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 (R) 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 Template:USA Jeremy Mayfield 1- 99 Template:USA Jeff Burton 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 (R) 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 (R) 1- 90 Paul Tracy (R) 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 (R) 1- Template:USA Dale Eanhardt, Inc. [?] TBA TBA C 1 Christian Fittipaldi 1- 8 Template:USA Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1- 15 Hideo Fukuyama (R) 1- Template:USA Evernham Motorsports[?] Dodge TBA W 9 Template:USA Sterling Marlin 1- 19 Template:USA Robby Gordon 1- Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?] Ford TBA S-W 13 Template:USA Casey Mears TBA Massimiliano "Max" Papis 16, 22 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 (R) 1- 38 Template:USA Kasey Kahne (R) 1- 88 Template:USA Dale Jarrett 1- 98 Michael Vergers (R) 7 races Template:GBR Darren Turner 5 races 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 [?] Chevrolet TBA S-W 22 Template:USA Ryan Newman 1- 23 Template:USA Michael Waltrip 1- 27 Template:USA Kyle Busch (R) 10 races Ron Fellows 16, 22 Template:USA MB2 Motorsports [?] Chevrolet TBA S-W 01 Template:USA Joe Nemechek 1- Template:USA Boris Said 16, 22 10 Jacques Villeneuve (R) 1- Template:USA Haas CNC Racing [?] TBA TBA C 00 Template:USA Jeff Green 1- Template:USA Wood Brothers Racing [?] Ford TBA S-W 21 Template:USA Ricky Rudd 1- Template:USA PPI Motorsports [?] Dodge TBA S-W 32 Template:USA Ricky Craven 1- 64 Template:GBR Ben Collins (R) TBA Template:USA Jasper Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 77 Template:USA Travis Kvapil (R) 1- Template:USA BAM Racing [?] TBA TBA C 49 Template:USA Frank Kimmel 1- 91 Template:USA Donnie Beechler 12 races Template:USA Phoenix Racing [?] Ford TBA C 09 Template:USA Bill Elliott 12 races Shigeaki Hattori (R) 11 races TBA 11 races Template:AUS Russell Ingall 16 Template:GBR Jason Plato 22 Template:USA Morgan-McClure Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 4 Template:USA Jimmy Spencer 1- Template:USA BACE Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 74 Template:USA Jason Leffler 1- Template:USA A.J. Foyt Racing [?] Dodge TBA C 14 Template:USA Larry Foyt 1- Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine Racing [?] TBA TBA C 72 Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine 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 (R) 1- Template:USA Andy Petree Racing [?] TBA TBA C 33 Germán Quiroga Jr. (R) 1- Template:USA Brian Simo 16, 22

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

Race Calendar

Event Track Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Manufacturer 1A Budweiser Shootout Daytona International Speedway February 7 1B Gatorade 125s February 12 1 Daytona 500 February 15 2 Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway February 22 3 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 7 4 Golden Corral 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway March 14 5 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway March 21 6 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway March 28 7 Samsung/RadioShack 500 Texas Motor 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 May 2 11 Chevy American Revolution 400 Richmond International Raceway May 15 12A Nextel Open Lowe's Motor Speedway May 22 12B Nextel All-Star Challenge 12 Coca-Cola 600 May 30 13 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" Dover International Speedway June 6 14 Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond June 13 15 DHL 400 Michigan International 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 July 11 19 Siemens 300 New Hampshire International 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 August 22 24 Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway August 28 25 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway September 5 26 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway September 11 27 Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway September 19 28 MBNA America 400 Dover International Speedway September 26 29 EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway October 3 30 Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods Kansas Speedway October 10 31 UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway October 16 32 Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway October 24 33 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway October 31 34 Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway November 7 35 Pop Secret 400 North Carolina Speedway November 14 36 Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway November 21

Key Road Course Short Track Speedway Superspeedway