NASCAR Nextel Cup 2004

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Race preparation of the number 24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo of Fahress Jeff Gordon at Phoenix International Raceway

The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup began on February 15 with the Daytona 500 . The season ended on November 21st with the Ford 400 . Rookie of the year was Kasey Kahne and the title Most Popular Driver went to Dale Earnhardt junior .

Racing calendar

All races take place in the United States . Races 16 ( Sonoma Raceway ) and 22 ( Watkins Glen International ) are the only ones that do not take place on oval courses .

No.	date	Race (place)	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Most lead laps	Overall leader
01	February 15th	Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Tony Stewart	Scott Wimmer	Greg Biffle	Tony Stewart	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
02	February 22	Subway 400 North Carolina Speedway	Matt Kenseth	Kasey Kahne	Jamie McMurray	Ryan Newman	Matt Kenseth	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
03	7th March	UAW DaimlerChrysler 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Matt Kenseth	Kasey Kahne	Tony Stewart	Kasey Kahne	Matt Kenseth	Matt Kenseth
04th	the 14th of March	Golden Corral 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeremy Mayfield	Kasey Kahne	Ryan Newman	Tony Stewart	Matt Kenseth
05	March 21st	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Darlington Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Bobby Labonte	Ryan Newman	Kasey Kahne
06th	28th March	Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway	Kurt Busch	Rusty Wallace	Kevin Harvick	Ryan Newman
07th	4. April	Samsung / RadioShack 500 Texas Motor Speedway	Elliott Sadler	Kasey Kahne	Jeff Gordon	Bobby Labonte
08th	April 18	Advance Auto Parts 500 Martinsville Speedway	Rusty Wallace	Bobby Labonte	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Gordon
09	April 25	Aaron's 499 Talladega Superspeedway	Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Kevin Harvick	Ricky Rudd
010	2.May	Auto Club 500 California Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Ryan Newman	Kasey Kahne
011	May 15	Chevy American Revolution 400 Richmond International Raceway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jimmie Johnson	Bobby Labonte	Brian Vickers
012	30th May	Coca-Cola 600 Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Michael Waltrip	Matt Kenseth	Jimmie Johnson
013	6th of June	MBNA America 400 "A Salute To Heroes" Dover International Speedway	Mark Martin	Tony Stewart	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeremy Mayfield
014th	June 13th	Pocono 500 Pocono Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Jeremy Mayfield	Bobby Labonte	Kasey Kahne
015th	20th June	DHL 400 Michigan International Speedway	Ryan Newman	Kasey Kahne	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Gordon
016	June 27th	Dodge / Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway	Jeff Gordon	Jamie McMurray	Scott Pruett	Jeff Gordon
017th	3rd of July	Pepsi 400 Daytona International Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Jimmie Johnson	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Gordon
018th	July 11th	Tropicana 400 Presented by Meijer Chicagoland Speedway	Tony Stewart	Jimmie Johnson	Dale Jarrett	Jeff Gordon
019th	July 25th	Siemens 300 New Hampshire International Speedway	Kurt Busch	Jeff Gordon	Ryan Newman	Ryan Newman
020th	August 1st	Pennsylvania 500 Pocono Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Mark Martin	Kasey Kahne	Casey Mears
021st	8th August	Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Jeff Gordon	Dale Jarrett	Elliott Sadler	Casey Mears
022nd	15th of August	Sirius at the Glen Watkins Glen International	Tony Stewart	Ron Fellows	Mark Martin	Jimmie Johnson
023	August 22nd	GFS Marketplace 400 Michigan International Speedway	Greg Biffle	Mark Martin	Dale Jarrett	Jimmie Johnson
024	August 28th	Sharpie 500 Bristol Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon
025th	5th September	Pop Secret 500 California Speedway	Elliott Sadler	Kasey Kahne	Mark Martin	Brian Vickers
026th	September 11	Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Richmond International Raceway	Jeremy Mayfield	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Gordon	Ryan Newman
027	September 19th	Sylvania 300 New Hampshire International Speedway	Kurt Busch	Matt Kenseth	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Jeff Gordon
028	September 26th	MBNA America 400 Dover International Speedway	Ryan Newman	Mark Martin	Jeff Gordon	Jeremy Mayfield
029	October 3	EA Sports 500 Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Kevin Harvick	Dale Jarrett	Joe Nemechek
030th	October 10th	Banquet 400 Presented by ConAgra Foods Kansas Speedway	Joe Nemechek	Ricky Rudd	Greg Biffle	Joe Nemechek
031	October, 16th	UAW-GM Quality 500 Lowe's Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Ryan Newman
032	October 24th	Subway 500 Martinsville Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Jamie McMurray	Ryan Newman	Ryan Newman
033	October 31	Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway	Jimmie Johnson	Mark Martin	Carl Edwards	Ryan Newman
034	November 7th	Checker Auto Parts 500 Phoenix International Raceway	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Ryan Newman	Jeff Gordon	Ryan Newman
035	14th November	Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway	Jimmie Johnson	Mark Martin	Jeff Gordon	Kurt Busch
036	21st November	Ford 400 Homestead-Miami Speedway	Greg Biffle	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon	Kurt Busch

Driver ranking

Item	driver	Victories	Points
01.	Kurt Busch	3	6506
02.	Jimmie Johnson	8th	6498
03.	Jeff Gordon	5	6490
04th	Mark Martin	1	6399
05.	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6th	6368
06th	Tony Stewart	2	6326
07th	Ryan Newman	2	6180
08th.	Matt Kenseth	2	6069
09.	Elliott Sadler	2	6024
010.	Jeremy Mayfield	1	6000
11.	Jamie McMurray	0	4597
12.	Bobby Labonte	0	4277
13.	Kasey Kahne	0	4274
14th	Kevin Harvick	0	4228
15th	Dale Jarrett	0	4214
16.	Rusty Wallace	1	3960
17th	Greg Biffle	2	3902
18th	Jeff Burton	0	3902
19th	Joe Nemechek	1	3878
20th	Michael Waltrip	0	3878
21st	Sterling marlin	0	3857
22nd	Casey Mears	0	3690
23.	Robby Gordon	0	3646
24.	Ricky Rudd	0	3615
25th	Brian Vickers	0	3521
26th	Terry Labonte	0	3519
27.	Scott Wimmer	0	3198
28.	Brendan Gaughan	0	3165
29	Scott Riggs	0	3090
30th	Jeff Green	0	3054
31.	Ken Schrader	0	3032
32.	Ward Burton	0	2929
33.	Kyle Petty	0	2811
34.	Ricky Craven	0	2086
35.	Jimmy Spencer	0	1969
36.	Johnny Sauter	0	1430
37.	Carl Edwards	0	1424
38.	Dave Blaney	0	1347
39.	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	0	1271
40.	Derrike Cope	0	1058
41.	Todd Bodine	0	986
42.	Morgan Shepherd	0	925
43.	Kevin Lepage	0	915
44.	Hermie Sadler	0	852
45.	John Andretti	0	818
46.	Mike Wallace	0	764
47.	Kirk Shelmerdine	0	723
48.	Bill Elliott	0	595
49.	Mike Bliss	0	407
50.	Kenny Wallace	0	365
51.	Shane Hmiel	0	349
52.	Kyle Busch	0	345
53.	Tony Raines	0	318
54.	PJ Jones	0	316
55.	Boris Said	0	302
56.	Geoffrey Bodine	0	278

Manufacturer rating

Item	Manufacturer	Victories	Points
1.	Chevrolet	17th	259
2.	ford	16	246
3.	Dodge	3	179

Chevrolet Monte Carlo with the number 24 from driver Jeff Gordon

Web links

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