2004 Brickyard 400

February 2025 NASNEX Brickyard 400 2004 Brickyard 400 weather information http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2004-08-08 The Old Farmers' Almanac November 10, 2015 2004 08 8 2004 21 36 2004_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png 2004 Brickyard 400 program cover Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana 2.5 4.023 161 402.5 647.761 160 400 643.738 Mild with temperatures approaching 77 F C; wind speeds up to 8 mph km/h 115.037 mi/h Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing 48.311 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 124 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports NBC Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Benny Parsons The 2004 Brickyard 400, the 11th running of the event, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on August 8, 2004, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested at 161 laps – extended from 160 laps due to a green–white–checkered finish – on the 2.5 mi km off on speedway, it was the 21st race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Background thumb|left|Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately 6 mi km off west of Downtown Indianapolis. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 mi km off long. The track's turns are banked at 9 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. Summary For the first time in Nextel Cup Series history, the green–white–checkered finish rule caused a race to be extended, in this case for one additional lap. On the extra lap, Casey Mears blew a tire, Ricky Rudd hit the wall, then Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. suffered tire failures. Jeff Gordon retained the lead to become the first four-time winner of the Brickyard. Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 4 9 Kasey Kahne (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge 5 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 6 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 7 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 10 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 12 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 13 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 14 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 15 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 16 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 17 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 18 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 19 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 20 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 21 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 24 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 25 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 26 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 27 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 28 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30 23 Tony Raines Bill Davis Racing Dodge 31 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 32 22 Scott Wimmer (R) Bill Davis Racing Dodge 33 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 34 00 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 35 77 Brendan Gaughan (R) Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 36 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37 10 Scott Riggs (R) MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 38 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 40 98 Derrike Cope Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 41 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge 42 09 Scott Pruett Phoenix Racing Dodge 43 60 Jason Leffler Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#51), Hermie Sadler (#02), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Greg Sacks (#13), Andy Hillenburg (#37), Geoffrey Bodine (#34), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72) Race statistics Time of race: 3:29:56 Average speed: 115.037 mph Pole speed: 186.293 mph Cautions: 13 for 47 laps Margin of victory: under caution Lead changes: 9 Percent of race run under caution: 29.2% Average green flag run: 8.8 laps References Brickyard 400 Brickyard 400 Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway