2004 Subway 500

February 2025 May 2026 NASNEX Subway 500 2004 10 24 2004 32 36 2004_Subway_500_program_cover.png 200px 2004 Subway 400 program cover Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia .526 .827 500 263 423.257 Temperatures up to 60.8 F C; wind speeds up to 4.1 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/Martinsville/2004-10-24 2004 Subway 500 The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014-10-27 66.103 mph km/h on Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Kurt Busch Roush Racing 120 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBC Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 4.4/10http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2004.htm TV RATINGS 2004 Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140213040237/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2004.htm February 13, 2014 dead The 2004 Subway 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on October 24, 2004 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, the race was the 32nd of the 36-race 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the sixth race in the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup. Pole position was won by Penske-Jasper Racing's Ryan Newman, while Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Chip Ganassi Racing's Jamie McMurray and Newman finished second and third, respectively. Background Martinsville Speedway, considered the "Paperclip" for its paper clip shape, is the shortest track on the Cup circuit at only 0.526 mi km long.http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/The-Speedway/About-The-Track.aspx ABOUT THE TRACK Martinsville Speedway October 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021191654/http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/The-Speedway/About-The-Track.aspx October 21, 2014 dead The track's banking is 12 degrees, while the straightaways were flat.http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004martinsville2.htm THE RACE: Subway 500 Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2014 March 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140314042105/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004martinsville2.htm dead Entering the race, Kurt Busch led the points standings with 5850 points. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5826), Jeff Gordon (5776), Elliott Sadler (5693), and Mark Martin (5664) comprised the top five, while Tony Stewart (5646), Matt Kenseth (5635), Jimmie Johnson (5623), Ryan Newman (5579), and Jeremy Mayfield (5501) rounded out the Chase field.http://racing-reference.info/race/2004_UAW-GM_Quality_500/W 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 Racing-Reference October 24, 2014 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash 2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash Before the race, a Beechcraft Super King Air carrying ten people, seven of whom were Hendrick Motorsports personnel, including John Hendrick, Rick Hendrick's brother, and his two daughters Kimberly and Jennifer; Ricky Hendrick, Rick's son and former driver; Jeff Turner, Hendrick Motorsports' general manager; Randy Dorton, Hendrick's Director of Engine Operations;http://heritage.hendrickmotorsports.com/people/348 RANDY DORTON Hendrick Motorsports October 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141024035733/http://heritage.hendrickmotorsports.com/people/348 2014-10-24 dead Joe Jackson, an executive for Jeff Gordon's sponsor DuPont; along with Scott Lathram, a pilot for Tony Stewart, and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison,Smith Marty https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/11747941/nascar-reminders-plane-crash-tragedy-always-present-rick-hendrick Hendrick stronger 10 years later October 23, 2014 ESPN October 23, 2014 crashed into nearby Bull Mountain, killing all on board.Clarke Liz https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59212-2004Oct24.html Airplane Crash in Va. Kills 10 The Washington Post October 25, 2004 October 23, 2014 The crash occurred 27 minutes before the race began.Pockrass Bob http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-05-05/hendrick-plane-crash-lawsuits-settled-litigation-ends-more-than-six-years-after Hendrick plane crash lawsuits settled; litigation ends more than six years after deadly crash Sporting News May 5, 2011 October 24, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141025104951/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/story/2011-05-05/hendrick-plane-crash-lawsuits-settled-litigation-ends-more-than-six-years-after October 25, 2014 Qualifying 51 cars entered the race, ten of whom had attempted less than 20 races in 2004: Ryan McGlynn (#00), Greg Sacks (#13), Kevin Lepage (#37), Carl Long (#46), Tony Raines (#51), Klaus Graf (#59), Mike Garvey (#75), Mario Gosselin (#80), Brad Teague (#94), and Chad Chaffin (#98).http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004martinsville2-entry.htm 2004 Martinsville Entry List Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2014 October 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131028074108/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004martinsville2-entry.htm dead Travis Kvapil (#06) was later added to the list, while Raines was removed. Qualifying was held on October 22, and was postponed by 30 minutes due to rain. Ricky Rudd led the Friday practice with a lap speed of 96.293 mph km/h on, faster than the previous track record. In qualifying, Ryan Newman won the pole with a lap time of 19.513 seconds and a speed of 97.043 mph km/h on, more than 3/10th's faster than the previous record of 95.371 mph km/h on set by Tony Stewart in 2000. for his 25th career pole. Newman's teammate Rusty Wallace qualified second with a lap speed of 96.234 mph km/h on, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. (96.205 mph km/h on), Ward Burton (96.107 mph km/h on), Kvapil (96.102 mph km/h on), Scott Riggs (96.063 mph km/h on), Kurt Busch (96.039 mph km/h on), Jamie McMurray (96.039 mph km/h on), Rudd (95.772 mph km/h on), and Jeff Green (95.743 mph km/h on) rounded out the top ten. The top 17 drivers broke the previous record. Jimmy Spencer (92.124 mph km/h on), Todd Bodine (92.769 mph km/h on), Kirk Shelmerdine (87.968 mph km/h on), Gosselin (92.710 mph km/h on), and Lepage (92.556 mph km/h on) were forced to use provisionals. Graf (93.687 mph km/h on), Garvey (93.478 mph km/h on), Morgan Shepherd (92.159 mph km/h on), McGlynn (91.624 mph km/h on), Sacks (91.416 mph km/h on), and Teague (90.503 mph km/h on) failed to qualify. Long withdrew from qualifying and did not set a time.http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004martinsville2-grid.htm JAYSKI's Semi-Live QUALIFYING/GRID page for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2014 October 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131028073449/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004martinsville2-grid.htm dead Lepage and Shelmerdine were forced to move to the rear of the field for engine changes. Full qualifying results 1. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing 97.043 mph 2. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 96.234 mph 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 96.205 mph 4. Ward Burton # 0 Netzero HiSpeed Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 96.107 mph 5. Travis Kvapil #06 Mobil 1/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske Racing 96.102 mph 6. Scott Riggs * #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 96.063 mph 7. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN Ford Roush Racing 96.039 mph 8. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 96.039 mph 9. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 95.772 mph 10. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 95.743 mph 11. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 95.738 mph 12. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 95.670 mph 13. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing95.665 mph 14. Brendan Gaughan * #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 95.656 mph 15. Jeff Gordon #24 Dupont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 95.651 mph 16. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 95.622 mph 17. Bobby Labonte #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 95.549 mph 18. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 95.304 mph 19. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 95.218 mph 20. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 95.127 mph 21. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard/Subway Ford Roush Racing 95.098 mph 22. Carl Edwards #99 Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing 94.912 mph 23. Mark Martin # 6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 94.799 mph 24. Scott Wimmer * #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 94.784 mph 25. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 94.770 mph 26. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 94.756 mph 27. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 94.746 mph 28. Casey Mears #41 Target/Breast Cancer Research Foundation Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 94.732 mph 29. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 94.689 mph 30. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 94.618 mph 31. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 94.604 mph 32. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 94.534 mph 33. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 94.444 mph 34. Brian Vickers * #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 94.289 mph 35. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 94.040 mph 36. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 93.975 mph 37. Chad Chaffin #98 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards 93.956 mph 38. Kasey Kahne *#9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 93.761 mph 39. Jimmy Spencer #4 Lucas Oil Products Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 92.124 mph (provisional) 40. Todd Bodine #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Racing 92.769 mph (provisional) 41. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Vote for Bush Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 87.968 mph (provisional) 42. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 92.159 mph (provisional) 43. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 92.556 mph (provisional) Did not qualify 44. Klaus Graf #59 BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing 93.687 mph 45. Mike Garvey #75 Jani-King Dodge Randall Haefelle 93.474 mph 46. Mario Gosselin #80 Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports 92.710 mph 47. Ryan McGlynn #00 Buyers Choice Auto Warranties Chevrolet Raynard McGlynn 91.624 mph 48. Greg Sacks #13 ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco Dodge James Wilsberg 91.416 mph 49. Brad Teague #94 WW Motorsports Ford David Watson 90.503 mph 50. Carl Long #46 RacingMetal.com Dodge Glenn Motorsport no time2004-10-22 Qualifying times: Subway 500. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/88989/1/qualifying-times-subway-500 2021-06-02 Crash en Race Ryan Newman led the first nine laps of the race, with Rusty Wallace claiming the lead on lap 10, leading for 33 laps. Terry Labonte then led the next eight laps, with Kasey Kahne leading for 17 laps before Labonte took the lead back. Tony Stewart took the lead on lap 90, losing it on lap 108 to Kurt Busch, who led for only the lap before Sterling Marlin took over, leading until Busch reclaimed it on lap 131. Busch would lead for 54 laps, with Matt Kenseth briefly leading for a lap before Busch led the longest streak with 64 laps. Kevin Harvick, Wallace, and Kenseth would split the lead for the next 45 laps, Harvick leading 43 of them, followed by leading another 61 after taking the lead back from Kenseth on lap 295. After Busch led lap 356, Jamie McMurray took the lead, leading for 20 laps until Jeff Gordon led for six laps from lap 377 to 382 before McMurray reclaimed it. Jimmie Johnson then led his first laps of the race on lap 405, relinquishing it on lap 410. McMurray (1) and Marlin (29) led the next 30 laps until Johnson took the lead on lap 440, leading for the remainder of the race. McMurray, Newman, Marlin, and Busch finished in the top five, while the top ten consisted of Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Green, Harvick, Jeff Gordon, and Rusty Wallace.http://racing-reference.info/race/2004_Subway_500/W 2004 Subway 500 Racing-Reference October 24, 2014 17 cautions occurred during the race. The first was on lap 4, when Joe Nemechek and Todd Bodine crashed in turn 2. On lap 14, Brendan Gaughan, Marlin, and Mayfield were involved in an accident in turn 4, with Jimmy Spencer becoming the beneficiary and gain back a lap. On lap 21, Rudd spun out in turn 2, allowing Shelmerdine to gain back a spot. On lap 66, Robby Gordon crashed in turn 4, allowing Mario Gosselin to be the beneficiary. On lap 77, Rudd and Robby Gordon crashed in turn 4, Shelmerdine gaining another lap back. On lap 107, Dale Jarrett, Casey Mears, Bobby Hamilton Jr., and Kirk Shelmerdine crashed in turn 3, allowing Robby Gordon to regain a lap. On lap 184, Kyle Petty spun in turn 2, permitting Nemechek to gain back a lap. On lap 292, Carl Edwards spun in turn 2, with Jeff Gordon being the beneficiary. The first caution for debris was flown on lap 322, with Robby Gordon becoming the beneficiary. Bobby Labonte, Jeff Green, and Ken Schrader crashed in turn 4 on lap 355, Rudd winning a lap back. Ward Burton spun in turn 2 on lap 372, though there was no beneficiary. On lap 410, Jarrett spun out in turn 3, with Petty gaining a lap back. The second debris caution flew on lap 418, Travis Kvapil being the beneficiary. On lap 451, Elliott Sadler spun out in turn 4, Burton gaining back a lap. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Petty crashed in turn 2 on lap 468, with Sadler getting a lap back. However, on lap 477, Sadler would be involved in a crash in turn 2 with Nemechek, allowing Scott Riggs to gain back a lap. The final caution occurred on lap 490, with Edwards and Robby Gordon crashing in turn 3, with Kvapil being the beneficiary again. Due to the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash, victory lane celebrations were not held,Kurz Jr. Hank http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/102504/nascar_1025nas01001.shtml Tragedy taints triumph Johnson's NASCAR win overshadowed by plane crash Peninsula Clarion October 25, 2004 October 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141106003107/http://peninsulaclarion.com/stories/102504/nascar_1025nas01001.shtml November 6, 2014 dead and the grandfather clock often given to the race winner was delivered after the season ended.Bernstein Viv https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/sports/othersports/23nascar.html?_r=0 A Haunting Gray Sky for a Nascar Family The New York Times October 23, 2004 October 24, 2014 Results POSST#DRIVERSPONSOR / OWNERCARLAPSMONEYSTATUSLEDPTS11848  Jimmie JohnsonLowe's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500157440running671852842  Jamie McMurrayTexaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge500104025running431753112  Ryan NewmanAlltel   (Roger Penske)Dodge500132517running917041640  Sterling MarlinCoors Light   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge500113545running501655797  Kurt BuschIrwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie   (Jack Roush)Ford500107175running12016561119  Jeremy MayfieldDodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge50095350running015071043  Jeff GreenCheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge50093600running014681929  Kevin HarvickGM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet500101903running10414791524  Jeff GordonDuPont   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet500107853running61431022  Rusty WallaceMiller Lite   (Roger Penske)Dodge500106308running34139111230  Jeff BurtonAmerica Online   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet50073175running013012236  Mark MartinViagra   (Jack Roush)Ford50070550running012713389  Kasey KahneDodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham)Dodge50099350running1712914921  Ricky RuddMotorcraft / U.S. Air Force   (Wood Brothers)Ford50087681running0121151320  Tony StewartHome Depot   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet500105903running18123162517  Matt KensethDeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush)Ford500108203running2120172116  Greg BiffleNational Guard / Subway   (Jack Roush)Ford50068925running0112181718  Bobby LabonteInterstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs)Chevrolet500101813running0109193015  Michael WaltripNAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet50092131running0106202422  Scott WimmerCaterpillar   (Bill Davis)Dodge50084425running010321506  Travis KvapilMobil 1 / Jasper Engines   (Roger Penske)Dodge50055975running0100222645  Kyle PettyGeorgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises)Dodge50072025running097233631  Robby GordonCingular Wireless   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet50091487running094242299  Carl EdwardsRoush Racing   (Jack Roush)Ford50092042running09125275  Terry LabonteKellogg's   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet50085500running309326610  Scott RiggsValvoline   (James Rocco)Chevrolet50083287running085273425  Brian VickersGMAC Financial Services   (Rick Hendrick)Chevrolet49865835running0822840  Ward BurtonNetZero   (Gene Haas)Chevrolet49758085running079292841  Casey MearsTarget / Breast Cancer Research   (Chip Ganassi)Dodge49667950running076302901  Joe NemechekU.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers)Chevrolet48873764running073312049  Ken SchraderSchwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau)Dodge48454275running070323338  Elliott SadlerM&M's   (Yates Racing)Ford47593033crash0673338  Dale Earnhardt Jr.Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)Chevrolet449103173crash064341477  Brendan GaughanKodak / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel)Dodge42462020running06135394  Jimmy SpencerLucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure)Chevrolet42153975running058363532  Bobby Hamilton Jr.Tide   (Cal Wells)Chevrolet40461925crash055373288  Dale JarrettUPS   (Yates Racing)Ford40384792running052383102  Hermie SadlerSCORE Motorsports   (Hermie Sadler)Chevrolet15953825electrical049393798  Chad ChaffinMach One Inc.   (William Edwards)Ford10053765rear end046404172  Kirk ShelmerdineVote for Bush   (Kirk Shelmerdine)Ford8653690engine043414280  Mario GosselinHover Motorsports   (Stan Hover)Ford7453640suspension040424337  Kevin LepageCarter's Royal Dispos-All   (John Carter)Dodge1153590vibration037434050  Todd BodineArnold Development Companies   (Don Arnold)Dodge152891crash034Failed to qualify or withdrewPOSNAMENBRSPONSOROWNERCAR44Klaus Graf59DHLBeth Ann MorgenthauDodge45Mike Garvey75Jani-KingRandall HaefeleDodge46Morgan Shepherd89Racing With Jesus / Red Line OilMorgan ShepherdDodge47Ryan McGlynn00Buyer's Choice Auto WarrantiesRaynard McGlynnChevrolet48Greg Sacks13ARC Dehooker / Vita CocoJames WilsbergDodge49Brad Teague94W.W. MotorsportsDavid WatsonFord50Carl Long46RacingMetal.comRick GlennDodgeWDTony Raines51Marathon / ChaseJoe AuerChevrolet Standings after the race thumb|Kurt Busch (pictured in 2015) led the Chase standings after the race. Source: Pos Driver Points 1 Kurt Busch 6015 2 Jeff Gordon 5919 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5890 4 Jimmie Johnson 5808 5 Mark Martin 5791 6 Tony Stewart 5769 7 Elliott Sadler 5760 8 Matt Kenseth 5755 9 Ryan Newman 5749 10 Jeremy Mayfield 5651 References Nextel Cup Series 2004 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Subway 500 Subway 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway