2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

The 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 was the 5th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 49th iteration of the event. The race was held before a crowd of 56,000 on March 21, 2004 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the race, leading 69 laps. Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing and Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would take 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Race details
Race 5 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 program cover, featuring the finish of 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch.
The 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 program cover, featuring the finish of 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 between Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch.
Date March 21, 2004
Official name Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Location Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400 mi (644.12 km)
Scheduled Distance 293 laps, 400 mi (644.12 km)
Average speed 114.001 miles per hour (183.467 km/h)
Attendance 56,000
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Time 28.638
Most laps led
Driver Kurt Busch Roush Racing
Laps 76
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip

The race would be the last spring Darlington race until 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic forced NASCAR to race at Darlington in the spring, as the Ferko lawsuit would move the second race that Darlington originally had, the Southern 500, to Texas Motor Speedway for a promised second date to Texas. The Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 would therefore move to the fall and be lengthened to 500 miles, making the race the new Southern 500.[1] In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic would make NASCAR race once again at Darlington in the spring,[2][3] and in 2021 after rekindled fan interest, would announce that Darlington would once again get its spring 400-mile race, this time called the Goodyear 400.[4][5]

The layout of Darlington Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Background

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Entry list
#[6] Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac Continental Fire & Safety
4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Got Milk?, Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
09 Joe Ruttman Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard, Travelodge
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft, U. S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Chex
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific, Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Tucson
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak EasyShare
80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus, Voyles Equipment Co., Carter's Royal Dispos-All
94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet Bojangles, AmericInn
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie
98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Hot Wheels, SKF

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place on March 19, 2004. Kasey Kahne would win the pole with a 28.638 second lap, with an average speed of 171.716 miles per hour (276.350 km/h). Meanwhile, Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet would not set a time, due to Waltrip scrubbing the wall in Turn 2. Instead of completing a lap, Waltrip would take a provisional and qualify 39th.[7]

Stanton Barrett of W. W. Motorsports would be the only driver not to qualify due to the provisional system set in place by NASCAR at the time.

Pos.[8] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28.638 171.716
2 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 28.732 171.154
3 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 28.744 171.083
4 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 28.254 171.023
5 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge 28.773 170.910
6 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 28.793 170.792
7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 28.868 170.348
8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28.911 170.094
9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.913 170.083
10 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 28.918 170.053
11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.924 170.018
12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 28.945 169.895
13 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 28.949 169.871
14 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 28.980 169.689
15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 28.995 169.602
16 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 28.998 169.584
17 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.030 169.397
18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.040 169.339
19 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.084 169.083
20 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.099 168.995
21 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.122 168.862
22 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.128 168.827
23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.151 168.694
24 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.156 168.665
25 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.181 168.521
26 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.232 168.227
27 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 29.235 168.209
28 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.236 168.204
29 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.298 167.848
30 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.305 167.808
31 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.306 167.802
32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.342 167.596
33 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 29.391 167.315
34 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 29.412 167.197
35 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 29.455 166.953
36 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 29.465 166.896
37 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 29.527 166.546
38 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 29.930 164.303
Provisionals
39 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 0.000 0.000
40 09 Joe Ruttman Phoenix Racing Dodge 30.659 160.397
41 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 32.197 152.735
42 02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac 31.428 156.472
43 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford 32.503 151.297
Failed to qualify
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 30.050 163.647

Race

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Pre-race ceremonies

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Pre-race ceremonies would start with Darlington Raceway chaplain Harold King giving out the invocation. The contemporary Christian music group NewSong would sing the national anthem, with the 108th Squadron of the United States Navy Strike Force from Virginia Beach, Virginia performing the flyover. Five members of the Carolina Dodge Dealers Association would give the starting command.[9]

Race recap

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Post-race driver comments

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Race results

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Pos.[10][6][11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 69 running 185 $151,150
2 12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 293 18 running 175 $136,183
3 6 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 293 39 running 170 $120,912
4 29 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 0 running 160 $119,117
5 10 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 293 0 running 155 $120,233
6 4 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 293 76 running 160 $86,275
7 20 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 293 0 running 146 $72,345
8 23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 293 0 running 142 $98,743
9 18 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 293 0 running 138 $88,635
10 2 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 293 18 running 139 $106,983
11 33 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 293 0 running 130 $95,092
12 3 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 293 3 running 132 $67,945
13 1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 293 24 running 129 $103,590
14 17 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 293 1 running 126 $92,110
15 19 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 293 0 running 118 $75,130
16 14 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 293 0 running 115 $79,285
17 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 293 1 running 117 $101,118
18 13 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 293 0 running 109 $57,720
19 26 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 293 0 running 106 $84,140
20 34 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 292 0 running 103 $77,470
21 21 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 292 40 running 105 $74,705
22 16 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 292 0 running 97 $56,390
23 28 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 292 0 running 94 $65,000
24 30 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 292 0 running 91 $79,010
25 5 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge 292 0 running 88 $52,920
26 24 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 292 0 running 85 $63,310
27 37 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 291 0 running 82 $63,110
28 31 4 Kevin Lepage Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 291 0 running 79 $62,844
29 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 290 0 running 76 $85,588
30 27 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 290 0 running 73 $77,372
31 15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 289 0 running 70 $102,358
32 22 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 279 0 running 67 $82,442
33 25 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 275 0 running 64 $77,481
34 32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 245 0 engine 61 $51,365
35 39 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 181 0 crash 58 $88,291
36 36 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 159 0 crash 55 $59,265
37 42 02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac 69 0 brakes 52 $51,225
38 38 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 65 2 brakes 54 $51,175
39 41 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 49 0 too slow 46 $51,115
40 35 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 33 2 rear end 48 $51,015
41 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 0 crash 40 $98,328
42 43 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford 26 0 crash 37 $50,890
43 40 09 Joe Ruttman Phoenix Racing Dodge 22 0 vibration 34 $50,214
Failed to qualify
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet

References

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  2. ^ "NASCAR announces revised May schedule | NASCAR". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ Bachman, Rachel (2020-04-30). "Nascar Makes Move, Announces May 17 Return From Coronavirus". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ^ "Darlington welcomes the return of a spring race weekend". wltx.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ^ "NASCAR cup series spring race in Darlington to be named 'Goodyear 400'". WBTW. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. ^ a b "2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 race results". Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
  7. ^ 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Bud Pole Qualifying, retrieved 2021-08-27
  8. ^ "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  9. ^ 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 at Darlington (Full race), retrieved 2021-08-28
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