2004 Bridgestone 400

March 2026 February 2025 United States Las Vegas Las Vegas Motor Speedway diagram.svg September 25 2004 Bridgestone 400 Presented by Corona 12 14 Champ Car Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas, Nevada, United States 1.5 Mile Banked Oval 1.500 2.414 166 249.000 400.724 Partly cloudy with temperatures hovering around 79.5 F C maximum wind speeds of 9.9 mph km/h reported throughout the dayhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NV/Las%20Vegas/2004-09-25 2004 Bridgestone 400 weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-13 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Championship Racing 26.190 Canada Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 26.166 72 Brazil Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing France Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Championship Racing Canada 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 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 2 26.190 2 USA Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 2 26.278 3 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1 26.300 4 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 2 26.310 5 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1 26.324 6 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 2 26.339 7 USA A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 2 26.362 8 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1 26.402 9 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 2 26.488 10 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 2 26.579 11 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1 26.644 12 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 2 26.713 13 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1 26.814 14 UK Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1 26.855 15 UK Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1 27.080 16 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 2 27.082 17 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 2 27.232 18 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing —— Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 166 1:29:01.061 3 32 2 6 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 166 +0.066 secs 4 29 3 7 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 166 +4.091 secs 1 27 4 3 Mexico Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 166 +6.227 secs 6 23 5 12 USA Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 166 +6.302 secs 2 21 6 10 USA A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 166 +6.938 secs 7 19 7 55 Mexico Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 166 +6.941 secs 9 17 8 34 UK Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 166 +7.310 secs 15 16 9 14 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 166 +11.979 secs 13 13 10 21 Mexico Roberto González PKV Racing 165 + 1 Lap 10 11 11 9 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 165 + 1 Lap 5 10 12 11 Spain Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 164 + 2 Laps 18 10 13 4 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 164 + 2 Laps 8 8 14 5 Brazil Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 162 + 4 Laps 17 7 15 19 Argentina Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 160 + 6 Laps 16 6 16 8 Canada Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 163 + 3 Laps 12 5* 17 17 UK Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 123 Engine 14 4 18 1 Canada 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 10px 1 France Sébastien Bourdais 307 10px 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira 280 10px 1 3 Canada Patrick Carpentier 241 10px 1 4 Canada Paul Tracy 218 10px 5 Canada Alex Tagliani 206 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Full Weekend Times & Results Qualifying Results https://web.archive.org/web/20180510185909/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-las-vegas-starting-lineup/ May 10, 2018 Race Box Score 2004 Bridgestone 400 2004 2004 Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 1984 Caesars Palace Grand PrixStreet Circuit 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 36.27134 -115.01112 region:US-NV_type:event title Las Vegas Bridgestone 400 Category:Motorsport in Las Vegas Bridgestone 400 2004 Category:Organized events in Las Vegas Category:Organized events in Nevada