# 2004 Lexmark Indy 300

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

| Pos | Name | Team | Chassis | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.557 | 1:33.556 | 1:33.556 |
| 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.439 | 1:33.765 | 1:33.765 |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:38.487 | 1:33.737 | 1:33.737 |
| 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:35.254 | 1:33.867 | 1:33.867 |
| 5 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.601 | 1:34.076 | 1:34.076 |
| 6 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:35.224 | 1:34.585 | 1:34.585 |
| 7 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:35.947 | 1:34.611 | 1:34.611 |
| 8 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.913 | 1:35.549 | 1:34.913 |
| 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:35.233 | 1:35.115 | 1:35.115 |
| 10 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:35.258 | 1:35.452 | 1:35.258 |
| 11 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:40.778 | 1:35.261 | 1:35.261 |
| 12 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:37.385 | 1:35.267 | 1:35.267 |
| 13 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth | 1:36.188 | 1:35.374 | 1:35.374 |
| 14 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:38.306 | 1:35.797 | 1:35.797 |
| 15 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:37.649 | 1:35.967 | 1:35.967 |
| 16 | Jarek Janiš | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:38.534 | 1:36.642 | 1:36.642 |
| 17 | David Besnard | Walker Racing | Reynard 02i Ford-Cosworth | 1:37.497 | 1:36.854 | 1:36.854 |
| 18 | Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:38.897 | 1:36.943 | 1:36.943 |
| 19 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola B2/00 Ford-Cosworth | 1:34.715 | — | —* |
* Oriol Servià's time from Qualification Session #1 was forfeited after he switched to his backup car for the race.

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 57 | 1:46:45.941 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 57 | +1.199 secs | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 55 | Mario Domínguez | Herdez Competition | 57 | +1.363 secs | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 57 | +1.916 secs | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Herdez Competition | 57 | +2.080 secs | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 57 | +2.741 secs | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | 15 | David Besnard | Walker Racing | 57 | +16.110 secs | 17 | 18 |
| 8 | 34 | Justin Wilson | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 57 | +16.775 secs | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 17 | Guy Smith | Rocketsports Racing | 57 | +17.426 secs | 18 | 13 |
| 10 | 14 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 57 | +18.205 secs | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | 21 | Roberto González | PKV Racing | 57 | +19.368 secs | 15 | 10 |
| 12 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 57 | +21.504 secs | 8 | 9 |
| 13 | 11 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 57 | +24.373 secs | 19 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | Mario Haberfeld | Walker Racing | 56 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 | Rodolfo Lavín | Forsythe Racing | 54 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | 7 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 52 | Contact | 11 | 6 |
| 17 | 9 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | RuSPORT | 31 | Contact | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | 19 | Jarek Janiš | Dale Coyne Racing | 28 | Gearbox | 16 | 3 |
| 19 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | Rocketsports Racing | 19 | Contact | 10 | 2 |

## Caution flags

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