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2004 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
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26th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
February 2025
NASNEX TNT Ryan Newman 482.803 482.803 Penske-Jasper Racing 98.946 mph km/h 110,000 Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. 151 Evernham Motorsports Evernham Motorsports Jeremy Mayfield Jeremy Mayfield 19 Motor Racing Network Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway 47th Annual Chevy Rock & Roll 400 300 400 400 1.21 0.75 36 26 September 11 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 20.979 2004 300 The 2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 program cover. 2004_Chevy_Rock_and_Roll_400_program_cover.jpg
The 2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the final race of the 2004 NASCAR regular season, and the 47th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 11, 2004, before a crowd of 110,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would pass a fuel-ailing Kurt Busch with 8 to go and take home a clutch win to lock himself into the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup. The race was Mayfield's fourth career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.Poole David 2004-09-11 Mayfield gets Richmond win as Chase field set http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9641362.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20041023074143/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9641362.htm 2004-10-23 2021-12-30 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
The ten drivers to make it into the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup were Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Jeremy Mayfield, and Ryan Newman.2004-09-11 Updated Nextel Cup driver standings http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9641724.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20041023181126/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9641724.htm 2004-10-23 2021-12-30 ThatsRacin
Background
thumb|The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.
Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. Known as "America's premier short track".
Entry list
#DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet00Ryan McGlynnMcGlynn RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet08Carl LongHover MotorsportsFord9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge13Greg SacksSacks MotorsportsDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23Shane HmielBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet33Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet37Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge51Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord75Mike Garvey*Haefele RacingDodge77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge92Brad TeagueFront Row MotorsportsFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Derrike CopeMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list
*Withdrew.Jayski's Silly Season Site - Richmond 2 Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004rir2.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050206164113/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004rir2.htm 2005-02-06 2021-12-30 Jayski's Silly Season Site
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, September 10, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours. Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.024 and an average speed of 128.425 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/26/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050310012658/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/26/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-03-10 2021-12-30 NASCAR.com
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge21.024128.42529Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.184127.455348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.211127.292Full first practice results
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 10, at 6:00 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes. Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.480 and an average speed of 125.698 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/26/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050310013157/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/26/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-03-10 2021-12-30 NASCAR.com
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.480125.698297Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord21.488125.651312Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge21.560125.232Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Friday, September 10, at 3:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap. Positions 1-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39-43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.2005-02-05 Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm 2021-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205214731/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm 5 February 2005 dead
Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 20.979 and an average speed of 128.700 mph km/h.Ryan Newman leads NASCAR qualifying https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2004/09/10/Ryan-Newman-leads-NASCAR-qualifying/81131094858069/ 2021-12-30 UPI en
Nine drivers would fail to qualify: Johnny Sauter, Tony Raines, Kevin Lepage, Greg Sacks, Hermie Sadler, Brad Teague, Ryan McGlynn, Morgan Shepherd, and Carl Long.
Full qualifying results
Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed112Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge20.979128.70026Mark MartinRoush RacingFord21.192127.407348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.195127.388401Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet21.225127.209530Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.225127.209621Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord21.237127.137719Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.247127.077816Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord21.252127.047924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.259127.0051043Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge21.260126.999119Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge21.263126.981122Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge21.303126.7431399Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord21.306126.725148Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.308126.7131520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.315126.6711617Matt KensethRoush RacingFord21.317126.6601797Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord21.321126.6361818Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.325126.6121915Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet21.334126.5592038Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord21.342126.5112122Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge21.349126.4702232Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet21.360126.405235Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.368126.3572440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.371126.3392588Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord21.395126.1982625Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet21.407126.1272729Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.423126.0332831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.447125.8922941Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.460125.8153023Shane HmielBill Davis RacingDodge21.465125.7863145Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge21.468125.7693249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge21.470125.7573380Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21.474125.7333427David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet21.474125.7333510Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet21.502125.5703642Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge21.503125.5643777Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge21.514125.500380Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet21.541125.342Provisionals394Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet21.694124.4584050Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge21.711124.3614109Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge21.591125.0524298Derrike CopeMach 1 MotorsportsFord21.722124.2984372Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord22.186121.698Failed to qualify or withdrew4433Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21.579125.1224551Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet21.610124.9424637Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge21.638124.7814713Greg SacksSacks MotorsportsDodge21.834123.6604802Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet21.980122.8394992Brad TeagueFront Row MotorsportsFord22.095122.2005000Ryan McGlynnMcGlynn RacingChevrolet22.243121.3865189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge22.388120.6005208Carl LongHover MotorsportsFord——WD75Mike GarveyHaefele RacingDodge——Official qualifying results
Race results
Fin2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Chevy_Rock_and_Roll_400 2021-12-29 www.thethirdturn.com en#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge400151running19028Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet40042running175324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40020running170480Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4000running16056Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4000running155699Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord4000running150709Mike WallacePhoenix RacingDodge40045running151816Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord4000running142942Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge4000running138102Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge4000running1341132Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet4000running1301229Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4000running1271315Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3990running1241440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3990running1211597Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord39994running1231618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3990running1151738Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord3990running112185Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running1091920Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3990running1062012Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge3993running1082121Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3990running1002201Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet3990running972330Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3998running99249Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge3990running912543Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge3990running882688Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3980running852777Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge3980running822817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3975running842923Shane HmielBill Davis RacingDodge3970running763049Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3970running733127David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet3970running703231Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3960running67334Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3920running643445Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3920running613541Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge3520running583648Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33832running603725Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3350running523822Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge2970running493910Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2920ignition46400Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1920crash434172Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord870brakes404298Derrike CopeMach 1 MotorsportsFord300ignition374350Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodge90crash34Official race results
References
2004 Pop Secret 500 2004 Sylvania 300 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2004
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