2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350

February 2025 NASNEX 3.20 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip 92 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Performance Racing Network FOX Hendrick Motorsports 24 Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports 77.456 mph km/h 1.99 Sonoma, California, Infineon Raceway 352.285 352.285 218.9 110 16th Annual Dodge/Save Mart 350 June 27 36 16 110 Dodge/Save Mart 350 2004 1:15.968 218.9 The 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 program cover, featuring the cars of Evernham Motorsports. 2004_Dodge-Save_Mart_350_program_cover.png The 2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 was the 16th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 27, 2004, in Sonoma, California, at the club layout in Infineon Raceway, a 1.99 mi km permanent road course layout. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete. At race's end, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would dominate the race to win his 67th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third of the season.Utter Jim 2004-06-27 Gordon dominates, gets win at twisty Infineon Raceway http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9027194.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20040701165018/http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/9027194.htm 2004-07-01 2021-12-18 ThatsRacin To fill out the podium, Jamie McMurray and Scott Pruett of Chip Ganassi Racing would finish second and third, respectively. Background thumb|The layout of Infineon Raceway used by NASCAR at the time. Infineon Raceway is one of two road courses to hold NASCAR races, the other being Watkins Glen International. The standard road course at Infineon Raceway is a 12-turn course that is 2.52 mi km long;Sears Point http://www.gt-racing.co.uk/circuits/northamerica/searspoint.html 2021-11-13 www.gt-racing.co.uk the track was modified in 1998, adding the Chute, which bypassed turns 5 and 6, shortening the course to 1.95 mi km. The Chute was only used for NASCAR events such as this race, and was criticized by many drivers, who preferred the full layout.2011-06-07 Passing is tough in Chute chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20110607182441/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1998/06/28/oth_232051.shtml 2011-06-07 2021-11-13 In 2001, it was replaced with a 70-degree turn, 4A, bringing the track to its current dimensions of 1.99 mi km.2007-09-29 SEARS POINT BREAKS GROUND ON MODIFIED CHUTE - RacingWest http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20070929002246/http://www.racingwest.com/news/story.php3/2094/index.htm 2007-09-29 2021-11-13 Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Brandon AshAsh MotorsportsFord5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge15Michael 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 RacingChevrolet30Jim InglebrightRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet36Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord39Scott PruettChip Ganassi RacingDodge40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge52Carl Long*Rick Ware RacingDodge59Klaus GrafBAM RacingDodge61Austin CameronBill McAnally RacingChevrolet72Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list *Withdrew.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Sonoma Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225351/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site Practice First practice The first practice would occur on Friday, June 25, at 11:20 AM PST, and would last for two hours.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Sonoma Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225351/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.363 and an average speed of 95.060 mph km/h.2004-06-27 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Sonoma Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050306143009/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice1_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.36395.06022Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1:15.50494.882336Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.72694.604Full first practice results Second practice The second practice would occur on Saturday, June 26, at 9:30 AM PST and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Sonoma Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225351/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:15.867 and an average speed of 94.428 mph km/h.2004-06-27 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Sonoma Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050306143248/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice2_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.86794.428297Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord1:16.03294.224329Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:16.22393.987Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 26, at 11:10 AM PST and would last for 45 minutes.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Sonoma Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225351/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:16.066 and an average speed of 94.181 mph km/h.2004-06-27 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Sonoma Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice3_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050306143834/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/16/data/practice3_speeds.html 2005-03-06 2021-12-19 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.06694.18122Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1:16.21094.003342Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge1:16.22093.991Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, June 25, at 3:10 PM PST. Drivers would each have one lap to set a lap time.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Sonoma Race Info / Rundown Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225351/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004sonoma.htm 2005-02-05 2021-12-19 Jayski's Silly Season Site 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 Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a new track record with a lap of 1:15.968 and an average speed of 94.303 mph km/h.Jeff Gordon snatches pole in Sonoma https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-gordon-snatches-pole-in-sonoma/1246394/ 2021-12-19 us.motorsport.com en Multiple drivers would suffer incidents that would considerably slow down their lap times or make them not set a lap. Michael Waltrip would report smoke and blow an engine coming into Turn 7 on his lap. Scott Riggs would spin, but still complete his lap. Ricky Craven would spin in Turn 10 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Dodge / Save Mart 350 Bud Pole Qualifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy-nzCifFGU en 2021-12-19 Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:15.96894.30322Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1:16.07294.174397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord1:16.33393.85246Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1:16.45693.701517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord1:16.57093.561639Scott PruettChip Ganassi RacingDodge1:16.65893.454716Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord1:16.67493.435829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:16.74893.344901Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet1:16.82793.2481018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1:16.87393.1931142Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge1:16.99793.0431221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord1:17.07492.9501399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1:17.17892.824140Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1:17.27192.713155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.29892.6801638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord1:17.41592.5401720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1:17.48392.4591849Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge1:17.56592.3611936Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet1:17.59592.326208Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1:17.74892.1442119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge1:17.76592.1242212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge1:17.77492.1132388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1:17.86692.0042431Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:17.95691.8982522Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge1:17.96291.8912640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge1:17.96791.8852745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge1:18.02091.8232830Jim InglebrightRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1:18.02991.8122941Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge1:18.03891.801309Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge1:18.05991.7773150P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge1:18.18391.6313261Austin CameronBill McAnally RacingChevrolet1:18.50191.2603377Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge1:18.51491.2453448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:18.59991.1463572Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord1:18.97490.7133643Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge1:19.08190.5913702Brandon AshAsh MotorsportsFord1:19.75789.8233859Klaus GrafBAM RacingDodge1:22.69186.636Provisionals3925Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1:25.19384.0914015Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet——4110Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet1:34.44475.8544232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet——4398Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord——Failed to qualify or withdrew4489Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge——WD52Carl LongRick Ware RacingDodge——Official qualifying results Race results Fin2004 Dodge/Save Mart 350 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Dodge/Save_Mart_350 2021-12-19 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet11092running190$388,10321142Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge1100running170$176,5003639Scott PruettChip Ganassi RacingDodge1101running170$120,10044015Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1100running160$147,64653448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1100running155$112,91561936Boris SaidMB2 MotorsportsChevrolet1100running150$79,16572941Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge1105running151$100,265846Mark MartinRoush RacingFord1101running147$89,31591399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord1100running138$108,482101638Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord1100running134$109,94311208Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet1109running135$114,07812829Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1100running127$105,83813716Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord1100running124$76,475142212Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge1100running121$106,742151720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1101running98$107,653164232Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet1100running115$86,150173859Klaus GrafBAM RacingDodge1100running112$58,925182388Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord1100running109$93,742192830Jim InglebrightRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1100running106$70,55020517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord1100running103$111,603212640Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge1100running100$95,275223925Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1100running97$71,550231849Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge1100running94$61,90024140Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet1100running91$62,630252522Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge1100running88$82,970263377Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge1100running85$69,425273643Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge1100running82$87,5202822Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1090out of gas79$102,88329901Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet1090running76$79,515302119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge1090running73$77,84931309Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge1090running70$90,250322745Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge1090running67$57,800331018Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet1040running64$103,773342431Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1000running61$92,917351221Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord970running58$83,75136397Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord941running60$78,160374398Larry GunselmanMach 1 MotorsportsFord870out of gas52$57,625383261Austin CameronBill McAnally RacingChevrolet780running49$57,590393150P. J. JonesArnold MotorsportsDodge710rear end46$57,55040155Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet670engine43$84,250413702Brandon AshAsh MotorsportsFord630rear end40$57,450424110Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet510crash37$82,597433572Tom HubertKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord50too slow34$57,615Official race results References 2004 DHL 400 2004 Pepsi 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2004 Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Sonoma Raceway Category:June 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in California