2004 MBNA America 400

February 2025 NAS 643.737 140,000 Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. Motor Racing Network TNT Ryan Newman Ryan Newman 325 Penske-Jasper Racing Penske-Jasper Racing 12 Evernham Motorsports Jeremy Mayfield 643.737 119.067 mph km/h Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway 400 400 1.6 400 1 September 26 36 28 36th Annual MBNA America 400 MBNA America 400 2004 22.584 400 The 2004 MBNA America 400 program cover. 2004_MBNA_America_400_program_cover.jpg The 2004 MBNA America 400 was the 28th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the second race of the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, September 26, 2004, before a crowd of 140,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would dominate to win his 11th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his second and final win of the season.Newman wins at Dover https://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/newman-wins-at-dover/article_defadf5e-a2da-5e96-8f8b-cd00cb3a5a2e.html 2021-12-19 Sioux City Journal en To fill out the Top 3, Mark Martin of Roush Racing finished 2nd, and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports finished 3rd. Background thumb|The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports. The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet00Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Joe RuttmanPhoenix 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 RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet35Kenny HendrickGary Keller RacingChevrolet37Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Jeff FullerArnold MotorsportsDodge51Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord75Mike GarveyHaefele RacingDodge77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Derrike CopeHover MotorsportsFord88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge92Stanton BarrettFront Row MotorsportsFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Practice First practice The first practice session would occur on Friday, September 24, at 11:05 AM EST and would last for one hour and 55 minutes. Rusty Wallace of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.536 and an average speed of 159.744 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Dover 2 Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20040925130839/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice1_speeds.html 2004-09-25 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge22.536159.744219Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge22.595159.327312Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge22.643158.990Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session would occur on Saturday, September 25, at 9:30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.213 and an average speed of 155.085 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Dover 2 Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20040926053857/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice2_speeds.html 2004-09-26 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed117Matt KensethRoush RacingFord23.213155.085216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord23.283154.61932Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge23.305154.473Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, September 25, at 11:10 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Dover 2 Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004dover2.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205103604/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004dover2.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site Ward Burton of Haas CNC Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.213 and an average speed of 155.085 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Dover 2 Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice3_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20040926053839/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/28/data/practice3_speeds.html 2004-09-26 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed10Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet23.387153.93229Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge23.389153.919312Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge23.393153.892Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying would occur on Friday, September 24, at 2:40 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 Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 28.776 and an average speed of 132.360 mph km/h.McKee Sandra Mayfield keeps distance, wins pole https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/09/25/mayfield-keeps-distance-wins-pole/ live 2021-12-19 Baltimore Sun en https://web.archive.org/web/20210619230545/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2004-09-25-0409250194-story.html 2021-06-19 Terry Labonte would crash on his second lap, losing the backend of his car in Turn 1. However, he had made a lap that was able to get him in on time, and would still be able to qualify without a provisional.2004 MBNA 400 Qualifying - Terry Labonte Hard Crash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslFu-yEJV0 live https://web.archive.org/web/20211219064004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HslFu-yEJV0 2021-12-19 2021-12-18 YouTube Seven drivers would fail to qualify: Hermie Sadler, Carl Long, Stanton Barrett, Greg Sacks, Kenny Hendrick, Derrike Cope, and Mike Garvey. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge22.584159.405212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge22.639159.018325Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.735158.346438Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord22.749158.249515Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.756158.200618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet22.787157.98572Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge22.822157.742817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord22.828157.701948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.831157.6801042Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge22.837157.6391188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord22.841157.611126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord22.842157.6041397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord22.861157.4731421Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22.866157.4391599Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord22.907157.157168Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet22.917157.089170Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet22.935156.9651810Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet22.957156.8151916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord22.971156.719209Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge22.975156.6922124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.977156.6782232Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet22.994156.5632320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet23.001156.5152401Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet23.010156.4542577Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge23.040156.2502641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge23.068156.0602745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge23.098155.8582843Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge23.104155.8172922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23.124155.6823029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.134155.6153149Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge23.149155.5143231Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.185155.2733330Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.185155.2733440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge23.189155.2463537Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge23.222155.025364Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet23.284154.6133751Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet23.327154.328385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet23.341154.235Provisionals3950Jeff FullerArnold MotorsportsDodge23.751151.5734009Joe RuttmanPhoenix RacingDodge23.355154.1434198Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord23.595152.5754289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge23.717151.7904372Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord24.351147.838Failed to qualify4402Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet23.379153.9844500Carl LongMcGlynn RacingChevrolet23.614152.4524692Stanton BarrettFront Row MotorsportsFord23.700151.8994713Greg SacksSacks MotorsportsDodge23.788151.3374835Kenny HendrickGary Keller RacingChevrolet24.135149.1614980Derrike CopeHover MotorsportsFord24.813145.0855075Mike GarveyHaefele RacingDodge——Official qualifying results Race results Fin2004 MBNA America 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_MBNA_America_400 2021-12-19 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge400325running190$195,4772126Mark MartinRoush RacingFord4002running175$138,56032124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4001running170$140,53341188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord4000running160$122,87751397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord40012running160$99,74562320Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet4000running150$117,1687119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge4000running146$105,01581042Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge4000running142$79,7159168Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3991running143$113,29310948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3990running134$86,415111916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3990running130$75,630121421Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3990running127$92,3211372Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge3980running124$105,34814618Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3980running121$107,123153440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge3980running118$104,41516515Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3970running115$96,671172745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3970running112$79,415181599Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFord3970running109$97,417193029Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3970running106$99,49320438Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord3970running103$100,648212843Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge3960running100$89,565222577Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge3960running97$72,565232922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge3950running94$84,740242641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge3950running91$73,065253149Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3941running93$62,26526364Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3930running85$62,41527385Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3930running82$88,515283751Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevrolet3910running79$58,590292232Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevrolet3850running76$77,829303231Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3850running73$93,377311810Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet3630wheel bearing70$85,80232817Matt KensethRoush RacingFord31958crash72$118,833333330Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1680crash64$66,730344289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge1050handling61$57,595352401Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet910overheating58$65,380363537Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodge860vibration55$57,25037170Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet500engine52$57,12538325Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet460crash49$65,100394198Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord400oil pressure46$56,875404372Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord370engine43$56,705414009Joe RuttmanPhoenix RacingDodge270rear end40$56,55042209Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge130flywheel37$86,300433950Jeff FullerArnold MotorsportsDodge70overheating34$56,555Official race results References 2004 Sylvania 300 2004 EA Sports 500 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Dover Motor Speedway Category:September 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Delaware