
| Country: | United States |
| Race: | Milwaukee |
| Date: | June 5 |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Official Name: | Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 |
| Race No: | 3 |
| Season No: | 14 |
| Series: | Champ Car |
| Location: | Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States |
| Course: | 1 Mile Oval |
| Course Mi: | 1.000 |
| Course Km: | 1.609 |
| Distance Laps: | 250 |
| Distance Mi: | 250 |
| Distance Km: | 402.336 |
| Weather: | Cool and cloudy with temperatures dropping to 53.6F; wind speeds up to 9.9mph[1] |
| Pole Driver: | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| Pole Team: | Herdez Competition |
| Pole Time: | 20.509 |
| Pole Country: | USA |
| Fast Driver: | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| Fast Team: | Herdez Competition |
| Fast Time: | 21.765 |
| Fast Lap: | 8 |
| Fast Country: | USA |
| First Driver: | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| First Team: | Herdez Competition |
| First Country: | USA |
| Second Driver: | Patrick Carpentier |
| Second Team: | Forsythe Championship Racing |
| Second Country: | Canada |
| Third Driver: | Michel Jourdain Jr. |
| Third Team: | RuSPORT |
| Third Country: | Mexico |
| Previous: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 was the third round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 5, 2004, at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin. The relatively cold temperatures for the night race limited passing, allowing Ryan Hunter-Reay to lead every lap of the race from the pole.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Best Lap | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 2 | 20.509 | |
| 2 | ![]() | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 2 | 20.667 | |
| 3 | ![]() | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 20.740 | |
| 4 | ![]() | Mario DomÃnguez | Herdez Competition | 2 | 20.785 | |
| 5 | ![]() | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 20.800 | |
| 6 | ![]() | Rodolfo LavÃn | Forsythe Racing | 2 | 20.809 | |
| 7 | ![]() | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 2 | 20.815 | |
| 8 | ![]() | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 2 | 20.854 | |
| 9 | ![]() | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 2 | 20.862 | |
| 10 | ![]() | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 2 | 20.867 | |
| 11 | ![]() | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 2 | 20.916 | |
| 12 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 2 | 21.184 | ||
| 13 | ![]() | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 2 | 21.352 | |
| 14 | ![]() | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 2 | 21.483 | |
| 15 | ![]() | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 2 | 21.568 | |
| 16 | ![]() | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 2 | 21.907 | |
| 17 | ![]() | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 1 | 21.955 | |
| 18 | ![]() | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 2 | 22.388 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 250 | 1:59:12.397 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 250 | +5.865 secs | 3 | 27 | |
| 3 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 250 | +11.349 secs | 9 | 25 | |
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 249 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 23 | |
| 5 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 249 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 22 | |
| 6 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 248 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 19 | |
| 7 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 247 | + 3 Laps | 11 | 17 | |
| 8 | 55 | Mario DomÃnguez | Herdez Competition | 246 | + 4 Laps | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 | 3 | Rodolfo LavÃn | Forsythe Racing | 245 | Contact | 6 | 13 | |
| 10 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 245 | + 5 Laps | 15 | 11 | |
| 11 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 244 | + 6 Laps | 12 | 10 | |
| 12 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 243 | Fire | 14 | 9 | |
| 13 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 243 | + 7 Laps | 7 | 8 | |
| 14 | 17 | Nelson Philippe | Rocketsports Racing | 240 | + 10 Laps | 17 | 7 | |
| 15 | 14 | Alex Sperafico | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 240 | + 10 Laps | 18 | 6 | |
| 16 | 19 | Gastón Mazzacane | Dale Coyne Racing | 79 | Contact | 16 | 5 | |
| 17 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 60 | Contact | 5 | 4 | |
| 18 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 50 | Contact | 2 | 3 |
| Laps | Cause | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Wilson (34) contact | |
| 51-59 | Bourdais (2) contact | |
| 60-63 | Tracy (1) contact | |
| 83-99 | Mazzacane (19) contact | |
| 188-201 | Debris | |
| 216-221 | Debris | |
| 249-250 | LavÃn (3) contact |
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bruno Junqueira | 76 | |
| 2 | 2 | 75 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 66 | |
| 3 | 4 | Sébastien Bourdais | 65 | |
| 5 | 62 |