2004 Alternate NASCAR Nextel Cup season

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season was the 56th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, the 33rd modern-era Cup series season, and the first season with NEXTEL as the series title sponsor. Matt Kenseth returned in the #17 Roush Racing Ford to defend his Cup title. The season would also see the total manufacturer count reduced to three, as Pontiac left the series.

Teams and Drivers

2004 Manufacturers

Manufacturer	Model
Template:USA Chevrolet	Monte Carlo
Template:USA Ford	Taurus
Template:USA Dodge	Intrepid

Full and Part-Time entries

Team Manufacturer Engine Status # Driver Rounds Template:USA Hendrick Motorsports [?] Chevrolet TBA W 5 Template:USA Terry Labonte 1- 24 Template:USA Jeff Gordon 1- 25 Template:USA Brian Vickers 1- 48 TBA 1- Template:USA Roush Racing [?] Ford TBA W 6 Template:USA Mark Martin 1- 16 Template:USA Greg Biffle 1- 17 Template:USA Matt Kenseth 1- 97 TBA 1- 98 TBA 1- Template:USA Joe Gibbs Racing [?] Chevrolet TBA W 11 Template:USA Elliott Sadler 1- 18 Template:USA Bobby Labonte 1- 20 Template:USA Tony Stewart 1- 80 Template:USA Shawna Robinson TBA Template:USA Richard Childress Racing [?] Chevrolet TBA W 29 Template:USA Kevin Harvick 1- 30 Template:USA Jimmie Johnson 1- 31 Template:USA Carl Edwards 1- 90 Paul Tracy TBA Template:USA Penske Racing [?] Dodge TBA W 00 Template:USA Kurt Busch 1- 2 Template:USA Rusty Wallace 1- 12 Template:USA Brendan Gaughan 1- Template:USA Dale Eanhardt, Inc. [?] TBA TBA C 1 Christian Fittipaldi 1- 8 Template:USA Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1- 15 Hideo Fukuyama 1- Template:USA Evernham Motorsports[?] Dodge TBA W 9 TBA 1- 19 Template:USA Robby Gordon 1- Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?] Ford TBA S-W 13 Massimiliano "Max" Papis TBA TBA TBA 41 Template:USA Dave Blaney 1- 42 Template:USA Jamie McMurray 1- Template:USA Robert Yates Racing [?] Ford TBA W 28 Template:USA Shane Hmiel 1- 38 Template:USA Kasey Kahne 1- 88 Template:USA Dale Jarett 1- 98 Michael Vergers TBA Template:USA Petty Enterprises [?] Dodge TBA S-W 43 Template:USA Johnny Sauter 1- 45 Template:USA Kyle Petty 1- Template:USA Bill Davis Racing [?] Dodge TBA S-W 22 Template:USA Ryan Newman 1- 23 Template:USA Ron Fellows 1- TBA TBA Template:USA MB2 Motorsports [?] Chevrolet TBA S-W 01 Template:USA Joe Nemechek 1- Template:USA Boris Said TBA 10 Jacques Villeneuve 1- Template:USA Haas CNC Racing [?] TBA TBA C 00 TBA TBA Template:USA Wood Brothers Racing [?] Ford TBA S-W 21 Template:USA Ricky Rudd 1- Template:USA PPI Motorsports [?] Dodge TBA S-W 32 TBA 1- Template:USA Jasper Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 77 TBA 1- Template:USA BAM Racing [?] TBA TBA C 49 TBA 1- Template:USA Phoenix Racing [?] TBA TBA C 09 TBA 1- Template:USA Morgan-McClure Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 4 Template:USA Jimmy Spencer 1- Template:USA BACE Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 74 TBA 1- Template:USA A.J. Foyt Racing [?] Dodge TBA C 14 Template:USA Larry Foyt 1- 91 TBA 1- Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine Racing [?] TBA TBA C 72 Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine Racing 1- Template:USA Front Row Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 34 Template:USA Derrike Cope 1- Template:USA Shepherd Racing Ventures [?] TBA TBA C 89 Template:USA Morgan Shepherd 1- Template:USA SCORE Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 02 Template:USA Sarah Fisher 1- Template:USA Andy Petree Racing [?] TBA TBA C 33 TBA TBA Template:USA Brian Simo TBA

Key Symbol Meaning W Works S-W Semi-Works C Customer (R) Rookie of the Year Candidate Part-time RECs are shaded.

Season

Schedule

Event Track Track Type Date Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway Superspeedway February 7 Gatorade 125s February 12 1 Daytona 500 February 15 2 Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway Speedway February 22 3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Speedway March 7 4 Golden Corral 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Speedway March 14 5 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway Speedway March 21 6 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway March 28 7 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Texas Motor Speedway Speedway April 4 8 STP 500|Advance Auto Parts 500 Martinsville Speedway April 18 9 Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway April 25 10 Auto Club 500 California Speedway Speedway May 2 11 Chevy American Revolution 400 Richmond International Raceway May 15 Nextel Open Lowe's Motor Speedway May 22 Nextel All-Star Challenge 12 Coca-Cola 600 Speedway May 30 13 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" Dover International Speedway Speedway June 6 14 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond Speedway June 13 15 DHL 400 Michigan International Speedway Speedway June 20 16 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway June 27 17 Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway July 3 18 Tropicana 400 Chicagoland Speedway Speedway July 11 19 Siemens 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Speedway July 25 20 Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway August 1 21 Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway August 8 22 Sirius at The Glen Watkins Glen International August 15 23 GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway Speedway August 22 24 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway August 28 25 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Speedway September 5 26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway September 11 27 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway Speedway September 19 28 MBNA America 400 Dover International Speedway Speedway September 26 29 EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway October 3 30 Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods Kansas Speedway Speedway October 10 31 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway Speedway October 16 32 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway October 24 33 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Speedway October 31 34 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway Speedway November 7 35 Pop Secret 400 North Carolina Speedway Speedway November 14 36 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway Speedway November 21

Key Road Course Short Track Speedway Super Speedway