Dave Steele drives through turns 3 and 4 during qualifying for the 2004 Hoosier Hundred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Steele would lead 90 of the 100 laps… unfortunately for him, it was the first 90. Dave Darland passed him with ten laps to go and went on to win, while Steele finished second and Johnny Heydenreich finished third.   read more »

Buddy Rice, driving for Rahal Letterman Racing, receives the 2004 MBNA Pole Award and a check for $100,000 after posting the fastest four lap average qualifying speed of 222.024 mph.

Photo by Paul Woods, May 15, 2004.

Photos from Community Day for the 2004 Indianapolis 500, May 26, 2004. Includes lots of detail shots of vintage cars.   read more »

Photos from Bump Day for the 2004 Indianapolis 500, May 23, 2004. Includes photos of the last-minute qualification attempt (or whatever that was) by AJ Foyt and Tony Stewart, and 33rd-place qualifier Robby McGehee and his lovely then-girlfriend (now wife) Norma Oteham.   read more »

Photos from the 2004 Hoosier Hundred taken May 28, 2004. Dave Darland in victory lane, a little on-track action, and special guests such as Chris Economacki, James Garner, Jack Hewitt, and Lyn St. James.   read more »