2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500

February 2025 NASNEX Performance Racing Network 138.845 mph km/h 216,000 27.849 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Kasey Kahne 148 Evernham Motorsports Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing 38 Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip FOX April 4 Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway 36 7 806.281 806.281 501 334 334 2.41 1.5 8th Annual Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 2004 501 The 2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. 2004_Samsung-Radio_Shack_500_program_cover.jpeg The 2004 Samsung/Radio Shock 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 4, 2004, before a crowd of 216,000 in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would win in a photo finish against Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports to collect his second career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first of the season.2004-04-04 Sadler holds off Kahne in Texas by a nose https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1775423 2021-12-12 ESPN.com en Sadler would win by 0.028 seconds over Kahne. To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish 3rd. Background thumb|The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race as held. Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway. Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge02Andy BelmontSCORE MotorsportsPontiac4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge14Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge23Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge80Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord84Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge91Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge94Stanton Barrett*W. W. MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFordOfficial entry list *Withdrew.Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Texas Race Info Page http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004texas.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20050205225929/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004texas.htm February 5, 2005 December 11, 2021 Jayski's Silly Season Site Practice First practice The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 2, at 11:20 AM CST and would last for two hours. Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.081 and an average speed of 192.301 mph km/h.April 4, 2004 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Texas Practice 1 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/practice1_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20050206093755/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/practice1_speeds.html February 6, 2005 December 11, 2021 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed141Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.081192.301216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord28.092192.226348Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.105192.137Full first practice results Second practice The second practice session would occur on Saturday, April 3, at 9:30 AM CST and would last for 45 minutes. Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.759 and an average speed of 187.767 mph km/h.April 4, 2004 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Texas Practice 2 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/practice2_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20040415064308/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/practice2_speeds.html April 15, 2004 December 11, 2021 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed191Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.759187.767216Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord28.856187.136341Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.925186.690Full second practice results Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, April 3, at 11:10 AM CST and would last for 45 minutes. Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.759 and an average speed of 187.767 mph km/h.April 4, 2004 NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Texas Practice 3 Results http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/17/data/practice3_speeds.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20040415065825/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/practice3_speeds.html April 15, 2004 December 11, 2021 NASCAR.com Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.957186.483223Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge29.003186.188338Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord29.124185.414Full Happy Hour practice results Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, April 2, at 3:00 PM CST. 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 Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 27.849 and an average speed of 193.903 mph km/h.2004-04-03 Home cooking: Bobby Labonte lands Texas pole https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1774410 2021-12-12 ESPN.com en Andy Belmont, driving for SCORE Motorsports would crash on his first lap. As the team had already run out of provisionals, Belmont failed to qualify.2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Samsung Radio Shack 500 Bud Pole Qualifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIYPEKgYDUE en 2021-12-12 Four drivers would fail to qualify: Kyle Busch, Morgan Shepherd, Andy Hillenburg, and Andy Belmont. Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet27.849193.903291Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge27.874193.72939Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge27.882193.673416Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord27.951193.195501Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet27.952193.188641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge27.961193.12678Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet27.965193.098848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27.993192.905924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.043192.561102Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge28.062192.4311188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord28.069192.3831297Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord28.073192.3561325Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.074192.3491440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.139191.9041512Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge28.141191.8911677Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge28.149191.8361720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet28.173191.6731831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.223191.3331938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord28.226191.3132023Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge28.239191.2252119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge28.251191.1442229Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.259191.0902399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord28.269191.0222410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet28.296190.8402517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord28.298190.8262642Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge28.320190.678270Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet28.342190.530286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord28.350190.4762921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord28.386190.235305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.390190.2083150Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge28.412190.0613222Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge28.422189.9943343Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge28.453189.7873409Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodge28.462189.7273514Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge28.493189.5203698Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord28.551189.1353730Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.572188.9963845Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge28.581188.937Provisionals3949Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge28.591188.8714032Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet29.164185.1604115Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet28.847187.195424Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet28.812187.4224372Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord30.017179.898Failed to qualify or withdrew4484Kyle BuschHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.695188.1864589Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge28.883186.9614680Andy HillenburgHover MotorsportsFord29.511182.9834702Andy BelmontSCORE MotorsportsPontiac——WD94Stanton BarrettW. W. MotorsportsChevrolet——Official qualifying results Race results Fin2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Samsung/Radio_Shack_500 2021-12-12 www.thethirdturn.com enSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings11938Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord33448running185$507,733239Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge334148running180$335,5503924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet33447running170$253,178478Dale Earnhardt Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3344running165$227,6535102Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge3342running160$174,88361297Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord3341running155$147,0507641Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge3340running146$117,87581720Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3340running142$156,4539848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3340running138$126,475102642Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge3340running134$114,150112023Dave BlaneyBill Davis RacingDodge3340running130$101,950121325Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3330running127$107,950132229Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3330running124$135,15314501Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet33333running126$104,925152410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet3320running118$121,712162517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord3320running115$145,10317286Mark MartinRoush RacingFord3320running112$100,425181188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord3320running109$121,842193949Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge3320running106$89,425204115Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet3320running103$124,981213845Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge3321running105$87,375222921Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord3320running97$110,981231831Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3310running94$119,537243730Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3311running96$89,92525118Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3305running93$139,908261440Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge33018running90$111,925272399Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord3300running82$110,842284032Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet3300running79$83,92529424Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet3280running76$74,825303514Larry FoytA. J. Foyt EnterprisesDodge3270running48$74,17531416Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord3180engine70$79,77532270Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet3040running67$70,675333222Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge2940crash64$78,500342119Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2930crash61$76,475353343Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge2900engine58$93,62536291Bill ElliottEvernham MotorsportsDodge27326crash60$72,350373150Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge2320driveshaft52$65,125381677Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge2300engine49$72,000391512Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge1940crash46$110,742403409Johnny Benson Jr.Phoenix RacingDodge1510rear end43$63,75041305Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1190engine40$90,385424372Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord80handling37$63,525433698Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord50engine34$63,634Official race results References 2004 Food City 500 2004 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Category:NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway Category:April 2004 sports events in the United States Category:2004 in sports in Texas