| 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship season |
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| Races | 12 |
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| Start date | April 18th |
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| End date | September 12th |
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| Drivers' champion |  Jon Fogarty |
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The 2004 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. 11 different teams and 24 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. This season also saw a C2-class running older Swift chassis and Toyota engines. In C2-class five different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season. The Toyota Atlantic Championship Presented by Yokohama Drivers' Champion was Jon Fogarty driving for Pacific Coast Motorsports.´
This season was promoted by Champ Car, which bought CART, and the scoring system was changed.
All teams used the same chassis/engine combination, the Swift 014.a-Toyota.
Teams and drivers
| Team |
No |
Drivers |
Races |
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| Class 1 |
| Jensen MotorSport |
2 |
.svg.png) Eric Jensen |
1, 6–7, 9–10 |
| Chris Souliotis |
8 |
| Adam Pecorari |
11–12 |
| 7 |
.svg.png) David Sterckx |
1 |
| Eric Jensen |
8 |
| Polestar Racing Group |
3 |
Philip Fayer |
1–2, 4–8, 11–12 |
| Joey Hand |
12 |
| 4 |
Rocky Moran Jr. |
1–5 |
 Ronnie Bremer |
All |
| P-1 Racing |
5 |
Alfred Unser |
1 |
| Brooks Associates Racing |
6 |
 Tõnis Kasemets |
1, 4–6, 9, 12 |
| 12 |
Ronnie Bremer |
1 |
| 10 |
2–5 |
| Alfred Unser |
9–11 |
| Aaron Justus |
10 |
.svg.png) Daniel Pappas |
12 |
| Transnet Racing |
8 |
Jonathan Bomarito |
1–7 |
| 9 |
 Alex Garcia |
1–6 |
| Lynx Racing |
15 |
Josh Hunt |
All |
| 19 |
Bryan Sellers |
All |
| Dyson Racing |
16 |
Chris Dyson |
4–5 |
| Rahal-Letterman Racing |
24 |
Danica Patrick |
All |
| 25 |
Chris Festa |
All |
| Sierra Sierra Racing |
27 |
Andrew Ranger |
All |
| 28 |
 Ryan Dalziel |
All |
| The Room Store |
49 |
Dan Selznick |
1, 11 |
| Pacific Coast Motorsports |
69 |
Alex Figge |
All |
| 96 |
Jon Fogarty |
All |
| Class 2 |
| Jensen MotorSport |
23 |
Tom Nastasi |
1, 11 |
| Olsson Engineering |
34 |
Tony Loniewski |
1, 4–5, 9, 11 |
| Binder Racing |
65 |
Justin Sofio |
1 |
| Cam Binder |
8–12 |
| Comprent Motorsports |
66 |
Rich Zober |
11 |
Schedule
| Rd |
Date |
Race name |
Track |
Location |
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| 1 |
April 18 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Streets of Long Beach |
Long Beach, California |
| 2 |
May 23 |
 2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Monterrey |
Fundidora Park |
Monterrey, Mexico |
| 3 |
June 5 |
2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Mile |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
| 4 |
June 19 |
2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of Portland |
Portland International Raceway |
Portland, Oregon |
| 5 |
June 20 |
| 6 |
July 3 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Cleveland |
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport |
Cleveland, Ohio |
| 7 |
July 11 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Toronto |
Exhibition Place |
Toronto, Ontario |
| 8 |
July 25 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Vancouver |
Concord Pacific Place |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 9 |
August 8 |
2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Championship of Road America |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 10 |
August 15 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Denver |
Streets of Denver |
Denver, Colorado |
| 11 |
August 29 |
2004 Atlantic Grand Prix of Montréal |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
Montreal, Quebec |
| 12 |
September 12 |
2004 Argent Mortgage Toyota Atlantic Grand Prix of Monterey |
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca |
Monterey, California |
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Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
Scoring system
| Position |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
16th |
17th |
18th |
19th |
20th |
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| Points |
31 |
27 |
25 |
23 |
21 |
19 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- The fastest driver in each of the qualifying sessions was awarded one additional point.
- The driver who set the fastest lap in a race was awarded one additional point
- The driver that gained the most positions from his starting spot was awarded one additional point.
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| Color |
Result |
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| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished
(Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify
(DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn
(Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified
(DSQ) |
| White |
Did Not Start
(DNS) |
Race abandoned
(C) |
| Blank | Did not
participate |
| In-line notation |
| Bold |
Pole position |
| Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
| * |
Led race laps |
| ↑ |
Improved the most places |
| (RY) |
Rookie of the Year |
| (R) |
Rookie |
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- For the Long Beach Race, Alfred Unser and David Sterckx were only awarded with half points, as they ran non-parity engines.
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R19=retired, but classified NS=did not start (8)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
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