2004 Alternate NASCAR season

The 2004 Alternate NASCAR season was the first season of Samster's Alternate NASCAR series.

History

Its 2004 and NASCAR has decided to introduce new car regulations, aiming to increase safety and lower costs. Each car built was intended to race on all kinds of circuits, allowing teams to reduce their fleet of cars to just a main and a spare at most for each entry.

Several new manufacturers entered the series, joining already established makes Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford:

• Audi (with Bill Davis Racing)
• BMW (with Petty Enterprises)
• Honda (with Team Penske)
• Mazda (with Jasper Racing)
• Mercedes-Benz (with Dale Earnhardt Incorporated and Daytona Speed Inc.)
• Nissan (with MB2 Motorsports and Haas CNC Racing)
• Toyota (with Joe Gibbs Racing and BAM Racing)

Teams and Drivers

Full Time Entries
Team	Vehicle	Engine	No.	Race Drivers	Primary Sponsor	Rounds
Dale Earnhardt Incorporated	Mercedes-Benz W203	DEI	1	Johnny Benson	Kellogg's	1-
			8	John Andretti	Budweiser	1-
			15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA Auto Parts	1-
Team Penske	Honda Accord EX	Penske	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite	1-
			00	Kurt Busch	General Mills	1-
			12	Ryan Newman	Alltel	1-
Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Malibu SS	Childress	4	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2	28
				Jason Plato	CellularOne	8
Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet Malibu SS	Hendrick	5	Sterling Marlin	DeWalt	1-
			24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont	1-
			25	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	GMAC	1-
			48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Home Improvement	1-
Roush Racing	Ford Taurus	Roush-Yates	6	Mark Martin	Irwin Tools	1-
			16	Ward Burton	Kodak	1-
			17	Matt Kenseth	U.S. Army	1-
			97	Kasey Kahne (R)	Caterpillar	1-
			99	Jeremy Mayfield	Georgia-Pacific	1-
Evernham Motorsports	Dodge Stratus	Evernham	9	Jeff Burton	Cingular Wireless	1-
			19	Dale Jarrett	Pepsi	1-
MB2 Motorsports	Nissan Altima L31	Nissan	01	Jason Leffler	Viagra	1-
			10	Steve Park	Bass Pro Shops	1-
Haas CNC Racing (MB2)			0	Johnny Sauter (R)	Schwan's	1-
Phoenix Racing	Ford Taurus	Roush-Yates	09	Mike Wallace	Miccosuke Gaming & Resorts	1-
Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota Camry XV30	Gibbs	11	Joe Nemechek	Mars Brand	1-
			18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries	1-
			20	Tony Stewart	The Home Depot	1-
			73	Brian Vickers (R)	Sharpie	1-
BAM Racing (JGR)			49	Casey Mears	Part-time sponsors	1-
Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Taurus	Roush-Yates	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft	1-
Bill Davis Racing	Audi A4 B6	Davis	22	Greg Biffle	UPS	1-
			23	Travis Kvapil (R)	Lucas Oil Products	1-
SCORE Motorsports	Mazda 6	Jasper	27	Kerry Earnhardt (R)	Lone Star Steakhouse	1-
Victory In Jesus Racing	Chevrolet Malibu SS	Hendrick	28	Morgan Shepherd	Food City	1-
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Malibu SS	Childress	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench	1-
			30	Boris Said	Valvoline	NC
				Todd Bodine		1-
			31	Robby Gordon	Carquest	1-
			33	Ricky Craven	U.S. Marines	33
				Michel Jourdain Jr.	Telmex	1
				Paul Menard	Menards	2
PPI Racing (RCR)			32	Ken Schrader	Tide	31
				Ron Fellows		4
				Tony Longhurst		1
Mach One Inc.	Cadillac CTS-V	Pro-Motors	34	Randy LaJoie	TBA	18
				Larry Gunselman		10
				Jeff Fuller		8
Robert Yates Racing	Ford Taurus	Roush-Yates	38	Jimmy Spencer	National Guard	1-
			88	Dave Blaney	AmericaOnline	1-
McGlynn Racing (RYR)			74	Larry Foyt	Part-time sponsors	1-
Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge Stratus	Evernham	40	Terry Labonte	Wellbutrin	1-
			41	Elliott Sadler	Target	1-
			42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco/Havoline	1-
Petty Enterprises	BMW E46	BMW Motors	43	Carl Edwards (R)	STP	1-
			45	Kyle Petty	NetZero	1-
Arnold Motorsports	Toyota Camry XV30	Gibbs	50	Derrike Cope	Arnold Development Companies	24
				Boris Said		12
Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Chevrolet Malibu SS	Hendrick	69	Kirk Shelmerdine (R)	Part-time sponsors	1-
Jasper Racing	Mazda 6	Jasper	77	Geoffrey Bodine	Part-time sponsors	1-
			91	Casey Atwood	Coors Light	1-
				Jeff Green		NC
Part Time Entries
Team	Vehicle	Engine	No	Race Drivers	Sponsors	Rounds
Daytona Speed Inc. (DEI)	Mercedes-Benz W203	DEI	13	Tony Ave	Red Line Oil	10
				Greg Sacks		2
Carter Racing	Dodge Stratus	Ernie Elliott	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All	12
Competitive Edge Motorsports	Honda Accord	Penske	51	Jean Alesi		8
				Tony Raines		4
BAM Racing	Toyota Camry XV30	Gibbs	59	Coy Gibbs (R)	Part-time sponsors	12
				Mike Skinner		NC
Phoenix Racing with Torque-Speed	Ford Taurus	Roush-Yates	66	John Mickel	Xerox	1
Phoenix Racing			76	Shawna Robinson	Part-time sponsors	12
Stan Hover Motorsports	BMW E46	Joey Arrington	80	Andy Hillenburg	Commercial Truck & Trailer	7
				Carl Long		5
Jasper Racing	Mazda 6	Jasper	87	Scott Pruett	Part-time sponsors	10
Evernham Motorsports	Dodge Stratus	Evernham	90	Bill Elliott	McDonald's	1
				Scott Dixon (R)	Part-time sponsors	5
Team Penske	Honda Accord EX	Penske	92	Helio Castroneves	Penske Trucking	5
				Gil de Ferran		5
W.W. Motorsports	Nissan Altima	Nissan	94	Stanton Barrett	Bojangles	12

Rules

Teams were restricted to five RECs altogether. Teams that competed in 2003 had their REC numbers carried over automatically. Any new RECs had to be purchased.

REC Costs

Full Time - $1,000,000 per entry.
Part Time - $300,000 per entry (Max 12 races).

Season Calendar

Round	Event	Circuit	Track Size	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner	Winning Team
NC	Budweiser Shootout	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	RP	February 7
NC	Gatorade Duels			February 12
NC
1	Daytona 500		RP M	February 15
2	Subway 500	North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham	ST	February 22
3	UAW-Daimler Chrysler 300	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas	MS	March 7
4	Telcel Motorola 250	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City	RC	March 14
5	Samsung / Radio Shack 300	Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth	MS	March 21
6	Advance Auto Parts 250	Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville	ST	March 28
7	St. Pete 250	Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg	RC	April 4
8	Qantas 300	Calder Park Thunderdrome, Melbourne	ST	April 18
9	Honda 300	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi	MS	April 25
10	Mountain Dew Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	MS M	May 2
11	Banquet 300	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City	MS	May 16
NC	Nextel Open	Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord	MS	May 23
NC	Nextel All-Star Challenge
12	Coca-Cola 600		MS M	May 30
13	MBNA America 300	Dover International Speedway, Dover	ST	June 6
14	Portland 250	Portland International Raceway, Portland	RC	June 13
15	Mazda 250	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	RC	June 20
16	Dodge / Save Mart 250	Infineon Raceway, Sonoma	RC	June 27
17	Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	RP	July 3
18	Tropicana 300	Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet	MS	July 11
19	Siemans 300	New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon	ST	July 25
20	Pennsylvania 300	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond	LS	August 1
21	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis	LS	August 8
22	Sirius at the Glen	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	RC	August 15
23	GFS Marketplace 300	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	LS	August 22
24	Sharpie 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol	ST M	August 28
25	NAPA Auto Parts 250	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	RC	September 5
26	Menards 250	Road America, Elkhart Lake	RC	August 29
27	Alan Kulwicki 250	Milwaukee Mile, West Allis	ST	September 19
28	Mid-Ohio 250	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	RC	September 26
29	EA Sports 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega	RP M	October 3
30	Fosters 300	Rockingham Motor Speedway, Corby	MS	October 17
31	Chevy Rock and Roll 250	Richmond International Raceway, Richmond	ST	October 24
32	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 300	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton	MS	October 31
33	Checker Auto Parts 250	Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale	ST	November 7
34	Auto Club 300	California Speedway, Fontana	LS	November 14
35	Ford 300	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead	MS	November 21
36	Sebring 250	Sebring International Raceway, Sebring	RC	November 28

Championship Standings

Driver's Championship

Pos Driver DAY RNC LVS MEX TEX MAR STP AUS JAP DAR KAN CLT DOV POR LAG SON DAY CHI NHA PCN IND GLN MCH BRI MON RDA MIL MDO TAL GBR RCH ATL PHO FTN HOM SBR Pts Johnny Benson John Andretti Michael Waltrip Rusty Wallace Kurt Busch Ryan Newman Kenny Wallace Jason Plato Sterling Marlin Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jimmie Johnson Mark Martin Ward Burton Matt Kenseth Kasey Kahne (R) Jeremy Mayfield Jeff Burton Dale Jarrett Jason Leffler Steve Park Johnny Sauter (R) Mike Wallace Joe Nemechek Bobby Labonte Tony Stewart Brian Vickers (R) Casey Mears Ricky Rudd Greg Biffle Travis Kvapil (R) Kerry Earnhardt (R) Morgan Shepherd Kevin Harvick Todd Bodine Robby Gordon Ricky Craven Michel Jourdain Jr. Paul Menard Ken Schrader Ron Fellows Tony Longhurst Randy LaJoie Larry Gunselman Jeff Fuller Jimmy Spencer Dave Blaney Larry Foyt Terry Labonte Elliott Sadler Jamie McMurray Carl Edwards (R) Kyle Petty Derrike Cope Boris Said Kirk Shelmerdine (R) Geoffrey Bodine Casey Atwood Tony Ave Greg Sacks Kevin Lepage Tony Raines Coy Gibbs (R) John Mickel Shawna Robinson Andy Hillenburg Carl Long Scott Pruett Bill Elliott Scott Dixon (R) Helio Castroneves Gil de Ferran Stanton Barrett Team's Championship Manufacturer's Championship