The 2004 American Le Mans Series season was the 6th season for the International Motor Sports Association American Le Mans Series. It was a series comprised of Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT.... held at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA.... . It took place on July 18, 2004.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953. The car was originally designed by Harley Earl, and named by Myron Scott after the fast corvette.... Racing enter a third Corvette C5-R
Chevrolet Corvette C5
The Chevrolet Corvette C5 is a sports car which went on sale in 1997 and ended with the 2004 model year. It is the fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet and was replaced by the Chevrolet Corvette C6 model.... for NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series.... Nextel Cup
NEXTEL Cup
The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series .... star Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports.... and co-driven by Boris Said
Boris Said
Boris Said is an United States race car driver from Carlsbad, California, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut.... . 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.
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The 2004 American Le Mans Series season was the 6th season for the International Motor Sports Association American Le Mans Series. It was a series comprised of Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GTS, and GT.... held at Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway, is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains near Sonoma, California, USA.... . It took place on July 18, 2004.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953. The car was originally designed by Harley Earl, and named by Myron Scott after the fast corvette.... Racing enter a third Corvette C5-R
Chevrolet Corvette C5
The Chevrolet Corvette C5 is a sports car which went on sale in 1997 and ended with the 2004 model year. It is the fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet and was replaced by the Chevrolet Corvette C6 model.... for NASCAR
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series.... Nextel Cup
NEXTEL Cup
The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series .... star Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports.... and co-driven by Boris Said
Boris Said
Boris Said is an United States race car driver from Carlsbad, California, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut.... . 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
Burn (injury)
A burn is a type of injury that may be caused by heat, Temperature, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction. Burns can be highly variable in terms of the tissue affected, the severity, and resultant complications.... to his neck, chest, and legs, partially due to not wearing a fire-retardant balaclava
Balaclava
A balaclava , also known as a balaclava helmet or ski mask, is a form of headgear covering the whole head, exposing only the face or upper part of it, and sometimes only the eyes.... 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
2004 in NASCAR
The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. Kurt Busch with Roush Racing driving a Ford was the Nextel Cup champion.... unable to complete full races until his burns were healed.
Official Results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
ADT Security Services, originally American District Telegraph now also known as ADT Fire and Security or simply ADT, is a division of Tyco International and a major worldwide supplier of electronic security systems, fire alarm systems, communication systems, and integrated Building Management System.... Champion Racing
Champion Racing
Champion Racing is a sports car racing team based in Pompano Beach, Florida, United States. Founded in 1994 by Dave Maraj as the motorsport wing of the Champion Motors car dealership, the team has campaigned various Porsches and Audis in North American road racing series....
Marco Werner is a professional racer from Germany.In his early career, Werner was Formula Opel vice-champion in 1990 and German Formula Three Championship vice-champion in 1991 ....
The Audi R8 is a Le Mans Prototype race car introduced in 2000 for sports car racing as a redevelopment of their Audi R8R and Audi R8C used in 1999....
AUDI AG, is a Germany car manufacturer which produces cars under the Audi brand, . The name Audi is based on a latin translation of the last name of the founder August "Horch", itself the German word for ?hear." Another explanation for the origin of the name is as an acronym for ?Auto Union Deutschland Ingolstadt."... 3.6L Turbo V8
Dyson Racing is a professional sports car racing team based in Poughkeepsie, NY in the United States. Founded by Rob Dyson in 1974, the team is one of the longest-running and most successful privateer racing organizations....
The MG-Lola EX257 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Racing Cars for the MG car company for their attempt to compete again at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in ....
MG is a United Kingdom sports car brand founded in 1924.MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced Sedan and coup?s.... (AER
Advanced Engine Research
Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England. Established in 1997, AER has developed winning engines for sports car racing, rallying, and open wheel racing.... ) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
Robert Franklin "Butch" Leitzinger is a professional racecar Driving. He is best known as an American Le Mans driver with Dyson Racing, but he has also driven for the Bentley factory team at 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2001 and 2002, for the Cadillac team at Le Mans in 2000 and for Panoz at Le Mans in 1999....
James Weaver is a Great Britain former racing driver. He began his career in the European F3. In 1982 he was the Eddie Jordan Racing team's primary driver, but in 1983 he went back to the European F3....
The MG-Lola EX257 was a Le Mans Prototype built by Lola Racing Cars for the MG car company for their attempt to compete again at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in ....
MG is a United Kingdom sports car brand founded in 1924.MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars, but MG also produced Sedan and coup?s.... (AER
Advanced Engine Research
Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England. Established in 1997, AER has developed winning engines for sports car racing, rallying, and open wheel racing.... ) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953. The car was originally designed by Harley Earl, and named by Myron Scott after the fast corvette.... Racing
Johnny O'Connell , is an American racecar driver, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia. He is currently racing primarily in the American Le Mans racing for the Compuware C6.R team....
The Chevrolet Corvette C5 is a sports car which went on sale in 1997 and ended with the 2004 model year. It is the fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet and was replaced by the Chevrolet Corvette C6 model.... -R
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM.... LS7-R 7.0L V8
The Lola B2K/40 was a Le Mans Prototype developed in 2000 by Lola Racing Cars as a cheaper, smaller, and lighter alternative to the similar Lola B2K/10....
Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.... KV675 3.4L V8
The Lola B2K/40 was a Le Mans Prototype developed in 2000 by Lola Racing Cars as a cheaper, smaller, and lighter alternative to the similar Lola B2K/10....
Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England. Established in 1997, AER has developed winning engines for sports car racing, rallying, and open wheel racing.... ) VQL 3.0L V6
Jeff Bucknum is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum.He competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of 10th at Infineon Raceway.... Racing
Jeff Bucknum is an American race car driver. Jeff is the son of Formula One and Championship Car racer Ronnie Bucknum.He competed in four Indy Racing League IndyCar Series races in 2005, including the Indianapolis 500, with a best finish of 10th at Infineon Raceway....
Pilbeam Racing Designs is a United Kingdom company which designs and constructs motorsport, based in the Lincolnshire town of Bourne, Lincolnshire.... MP91
Advanced Engine Research, Ltd. is an auto racing engine manufacturer based in Basildon, Essex, England. Established in 1997, AER has developed winning engines for sports car racing, rallying, and open wheel racing.... ) VQL 3.0L V6
Alex Job Racing is a professional sports car auto racing team based in the United States. The team, which is noted for its long-time association with Porsche, has won championships in the American Le Mans Series and currently competes in the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Sports Car Series, campaigning a Porsche-powered Daytona...
J?rg Bergmeister is a race car driver from Germany.His father, Willi Bergmeister, owns a workshop and dealership where Michael Schumacher learned his trade as a car mechanic in the 1980s....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
The Flying Lizard Motorsports team is a motorsport team from Sonoma, California which was formed in early 2003 to compete in the American Le Mans Series....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Alex Job Racing is a professional sports car auto racing team based in the United States. The team, which is noted for its long-time association with Porsche, has won championships in the American Le Mans Series and currently competes in the Grand American Road Racing Association Rolex Sports Car Series, campaigning a Porsche-powered Daytona...
Romain Dumas is a France racing driver.Dumas started karting in 1992, before moving up to single-seater racing in 1996, in which he competed in the French Formula Renault Championship....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Risi Competizione is an United States auto racing team formed by Giuseppe Risi in 1997 in sports. Initially a partnership with Doyle Racing using the name Doyle-Risi Racing, Giuseppe Risi took full control of the project and it was rebranded with its current name in 2000....
Anthony Lazzaro is a NASCAR and sports car racing. He is usually classified as a NASCAR Road Course Ringers, however he has made other starts in the NEXTEL Cup....
Ralf Kelleners is a race driver from Germany.His father Helmut Kelleners was also a race driver, winning the Spa 24 Hours and the 24 Hours N?rburgring....
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1928 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles in 1947 as Ferrari Joint stock company.... 3.6L V8
New Century Financial Corporation was founded in 1995 by a trio of former managers at Option One Mortgage, including former CEO Brad Morrice and is headquartered in Irvine, California.... - The Racer's Group
The Racer's Group
The Racer's Group is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Rolex Sports Car Series racing team located in Petaluma, California owned by Kevin Buckler and his wife Debra....
Patrick Long is a professional race car driver. He is currently a Porsche factory driver, having driven for Alex Job Racing in the American Le Mans Series and Rolex Sports Car Series, and currently assigned to Penske Racing....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RS
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
The Flying Lizard Motorsports team is a motorsport team from Sonoma, California which was formed in early 2003 to compete in the American Le Mans Series....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Krohn Racing is a professional sports car racing team based out of Braselton, Georgia at the Road Atlanta complex. The team competes in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class as a partner with Risi Competizione and races full-time in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class.... -Barbour Racing
Tracy W. Krohn is an entrepreneur, business mogul and auto racing enthusiast who was a new addition to the 2006 Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans, at #320....
The Lamborghini Murci?lago is a high performance sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. It was introduced in 2001 as the successor to the Lamborghini Diablo.... R-GT
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italy manufacturer of sports cars, based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna.... 6.0L V12
Panoz Auto Development is an American manufacturer of high-performance automobiles founded in 1989 by Dan Panoz, son of pharmaceutical and motorsport mogul Don Panoz.... Motor Sports
The Esperante is a sports car made by Panoz, an United Statesn car manufacturer.There are several models of the Esperante: the base model, the GT, the GTLM, the GTS, and the JRD .... GT-LM
The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group.... (Élan) 5.0L V8
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953. The car was originally designed by Harley Earl, and named by Myron Scott after the fast corvette.... Racing
Oliver Benjamin Gavin to Michael and Deborah, is a United Kingdom racing driver. He was raised in the village of Felmersham, Bedfordshire. He attended the local Primary school, Pinchmill....
Olivier Beretta is a racing driver from Monaco who raced in Formula One in 1994 for the Larrousse team, partnering ?rik Comas. He participated in 10 grands prix, debuting on March 27, 1994....
The Chevrolet Corvette C5 is a sports car which went on sale in 1997 and ended with the 2004 model year. It is the fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet and was replaced by the Chevrolet Corvette C6 model.... -R
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM.... LS7-R 7.0L V8
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide.... 8.0L V10
New Century Financial Corporation was founded in 1995 by a trio of former managers at Option One Mortgage, including former CEO Brad Morrice and is headquartered in Irvine, California.... - The Racer's Group
The Racer's Group
The Racer's Group is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Rolex Sports Car Series racing team located in Petaluma, California owned by Kevin Buckler and his wife Debra....
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Krohn Racing is a professional sports car racing team based out of Braselton, Georgia at the Road Atlanta complex. The team competes in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class as a partner with Risi Competizione and races full-time in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Daytona Prototype class.... -Barbour Racing
Peter Kox is a racecar driver from the Netherlands. He was born in Eindhoven in 23 February 1964.Kox began racing in go-karts in 1978, winning five titles until 1982....
David Brabham is an Australian former Formula One driver who raced for the Brabham and Simtek teams. He is now one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing....
The Lamborghini Murci?lago is a high performance sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini and designed by Luc Donckerwolke. It was introduced in 2001 as the successor to the Lamborghini Diablo.... R-GT
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini, is an Italy manufacturer of sports cars, based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna.... 6.0L V12
The Porsche 911 GT3 was introduced in 1999 as a high performance version of the first water-cooled version of the Porsche 911, the Porsche 996, to continue the quarter-century tradition of low-weight RS models that ended with the Porsche 993.... -RSR
Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families.... 3.6L Flat-6
Johnny Mowlem is a racing driver from the United Kingdom. He lives near London now but was raised in Majorca, Spain from the age of 1 until seventeen years old, then returning to England to attend Leeds University where he earned a joint Honors BA degree in Spanish language and Economics....
The Saleen S7 is a limited-production, hand-built, high-performance automobile developed jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd.... -R
The Ford Motor Company is an United States multinational corporation and the world's List of automobile manufacturers#World Motor Vehicle Production by Manufacturer based on worldwide vehicle sales, following Toyota, General Motors, and Volkswagen Group.... 7.0L V8
The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car that has been manufactured by General Motors since 1953. The car was originally designed by Harley Earl, and named by Myron Scott after the fast corvette.... Racing
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is a professional American race car driver who drives the #88 AMP Energy/United States National Guard Chevrolet Impala in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports, and drives in the Nationwide Series part-time for the #5 car for his own team, JR Motorsports....
Boris Said is an United States race car driver from Carlsbad, California, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut, Connecticut....
The Chevrolet Corvette C5 is a sports car which went on sale in 1997 and ended with the 2004 model year. It is the fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvettes built and marketed by Chevrolet and was replaced by the Chevrolet Corvette C6 model.... -R
Chevrolet is a brand of automobile, produced by General Motors . It is the top selling GM marque, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM.... LS7-R 7.0L V8
Statistics
Pole Position - #38 ADT Champion Racing - 1:22.320
