2004 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250

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.

2004 Milwaukee

Race details
Race 3 of 14 in the 2004 Champ Car season
Milwaukee Mile Track Layout
Date	June 5, 2004
Official name	Time Warner Cable Road Runner 250
Location	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin, United States
Course	1 Mile Oval 1.000 mi / 1.609 km
Distance	250 laps 250 mi / 402.336 km
Weather	Cool 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)
Time	20.509
Fastest lap
Driver	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Time	21.765 (on lap 8 of 250)
Podium
First	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Herdez Competition)
Second	Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Third	Michel Jourdain Jr. (RuSPORT)

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

• New Race Record Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:59:12.397
• Average Speed 129.859 mph

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.

External links

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

References

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

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