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A large grid of cars started the 2004 24-hours of Daytona. Despite a series of problems the Bell Motorsports Pontiac Doran took the overall victory. | Craig Stanton and Terry Borcheller took the opening round of the 2004 Grand-Am Cup season. Capturing the Sports Touring class win were Mike Liebl and John Schmitt in an Acura RSX. We've got photographs from the race, which can be seen below: |
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It was an Audi R8 taking another win at Sebring. The No. 28 Audi Sport UK Team Veloqx won by a six lap margin. Click below for the photographs: | The Cadillacs lived up to the pre-season hype by finishing first and second in the opening round of the 2004 World Challenge GT Championship. Perhaps the most exciting part of this race was Andy Pilgrim's charge from the back of the pack to second place. Click below to see the photos: | Bill Auberlen driving a Turner Motorsports prepared BMW opened the 2004 season in much the same way as he did in 2003 - with a win. Unlike the previous year he wasn't quite as dominant. Our images can be seen by clicking the link below: |
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The Phoenix 250 was an action packed but cautioned filled event. The race came down to a battle between the Ganassi and SunTrust teams. In the end the Suntrust duo of Taylor and Angelelli prevailed in their Pontiac Riley. | There were two Grand Am Cup races at Phoenix International Raceway. The Grand Sports event was conducted Friday evening and the Sports Touring Saturday afternoon. Both classes provided a lot of exciting racing. To see images from these races click the links below: |
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Round four of the Grand Am championship saw the season's fourth different Daytona Prototype class winners. The highly touted Ganassi team captured their first victory of the series with the duo of Papis and Pruett. | The Grand Sports and Sports Touring classes raced together at Mont-Tremblant. The event provided a couple of firsts. The Lexus team captured their first win of the 2004 season in the ST class and the GS victory was the first for Cadillac. |
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DriftNation held their DX-2 Drift Exhibition at the Mosport Oval. On hand to entertain the fans of this new form of motorsport were some of the stars of the D1 Grand Prix series. Championship regulars included the Signal and Drift Xtreme Teams. |
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Max Papis and Scott Pruett scored their second consecutive victory in the Daytona Prototype class at Watkins Glen. A sticking throttle early in the race forced them to make up two laps. | The Glen 250 was another Grand Am Cup event in which the Grand Sports and Sports Touring cars competed together. David Murry and Craig Stanton were the GS and overall winners. See photographs from the event below: |
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ALMS qualifying at Mid Ohio suggested some close competition. However, this only proved true in the GT class as many pre-race favourites experienced difficulties during the event. | Michael Galati captured the World Challenge GT win at Mid Ohio ending his nearly two year winless streak. He was followed very closely by his teammate Randy Pobst and John Heinricy in a Cadillac. | Matt Plumb recorded two firsts at Mid Ohio – his first World Challenge victory and the first win for the Acura TSX. Although he qualified on the pole it was a hard-earned win, as he had to pass Nic Jonsson midway through the race. |
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Despite his plans to run a partial season Paul Gentilozzi padded to his Trans Am championship points lead with a win at Trois-Rivieres in the Rocketsports Jaguar XKR. To see photographs from the event click on the link below. | The Federation Auto Quebec has two sedan series. The GTO/GTU championship that accommodates all types of sedans and the Touring series for cars that are required to adhere to rules similar to World Challenge. | New for the 2004 race season and unique to Quebec is the Toyota Echo Pirelli Cup. The Quebec Toyota Dealer Association and Pirelli teamed up to create this new championship. Click the link below to see the photographs. | The Honda/Michelin Series is back. The original championship was launched in 1976 with the Honda Civic Hatchback. During its 17-year run the series attracted more than 400 drivers. Click the link below to see the images from the 2004 series. |
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The Dyson team outpaced Champion Racing in qualifying but the Audi team captured the ALMS win at Mosport. | The World Challenge weekend at Mosport was a double header for the GT class cars. Michael Galati in an Audi won on Saturday with local favourite Ron Fellows capturing the victory in a Cadillac on Sunday. | Matt Plumb in an Acura TSX avoided the turn one incident on the first lap at Mosport and then took advantage of a mistake by race leader James Sofronas to take his second career World Challenge Touring Car win. |
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The Doran duo of Jan Magnussen and Didier Theys became the fifth different team to earn an overall victory in the 2004 Grand Am season. Check out the images from the event. |
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To see photographs of the GT classes at the 2004 SCCA National Championships click on the links below. | Images from the Touring, Showroom Stock and American Sedan categories at the 2004 Runoffs can be seen below. | The Production classes provided some very exciting racing at the 2004 SCCA National Championships. Click below to see the photographs from Mid Ohio. | The sports racing categories were well represented at the Runoffs. To view photographs of the sport racing classes click on the links below. |
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The final round of the Honda/Michelin series took place at Mosport on October 3. There were four drivers with a mathematical chance of capturing the title. In the end it Steven Laporte who won not only the battle but also the war. |
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The final round of the 2004 ALMS championship marked a unique event for Laguna Seca as the track hosted a four hour race that concluded in the dark. | Two World Challenge GT championships were on the line at Laguna Seca. The manufacturer's title was between Cadillac and Audi and Tommy Archer and Michael Galati were contending for the driver's championship. The race concluded with the titles going to Audi and Archer. | The driver's title for the World Challenge Touring championship at Laguna Seca was still to be decided. Nic Jonsson trailed Bill Auberlen but would need an excellent finish and a bit of luck to capture the title. Despite his best efforts it was Auberlen who took the title. |
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California Speedway hosted the final round of the Grand Am series. The Daytona Prototype title was between the Ganassi and SunTrust teams. The Ganassi duo of Papis and Pruett were able to capture the title. | The final round of the 2004 Grand Am Cup series at California Speedway produced a lot of close racing and drama. The championships were decided in the favour of the SpeedSource (ST) and TheRaceSite.com (GS) teams. |
