2004 Alternate NASCAR Nextel Cup season

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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 Icon.png
Chevrolet
TBA W 5 Template:USA Terry Labonte 1-
24 Template:USA Jeff Gordon 1-
25 Template:USA Brian Vickers (R) 1-
48 Template:USA Johnny Benson 1-
Template:USA Roush Racing [?] Ford Icon.png
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 Icon.png
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 Icon.png
Chevrolet
TBA W 29 Template:USA Kevin Harvick 1-
30 Template:USA Jimmie Johnson 1-
31 Template:USA Carl Edwards (R) 1-
90 Flag of Canada svg.png Paul Tracy (R) TBA
Template:USA Penske Racing [?] Dodge Icon.png
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 Flag of Brazil svg.png Christian Fittipaldi 1-
8 Template:USA Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1-
15 Flag of Japan svg.png Hideo Fukuyama (R) 1-
Template:USA Evernham Motorsports[?] Dodge Icon.png
Dodge
TBA W 9 Template:USA Sterling Marlin 1-
19 Template:USA Robby Gordon 1-
Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?] Ford Icon.png
Ford
TBA S-W 13 Template:USA Casey Mears TBA
Flag of Italy svg.png Massimiliano "Max" Papis 16, 22
41 Template:USA Dave Blaney 1-
42 Template:USA Jamie McMurray 1-
Template:USA Robert Yates Racing [?] Ford Icon.png
Ford
TBA W 28 Template:USA Shane Hmiel (R) 1-
38 Template:USA Kasey Kahne (R) 1-
88 Template:USA Dale Jarrett 1-
98 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Michael Vergers (R) 7 races
Template:GBR Darren Turner 5 races
Template:USA Petty Enterprises [?] Dodge Icon.png
Dodge
TBA S-W 43 Template:USA Johnny Sauter 1-
45 Template:USA Kyle Petty 1-
Template:USA Bill Davis Racing [?] Chevrolet Icon.png
Chevrolet
Childress S-W 22 Template:USA Ryan Newman 1-
23 Template:USA Michael Waltrip 1-
27 Template:USA Kyle Busch (R) 10 races
Flag of Canada svg.png Ron Fellows 16, 22
Template:USA MB2 Motorsports [?] Chevrolet Icon.png
Chevrolet
TBA S-W 01 Template:USA Joe Nemechek 1-
Template:USA Boris Said 16, 22
10 Flag of Canada svg.png Jacques Villeneuve (R) 1-
Template:USA Haas CNC Racing [?] TBA TBA C 00 Template:USA Jeff Green 1-
Template:USA Wood Brothers Racing [?] Ford Icon.png
Ford
TBA S-W 21 Template:USA Ricky Rudd 1-
Template:USA PPI Motorsports [?] Dodge Icon.png
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 Icon.png
Ford
Roush-Yates C 09 Template:USA Bill Elliott 12 races
Flag of Japan svg.png Shigeaki Hattori (R) 11 races
Template:USA John Andretti 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 Icon.png
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 Flag of Mexico svg.png Germán Quiroga Jr. (R) 1-
Template:USA Brian Simo 16, 22
Template:USA BelCar Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 54 Template:USA Kenny Wallace 1-
Template:USA Ultra Motorsports [?] TBA TBA C 7 Template:USA Ward Burton 19 races
Template:USA Stanton Barrett 19 races
Template:USA Larry Gunselman 19 races
Flag of Germany svg.png Klaus Graf 3 races
Template:USA PJ Jones 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