2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge

20th iteration of the NASCAR All-Star Race February 2025 2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge Open: N/AAll-Star Challenge: 91.889 mph km/h on width: 27em Date 2004 05 22 Location Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway Course Permanent racing facility1.5 mi (2.4 km) Distance Winner vevent Avg Speed Weather Race details Nextel Open Pole Dave Blaney (Bill Davis Racing) Time 29.180 Open: 30 laps, 45 mi km onAll-Star Challenge: 90 Laps, 135 mi km onSegment 1: 40 lapsSegment 2: 30 lapsSegment 3: 20 laps Sterling Marlin (Chip Ganassi Racing) 49 Winner Nextel All-Star Challenge Pole Rusty Wallace (Penske-Jasper Racing) Pole 2:03.998 Most laps led Ryan Newman (Penske-Jasper Racing) Laps led Fan Vote winner Ken Schrader (BAM Racing) Matt Kenseth (Roush Racing) Television Network FX Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip Radio Network Motor Racing Network The 2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge was the second exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 22, 2004, in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth, driving for Roush Racing, would complete a late race pass of eventual second-place driver, Penske-Jasper Racing driver Ryan Newman to win his first and only Nextel All-Star Challenge win.Bernstein Viv 2004-05-23 AUTO RACING; In a Race of All-Stars, Kenseth Shines the Brightest en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/sports/auto-racing-in-a-race-of-all-stars-kenseth-shines-the-brightest.html 2022-02-20 0362-4331 To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third. Background thumb|The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president. Format and eligibility The 90 laps of the Nextel All-Star Challenge was divided into three segments. Caution laps between segment breaks were not counted. The first segment was 40 laps long. Mandatory 10-minute pit stops/breaks were implemented in between both segment breaks. During the first 10-minute break, a random ping pong ball (each ball would have one NASCAR on Fox announcer or pit reporter on it) picked by Chris Myers would lead Myers to open a giant, promotional Nextel flip phone of the corresponding announcer. Each phone had a number that would decide how many cars would be inverted to start Segment 2, a 30-lap segment. After the second 10-minute break, drivers would race in a 20-lap shootout to decide the winner of the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Drivers who had won in the previous season and the first 11 eleven races of the current season were automatically eligible to qualify for the Nextel All-Star Challenge. In addition, previous Cup Series champions and former Nextel All-Star Challenge winners within the last 10 years (1994-2003) were also automatically eligible. Teams who were not automatically eligible to qualify, but still wanted to have a chance at entering the Nextel All-Star Challenge were made to race in a qualifying race called the Nextel Open, a 30-lap shootout event where the winner of the event would qualify to race in the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Teams who were in the Top 50 in the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series owner's points standings were allowed to race in the Nextel Open. For the first time in the 20-year history of the race, a televote was made open to the public where the driver who got the most votes from the public would also qualify to move on to the Nextel All-Star Challenge. Entry list Nextel Open #DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet02Kevin LepageSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge30Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet33Kerry EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge46Carl LongGlenn RacingDodge49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge59Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingPontiac72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge94Stanton BarrettW.W. MotorsportsChevrolet99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list Nextel All-Star Challenge #DriverTeamMake01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFordOfficial entry list Practice Nextel Open first practice The first Nextel Open practice was held on Friday, May 22, at 11:45 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - The 2004 NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/winston2004.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050204111307/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/winston2004.htm 2005-02-04 2022-02-21 Jayski's Silly Season Site Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.525 and an average speed of 182.896 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Nextel Open Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/103/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20041206085008/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/103/data/practice1_speeds.html 2004-12-06 2022-02-21 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.525182.896243Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge29.775181.360319Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.967180.198Full first Nextel Open practice results Nextel Open second and final practice The second and final practice for the Nextel Open, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 22, at 1:15 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.827 and an average speed of 181.044 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Nextel Open Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/103/data/practice2_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050307215721/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/103/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-03-07 2022-02-21 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.827181.04420Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.951180.294323Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge30.037179.778Full Happy Hour Nextel Open practice results Nextel All-Star Challenge practice The only practice session for the Nextel All-Star Challenge was held on Friday, May 22, at 2:15 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.978 and an average speed of 180.132 mph km/h.NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge Practice Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/105/data/practice1_speeds.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050307215901/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/105/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-03-07 2022-02-21 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed16Mark MartinRoush RacingFord29.978180.132220Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet30.029179.826388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord30.219178.696Full Nextel All-Star Challenge practice results Qualifying Nextel Open Qualifying for the Nextel Open was held on Friday, May 21, at 6:05 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. Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 29.180 and an average speed of 185.058 mph km/h.Dave Blaney, Rusty Wallace on Open, All-Star poles https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dave-blaney-rusty-wallace-on-open-all-star-poles/1136666/ 2022-02-21 us.motorsport.com en Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed123Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge29.180185.058241Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.264184.527342Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.319184.181419Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge29.425183.51750Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet29.460183.299640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge29.484183.150743Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge29.490183.11384Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet29.579182.562922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge29.608182.3831077Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge29.610182.3711121Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord29.689181.8851233Kerry EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.715181.7261330Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.765181.4211410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet29.917180.4991550Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge29.931180.4151649Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge29.953180.2821799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord30.047179.7181802Kevin LepageSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet30.190178.8671989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge30.310178.1592094Stanton BarrettW.W. MotorsportsChevrolet30.443177.3812145Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge30.445177.3692272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord30.951174.4692346Carl LongGlenn RacingDodge30.999174.1992480Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord31.188173.1432559Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingPontiac33.497161.208Official qualifying results Nextel All-Star Challenge Qualifying for the Nextel All-Star Challenge was held on Friday, May 21, at 7:10 PM EST. Each driver would run 3 laps each, with each driver having to do a mandatory pit stop within those three laps. Rusty Wallace of Penske-Jasper Racing would win the pole with a time of 2:03.998 and an average speed of 130.647 mph km/h.Wallace Claims the Pole for All-Star Challenge en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/05/22/wallace-claims-the-pole-for-all-star-challenge/6267e374-528b-40ba-bdf0-672fa77f0c60/ 2022-02-21 0190-8286 Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge2:03.998130.647212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge2:04.284130.347317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord2:04.316130.31346Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2:04.555130.063520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2:04.986129.615629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2:05.080129.517738Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2:05.256129.335815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2:05.579129.002918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2:05.602128.9791016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord2:05.750128.8271148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2:06.363128.2021225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2:08.077126.486135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2:13.822121.0561497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2:23.480112.908158Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2:24.529112.088169Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge2:24.542112.0781724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2:24.942111.7691888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2:25.851111.0721901Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2:26.017110.9462032Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet2:26.522110.5642131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2:27.440109.8752298Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord2:27.728109.6612340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge——2449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge——Official qualifying results Nextel Open results Fin2004 Nextel Open - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Nextel_Open 2022-02-20 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusWinnings1640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge305running$55,9992419Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge300running$45,9993342Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge3020running$41,9994743Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge300running$39,8995922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge300running$38,89961330Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet300running$36,899750Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet300running$35,8998123Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge305running$35,29991649Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge300running$34,799101550Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge300running$34,549111989Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge300running$34,299122145Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge300running$34,049131802Kevin LepageSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet300running$33,799142346Carl LongGlenn RacingDodge300running$33,699152480Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord300running$33,599162559Andy BelmontAndy Belmont RacingPontiac300running$33,499172094Stanton BarrettW.W. MotorsportsChevrolet300running$33,3991884Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet270running$33,299192272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord240accident$33,174201233Kerry EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet230accident$33,07421241Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge00accident$32,974221121Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord00accident$32,874231077Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge00accident$32,774241410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet00accident$32,674251799Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord00accident$32,574Official race results Nextel All-Star Challenge results Fin2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Nextel_All-Star_Challenge 2022-02-19 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusWinnings1317Matt KensethRoush RacingFord905running$1,044,0002212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge9049running$306,4003520Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet9016running$216,2004815Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet900running$90,4005188Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet904running$86,40061724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet900running$82,4007169Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge900running$78,4008738Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord900running$77,400912Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge909running$126,4001046Mark MartinRoush RacingFord900running$85,400111888Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord900running$74,400121225Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet900running$73,400132449Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge900running$107,19914135Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet907running$71,90015918Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet900running$71,400162298Geoff BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord890running$71,300171148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet540accident$71,200182340Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge110accident$127,099191016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord100accident$71,000201497Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord100accident$70,900212131Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet100accident$70,80022629Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet100accident$70,700231901Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet100accident$70,600242032Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet40accident$70,500Official race results References Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Category:May 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in North Carolina