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 Hendrick W 5 Template:USA Terry Labonte All 24 Template:USA Jeff Gordon All Hendrick ['03] 25 Template:USA Brian Vickers (R) All 48 Template:USA Johnny Benson All Template:USA Roush Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates W 6 Template:USA Mark Martin All 16 Template:USA Greg Biffle All 17 Template:USA Matt Kenseth All 97 Template:USA Jeremy Mayfield All 99 Template:USA Jeff Burton All Template:USA Joe Gibbs Racing [?] Chevrolet Childress W 11 Template:USA Elliott Sadler All 18 Template:USA Bobby Labonte All 20 Template:USA Tony Stewart All 80 Template:USA Shawna Robinson 12 races Template:USA Richard Childress Racing [?] Chevrolet Childress W 29 Template:USA Kevin Harvick All 30 Template:USA Jimmie Johnson 1 Template:USA Carl Edwards (R) 2-36 31 Template:USA Carl Edwards (R) 1 Template:USA Jimmie Johnson 2-36 90 Paul Tracy 12 races Template:USA Penske Racing [?] Dodge Evernham W 00 Template:USA Kurt Busch All 2 Template:USA Rusty Wallace All 12 Template:USA Brendan Gaughan (R) All Template:USA Dale Eanhardt, Inc. [?] Ford Roush-Yates C 1 Christian Fittipaldi All 8 Template:USA Dale Earnhardt Jr. All 15 Hideo Fukuyama (R) All Template:USA Evernham Motorsports [?] Dodge Evernham W 9 Template:USA Sterling Marlin All 19 Template:USA Robby Gordon All Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates S-W 13 Template:USA Casey Mears 10 races Massimiliano "Max" Papis 16, 22 41 Template:USA Dave Blaney All 42 Template:USA Jamie McMurray All Template:USA Robert Yates Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates W 28 Template:USA Shane Hmiel (R) All 38 Template:USA Kasey Kahne (R) All 88 Template:USA Dale Jarrett All Roush-Yates ['03] 98 Michael Vergers 7 races Template:GBR Darren Turner 5 races Template:USA Petty Enterprises [?] Dodge Evernham S-W 43 Template:USA Johnny Sauter All 45 Template:USA Kyle Petty All Template:USA Bill Davis Racing [?] Chevrolet Childress S-W 22 Template:USA Ryan Newman All 23 Template:USA Michael Waltrip All 27 Template:USA Kyle Busch 10 races Ron Fellows 16, 22 Template:USA MB2 Motorsports [?] Chevrolet Childress S-W 01 Template:USA Joe Nemechek 34 races Template:USA Boris Said 16, 22 10 Jacques Villeneuve (R) All Template:USA Haas CNC Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates C 00 Template:USA Jeff Green All Template:USA Wood Brothers Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates S-W 21 Template:USA Ricky Rudd All Template:USA PPI Motorsports [?] Dodge Evernham S-W 32 Template:USA Ricky Craven All 64 Template:GBR Ben Collins 12 races 96 Template:USA Steve Park All Template:USA Jasper Motorsports [?] Ford Roush-Yates ['03] C 77 Template:USA Travis Kvapil (R) All Template:USA BAM Racing [?] Chevrolet Childress C 49 Template:USA Frank Kimmel All 91 Template:USA Donnie Beechler 12 races Template:USA Phoenix Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates C 09 Template:USA Bill Elliott 12 races Template:USA John Andretti 11 races Shigeaki Hattori 11 races Template:AUS Russell Ingall 16 Template:GBR Jason Plato 22 Template:USA Morgan-McClure Motorsports [?] Chevrolet Childress C 4 Template:USA Jimmy Spencer All Template:USA BACE Motorsports [?] Chevrolet Hendrick ['03] C 74 Template:USA Jason Leffler All Template:USA A.J. Foyt Racing [?] Dodge Evernham C 14 Template:USA Larry Foyt All Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine Racing [?] Ford Roush-Yates ['03] C 72 Template:USA Kirk Shelmerdine 29 races Template:USA Tom Hubert 7 races Template:USA Front Row Motorsports [?] Ford Roush-Yates C 34 Template:USA Derrike Cope 8 races Template:USA Scott Pruett 16, 21, 22 Template:USA Shepherd Racing Ventures [?] Ford Roush-Yates ['03] C 89 Template:USA Morgan Shepherd All Template:USA SCORE Motorsports [?] Dodge Ernie Eliott C 02 Template:USA Sarah Fisher (R) All Template:USA Andy Petree Racing [?] Dodge Evernham C 33 Germán Quiroga Jr. (R) 34 races Template:USA Brian Simo 16, 22 Template:USA BelCar Motorsports [?] Chevrolet Childress C 54 Template:USA Kenny Wallace All Template:USA Ultra Motorsports [?] Dodge Evernham C 7 Template:USA Ward Burton 19 races Template:USA Larry Gunselman 6 races Template:USA Stanton Barrett 6 races 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 Template:USA Ken Schrader Template:USA Mark Martin Template:USA Roush Racing Ford 1B Gatorade 125s Race 1 February 12 Template:USA Jeff Burton Template:USA Mark Martin Template:USA Roush Racing Ford 1C Gatorade 125s Race 2 February 12 Template:USA Bobby Labonte Template:USA Casey Mears Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing Ford 1 Daytona 500 February 15 Template:USA Jeff Burton Template:USA Tony Stewart Template:USA Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 2 Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway February 22 Template:USA Joe Nemechek Template:USA Kevin Harvick Template:USA Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 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 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