2004 Speed World Challenge
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{{Motorsport season
| series = Speed World Challenge
| year = 2004
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The 2004 Speed World Challenge season was the 15th season of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. The series' title sponsor was television network Speed Channel, who broadcast all the races. Championships were awarded for grand touring and touring cars. The season began on March 19 and ran for ten rounds. Tommy Archer and Audi won the championships in GT, and Bill Auberlen and BMW won in Touring Car.{{harvnb|Box scores|page=21–25}} The season marked the first wins for the Cadillac brand, a step up for General Motors after three of its brands declined in the nineties.
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan=2| Rnd !rowspan=2| Date !rowspan=2| Circuit !rowspan=2| Supporting !rowspan=2| Distance ! GT Winning Car ! TC Winning Car |
| GT
! TC ! GT Winning Driver ! TC Winning Driver |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 1
!rowspan=2| 1 |rowspan=2| March 19 |rowspan=2| Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|63|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | BMW 325i |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Angelelli
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen |
| rowspan=2| 2
!rowspan=2| 2 |rowspan=2| May 31 |rowspan=2| Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut |rowspan=2| Stand-alone event |rowspan=2| {{convert|66|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | Audi RS6 | BMW 325i |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Randy Pobst
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen |
| rowspan=2| 3
!rowspan=2| 3 |rowspan=2| June 26 |rowspan=2| Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | Audi RS6 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Galati
| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Plumb |
| rowspan=2| 4
!rowspan=2| 4 |rowspan=2| July 17 |rowspan=4| Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |rowspan=4| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|58|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | BMW 325i |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Wolf Henzler
| {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Auberlen |
| rowspan=2|
!rowspan=2| 5 |rowspan=2| July 18 |rowspan=2| {{convert|58|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) |rowspan=2| did not participate |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson |
| rowspan=2| 5
!rowspan=2| 6 |rowspan=2| July 24 |rowspan=2| Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|58|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Archer
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pierre Kleinubing |
| rowspan=2| 6
!rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| August 7 |rowspan=4| Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario |rowspan=4| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|74|mi|km|abbr=on}} (GT) | Audi RS6 |rowspan=2| did not participate |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Galati |
| rowspan=2| 7
!rowspan=2| 7 |rowspan=2| August 8 |rowspan=2| {{convert|69|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Ron Fellows
| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Plumb |
| rowspan=2| 8
!rowspan=2| 8 |rowspan=2| August 22 |rowspan=2| Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|69|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | Audi RS6 | Nissan Sentra SE-R |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Galati
| {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Cunningham |
| rowspan=2| 9
!rowspan=2| 9 |rowspan=2| September 24 |rowspan=2| Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|69|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Max Angelelli
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pierre Kleinubing |
| rowspan=2| 10
!rowspan=2| 10 |rowspan=2| October 17 |rowspan=2| Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California |rowspan=2| American Le Mans Series |rowspan=2| {{convert|58|mi|km|abbr=on}} (TC) | Mazda 6 |
| {{flagicon|GER}} Wolf Henzler
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Altenburg |
| colspan=8 align=center| {{harvnb|Box scores|page=1–20}} |
References
- {{cite web |title=2004 SCCA World Challenge Box Scores |url=http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/2004-SCCA-WorldChallenge.pdf |publisher=Sports Car Club of America |accessdate=27 September 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230630/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/2004-SCCA-WorldChallenge.pdf |archivedate=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead |ref={{harvid|Box scores}} |df=dmy-all }}
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