2004 Subway 400

February 2025 January 2026 NASNEX Subway 400 2004 2 22 2004 2 36 2004_Subway_400_program_cover.png 2004 Subway 400 program cover North Carolina Speedway, Richmond County, North Carolina 1.017 1.637 393 399.681 643.224 Temperatures hovering around 71.1 F C; wind speeds up to 9.2 mph km/hWeather information for the 2004 Subway 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 112.016 mph km/h on Ryan Newman Penske Racing 23.398 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing 259http://racing-reference.info/race/2004_Subway_400/W 2004 Subway 400 Racing-Reference January 26, 2014 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds The 2004 Subway 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on February 22, 2004, at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. The race was the second of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Ryan Newman of Penske Racing won the pole position, while Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race. The race was the final Cup race at the track due to poor attendance, as the race date was later given to Phoenix International Raceway;http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/2000s/2004-nascar.htm 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Recap HowStuffWorks January 29, 2014 only 50,000 were in attendance at the 60,113 facility.http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/23/Sports/Kenseth_noses_out_Kah.shtml Kenseth noses out Kahne to claim the Subway 400 St. Petersburg Times February 23, 2004 January 26, 2014 Entry list Car # Driver Make Team0Ward BurtonChevroletGene Haas01Joe NemechekChevroletNelson Bowers1John AndrettiChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.2Rusty WallaceDodgeRoger Penske4Kevin LepageChevroletLarry McClure5Terry LabonteChevroletRick Hendrick6Mark MartinFordJack Roush8Dale Earnhardt JrChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.09Joe RuttmanDodgeJames Finch9Kasey KahneDodgeRay Evernham10Scott RiggsChevroletJames Rocco12Ryan NewmanDodgeRoger Penske14Larry FoytDodgeA.J. Foyt15Michael WaltripChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.16Greg BiffleFordJack Roush17Matt KensethFordJack Roush18Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs19Jeremy MayfieldDodgeRay Evernham20Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs21Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers22Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick25Brian VickersChevroletRick Hendrick29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress30Johnny SauterChevroletRichard Childress31Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress32Ricky CravenChevroletCal Wells38Elliott SadlerFordYates Racing40Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi41Casey MearsDodgeChip Ganassi42Jamie McMurrayDodgeChip Ganassi43Jeff GreenDodgePetty Enterprises45Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises46Carl LongDodgeRick Glenn48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletRick Hendrick49Ken SchraderDodgeBeth Ann Morgenthau50Derrike CopeDodgeDon Arnold72Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine77Brendan GaughanDodgeDoug Bawel80Andy HillenburgFordStan Hover88Dale JarrettFordYates Racing97Kurt BuschFordJack Roush99Jeff BurtonFordJack Roush Qualifying Ryan Newman, 2003's pole leader with 11, won the pole at Rockingham with a lap speed of 156.475 mph km/h and a lap time of 23.398 seconds.O'Brien Marty https://www.dailypress.com/2004/02/21/newman-familiar-with-pole/ Newman Familiar With Pole Daily Press February 21, 2004 January 26, 2014 Dodges were the top four fastest, with Newman, Jamie McMurray (155.379 mph km/h on), Kasey Kahne (154.814 mph km/h on) and Rusty Wallace (154.644 mph km/h on). Chevrolet driver Jeff Gordon qualified fifth with a lap speed of 154.318 mph km/h on; Jeremy Mayfield (154.195 mph km/h on), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (154.149 mph km/h on), Jeff Green (154.117 mph km/h on), the previous year's race winnerhttp://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004rock.htm THE RACE: Subway 400 Jayski's Silly Season Site January 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20121009023841/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004rock.htm October 9, 2012 dead Dale Jarrett (154.078 mph km/h on) and Greg Biffle (154.026 mph km/h on) rounded out the top ten. Morgan Shepherd and Andy Belmont failed to qualifyHembree Mike http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2004-02-20-rockingham-pole_x.htm Newman commands attention USA Today February 20, 2004 January 26, 2014 after the two crashed in practice.Associated Press Associated Press http://onlineathens.com/stories/022104/spo_20040221062.shtml Newman takes another pole position for Subway 400 Online Athens February 21, 2004 January 26, 2014 Ryan McGlynn and Larry Gunselman also withdrew. The entry list for the race was short, which led to a group of field-fillers entering the race, including Joe Ruttman, starting in his first Cup race since 1995,Hanley Jim https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=20040228&id=-BEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=23QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2295,3357877 Joe Ruttman fills up more than race field The Hour February 28, 2004 January 27, 2014 Kirk Shelmerdine, who made only two Cup Series starts since 1994, Carl Long, who started twice in 2001, and Andy Hillenburg, who failed to qualify for the 2004 Daytona 500. The four drivers were considerably slower than the 37 full-time teams; in comparison to Newman's qualifying speed, Hillenburg, who started 43rd, had a speed of 146.859 mph km/h on, a 9.616 mph km/h on differential. Hillenburg, who ran just six laps in the two practice sessions prior to the race, expressed interest in running the full race, stating, "I don't want to look like we're trying to capitalize on anything, but this is our window of opportunity. We're not here to go two laps and try to get a check. We're here to do the best we can."Fryer Jenna http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2004-02-21-rockingham-advance_x.htm Slowpokes bring up rear of Rockingham field USA Today February 21, 2004 January 27, 2014 After the race, rumors arose whether NASCAR had requested the field-fillers to appear and complete the 43-car field with the reward of money, possibly to satisfy television contracts, NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter denied the allegations. Qualifying results 1.Ryan Newman No.12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing 156.475 mph 2.Jamie McMurray No.42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 155.379 mph 3.Kasey Kahne* No.9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 154.814 mph 4.Rusty Wallace No.2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 154.644 mph 5.Jeff Gordon No.24 Dupont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 154.318 mph 6.Jeremy Mayfield No.19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 154.195 mph 7.Dale Earnhardt Jr. No.8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 154.149 mph 8.Jeff Green No.43 STP/Cheerios Dodge Petty Enterprises 154.117 mph 9.Dale Jarrett No.88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 154.078 mph 10.Greg Biffle No.16 Subway/National Guard Ford Roush Racing 154.026 mph 11.Bobby Labonte No.18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 154.020 mph 12.Joe Nemechek No.01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 153.987 mph 13.Casey Mears No.41 Target Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 153.942 mph 14.Sterling Marlin No.40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 153.942 mph 15.Brendan Gaughan* No.77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 153.748 mph 16.Ward Burton No. 0 Netzero HiSpeed Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 153,690 mph 17. Ricky Craven No.32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 153.619 mph 18.Ken Schrader No.49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 153.413 mph 19.Scott Riggs* No.10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 153.297 mph 20.Brian Vickers* No.25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 153.169 mph 21.Mark Martin No. 6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 153.015 mph 22.Ricky Rudd No.21 Motorcraft Ford Wood Brothers Racing 152.984 mph 23.Matt Kenseth No.17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 152.945 mph 24.Tony Stewart No.20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 152.875 mph 25.Elliott Sadler No.38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 152.798 mph 26.Kevin Lepage No.4 YokeTV.com Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 152.792 mph 27.Kurt Busch No.97 Sharpie Ford Roush Racing 152.633 mph 28.Jeff Burton No.99 SKF Ford Roush Racing 152.486 mph 29.Jimmie Johnson No.48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 152.480 mph 30.Kyle Petty No.45 Georgia Pacific Dodge Petty Enterprises 152.353 mph 31.Scott Wimmer* No.22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 152.290 mph 32.Kevin Harvick No.29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 152.220 mph 33.Michael Waltrip No.15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 152.119 mph 34.Robby Gordon No.31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 152.024 mph 35.Terry Labonte No.5 Kellogg's ChevroletHendrick Motorsports 151.722 mph 36.Johnny Sauter* No. 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 151.283 mph 37.Derrike Cope No.50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Derrike Cope 151.283 mph 38.Larry Foyt No.14 AJ Foyt Racing Dodge AJ Foyt Racing 151.221 mph 39.John Andretti No.1 Snap-On/Nilla Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 150.481 mph (provisional) 40.Joe Ruttman No.09 Phoenix Racing Dodge Phoenix Racing 145.142 mph (provisional) 41.Kirk Shelmerdine No.172 Tucson Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 145.661 mph 42.Carl Long No.146 Glenn Underwater Services Dodge Glenn Racing 148.739 mph 43.Andy Hillenburg No.280 Commercial Truck & Trailer Ford Stanton Hover 146.859 mph2004-02-21 Qualifying times - Subway 400, North Carolina. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/88280/1/qualifying-times-subway-400-north-carolina 2021-06-11 Crash en * Rookie of the Year contender. Race After one lap was completed, Joe Ruttman, who started 40th and did not make any attempts to practice, was ordered to park by NASCAR for not having a pit crew and collected $54,196. NASCAR eventually admonished Phoenix Racing owner James Finch for the incident. Kirk Shelmerdine was lapped after eight minutes and finished 42nd after not reaching the minimum speeds mandated by NASCAR, and was paid $54,895. Carl Long finished 38th after barrel-rolling on the backstretch. Andy Hillenburg managed to finish the race in 34th and 17 laps down, earning $55,425.Fryer Jenna https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1743378 NASCAR calls Ruttman run 'a sham' ESPN February 24, 2004 January 25, 2014 Pole-sitter Ryan Newman led the first two laps before getting passed by Jamie McMurray, who led until the first caution flag was waved for Ken Schrader's crash in turns one and two. Jeff Gordon took the lead, leading until lap 53 when Kyle Petty crashed. McMurray and Robby Gordon exchanged the lead during the caution period, while Newman, Jeff Gordon, and Matt Kenseth swapped the lead changes during the 71-lap green flag period, with Schrader and Jimmie Johnson's accident on lap 131 bringing out another caution. On lap 134, Kenseth claimed the lead and led for 79 consecutive laps until lap 214, when a debris caution came out. Despite Kevin Harvick briefly taking first, Kenseth regained the lead and led for 87 more laps. During those laps, on lap 265, Long collided with Joe Nemechek,Nick Bromberg Bromberg Nick https://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Wreck-Week-Remember-Carl-Long-flipping-at-Rocki?urn=nascar-296436 Wreck Week: Remember Carl Long flipping at Rockingham? Yahoo! Sports February 18, 2014 flipped down the backstretch, and landed in the turn 3 apron.Joe D. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/34416-catching-up-with-carl-long Catching up with Carl Long Bleacher Report July 2, 2008 February 18, 2014 With 42 laps left, Robby Gordon crashed, and McMurray eventually passed Kenseth and Kasey Kahne, but NASCAR ruled that Kenseth and Kahne were finishing their pit stops and were leaving pit road, and as the field was frozen, McMurray's pass was voided.Diaz George https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/02/23/kenseth-holds-off-kahne-for-subway-win/ Kenseth holds off Kahne for Subway win The Baltimore Sun February 23, 2004 January 26, 2014 Kenseth battled Kahne for the win, and on the final lap, defeated Kahne by .01 seconds, while McMurray finished third. McMurray's team owner Chip Ganassi confronted the NASCAR haulers about Kenseth and Kahne's wave around; Ganassi stated, "We just got robbed in front of 100,000 people."Aumann Mark http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2012/04/05/maumann-retro-kkahne-mkenseth-rockingham-2004.html AUMANN: RETURN TO ROCKINGHAM REMINDS KAHNE OF 2004 NASCAR April 5, 2012 January 26, 2014 Race results PosRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-11 Racing-Reference en-USStNo.DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPoints12317Matt KensethFord393222303running259190239Kasey KahneDodge393130125running01703242Jamie McMurrayDodge39396425running7617041340Sterling MarlinDodge393114900running0160578Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet393118303running01556112Ryan NewmanDodge393116152running12155742Rusty WallaceDodge393100643running014682797Kurt BuschFord39383785running01429160Ward BurtonChevrolet39366035running013810524Jeff GordonChevrolet391111363running3913911619Jeremy MayfieldDodge39190210running013012216Mark MartinFord39172960running0127133229Kevin HarvickChevrolet391100763running2129143630Johnny SauterChevrolet39163560running0121153122Scott WimmerDodge39187560running0118162025Brian VickersChevrolet39170760running011517355Terry LabonteChevrolet39189110running0112182538Elliott SadlerFord39190793running0109192221Ricky RuddFord39187566running0106201577Brendan GaughanDodge39170110running0103211441Casey MearsDodge39074810running010022264Kevin LepageChevrolet39071010running097231016Greg BiffleFord39069185running094241201Joe NemechekChevrolet39075949running091251118Bobby LabonteChevrolet389102318running088262420Tony StewartChevrolet389103403running085271849Ken SchraderDodge38956410running08228843Jeff GreenDodge38982510running07929391John AndrettiChevrolet38864000running076303750Derrike CopeDodge38656375running073311910Scott RiggsChevrolet38380937running070323814Larry FoytDodge38055675running067333315Michael WaltripChevrolet37992481running064344380Andy HillenburgFord37655425running061351732Ricky CravenChevrolet36563275running058363431Robby GordonChevrolet35090412crash560372899Jeff BurtonFord34488592engine052384246Carl LongDodge25555135crash049393045Kyle PettyDodge22155070engine04640988Dale JarrettFord21085907engine043412948Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet12874750crash040424172Kirk ShelmerdineFord1954895rear end037434009Joe RuttmanDodge154196parked034 Standings after the race thumb|Dale Earnhardt Jr. led the points standings after the race. Pos Driver Points 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 340 2 Matt Kenseth 333 3 Kevin Harvick 294 4 Scott Wimmer 288 5 Jeff Gordon 286 6 Tony Stewart 265 7 Kurt Busch 257 8 Elliott Sadler 255 9 Ward Burton 250 10 Joe Nemechek 241 References Nextel Cup Series 2004 2004 Daytona 500 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Subway 400 Subway 400 Category:NASCAR races at Rockingham Speedway