The 2004 Grand Prix of Road America was the eighth round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presented the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 8, 2004 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sébastien Bourdais won the pole and Alex Tagliani won the race, his first and only win in his Champ Car/IndyCar career.
Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:44.637 1:43.046 1:43.046 2 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 1:43.909 1:43.995 1:43.909 3 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing— 1:43.374 1:43.374 4 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:44.529 1:43.606 1:43.606 5 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:44.076 1:43.753 1:43.753 6 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:46.382 1:43.933 1:43.933 7 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:44.972 1:44.058 1:44.058 8 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 1:45.077 1:44.105 1:44.105 9 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:45.034 1:44.463 1:44.463 10 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 1:45.269 1:44.663 1:44.663 11 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 1:45.377 1:44.708 1:44.708 12 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 1:45.773 1:45.074 1:45.074 13 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing— 1:45.172 1:45.172 14 Roberto González PKV Racing 1:45.674 1:45.361 1:45.361 15 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 1:45.496 1:47.701 1:45.496 16 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 1:47.948 1:46.025 1:46.025 17 Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:46.742 1:46.321 1:46.321 18 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 1:46.878 1:47.042 1:46.878
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Alex Tagliani Rocketsports Racing 48 1:45:07.288 13 33 2 3 Rodolfo Lavín Forsythe Racing 48 +1.855 secs 10 28 3 2 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 48 +2.767 secs 1 27 4 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay Herdez Competition 48 +3.814 secs 2 24 5 55 Mario Domínguez Herdez Competition 48 +4.398 secs 15 21 6 11 Oriol Servià Dale Coyne Racing 48 +6.390 secs 8 19 7 34 Justin Wilson Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 48 +8.500 secs 9 17 8 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 48 +8.546 secs 3 15 9 9 Michel Jourdain Jr. RuSPORT 48 +9.056 secs 11 13 10 17 Guy Smith Rocketsports Racing 48 +9.997 secs 16 11 11 5 Mario Haberfeld Walker Racing 48 +16.725 secs 12 10 12 1 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 48 +26.616 secs 6 10 13 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 47 + 1 Lap 7 8 14 7 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 46 + 2 Laps 5 7 15 6 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 46 + 2 Laps 4 7 16 21 Roberto González PKV Racing 46 + 2 Laps 14 5 17 14 Alex Sperafico Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 46 + 2 Laps 17 4 18 19 Gastón Mazzacane Dale Coyne Racing 29 Off course 18 3
Caution flags
Laps Cause1-4 Hunter-Reay (4) & Vasser (12) contact12-13 González (21) off course16-18 Junqueira (6) off course31-33 Mazzacane (19) off course45-46 Allmendinger (10) & Sperafico (14) spin/stall
Notes
Laps Leader1-13 Sébastien Bourdais14-22 Paul Tracy23-29 Alex Tagliani30-36 Paul Tracy37-39 Alex Tagliani40-42 Rodolfo Lavín43-48 Alex Tagliani Driver Laps ledAlex Tagliani 16Paul Tracy 16Sébastien Bourdais 13Rodolfo Lavín 3
New Race Record Alex Tagliani 1:45:07.288 Average Speed 110.903 mph
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 213 2 Bruno Junqueira 166 2 3 Alex Tagliani 153 1 4 Paul Tracy 152 1 5 Patrick Carpentier 141
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Trivia
As of the conclusion of the 2023 IndyCar Series season, this race remains Alex Tagliani's first and only win in his Champ Car and IndyCar career.
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