2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250

2004 Milwaukee
Race details
Race 3 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
Milwaukee Mile Track Layout
DateJune 5, 2004
Official nameTime Warner Cable Road Runner 250
LocationMilwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Course1 Mile Oval
1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance250 laps
250 mi / 402.336 km
WeatherCool and cloudy with temperatures dropping to 53.6 °F (12.0 °C); wind speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Time20.509
Fastest lap
Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Time21.765 (on lap 8 of 250)
Podium
First Ryan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Second Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Third Michel Jourdain Jr. (RuSPORT)

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

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 Domínguez Herdez Competition 2 20.785
5 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 2 20.800
6 Rodolfo Lavín 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

Race

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 Domínguez Herdez Competition 246 + 4 Laps 4 15
9 3 Rodolfo Lavín 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

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

Laps Leader
1-250 Ryan Hunter-Reay
 
Driver Laps led
Ryan Hunter-Reay 250

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 1 Bruno Junqueira 76
2 2 Patrick Carpentier 75
5 3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 66
3 4 Sébastien Bourdais 65
5 Mario Domínguez 62
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 16, 2017.


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