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 Jeff Gordon 1- 20 Template:USA Brian Vickers 1- 80 TBA 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 Template:USA Kurt Busch 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 Template:USA 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.