2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver


The 2004 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was the ninth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 15, 2004 on the streets of Denver, Colorado near the Pepsi Center. Sébastien Bourdais swept the pole and the race win.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing1:00.41359.94259.942
2Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing1:01.2031:00.5251:00.525
3Paul TracyForsythe Racing1:00.8851:00.5881:00.588
4Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing1:01.4161:00.5951:00.595
5Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition1:00.7211:00.721
6Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing1:02.0461:00.8131:00.813
7A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT1:00.9071:00.907
8Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition1:01.5451:01.0721:01.072
9Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing1:01.1981:01.2851:01.198
10Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:01.7821:01.2651:01.265
11Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing1:01.7571:01.2661:01.266
12Jimmy VasserPKV Racing1:01.3341:02.0901:01.334
13Michel Jourdain, Jr.RuSPORT1:01.4471:01.3451:01.345
14Nelson PhilippeMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:02.3541:01.5221:01.522
15Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing1:02.1301:01.7941:01.794
16Guy SmithRocketsports Racing1:02.1131:02.1371:02.113
17Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing1:02.4121:02.412
18Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing1:02.6041:02.5071:02.507

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing901:40:25.232135
21 Paul TracyForsythe Racing90+7.446 secs328
36 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing90+8.171 secs226
455 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition90+8.561 secs523
510 A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT90+15.641 secs721
611 Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing90+19.256 secs619
734 Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing90+20.786 secs1017
85 Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing90+24.141 secs915
97 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing90+25.371 secs413
108 Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing89+ 1 Lap1111
113 Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing88+ 2 Laps1510
1221 Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing88+ 2 Laps1810
1314 Nelson PhilippeMi-Jack Conquest Racing87+ 3 Laps148
149 Michel Jourdain, Jr.RuSPORT86+ 4 Laps137
1519 Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing86+ 4 Laps176
164 Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition72Contact85
1712 Jimmy VasserPKV Racing63Engine124
1817 Guy SmithRocketsports Racing56Electrical163

Caution flags

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Sébastien Bourdais248
2 Bruno Junqueira192
13 Paul Tracy180
14 Alex Tagliani164
5 Patrick Carpentier154