# Temporada 2004 de IndyCar Series

La Temporada de 2004 de la IndyCar Series estuvo dominada por dos equipos, el Andretti Green Racing y Rahal Letterman Racing. Si bien hubo gran paridad en 2003 entre los equipos con motor Honda y Toyota, en 2004 Honda comenzó a eclipsar a Toyota al atraer equipos como Penske Racing y Chip Ganassi Racing como proveedores de dichas marcas, dejando a Scott Dixon y sin victorias en la 10.ª posición en su intento de defender su campeonato de 2003.

## Temporada 2004 de la IndyCar Series

| Ronda | Fecha | Carrera | Pista | Localización | Pole position | Vuelta rápida | Piloto con más vueltas lideradas | Ganador |
| 1 | 29 de febrero | Toyota Indy 300 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | Buddy Rice | Sam Hornish Jr. | Hélio Castroneves | Sam Hornish Jr. |
| 2 | 21 de marzo | Copper World Indy 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix, Arizona | Dan Wheldon | Darren Manning | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan |
| 3 | 17 de abril | Indy Japan 300 | Twin Ring Motegi | Motegi, Japón | Dan Wheldon | Dan Wheldon | Dan Wheldon | Dan Wheldon |
| 4 | 30 de mayo | 88th Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Buddy Rice | Vítor Meira | Buddy Rice | Buddy Rice |
| 5 | 12 de junio | Bombardier 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | Dario Franchitti | Vítor Meira | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan |
| 6 | 28 de junio | SunTrust Indy Challenge | Richmond International Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | Hélio Castroneves | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dario Franchitti | Dan Wheldon |
| 7 | 4 de julio | Argent Mortgage 300 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | Buddy Rice | Tomas Scheckter | Buddy Rice | Buddy Rice |
| 8 | 17 de julio | Firestone Indy 200 | Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | Buddy Rice | Vítor Meira | Vítor Meira | Tony Kanaan |
| 9 | 25 de julIo | Menards A.J. Foyt 225 | The Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Vítor Meira | Dario Franchitti | Dario Franchitti | Dario Franchitti |
| 10 | 1 de agosto | Michigan Indy 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Míchigan | Tony Kanaan | Darren Manning | Tony Kanaan | Buddy Rice |
| 11 | 15 de agosto | Belterra Casino Indy 300 | Kentucky Speedway | Sparta, Kentucky | Buddy Rice | Vítor Meira | Tony Kanaan | Adrián Fernández |
| 12 | 22 de agosto | Honda Indy 225 | Pikes Peak International Raceway | Fountain, Colorado | Tony Kanaan | Dan Wheldon | Dario Franchitti | Dario Franchitti |
| 13 | 29 de agosto | Firestone Indy 225 | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pensilvania | Hélio Castroneves | Sam Hornish Jr. | Hélio Castroneves | Dan Wheldon |
| 14 | 12 de septiembre | Delphi Indy 300 | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Illinois | Hélio Castroneves | Vítor Meira | Adrián Fernández | Adrián Fernández |
| 15 | 3 de octubre | Toyota Indy 400 | California Speedway | Fontana, California | Hélio Castroneves | Vítor Meira | Hélio Castroneves | Adrián Fernández |
| 16 | 17 de octubre | Chevy 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | Hélio Castroneves | Bryan Herta | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves |
* Las carreras de 2004 de la IndyCar en sí Corren carreras en óvalos.

## Equipos para la temporada 2004

| Equipo | Chasís | Motor | N.º de coches | Pilotos | Patrocinadores | Detalles |
| Target Chip Ganassi Racing | G-Force | Toyota | 1 | Scott Dixon | Target | |
| Target Chip Ganassi Racing | G-Force | Toyota | 10 | Darren Manning | Target | No pudo correr en California y Texas pero debido a una lesión |
| Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 2 | Mark Taylor | Menards/Johns-Manville | |
| Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 2 | Townsend Bell | Menards/Johns-Manville | Taylor sustituye desde Kansas en adelante |
| Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 4 | Tomas Scheckter | Pennzoil | |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara | Toyota | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro | |
| Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara | Toyota | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Marlboro | |
| / Aguri-Fernández Racing | G-Force | Honda | 5 | Adrián Fernández | Quaker State/Telmex/Tecate | Perdió la Partida en Homestead |
| / Aguri-Fernández Racing | G-Force | Honda | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura | ARTA/Panasonic | |
| Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 7 | Bryan Herta | XM Satellite Radio | |
| Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 7-Eleven | |
| Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 26 | Dan Wheldon | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | |
| Andretti Green Racing | Dallara | Honda | 27 | Dario Franchitti | ArcaEx/Alpine | |
| Kelley Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 8 | Scott Sharp | Delphi Corporation | |
| Kelley Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 39 | Sarah Fisher | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Mo Nunn Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 12 | Toranosuke Takagi | Pioneer Corporation | |
| Mo Nunn Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 21 | Jeff Simmons | Pioneer Corporation | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Access Motorsports | G-Force | Honda | 13 | Greg Ray | Renovac | |
| Access Motorsports | G-Force | Honda | 13 | Mark Taylor | | Sustituyendo a Ray en Nashville en adelante |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara | Toyota | 14 | A. J. Foyt IV | Conseco | |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | G-Force | Toyota | 41 | Larry Foyt | | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Rahal Letterman Racing | G-Force | Honda | 15 | Buddy Rice | Argent Mortgage/Pioneer Corporation | |
| Rahal Letterman Racing | G-Force | Honda | 16 | Roger Yasukawa | Sammy | Únicamente Montegi y la Indy 500 |
| Rahal Letterman Racing | G-Force | Honda | 17 | Vítor Meira | Bea Systems/Centrix | Se perdió las primeras dos carreras de la temporada |
| PDM Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 18 | Robby McGehee | Burger King | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Patrick Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | Al Unser Jr. | | Únicamente la Indy 500, Texas y Richmond |
| Patrick Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | Jeff Simmons | | Únicamente corre Kansas |
| Patrick Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | Jaques Lazier | | corrió Nashville hasta Chicagoland |
| Patrick Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | Tomáš Enge | | Corrió California & la segunda carrera de Texas Únicamente |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 24 | Robby Buhl | Purex | |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 24 | Felipe Giaffone | Purex | Sustituido por Buhl desde la Indy 500 En adelante |
| Roth Racing | Dallara | Toyota | 25 | Marty Roth | | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Sam Schmidt Motorsports | G-Force | Toyota | 33 | Richie Hearn | Lucas Oil | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Newman/Haas Racing | G-Force | Honda | 36 | Bruno Junqueira | PacifiCare/Secure Horizons | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| Cheever Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 51 | Alex Barron | Red Bull | |
| Cheever Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 52 | Ed Carpenter | Red Bull | |
| Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dallara | Chevrolet | 70 | Robby Gordon | Meijer/Coca-Cola | I Únicamente la Indy 500; Lazier remplazó a Gordon durante la bandera Roja por lluvia |
| Robby Gordon Motorsports | Dallara | Chevrolet | 70 | Jaques Lazier | Meijer/Coca-Cola | I Únicamente la Indy 500; Lazier remplazó a Gordon durante la bandera Roja por lluvia |
| Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 91 | Buddy Lazier | LifeFitness | Únicamente la Indy 500 |
| CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports | Dallara | Chevrolet | 98 | P. J. Jones | Curb Records | Únicamente la Indy 500 |

## Estadísticas de la Temporada

| Posiciones | Pilotos | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PIK | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | Puntos |
| 1 | Tony Kanaan | 8 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1* | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2* | 5* | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 618 |
| 2 | Dan Wheldon | 3 | 3 | 1* | 3 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 533 |
| 3 | Buddy Rice | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1* | 15 | 6 | 1* | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 485 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 2* | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5* | 10 | 7* | 1 (*) | 446 |
| 5 | Adrián Fernández | | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1* | 1 | 5 | 445 |
| 6 | Dario Franchitti | 17 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 12* | 4 | 20 | 1* | 22 | 6 | 1* | 3 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 409 |
| 7 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 1 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 387 |
| 8 | Vítor Meira | | | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12* | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 376 |
| 9 | Bryan Herta | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 362 |
| 10 | Scott Dixon | 18 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 8 | DNS | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 355 |
| 11 | Darren Manning | 6 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | DNS | | 323 |
| 12 | Alex Barron | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 310 |
| 13 | Scott Sharp | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 282 |
| 14 | Kosuke Matsuura | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 280 |
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 263 |
| 16 | Ed Carpenter | 12 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 245 |
| 17 | Mark Taylor | 19 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 17 | 18 | | 7 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 232 |
| 18 | A. J. Foyt IV | 15 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 232 |
| 19 | Tomas Scheckter | 5 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 230 |
| 20 | Felipe Giaffone | | | | 15 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 214 |
| 21 | Townsend Bell | | | | | | | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 193 |
| 22 | Jaques Lazier | | | | DNQ | | | | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 18 | | | 104 |
| 23 | Greg Ray | 14 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 15 | Wth | | | | | | | | | | 99 |
| 24 | Robby Buhl | 10 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 25 | Al Unser, Jr. | | | | 17 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 26 | Roger Yasukawa | | | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 27 | Tomáš Enge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | 31 |
| 28 | Bruno Junqueira | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 29 | Jeff Simmons | | | | 16 | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 30 | Richie Hearn | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 31 | Sarah Fisher | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 32 | Robby McGehee | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 33 | Buddy Lazier | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 34 | Marty Roth | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 35 | P. J. Jones | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 36 | Robby Gordon | | | | 29 (**) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 37 | Larry Foyt | | | | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| Posiciones | Pilotos | HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS | RIR | KAN | NSH | MIL | MIS | KTY | PIK | NAZ | CHI | FON | TXS | Puntos |
| Color | Resultados |
| Oro | Ganador |
| Plata | 2.º lugar |
| Bronce | 3.er. Lugar |
| Verde | 4.º. & 5.º puesto |
| Azul Claro | 6.º-10cimo puesto |
| Azul Oscuro | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Púrpura | No acabó la carrera (Ret) |
| Rojo | No calificó (DNQ) |
| Café | Retiro (Wth) |
| Negro | Descalificado (DSQ) |
| White | No Arrancó (DNS) |
| Blanca | Sin participación participate (DNP) |
| Blanca | No participó |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Corrió la vuelta más rápida en carrera |
| * | Mayor número de vueltas lideradas en una competencia (2 points) |
| Novato del Año ||
| Novato ||
En cada carrera, se otorgan puntos a los conductores sobre las siguientes puntuaciones:
| Posiciones | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DNS |
| Puntos | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
* Los empates en puntos se puede llegar a desempatar por el número de victorias, seguido en el orden por el número de 2.$^{os}$ lugares, 3.$^{os}$ lugares, etc., y luego por el número de pole positions, seguido de un número de veces haber calificado segundo, etc.