2004 Ford 400

February 2025 NASNEX Ford 400 2004 11 21 2004 36 36 2004_Ford_400_program_cover.png 2004 Ford 400 program cover Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida Temperatures averaging about 73.3 F C; wind speeds reaching up to 10.2 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers Almanac 1.5 2.414 271 406.5 654.198 267 400.5 644.542 105.623 mi/h Kurt Busch Roush Racing 30.114 Greg Biffle Roush Racing 117 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing NBC Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2004 Ford 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on November 21, 2004 at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 271 laps on the 1.5 mi km off on speedway, it was the 36th and final race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Greg Biffle won the race and Kurt Busch won the championship, both driving for Roush Racing. This was the last race without Kyle Busch until the 2011 AAA Texas 500. Background Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series. From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford 400, Ford 300 and Ford 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. Entry list #2004 Nascar Cup Series Ford 400 Motorsport Stats https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/2004-ford-400 2021-06-29 results.motorsportstats.comDriverTeamMakeSponsor0Mike BlissHaas CNC RacingChevroletNetZero00Kenny WallaceMichael Waltrip RacingToyotaAaron's1Martin Truex Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletEnterprise Rent-A-Car01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevroletU.S. Army2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingFordMiller Lite02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevroletDrive for Diversity, Sam Bass4Mike WallaceMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevroletKellogg's6Mark MartinRoush RacingFordViagra06Travis KvapilPenske-Jasper RacingDodgeMobil 1, Jasper Engines & Transmissions8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletBudweiser9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW09Johnny SauterPhoenix RacingDodgeMiccosukee Gaming & Resorts10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevroletValvoline11J. J. YeleyJoe Gibbs RacingChevroletVigoro, The Home Depot12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodgeAlltel13Greg SacksSacks MotorsportsFordARC Dehooker, Vita Coco14John Andrettippc RacingFordVB, APlus at Sunoco15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.ChevroletNAPA Auto Parts16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFordNational Guard, Subway17Matt KensethRoush RacingFordDeWalt18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingPontiacInterstate Batteries19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaHome Depot21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFordMotorcraft, U.S. Air Force22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodgeCaterpillar23Shane HmielBill Davis RacingDodgeBill Davis Racing24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletDuPont25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevroletGMAC Financial Services29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevroletGM Goodwrench30Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletAmerica Online31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevroletCingular Wireless32Bobby Hamilton Jr.PPI MotorsportsChevroletTide36Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevroletUSG Durock37Kevin LepageR&J RacingDodgeCarter's Royal Dispos-all38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFordM&M's40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodgeLone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Coors Light41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodgeTarget42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodgeTexaco, Havoline43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodgeChex Party Mix45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesFordGeorgia-Pacific, Brawny48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletLowe's49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodgeSchwan's Home Service50Todd BodineArnold MotorsportsDodgeArnold Development Companies51Tony RainesCompetitive Edge MotorsportsChevroletConsort Hair Care for Men70Larry FoytBAM RacingDodgeBAM Racing72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFordFreddie B's75Mike GarveyHaefele RacingDodgeJani-King77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodgeKodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions80Carl LongHover MotorsportsFordAdesa Impact88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFordUPS89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesFordRacing With Jesus, Red Line Oil93Geoff BodineGIC–Mixon MotorsportsChevroletGlobal Industrial Contractors97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFordSharpie, Irwin Industrial Tools98Randy LaJoieMach 1 MotorsportsFordMach One Inc.99Carl EdwardsRoush RacingFordRoush Racing Qualifying Qualifying took place on November 19, 2004. During Casey Mears' warmup lap, Mears would lose the back end of his car in the middle of Turns 3 and 4, slamming the back end into the wall and destroying the car. Mears would not be able to complete a lap in qualifying, so the No. 41 team took a provisional because the team was in the Top 35 in owner's points. However, they would have to start in the back because they had to bring in a backup car.2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Bud Pole Qualifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4N-gfAkEgw en 2021-06-29 The No. 93 of Geoff Bodine would also not run qualifying laps, this time due to unspecified reasons and would withdraw from the event. +Pos.2004-11-19 Qualifying times: Ford 400. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/89102/1/qualifying-times-ford-400 2021-06-29 Crash en#DriverMakeTeamTimeAvg. Speed (mph)197Kurt BuschFordRoush Racing30.114179.319216Greg BiffleFordRoush Racing30.116179.307312Ryan NewmanDodgePenske-Jasper Racing30.152179.09349Kasey KahneDodgeEvernham Motorsports30.186178.891524Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports30.215178.719618Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing30.245178.542721Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers Racing30.336178.006820Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing30.360177.866929Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing30.370177.807102Rusty WallaceDodgePenske-Jasper Racing30.387177.708116Mark MartinFordRoush Racing30.405177.602120Mike BlissChevroletHaas CNC Racing30.425177.4861323Shane HmielDodgeBill Davis Racing30.436177.4211425Brian VickersChevroletHendrick Motorsports30.471177.2181538Elliott SadlerFordRobert Yates Racing30.475177.194168Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.30.491177.1011777Brendan GaughanDodgePenske-Jasper Racing30.497177.0671842Jamie McMurrayDodgeChip Ganassi Racing30.504177.0261901Joe NemechekChevroletMBV Motorsports30.522176.9222019Jeremy MayfieldDodgeEvernham Motorsports30.529176.8812122Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis Racing30.531176.8692299Carl EdwardsFordRoush Racing30.535176.8462314John AndrettiFordppc Racing30.535176.8462415Michael WaltripChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.30.595176.4992510Scott RiggsChevroletMBV Motorsports30.601176.4652606Travis KvapilDodgePenske-Jasper Racing30.642176.2292788Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates Racing30.667176.085284Mike WallaceChevroletMorgan–McClure Motorsports30.671176.0622932Bobby Hamilton, Jr.ChevroletPPI Motorsports30.719175.7873017Matt KensethFordRoush Racing30.723175.7643143Jeff GreenDodgePetty Enterprises30.742175.6563236Boris SaidChevroletMB2 Motorsports30.758175.5643331Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress Racing30.766175.5183413Greg SacksDodgeSacks Motorsports30.801175.319351Martin Truex, Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.30.812175.2563602Hermie SadlerChevroletSCORE Motorsports30.814175.2453700Kenny WallaceChevroletMichael Waltrip Racing30.849175.0463840Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi Racing30.850175.040Provisionals3948Jimmie JohnsonT35 Qualified for the race due to being in the top-35 placings of the owners' championship.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports30.852175.0294030Jeff BurtonT35ChevroletRichard Childress Racing30.866174.9504141Casey MearsT35DodgeChip Ganassi Racing0.0000.000425Terry LabonteLabonte qualified for the race through the past champion's provisional.ChevroletHendrick Motorsports31.318172.4254349Ken SchraderT35DodgeBAM Racing31.076173.768Failed to qualify4445Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises30.896174.7804509Johnny SauterDodgePhoenix Racing31.037173.9864675Mike GarveyDodgeHaefele Racing31.040173.9694751Tony RainesChevroletCompetitive Edge Motorsports31.083173.7284837Kevin LepageDodgeR&J Racing31.134173.4444950Todd BodineDodgeArnold Motorsports31.254172.7785011J. J. YeleyChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing31.365172.1665170Larry FoytDodgeBAM Racing31.485171.5105298Randy LaJoieFordMach 1 Motorsports31.604170.8645389Morgan ShepherdDodgeShepherd Racing Ventures31.705170.3205472Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine Racing32.185167.7805580Carl LongFordHover Motorsports32.319167.084WD93Geoffrey BodineBodine did not run a lap during qualifying, and later withdrew from the race.ChevroletGIC–Mixon Motorsports0.0000.000 Race recap This race was known as the deciding race of the 2004 Nextel Cup championship and the inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup, in which five drivers were still mathematically alive for the championship. Points leader Kurt Busch came into the event with an 18-point margin ahead of Jimmie Johnson, who earned the most wins in 2004, while Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and veteran Mark Martin were also in contention, with 82 points covering the quintet. At the start of lap 1, Hermie Sadler got turned sideways while Mike Bliss was spun around but Johnson survived the wreck in the following caution. On lap 93, Busch told his crew on the radio that he had a flat right front tire. As Busch came out of the access road off of turn 4 leading to the pits, he lost the right front wheel. As the wheel came off, he almost hit the yellow barrels on the entrance of pit road; the caution came out as the wheel rolled down the front stretch. With 3 laps to go, race leader Ryan Newman made some contact and lost the right side of his tire, causing a caution and subsequent green–white–checkered finish. At the restart, Greg Biffle held off the hard charging Hendrick teams of Johnson and Gordon for the race lead and took the checkered flag to win the race. Having finished in fifth place, Busch won the championship by just eight points over Johnson – the closest championship-winning margin at the time.This was surpassed by the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, where Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished tied on points and Stewart won the championship on races won. Race results Fin2004 Ford 400 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Ford_400 The Third Turn2004 Ford 400 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Ford_400/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428003954/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Ford_400/W/ 2021-04-28 St # DriverMakeTeam SponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings 1 2 16 Greg BiffleFordRoush Racing National Guard, Subway271117running190$314,850 2 39 48 Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports Lowe's2710running170$231,705 3 5 24 Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports DuPont2710running165$208,708 4 8 20 Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing Home Depot27134running165$167,003 5 1 97 Kurt BuschFordRoush Racing Sharpie, Irwin Industrial Tools2714running160$130,650 6 17 77 Brendan GaughanDodgePenske-Jasper Racing Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions2710running150$102,000 7 18 42 Jamie McMurrayDodgeChip Ganassi Racing Texaco, Havoline2710running146$88,950 8 10 2 Rusty WallaceDodgePenske-Jasper Racing Miller Lite27126running147$110,983 9 7 21 Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers Racing Motorcraft, U.S. Air Force2710running138$90,806 10 9 29 Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench2710running134$99,72811116Mark MartinFordRoush RacingViagra2718running135$67.95012618Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs RacingInterstate Batteries27110running132$100,133132122Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis RacingCaterpillar2710running124$86,175142299Carl EdwardsFordRoush RacingRoush Racing2710running121$91,867152510Scott RiggsChevroletMBV MotorsportsValvoline2710running118$84,712163840Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi RacingLone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Coors Light2710running115$91,925172415Michael WaltripChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.NAPA Auto Parts2710running112$89,881181425Brian VickersChevroletHendrick MotorsportsGMAC Financial Services2710running109$65,225193017Matt KensethFordRoush RacingDeWalt2710running106$104,203202314John AndrettiFordppc RacingVB, APlus at Sunoco2710running103$55,150212932Bobby Hamilton, Jr.ChevroletPPI MotorsportsTide2710running100$79,500223700Kenny WallaceChevroletMichael Waltrip RacingAaron's2710running97$52,80023168Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.Budweiser2710running94$100,703242788Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates RacingUPS2700running91$86,717254349Ken SchraderDodgeBAM RacingSchwan's Home Service2690running88$55,500264141Casey MearsDodgeChip Ganassi RacingTarget2680running85$68,575271901Joe NemechekChevroletMBV MotorsportsU.S. Army2670running82$73,375283236Boris SaidChevroletMB2 MotorsportsUSG Durock2660transmission79$51,575293331Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress RacingCingular Wireless2660running76$86,55230312Ryan NewmanDodgePenske-Jasper RacingAlltel26472crash78$107,01731425Terry LabonteChevroletHendrick MotorsportsKellogg's2640running70$81,10032351Martin Truex, Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.Enterprise Rent-A-Car2510tire67$50,75033284Mike WallaceChevroletMorgan–McClure MotorsportsLucas Oil2470wheel bearing64$54,480341538Elliott SadlerFordRobert Yates RacingM&M's2320running61$89,183352019Jeremy MayfieldDodgeEvernham MotorsportsDodge Dealers, UAW2310running58$69,039364030Jeff BurtonChevroletRichard Childress RacingAmerica Online2310running55$57,935373143Jeff GreenDodgePetty EnterprisesChex Party Mix2230engine52$75,9753849Kasey KahneDodgeEvernham MotorsportsDodge Dealers, UAW1920crash49$73,400392606Travis KvapilDodgePenske-Jasper RacingMobil 1, Jasper Engines & Transmissions1630crash46$4932540120Mike BlissChevroletHaas CNC RacingNetZero1450crash43$49,100411323Shane HmielDodgeBill Davis RacingBill Davis Racing1150crash40$48,910423413Greg SacksDodgeSacks MotorsportsARC Dehooker, Vita Coco30overheating37$48,605433602Hermie SadlerChevroletSCORE MotorsportsDrive for Diversity, Sam Bass00crash34$48,630Failed to qualify4445Kyle PettyDodgePetty EnterprisesGeorgia-Pacific, Brawny4509Johnny SauterDodgePhoenix RacingMiccosukee Gaming & Resorts4675Mike GarveyDodgeHaefele RacingJani-King4751Tony RainesChevroletCompetitive Edge MotorsportsConsort Hair Care for Men4837Kevin LepageDodgeR&J RacingCarter's Royal Dispos-all4950Todd BodineDodgeArnold MotorsportsArnold Development Companies5011J. J. YeleyChevroletJoe Gibbs RacingVigoro, The Home Depot5170Larry FoytDodgeBAM RacingBAM Racing5298Randy LaJoieFordMach 1 MotorsportsMach One Inc.5389Morgan ShepherdDodgeShepherd Racing VenturesRacing With Jesus, Red Line Oil5472Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine RacingFreddie B's5580Carl LongFordHover MotorsportsAdesa ImpactWD93Geoffrey BodineChevroletGIC–Mixon MotorsportsGlobal Industrial Contractors Race statistics Time of race: 3:50:55 Average speed: 105.623 mph Pole speed: 179.319 mph Cautions: 14 for 79 laps Margin of victory: 0.342 seconds Lead changes: 14 Percent of race run under caution: 29.2% Average green flag run: 12.8 laps Notes References Ford 400 Ford 400 Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway