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.

Qualifying results

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing1661:29:01.061332
26 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing166+0.066 secs429
37 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing166+4.091 secs127
43 Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing166+6.227 secs623
512 Jimmy VasserPKV Racing166+6.302 secs221
610 A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT166+6.938 secs719
755 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition166+6.941 secs917
834 Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing166+7.310 secs1516
914 Nelson PhilippeMi-Jack Conquest Racing166+11.979 secs1313
1021 Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing165+ 1 Lap1011
119 Michel Jourdain, Jr.RuSPORT165+ 1 Lap510
1211 Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing164+ 2 Laps1810
134 Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition164+ 2 Laps88
145 Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing162+ 4 Laps177
1519 Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing160+ 6 Laps166
168 Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing163+ 3 Laps125*
1717 Guy SmithRocketsports Racing123Engine144
181 Paul TracyForsythe Racing0Drive train113

* 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.

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Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Sébastien Bourdais307
2 Bruno Junqueira280
13 Patrick Carpentier241
14 Paul Tracy218
5 Alex Tagliani206