2004 Speed World Challenge Explained

The 2004 Speed World Challenge season was the 15th season of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. The series' title sponsor was television network Speed Channel, who broadcast all the races. Championships were awarded for grand touring and touring cars. The season began on March 19 and ran for ten rounds. Tommy Archer and Audi won the championships in GT, and Bill Auberlen and BMW won in Touring Car. The season marked the first wins for the Cadillac brand, a step up for General Motors after three of its brands declined in the nineties.

Schedule

Rnd		Date	Circuit	Supporting	Distance	GT Winning Car	TC Winning Car
GT	TC	Date	Circuit	Supporting	Distance	GT Winning Driver	TC Winning Driver
1	1	March 19	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	American Le Mans Series (12 Hours of Sebring)	63miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Cadillac CTS-V	BMW 325i
1	1	March 19	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida	American Le Mans Series (12 Hours of Sebring)	63miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Max Angelelli	Bill Auberlen
2	2	May 31	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	Stand-alone event	66miles (TC) 70miles (GT)	Audi RS6	BMW 325i
2	2	May 31	Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, Connecticut	Stand-alone event	66miles (TC) 70miles (GT)	Randy Pobst	Bill Auberlen
3	3	June 26	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	American Le Mans Series (American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio)	60miles (TC) 54miles (GT)	Audi RS6	Acura TSX
3	3	June 26	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio	American Le Mans Series (American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio)	60miles (TC) 54miles (GT)	Michael Galati	Matt Plumb
4	4	July 17	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California	American Le Mans Series (Grand Prix of Sonoma)	58miles (TC) 63miles (GT)	Porsche 911 Cup	BMW 325i
4	4	July 17			58miles (TC) 63miles (GT)	Wolf Henzler	Bill Auberlen
	5	July 18			58miles (TC)	did not participate	BMW 325Ci
	5	July 18			58miles (TC)	did not participate	Niclas Jönsson
5	6	July 24	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon	American Le Mans Series (Portland Grand Prix)	58miles (TC) 60miles (GT)	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Acura TSX
5	6	July 24	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon	American Le Mans Series (Portland Grand Prix)	58miles (TC) 60miles (GT)	Tommy Archer	Pierre Kleinubing
6		August 7	Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario	American Le Mans Series (Grand Prix of Mosport)	74miles (GT)	Audi RS6	did not participate
6		August 7			74miles (GT)	Michael Galati	did not participate
7	7	August 8			69miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Cadillac CTS-V	Acura TSX
7	7	August 8			69miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Ron Fellows	Matt Plumb
8	8	August 22 August 21	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	American Le Mans Series (Road America 500)	69miles (TC) 73miles (GT)	Audi RS6	Nissan Sentra SE-R
8	8	August 22 August 21	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	American Le Mans Series (Road America 500)	69miles (TC) 73miles (GT)	Michael Galati	Peter Cunningham
9	9	September 24	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	American Le Mans Series (Petit Le Mans)	69miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Cadillac CTS-V	Acura TSX
9	9	September 24	Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia	American Le Mans Series (Petit Le Mans)	69miles (TC) 74miles (GT)	Max Angelelli	Pierre Kleinubing
10	10	October 17	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California	American Le Mans Series (Monterey Sports Car Championships)	58miles (TC) 63miles (GT)	Porsche 911 Cup	Mazda 6
10	10	October 17	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California		58miles (TC) 63miles (GT)	Wolf Henzler	Jeff Altenburg

References

Web site: 2004 SCCA World Challenge Box Scores . Sports Car Club of America . 27 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230630/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/2004-SCCA-WorldChallenge.pdf . 24 April 2012 . dead . . dmy-all .