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Revision as of 18:23, 25 April 2013

Having moved to America for the 2003 racing season, Japanese racer Yuji Takata entered the ARCA series, a junior feeder series to NASCAR's top divisions. Backed by namesake company, Takata, Yuji Takata finished 18th in the final standings, crashing out of around half of the races and achieved a best finish of 12th at Salem. Nevertheless, Takata felt ready for the next step, the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series and began talking to some teams with the Takata company behind him to help sweeten the deal.

2004 Season

Off Season News

2004 will see the new 'Car of Tomorrow' make its debut, made mandatory for the Nextel Cup Series but optional for the Busch Series to help out the lesser funded teams. The COT is very much different to the traditional stock car concept seen previously in NASCAR taking a look that is much more authentic and true to the road car designs they are based from, a look very similar to that in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship. The change to was first announced back in the 2001 season in response to the fatal accident of Dale Earnhardt during the Daytona 500, the powers that be deciding a safer car design would be needed. The prototype COT design was released early on in the 2003 season with an emphasis on safety in mind. Since then NASCAR's top teams have been developing their own COTs to race in the 2004 season. But the American trio of Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet would no longer be alone as the new regulations had succeeded in attracting some foreign brands into the series.

Chevrolet will continue to fund three of their teams, each of which are building their own version of their new car, the Chevrolet SS, essentially a rebranded Holden VY Commodore. These three teams are Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Ford will fund two teams, Roush Racing and Robert Yates Racing, both building their own cars. Ford's new car is the Ford BA Falcon, similar to that seen in the Australian V8s. Hence with proven designs, Chevrolet and Ford are expected to have the early advantage.

Dodge will back Evernham Motorsports, the only team opting to build Dodge's new entry, the Dodge Stratus.

Audi will enter NASCAR for the first time with Richard Childress Racing with the Audi A6 C5.

Honda will enter with Penske Racing with the Honda Accord MK7.

Mercedes-Benz will enter with Chip Ganassi Racing with the C-Class W203.

Petty Enterprises will receive partial backing from BMW to build BMW M3 E46s.

Bill Davis Racing will receive partial backing from Mazda to build the Mazda 6.

Toyota, Hyundai and Nissan are reported to be considering an entry in future seasons.

In other news, the proposed 'Chase for the Cup' concept has been rejected and the conventional method for deciding the championship will be retained. Instead the a new points system will be adopted where only the top thirty finishers will score points. Finally drivers signed to full time drives in the Nextel Cup Series will be banned from competing in the Busch and Craftsman Truck series.

The Nextel Cup will also include a handful of flyaway races in Mexico, Canada, Great Britain, Japan and Australia.

Constructor and Customer Teams

Manufacturer Constructor Team Customer Team
Audi Richard Childress Racing Andy Petree Racing
BACE Motorsports
Brewco Motorsports
Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
Marsh Racing
PPI Motorsports
Richard Childress Racing
BMW Petty Enterprises BAM Racing
Curb Agajanian Racing
Petty Enterprises
Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Inc. Chance 2 Motorsports
Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Fitz Bradshaw Racing
Michael Waltrip Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Watson Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing
Lewis Motorsports
SCORE Motorsports
Hendrick Motorsports Haas CNC Racing
Hendrick Motorsports
MB2 Motorsports
NEMCO Motorsports
Morgan McClure Motorsports Morgan McClure Motorsports
Dodge Evernham Motorsports Akins Motorsports
Carl Long Racing
Evernham Motorsports
Foyt Racing
Tommy Baldwin Racing
Ultra Motorsports
Victory in Jesus Racing
Ford Roush Racing Biagi Brothers Racing
Mach One Inc.
PPC Racing
Roush Racing
ST Motorsports
Wood Brothers Racing
Robert Yates Racing Hover Motorsports
Robert Yates Racing
Team Rensi Motorsports
Honda Penske Racing Jasper Racing
Penske Racing
Rusty Wallace Inc.
Mazda Bill Davis Racing Arnold Motorsports
Bill Davis Racing
Mercedes-Benz Chip Ganassi Racing Braun Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Phoenix Racing

Entry List

Nextel Cup

Busch Series

Season Calenders

Nextel Cup

Date Race Track Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 02/15/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2 02/22/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Subway 250 North Carolina Speedway
3 02/29/04 Flag of Mexico svg.png 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
4 03/07/04 Flag of the United States svg.png UAW-Daimler Chrysler 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
5 03/21/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sebring 200 Sebring Raceway
6 03/28/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
7 04/04/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Samsung / Radio Shack 300 Texas Motor Speedway
8 04/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pepsi 300 Nashville Superspeedway
9 04/18/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Advance Auto Parts 250 Martinsville Speedway
10 04/25/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway
11 05/09/04 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Fosters 200 Oulton Park
12 05/30/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
13 06/06/04 Flag of the United States svg.png MBNA America 200 Dover International Speedway
14 06/13/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pocono 250 Pocono Raceway
15 06/20/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Meijer 300 Kentucky Speedway
16 06/27/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Dodge / Save Mart 200 Sonoma Raceway
17 07/03/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
18 07/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Tropicana 300 Chicagoland Speedway
19 07/18/04 Flag of Canada svg.png NAPA Autoparts 200 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
20 07/25/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Siemens 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
21 08/01/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Elkhart Lake 200 Road America
22 08/08/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Brick Yard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
23 08/15/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sirius at the Glen Watkins Glen International
24 08/22/04 Flag of the United States svg.png GFS Marketplace 300 Michigan International Speedway
25 08/28/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 09/05/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Auto Club 300 California Motor Speedway
27 09/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Chevy Rock and Roll 250 Richmond International Raceway
28 09/19/04 Flag of Australia svg.png Sandown 200 Sandown International Raceway
29 09/26/04 Flag of Japan svg.png Honda 200 Suzuka Circuit
30 10/10/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Banquet 300 Kansas Speedway
31 10/16/04 Flag of the United States svg.png UAW-GM Quality 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway
32 10/24/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sam's Town 250 Memphis Motorsports Park
33 10/31/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Bass Pro Shops NBMA 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway
34 11/07/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Checker Auto Parts 250 Phoenix International Raceway
35 11/14/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Mountain Dew Southern 250 Darlington Raceway
36 11/21/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway

Busch Series

Date Race Track Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 02/15/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2 02/22/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Subway 250 North Carolina Speedway
3 02/29/04 Flag of Mexico svg.png 2005 Telcel Motorola 200 Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
4 03/07/04 Flag of the United States svg.png UAW-Daimler Chrysler 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
5 03/21/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sebring 200 Sebring Raceway
6 03/28/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
7 04/04/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Samsung / Radio Shack 300 Texas Motor Speedway
8 04/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pepsi 300 Nashville Superspeedway
9 04/18/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Advance Auto Parts 250 Martinsville Speedway
10 04/25/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway
11 05/09/04 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Fosters 200 Oulton Park
12 05/30/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
13 06/06/04 Flag of the United States svg.png MBNA America 200 Dover International Speedway
14 06/13/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pocono 250 Pocono Raceway
15 06/20/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Meijer 300 Kentucky Speedway
16 06/27/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Dodge / Save Mart 200 Sonoma Raceway
17 07/03/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway
18 07/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Tropicana 300 Chicagoland Speedway
19 07/18/04 Flag of Canada svg.png NAPA Autoparts 200 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
20 07/25/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Siemens 300 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
21 08/01/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Elkhart Lake 200 Road America
22 08/08/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Brick Yard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
23 08/15/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sirius at the Glen Watkins Glen International
24 08/22/04 Flag of the United States svg.png GFS Marketplace 300 Michigan International Speedway
25 08/28/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway
26 09/05/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Auto Club 300 California Motor Speedway
27 09/11/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Chevy Rock and Roll 250 Richmond International Raceway
28 09/19/04 Flag of Australia svg.png Sandown 200 Sandown International Raceway
29 09/26/04 Flag of Japan svg.png Honda 200 Suzuka Circuit
30 10/10/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Banquet 300 Kansas Speedway
31 10/16/04 Flag of the United States svg.png UAW-GM Quality 300 Charlotte Motor Speedway
32 10/24/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Sam's Town 250 Memphis Motorsports Park
33 10/31/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Bass Pro Shops NBMA 300 Atlanta Motor Speedway
34 11/07/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Checker Auto Parts 250 Phoenix International Raceway
35 11/14/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Mountain Dew Southern 250 Darlington Raceway
36 11/21/04 Flag of the United States svg.png Ford 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway