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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

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Best Lap	Time
1		Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	2	26.190
2		Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	2	26.278
3		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1	26.300
4		Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	2	26.310
5		Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	1	26.324
6		Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	2	26.339
7		A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	2	26.362
8		Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	1	26.402
9		Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	2	26.488
10		Roberto González	PKV Racing	2	26.579
11		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1	26.644
12		Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	2	26.713
13		Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1	26.814
14		Guy Smith	Rocketsports Racing	1	26.855
15		Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1	27.080
16		Gastón Mazzacane	Dale Coyne Racing	2	27.082
17		Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	2	27.232
18		Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	—	—

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	166	1:29:01.061	3	32
2	6	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	166	+0.066 secs	4	29
3	7	Patrick Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	166	+4.091 secs	1	27
4	3	Rodolfo Lavín	Forsythe Racing	166	+6.227 secs	6	23
5	12	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	166	+6.302 secs	2	21
6	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	166	+6.938 secs	7	19
7	55	Mario Domínguez	Herdez Competition	166	+6.941 secs	9	17
8	34	Justin Wilson	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	166	+7.310 secs	15	16
9	14	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	166	+11.979 secs	13	13
10	21	Roberto González	PKV Racing	165	+ 1 Lap	10	11
11	9	Michel Jourdain Jr.	RuSPORT	165	+ 1 Lap	5	10
12	11	Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	164	+ 2 Laps	18	10
13	4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Herdez Competition	164	+ 2 Laps	8	8
14	5	Mario Haberfeld	Walker Racing	162	+ 4 Laps	17	7
15	19	Gastón Mazzacane	Dale Coyne Racing	160	+ 6 Laps	16	6
16	8	Alex Tagliani	Rocketsports Racing	163	+ 3 Laps	12	5*
17	17	Guy Smith	Rocketsports Racing	123	Engine	14	4
18	1	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	0	Drive train	11	3

* 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.

Caution flags

Notes

• New Race Lap Record Bruno Junqueira 26.166
• New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:29:01.061
• Average Speed 167.832 mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Bourdais	307
	2	Bruno Junqueira	280
1	3	Patrick Carpentier	241
1	4	Paul Tracy	218
	5	Alex Tagliani	206

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results
• Qualifying Results
• Race Box Score

36°16′17″N 115°00′40″W / 36.27134°N 115.01112°W / 36.27134; -115.01112