2004 Grand Prix of Sonoma
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The 2004 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourth race for the 2004 American Le Mans Series season held at Infineon Raceway. It took place on July 18, 2004.
This race saw Corvette Racing enter a third Corvette C5-R for NASCAR Nextel Cup star Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and co-driven by Boris Said. The car was successfully qualified but in warm-up the morning of the race Earnhardt went off course and collided with a barrier, causing a rupture of a fuel line. The broken fuel line was sparked when the car came to a stop and caused the car to be engulfed in flames, with Earnhardt inside dazed by the accident and unable to get himself out immediately. Once Earnhardt was able to become aware of his situation and rescue crews were able to arrive, Earnhardt was successfully pulled from the burning vehicle. He received second and third degree burns to his neck, chest, and legs, partially due to not wearing a fire-retardent balaclava with his helmet.
The Corvette C5-R was burned beyond repair and did not race. The Corvette Racing team quickly examined the car and found that there was no design flaw in their fuel system. Earnhardt was forced to return to the NASCAR season unable to complete full races until his burns were healed.
[edit] Official Results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
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Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP1 | 38 | ADT Champion Racing | Marco Werner JJ Lehto |
Audi R8 | M | 107 |
Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
2 | LMP1 | 20 | Dyson Racing | Chris Dyson Andy Wallace |
MG-Lola EX257 | G | 107 |
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
3 | LMP1 | 16 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger James Weaver |
MG-Lola EX257 | G | 104 |
MG (AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
4 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | 102 |
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
5 | LMP2 | 30 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Clint Field Robin Liddell |
Lola B2K/40 | P | 102 |
Judd KV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
6 | LMP2 | 10 | Miracle Motorsports | Ian James James Gue |
Lola B2K/40 | Y | 100 |
Nissan (AER) 3.0L V6 | |||||||
7 | LMP2 | 56 | Team Bucknum Racing | Jeff Bucknum Bryan Willman Chris McMurry |
Pilbeam MP91 | D | 98 |
Nissan (AER) 3.0L V6 | |||||||
8 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Jörg Bergmeister Timo Bernhard |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 98 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
9 | GT | 45 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Johannes van Overbeek Darren Law |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 98 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
10 | GT | 24 | Alex Job Racing | Marc Lieb Romain Dumas |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 98 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
11 | GT | 35 | Risi Competizione | Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners |
Ferrari 360 Modena GTC | P | 97 |
Ferrari 3.6L V8 | |||||||
12 | GT | 66 | New Century - The Racer's Group | Patrick Long Cort Wagner |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 96 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
13 | GT | 79 | J-3 Racing | Justin Jackson Tim Sugden |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 95 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
14 | GT | 60 | P.K. Sport | Hugh Plumb Peter Boss |
Porsche 911 GT3-RS | P | 92 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
15 | GT | 44 | Flying Lizard Motorsports | Seth Neiman Lonnie Pechnik |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 92 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
16 | GTS | 6 | Krohn-Barbour Racing | Tracy Krohn David McEntee |
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT | P | 90 |
Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
17 | GT | 50 | Panoz Motor Sports | Gunnar Jeanette David Saelens |
Panoz Esperante GT-LM | P | 88 |
Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
18 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | 86 |
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | |||||||
19 | GT | 31 | White Lightning Racing | Craig Stanton David Murry |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 85 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
20 | GTS | 71 | Carsport America | Tom Weickardt Jean-Philippe Belloc |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | P | 75 |
Dodge 8.0L V10 | |||||||
21 DNF |
GT | 67 | New Century - The Racer's Group | Jim Matthews Pierre Ehret |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 52 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
22 DNF |
GTS | 5 | Krohn-Barbour Racing | Peter Kox David Brabham |
Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT | P | 15 |
Lamborghini 6.0L V12 | |||||||
23 DNF |
GT | 43 | BAM! | Leo Hindrey Lucas Luhr |
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | M | 15 |
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
24 DSQ |
GTS | 63 | ACEMCO Motorsports | Terry Borcheller Johnny Mowlem |
Saleen S7-R | P | 58 |
Ford 7.0L V8 | |||||||
DNS | GTS | 8 | Corvette Racing | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Boris Said |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | M | - |
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 |
[edit] Statistics
- Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 1:22.320
- Fastest Lap - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 1:23.656
- Distance - 270.71 miles
- Average Speed - 98.082mph
[edit] External Links
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American Le Mans Series 2004 season |
Next race: 2004 Portland Grand Prix |