2004 Sylvania 300

November 2025 February 2025 CUST Race 27 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Sylvania 300 2004 09 19 2004 27 36 New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire 1.058 1.702 300 317.4 510.805 109.753 mi/h Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports no time trials Kurt Busch Roush Racing 155 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing TNT Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, & Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2004 Sylvania 300 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on September 19, 2004, at New Hampshire International Speedway, in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested at 300 laps on the1.058 mi on speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Kurt Busch of Roush Racing won the race.https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2004/sep/20/busch-jumps-to-top-of-heap/ Busch jumps to top of heap The Spokesman-Review Associated Press Mike Harris September 20, 2004 November 24, 2025 Background New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058 mi on oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6 mi on road course, which includes much of the oval. The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports. Summary The 2004 Sylvania 300 was the first time drivers raced in the Chase for the Nextel Cup format. Rain cancelled qualifying, prompting the grid to be set from owner's points. Jeff Gordon led them down to the green flag. Afterward, Greg Biffle got in the back of Robby Gordon sending Gordon spinning. Later in the race Robby Gordon spun Biffle collecting Chase contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield. Robby Gordon was penalized two laps for aggressive driving. Kurt Busch won the race to start his run toward his first Nextel Cup Series championship. Top 10 results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 2 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 4 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 5 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 6 01 Joe Nemechek HMBV Motorsports Chevrolet 7 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 9 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 10 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Race Statistics Time of race: 2:53:31 Average Speed: 109.753 mph Pole Speed: no time trials Cautions: 7 for 30 laps Margin of Victory: 2.488 sec Lead changes: 15 Percent of race run under caution: 10% Average green flag run: 33.8 laps References Sylvania 300 Sylvania 300 Category:NASCAR races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway