2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 Explained

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.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamBest LapTime
1Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition220.509
2Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing220.667
3Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing220.740
4Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition220.785
5Paul TracyForsythe Racing220.800
6Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing220.809
7Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing220.815
8Jimmy VasserPKV Racing220.854
9Michel Jourdain Jr.RuSPORT220.862
10Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing220.867
11Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing220.916
12Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing221.184
13A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT221.352
14Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing221.483
15Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing221.568
16Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing221.907
17Nelson PhilippeRocketsports Racing121.955
18Alex SperaficoMi-Jack Conquest Racing222.388

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
14 Ryan Hunter-ReayHerdez Competition2501:59:12.397134
27 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing250+5.865 secs327
39 Michel Jourdain Jr.RuSPORT250+11.349 secs925
412 Jimmy VasserPKV Racing249+ 1 Lap823
510 A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT249+ 1 Lap1322
66 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing248+ 2 Laps1019
711 Oriol ServiàDale Coyne Racing247+ 3 Laps1117
855 Mario DomínguezHerdez Competition246+ 4 Laps415
93 Rodolfo LavínForsythe Racing245Contact613
105 Mario HaberfeldWalker Racing245+ 5 Laps1511
1134 Justin WilsonMi-Jack Conquest Racing244+ 6 Laps1210
1221 Roberto GonzálezPKV Racing243Fire149
138 Alex TaglianiRocketsports Racing243+ 7 Laps78
1417 Nelson PhilippeRocketsports Racing240+ 10 Laps177
1514 Alex SperaficoMi-Jack Conquest Racing240+ 10 Laps186
1619 Gastón MazzacaneDale Coyne Racing79Contact165
171 Paul TracyForsythe Racing60Contact54
182 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing50Contact23

Caution flags

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 Lavín (3) contact

Notes

 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
11 Bruno Junqueira76
2275
53 Ryan Hunter-Reay66
34 Sébastien Bourdais65
562

External links

References

43.02°N -88.01°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 weather information. The Old Farmers' Almanac. November 16, 2017.