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February 2025
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The 2004 Sirius at The Glen was the 22nd stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 15, 2004, in Watkins Glen, New York at the shortened layout of Watkins Glen International, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, a sick Tony Stewart, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would be able to overcome sickness and soiling himself during the race,Pitts William 2021-02-15 Tony Stewart Almost Blew a Win at Watkins Glen for the Grossest of Reasons https://www.sportscasting.com/tony-stewart-almost-blew-a-win-at-watkins-glen-for-the-grossest-of-reasons/ 2021-12-15 Sportscasting Pure Sports en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20211215005613/https://www.sportscasting.com/tony-stewart-almost-blew-a-win-at-watkins-glen-for-the-grossest-of-reasons/ December 15, 2021 dead defending against Ron Fellows of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. to win his 19th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series victory and his second and final win of the season.2004-08-16 Sick Stewart guts out Watkins win. https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/88759/1/sick-stewart-guts-out-watkins-win 2021-12-15 Crash enAugust 16, 2004 Stewart: I was glad when it was over https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/88761/1/stewart-i-was-glad-when-it-was-over live https://web.archive.org/web/20200625161213/https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/88761/1/stewart-i-was-glad-when-it-was-over June 25, 2020 June 19, 2020 Crash To fill out the podium, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would finish third.
Background
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Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J. D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
No.DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1Ron FellowsDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet36Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord39Scott PruettChip Ganassi RacingDodge40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge52Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingDodge59Klaus GrafBAM RacingDodge72Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Tony AveHover MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice
Originally, three practice sessions were scheduled to be held, with one on Friday and two on Saturday, However, constant rain on Friday meant the only practice session on Friday would be canceled.2004-08-15 Massaro: Rainout irks part-timers most https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1859545 2021-12-15 ESPN.com en The two Saturday sessions were run as planned.
First practice
The first practice session would occur on Saturday, August 14, at 9:30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2004 Watkins Glen Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004glen.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205224709/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004glen.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-15 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.034 and an average speed of 122.442 mph km/h.2004-08-15 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Watkins Glen Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/22/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20041212025409/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/22/data/practice1_speeds.html 2004-12-12 2021-12-15 NASCAR.com
Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:12.034122.442220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1:12.351121.90636Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:12.440121.756Full first practice results
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, August 14, at 11:10 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Robby Gordon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:11.652 and an average speed of 123.095 mph km/h.2004-08-15 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Watkins Glen Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/22/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20041212030311/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/22/data/practice2_speeds.html 2004-12-12 2021-12-15 NASCAR.com
Pos.No.DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:11.652123.095224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:11.916122.643319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge1:12.175122.203Full Happy Hour practice results
Starting lineup
Qualifying was scheduled to be held on Friday, August 13, at 3:10 PM EST. However, constant rain during Friday would cancel all on-track activities. The lineup was then determined by the current 2004 owner's points. As a result, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the pole.Johnson gets pole in Glen Nextel race https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2004/08/13/Johnson-gets-pole-in-Glen-Nextel-race/15811092454623/ 2021-12-15 UPI en
Four drivers would fail to qualify: Scott Pruett, Boris Said, Klaus Graf, and Stanton Barrett.
Full starting lineup
Pos.No.DriverTeamMake148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1012Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge119Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge1219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge1388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge172Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge205Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2116Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord2225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2501Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2622Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge2730Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet280Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet2921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3077Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge3110Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet3249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3345Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet3543Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge3650Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge3772Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord384Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3998Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord4089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge4102Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4280Tony AveHover MotorsportsChevrolet431Ron FellowsDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletFailed to qualify4439Scott PruettChip Ganassi RacingDodge4536Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet4659Klaus GrafBAM RacingDodge4752Stanton BarrettRick Ware RacingDodgeOfficial starting lineup
Race results
Fin2004 Sirius at the Glen - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Sirius_at_the_Glen 2021-12-18 www.thethirdturn.com enStNo.DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1420Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet9046running190$195,2882431Ron FellowsDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet900running170$101,2603156Mark MartinRoush RacingFord900running165$98,91041641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge908running165$96,150538Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet901running160$111,7086929Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet901running155$102,94371219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge900running146$89,58582921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord900running142$94,9669517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord900running138$109,80810797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord901running139$81,14011818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet900running130$102,813122499Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord900running127$94,992131442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge900running124$70,07514119Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge900running121$92,08515638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord900running118$96,353162331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9012running120$91,387173543Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge900running112$86,430183345Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge900running109$72,460192622Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge900running106$77,605201815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet900running103$92,36621224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9013running105$103,413222501Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet900running97$74,754233110Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet900running94$84,157242730Dave BlaneyRichard Childress RacingChevrolet900running91$65,78525172Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge890running88$98,158261012Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge890running85$101,032271388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord890running82$88,457283249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge890running79$56,880293772Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord890running76$53,635302225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet890running73$65,050314280Tony AveHover MotorsportsChevrolet840running70$53,465323432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet830transmission67$64,375334102Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet790too slow64$56,725343077Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge747transmission66$61,240352116Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord710engine58$61,175361940Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge500crash55$86,10037280Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet470engine52$53,050384089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge420rear end49$52,97539205Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet360engine46$79,66540148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet231engine48$72,640413650Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge70brakes40$52,78042384Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet20engine37$52,720433998Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord20transmission34$52,039Official race results
References
2004 Brickyard 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2004 GFS Marketplace 400 2004
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