to get himself out immediately. Once Earnhardt Jr. was able to become aware of his situation and rescue crews were able to arrive, Earnhardt Jr. was successfully pulled from the burning vehicle. He received second and third degree burns to his neck, chest, and legs, partially due to not wearing a fire-retardant balaclava with his helmet. The Corvette C5-R was burned beyond repair and did not race. The Corvette Racing team quickly examined the car and found that there was no design flaw in their fuel system. At the end of the 2004 ALMS season, Corvette Racing restored the car (Chassis No. C5-009) to its 2003 Le Mans specification and sold it to a collector. Earnhardt Jr. was forced to return to the Nextel Cup Series unable to complete full races as he underwent treatment, being relieved the next two races by Martin Truex Jr. and John Andretti. Official results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP1 38 United States ADT Champion Racing Germany Marco WernerFinland JJ Lehto Audi R8 Michelin 107 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 2 LMP1 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Chris DysonUnited Kingdom Andy Wallace MG-Lola EX257 Goodyear 107 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 3 LMP1 16 United States Dyson Racing United States Butch LeitzingerUnited Kingdom James Weaver MG-Lola EX257 Goodyear 104 MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 4 GTS 3 United States Corvette Racing Canada Ron FellowsUnited States Johnny O'Connell Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Michelin 102 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 5 LMP2 30 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon FieldUnited States Clint FieldUnited Kingdom Robin Liddell Lola B2K/40 Pirelli 102 Judd KV675 3.4L V8 6 LMP2 10 United States Miracle Motorsports United States Ian JamesUnited States James Gue Lola B2K/40 Yokohama 100 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 7 LMP2 56 United States Team Bucknum Racing United States Jeff BucknumUnited States Bryan WillmanUnited States Chris McMurry Pilbeam MP91 Dunlop 98 Nissan (AER) VQL 3.0L V6 8 GT 23 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Jörg BergmeisterGermany Timo Bernhard Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 9 GT 45 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Johannes van OverbeekUnited States Darren Law Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 10 GT 24 United States Alex Job Racing Germany Marc LiebFrance Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 98 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 11 GT 35 United States Risi Competizione United States Anthony LazzaroGermany Ralf Kelleners Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Pirelli 97 Ferrari 3.6L V8 12 GT 66 United States New Century - The Racer's Group United States Patrick LongUnited States Cort Wagner Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 96 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 13 GT 79 United States J-3 Racing United States Justin JacksonUnited Kingdom Tim Sugden Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 95 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 14 GT 60 United Kingdom P.K. Sport United States Hugh PlumbUnited States Peter Boss Porsche 911 GT3-RS Pirelli 92 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 15 GT 44 United States Flying Lizard Motorsports United States Seth NeimanUnited States Lonnie Pechnik Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 92 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 16 GTS 6 United States Krohn-Barbour Racing United States Tracy KrohnUnited States David McEntee Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Pirelli 90 Lamborghini 6.0L V12 17 GT 50 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Gunnar JeannetteBelgium David Saelens Panoz Esperante GT-LM Pirelli 88 Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 18 GTS 4 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver GavinMonaco Olivier Beretta Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Michelin 86 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 19 GT 31 United States White Lightning Racing United States Craig StantonUnited States David Murry Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 85 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 20 GTS 71 United States Carsport America United States Tom WeickardtFrance Jean-Philippe Belloc Dodge Viper GTS-R Pirelli 75 Dodge 8.0L V10 21DNF GT 67 United States New Century - The Racer's Group United States Jim MatthewsGermany Pierre Ehret Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 52 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 22DNF GTS 5 United States Krohn-Barbour Racing Netherlands Peter KoxAustralia David Brabham Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Pirelli 15 Lamborghini 6.0L V12 23DNF GT 43 United States BAM! United States Leo HinderyGermany Lucas Luhr Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 15 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 24DSQ GTS 63 United States ACEMCO Motorsports United States Terry BorchellerUnited Kingdom Johnny Mowlem Saleen S7-R Pirelli 58 Ford 7.0L V8 DNS GTS 8 United States Corvette Racing United States Dale Earnhardt Jr.United States Boris Said Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Michelin - Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 Statistics Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 1:22.320 Fastest Lap - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 1:23.656 Distance - 270.71 mi km Average Speed - 98.082 mi/h km/h on External links http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/events/searspoint04/ALMS_Results.pdf Official Results 2006-11-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094329/http://www.imsaracing.net/2003/events/searspoint04/ALMS_Results.pdf 2007-09-29 dead  (38.9 KiB) 2004 American Le Mans Series 2004 New England Grand Prix 2004 Portland Grand Prix S Category:Grand Prix of Sonoma