2004 Lexmark Indy 300

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{American Championshp Car race report infobox

| Country = Australia

| Race = Surfers Paradise

| Image = Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg

| Caption = Track map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.

| Date = October 24

| Year = 2004

| Official name = Lexmark Indy 300

| Race_No = 13

| Season_No = 14

| Series = Champ Car

| Location = Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia

| Course = Temporary Street Circuit

| Course_mi = 2.795

| Course_km = 4.498

| Distance_laps = 57

| Distance_mi = 159.315

| Distance_km = 256.386

| Weather = Warm with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|27.7|C|F}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=122&p_display_type=dailyDataFile&p_startYear=2004&p_c=-332335262&p_stn_num=040764 |title=2004 Lexmark Indy 300 weather information |publisher=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=2018-01-24}}

| Pole_Driver = Paul Tracy

| Pole_Team = Forsythe Championship Racing

| Pole_Time = 1:33.556

| Pole_Country = CAN

| Fast_Driver = Bruno Junqueira

| Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing

| Fast_Time = 1:34.017

| Fast_Lap = 49

| Fast_Country = BRA

| First_Driver = Bruno Junqueira

| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing

| First_Country = BRA

| Second_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais

| Second_Team = Newman/Haas Racing

| Second_Country = FRA

| Third_Driver = Mario Domínguez

| Third_Team = Herdez Competition

| Third_Country = MEX

}}

The 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2004 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on October 24, 2004 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. Paul Tracy won the pole and Bruno Junqueira won the race.

Qualifying results

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Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Chassis

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:34.557

| 1:33.556

| 1:33.556

2

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:34.439

| 1:33.765

| 1:33.765

3

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:38.487

| 1:33.737

| 1:33.737

4

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:35.254

| 1:33.867

| 1:33.867

5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:34.601

| 1:34.076

| 1:34.076

6

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Herdez Competition

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:35.224

| 1:34.585

| 1:34.585

7

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:35.947

| 1:34.611

| 1:34.611

8

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:34.913

| 1:35.549

| 1:34.913

9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Michel Jourdain Jr.

| RuSPORT

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:35.233

| 1:35.115

| 1:35.115

10

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:35.258

| 1:35.452

| 1:35.258

11

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Patrick Carpentier

| Forsythe Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:40.778

| 1:35.261

| 1:35.261

12

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Rodolfo Lavín

| Forsythe Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:37.385

| 1:35.267

| 1:35.267

13

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Mario Haberfeld

| Walker Racing

| Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth

| 1:36.188

| 1:35.374

| 1:35.374

14

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:38.306

| 1:35.797

| 1:35.797

15

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Roberto González

| PKV Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:37.649

| 1:35.967

| 1:35.967

16

| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}

| Jarek Janiš

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:38.534

| 1:36.642

| 1:36.642

17

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| David Besnard

| Walker Racing

| Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth

| 1:37.497

| 1:36.854

| 1:36.854

18

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Guy Smith

| Rocketsports Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:38.897

| 1:36.943

| 1:36.943

19

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth

| 1:34.715

| align="center"|—

| align="center"|—*

* Oriol Servià's time from Qualification Session #1 was forfeited after he switched to his backup car for the race.

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
1

| 6

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 57

| 1:46:45.941

| 3

| 33

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 57

| +1.199 secs

| 2

| 28

3

| 55

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Herdez Competition

| 57

| +1.363 secs

| 5

| 25

4

| 1

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 57

| +1.916 secs

| 1

| 25

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Herdez Competition

| 57

| +2.080 secs

| 6

| 21

6

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 57

| +2.741 secs

| 4

| 20

7

| 15

| {{flagicon|Australia}} David Besnard

| Walker Racing

| 57

| +16.110 secs

| 17

| 18

8

| 34

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 57

| +16.775 secs

| 7

| 15

9

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Guy Smith

| Rocketsports Racing

| 57

| +17.426 secs

| 18

| 13

10

| 14

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 57

| +18.205 secs

| 14

| 11

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Roberto González

| PKV Racing

| 57

| +19.368 secs

| 15

| 10

12

| 12

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 57

| +21.504 secs

| 8

| 9

13

| 11

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 57

| +24.373 secs

| 19

| 8

14

| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Mario Haberfeld

| Walker Racing

| 56

| + 1 Lap

| 13

| 7

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Rodolfo Lavín

| Forsythe Racing

| 54

| + 3 Laps

| 12

| 6

16

| 7

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| Forsythe Racing

| 52

| Contact

| 11

| 6

17

| 9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Michel Jourdain Jr.

| RuSPORT

| 31

| Contact

| 9

| 4

18

| 19

| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Jarek Janiš

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 28

| Gearbox

| 16

| 3

19

| 8

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Rocketsports Racing

| 19

| Contact

| 10

| 2

Caution flags

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LapsCause
0-1Yellow start
15-16Debris on course
16-18Lavín (3) spun
31-34Haberfeld (5) spun; Jourdain (9) contact
53-57Carpentier (7) contact

Notes

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{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1-31Paul Tracy
32-37A. J. Allmendinger
38-39Patrick Carpentier
40-57Bruno Junqueira

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy31
Bruno Junqueira18
A. J. Allmendinger6
Patrick Carpentier2

|}

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

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|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| align="left"| 335

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| align="left"| 313

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Patrick Carpentier

| align="left"| 247

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| align="left"| 243

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| align="left"| 228

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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