2004 Pepsi 300

Seventh race of the 2004 NASCAR Busch SeriesCUST 104 Motor Racing Network 2.145 4th Annual Pepsi 300 Race 7 of 34 of the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Martin Truex Jr. FX April 10 Chance 2 Motorsports 28.819 Richard Childress Racing Clint Bowyer Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tennessee Michael Waltrip Racing Michael Waltrip 99 482.682 225 1.333 299.925 Pepsi 300 2004 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds 299.925 482.682 225 The 2004 Pepsi 300 was the seventh stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Busch Series and the fourth iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 10, 2004, in Gladeville, Tennessee at Nashville Superspeedway, a 1.333 mi km permanent D-shaped racetrack. The race took its scheduled 225 laps to complete. With two laps to go, the four leaders in the race, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Johnny Benson Jr., and Robby Gordon were involved in an accident when Bowyer tapped Busch exiting turn two. At the last second before the caution, then sixth-place driver, Michael Waltrip Racing driver Michael Waltrip, would pass then fifth-place driver, Brewco Motorsports driver Johnny Sauter, to take the lead when the caution was thrown by NASCAR. NASCAR would hand Waltrip the victory, and Sauter would earn second place.Walker Teresa April 12, 2004 Waltrip takes crash-filled win at Nashville http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/bg/04/10/bc.car..nascar.busch.ap/index.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040723173625/http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/headlines/bg/04/10/bc.car..nascar.busch.ap/index.html July 23, 2004 June 25, 2022 NASCARApril 11, 2004 Rookies' eagerness leads to costly lesson C10 The Tennessean https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104382947/rookies-eagerness-leads-to-costly/ June 25, 2022 Newspapers.com The win was Waltrip's 11th and to date, final career NASCAR Busch Series win and his only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Kasey Kahne, driving for Akins Motorsports, would finish third. Background thumb|The layout of Nashville Superspeedway, the venue where the race was held. Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee, United States (though the track has a Lebanon postal address), about 30 mi km 0 on southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently hosting the Ally 400, a NASCAR Cup Series regular season event, the Tennessee Lottery 250, and the Rackley Roofing 200.2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule release: Dirt track racing returns, road racing set at COTA and Road America https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/2021-nascar-cup-series-schedule-release-dirt-track-racing-returns-road-racing-set-at-cota-and-road-america/ 2020-10-08 CBSSports.com en It is a concrete oval track 11 3 miles (2.145 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Speedway Motorsports, which acquired the track's previous owner Dover Motorsports in December 2021. Nashville Superspeedway is the longest concrete oval in NASCAR. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000, but will reach up to 38,000 for the NASCAR Cup Series event in 2021.Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000.Welcome to Nashville Superspeedway Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course. Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Greg SacksDavis MotorsportsChevroletDavis Motorsports00Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingChevroletHaas Automation1Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodgeMiccosukee Resort & Gaming2Ron Hornaday Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevroletACDelco02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevroletThe FanZCar4Mike WallaceBiagi Brothers RacingFordGEICO5Kyle Busch (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevroletLowe's, Pella8Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevroletTaco Bell10Gus WassonDavis MotorsportsChevroletDavis Motorsports12Tim FedewaFitzBradshaw RacingChevroletNBS 24/714Casey AtwoodFitzBradshaw RacingChevroletUnited States Navy16Justin AshburnDay Enterprises RacingChevrolet31-W Insulation, Spectra Metal Sales18J. J. Yeley (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevroletThe Home Depot, Vigoro20Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletRockwell Automation21Clint Bowyer (R)Richard Childress RacingChevroletReese's22Jason Kellerppc RacingFordppc Racing23Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingChevroletStacker 224Mike HarmonGIC–Mixon MotorsportsChevroletGIC–Mixon Motorsports25Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFordUnited States Marine Corps27Johnny SauterBrewco MotorsportsPontiacKleenex, Dollar General Market!30David StremmeBraun RacingDodgeTrimSpa32Mike GarveyCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevroletNegotiations Seminar33Paul Menard (R)Andy Petree RacingChevroletMenards, Pittsburgh Paint36Travis GeislerDCT MotorsportsChevroletDCT Motorsports37David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevroletTimber Wolf38Kasey KahneAkins MotorsportsDodgeGreat Clips39Andy PonsteinJay Robinson RacingFordYahoo!43Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian MotorsportsDodgeOllie's Bargain Outlet46Ashton Lewis Jr.Lewis MotorsportsChevroletLewis Motorsports "Advertise Here!!!"47Robert PressleyST MotorsportsFordClorox, Dollar General49Derrike CopeJay Robinson RacingFordAdvil50David StarrHoligan RacingChevroletEnzyte51Stan Boyd (R)Ware Racing EnterprisesDodgeTheKobra.com53Brad TeagueTennessee Mountain Boys RacingChevroletTennessee Mountain Boys Racing55Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevroletFruit of the Loom56Regan SmithMac Hill MotorsportsChevroletMac Hill Motorsports59Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFordKingsford, Dollar General60Greg BiffleRoush RacingFordCharter Communications63Shane WallaceShane Wallace MotorsportsChevroletSpeed Racer72Randy MacDonaldMacDonald MotorsportsChevroletMacDonald Motorsports74Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevroletBACE Motorsports75Jay SauterHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Lay's77Chad ChaffinMoy RacingFordBG Products84Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing85Brad BakerPremier MotorsportsChevroletPremier Glass87David ReutimannNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNatural Gear88Jeff FullerNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFordRacing with Jesus91Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsPontiacStanton Barrett Motorsports94Eddie BeahrBeahr Racing EnterprisesDodgeBeahr Racing Enterprises95David KeithSadler Brothers RacingChevroletSadler Brothers Racing96Caleb HolmanOrtec RacingChevroletOrtec Racing97Jimmy KitchensStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevroletStanton Barrett Motorsports99Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingChevroletAaron'sOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, April 9, at 12:00 PM CST. The session would last for two hours. Jayski's Silly Season Site - April 2004 Busch Series Archives http://jayski.thatsracin.com/busch/archive/2004apr-bgn.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040902090228/http://jayski.thatsracin.com/busch/archive/2004apr-bgn.htm September 2, 2004 June 25, 2022 Jayski's Silly Season Site David Green, driving for Brewco Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.985 and an average speed of 165.561 mph km/h. NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pepsi 300 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2004/7/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040603102931/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2004/7/data/practice1_speeds.html June 3, 2004 June 25, 2022 NASCAR Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed137David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet28.985165.561225Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord29.003165.45938Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet29.040165.248Full first practice results Second and final practice The final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, April 9, at 6:15 PM CST. The session would last for one hour. Martin Truex Jr., driving for Chance 2 Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.452 and an average speed of 162.936 mph km/h. NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pepsi 300 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2004/7/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040703015234/http://www.nascar.com/races/bg/2004/7/data/practice2_speeds.html July 3, 2004 June 25, 2022 NASCAR During the session, Martin Truex Jr. would crash along with Jeff Fuller, forcing Truex Jr. to go to a backup car and to start at the rear for the race.Crash ruins Truex's record qualifying time https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/2004/04/10/crash-ruins-truexs-record-qualifying-time/29713610007/ 2022-06-25 Spartanburg Herald Journal en-US Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed18Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet29.452162.936255Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet29.619162.018325Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord29.619162.018Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 9, at 3:35 PM CST. 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 champion needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional. Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050205214731/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/2004prov.htm 5 February 2005 December 3, 2021 Jayski's Silly Season Site Martin Truex Jr., driving for Chance 2 Motorsports, would win the pole, setting a time of 28.819 and an average speed of 166.515 mph km/h.Walker Teresa April 9, 2004 Truex races to pole, then wrecksin the final Busch practice http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/8397653.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040804011511/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/8397653.htm August 4, 2004 June 25, 2022 ThatsRacin 11 drivers would fail to qualify: Shane Wallace, Stan Boyd, Justin Ashburn, Chad Chaffin, Mike Harmon, Greg Sacks, Morgan Shepherd, Jimmy Kitchens, Eddie Beahr, Norm Benning, and Brad Baker. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed18Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet28.819166.51521Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodge28.826166.475325Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord28.966165.670422Jason Kellerppc RacingFord28.995165.504527Johnny SauterBrewco MotorsportsPontiac29.006165.442638Kasey KahneAkins MotorsportsDodge29.021165.356759Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFord29.054165.168800Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.084164.998920Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.097164.9241037David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet29.126164.7601155Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet29.133164.720125Kyle Busch (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.144164.6581346Ashton Lewis Jr.Lewis MotorsportsChevrolet29.165164.5401430David StremmeBraun RacingDodge29.232164.1631587David ReutimannNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.239164.1231660Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord29.240164.1181712Tim FedewaFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet29.290163.8371823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingChevrolet29.300163.7821921Clint Bowyer (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.310163.7262043Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian MotorsportsDodge29.331163.6092174Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet29.338163.5692299Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet29.391163.2752336Travis GeislerDCT MotorsportsChevrolet29.395163.2522433Paul Menard (R)Andy Petree RacingChevrolet29.396163.2472518J. J. Yeley (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet29.460162.8922647Robert PressleyST MotorsportsFord29.518162.5722714Casey AtwoodFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet29.529162.511282Ron Hornaday Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet29.589162.1822950David StarrHoligan RacingChevrolet29.711161.516304Mike WallaceBiagi Brothers RacingFord29.717161.4833188Jeff FullerNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.724161.4453291Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet29.765161.2233302Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet29.802161.0233456Regan SmithMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet29.868160.6673532Mike GarveyCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet29.871160.6513675Jay SauterHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet29.878160.6133795David KeithSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet29.898160.5063853Brad TeagueTennessee Mountain Boys RacingChevrolet29.975160.093Provisionals3949Derrike CopeJay Robinson RacingFord30.740156.1094096Caleb HolmanOrtec RacingChevrolet30.666156.4864110Gus WassonDavis MotorsportsChevrolet30.198158.9114272Randy MacDonaldMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet30.095159.4554339Andy PonsteinJay Robinson RacingFord30.592156.865Failed to qualify4463Shane WallaceShane Wallace MotorsportsChevrolet30.148159.1754551Stan Boyd (R)Ware Racing EnterprisesDodge30.167159.0744616Justin AshburnDay Enterprises RacingChevrolet30.167159.0744777Chad ChaffinMoy RacingFord30.180159.0064824Mike HarmonGIC–Mixon MotorsportsChevrolet30.323158.256490Greg SacksDavis MotorsportsChevrolet30.388157.9185089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord30.443157.6325197Jimmy KitchensStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet30.538157.1425294Eddie BeahrBeahr Racing EnterprisesDodge31.187153.8725384Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet32.133149.3425485Brad BakerPremier MotorsportsChevrolet34.252140.103Official qualifying results Race results Fin2004 Pepsi 300 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Pepsi_300 June 23, 2022 The Third Turn enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings12299Michael WaltripMichael Waltrip RacingChevrolet2252running185$36,8752527Johnny SauterBrewco MotorsportsPontiac2250running170$34,9853638Kasey KahneAkins MotorsportsDodge22517running170$24,15541921Clint Bowyer (R)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet225104running170$32,03051155Robby GordonRobby Gordon MotorsportsChevrolet2259running160$17,5956125Kyle Busch (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2256running155$30,4252318Martin Truex Jr.Chance 2 MotorsportsChevrolet2190running94$28,105721Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodge2259running151$21,50527325Bobby Hamilton Jr.Team Rensi MotorsportsFord21478running87$19,6309800Jason LefflerHaas CNC RacingChevrolet2240running138$26,155101037David GreenBrewco MotorsportsChevrolet2230running134$18,280112647Robert PressleyST MotorsportsFord2230running130$18,205121712Tim FedewaFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet2230running127$23,9608920Mike BlissJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2250running142$18,05513422Jason Kellerppc RacingFord2230running124$15,33014759Stacy ComptonST MotorsportsFord2220running121$17,905152174Tony RainesBACE MotorsportsChevrolet2220running118$12,630162433Paul Menard (R)Andy Petree RacingChevrolet2220running115$16,575173456Regan SmithMac Hill MotorsportsChevrolet2220running112$12,480181823Kenny WallaceBill Davis RacingChevrolet2220running109$16,900192518J. J. Yeley (R)Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2220running106$16,700202714Casey AtwoodFitzBradshaw RacingChevrolet2210running103$16,360211346Ashton Lewis Jr.Lewis MotorsportsChevrolet2200running100$18,855223302Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet2200running97$14,270242336Travis GeislerDCT MotorsportsChevrolet2190running91$12,325251587David ReutimannNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2180running88$12,190263532Mike GarveyCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet2160running85$21,675284096Caleb HolmanOrtec RacingChevrolet2120running79$14,125292950David StarrHoligan RacingChevrolet2100running76$12,085304272Randy MacDonaldMacDonald MotorsportsChevrolet2100running73$12,12031282Ron Hornaday Jr.Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2010running70$21,500321430David StremmeBraun RacingDodge2000overheating67$15,980334110Gus WassonDavis MotorsportsChevrolet1870engine64$21,460344339Andy PonsteinJay Robinson RacingFord1450too slow61$11,915353949Derrike CopeJay Robinson RacingFord1000brakes58$15,915363675Jay SauterHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet980ignition55$11,875373188Jeff FullerNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet680vibration52$17,34538304Mike WallaceBiagi Brothers RacingFord550crash49$13,810392043Aaron FikeCurb Agajanian MotorsportsDodge530crash46$11,790401660Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord240engine43$11,770413291Stanton BarrettStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet210handling40$11,750423853Brad TeagueTennessee Mountain Boys RacingChevrolet30engine37$11,730433795David KeithSadler Brothers RacingChevrolet20clutch34$11,676Failed to qualify4463Shane WallaceShane Wallace MotorsportsChevrolet4551Stan Boyd (R)Ware Racing EnterprisesDodge4616Justin AshburnDay Enterprises RacingChevrolet4777Chad ChaffinMoy RacingFord4824Mike HarmonGIC–Mixon MotorsportsChevrolet490Greg SacksDavis MotorsportsChevrolet5089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFord5197Jimmy KitchensStanton Barrett MotorsportsChevrolet5294Eddie BeahrBeahr Racing EnterprisesDodge5384Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet5485Brad BakerPremier MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 2 1 Michael Waltrip 1,033 10px 1 2 David Green 1,025 (-8) 10px 1 3 Kyle Busch 972 (-61) 10px 2 4 Martin Truex Jr. 968 (–65) 10px 5 Robby Gordon 962 (–71) 10px 6 Jason Keller 924 (–109) 10px 2 7 Johnny Sauter 913 (–120) 10px 8 Bobby Hamilton Jr. 870 (–163) 10px 2 9 Tim Fedewa 862 (–171) 10px 5 10 Johnny Benson Jr. 829 (–204)Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 2004 O'Reilly 300 2004 Aaron's 312 (Talladega) 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Category:NASCAR races at Nashville Superspeedway Category:April 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Tennessee Category:Nashville Superspeedway