2004 Chevy American Revolution 400

The 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 was the 11th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 50th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 15, 2004, before a crowd of 115,000 in Richmond, Virginia, at Richmond International Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. would cruise on the final restart to win his 12th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2004 Chevy American Revolution 400
Race details
Race 11 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 program cover.
The 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 program cover.
Date May 15, 2004
Official name 50th Annual Chevy American Revolution 400
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 98.253 miles per hour (158.123 km/h)
Attendance 115,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 20.772
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 115
Winner
No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Television in the United States
Network FX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Richmond International Raceway, the venue where the race was at.

Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted an IndyCar Series race and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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# 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 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Jenkins & Jenkins Attorneys at Law
4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Reverse Viagra
7 Dave Blaney Ultra Motorsports Dodge Ultra Motorsports
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW
09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
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
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 Rent-A-Center
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 Pedigree
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
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 Chesapeake Mobile Home Sales
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions
80 Randy LaJoie Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing with Jesus / Carter's Royal Dispos-All
94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet Husqvarna
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Roundup
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, May 14, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.367 and an average speed of 132.567 miles per hour (213.346 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 20.367 132.567
2 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20.492 131.759
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.542 131.438
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, May 14, at 6:00 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[2] Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 20.989 and an average speed of 128.639 miles per hour (207.024 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 20.989 128.639
2 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 21.003 128.553
3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 21.141 127.714
Full second practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, May 14, at 3:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2] 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.[5]

Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 20.772 and an average speed of 129.983 miles per hour (209.187 km/h). At the time, Vickers was the youngest ever pole-sitter.[6]

Two drivers would crash during qualifying. First, Ricky Craven would slam the wall on his second lap, damaging the rear end of his car. Then, Kasey Kahne would crash on his first lap. While both had qualified, they would be forced to start at the rear for the race for switching to a backup car. In addition, the #9 team was forced to use a provisional.[7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stanton Barrett and Kirk Shelmerdine.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.772 129.983
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 20.774 129.970
3 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 20.821 129.677
4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 20.827 129.639
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.839 129.565
6 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20.875 129.341
7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 20.894 129.224
8 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 20.897 129.205
9 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 20.901 129.180
10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 20.916 129.088
11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 20.919 129.069
12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 20.929 129.008
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 20.952 128.866
14 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 20.967 128.774
15 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 21.002 128.559
16 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 21.009 128.516
17 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 21.013 128.492
18 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 21.015 128.480
19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.020 128.449
20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.023 128.431
21 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 21.035 128.357
22 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 21.047 128.284
23 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 21.058 128.217
24 7 Dave Blaney Ultra Motorsports Dodge 21.078 128.096
25 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 21.086 128.047
26 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge 21.090 128.023
27 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21.112 127.889
28 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 21.113 127.883
29 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 21.141 127.714
30 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21.217 127.256
31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 21.271 126.933
32 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21.284 126.856
33 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 21.289 126.826
34 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 21.360 126.405
35 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 21.390 126.227
36 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 21.397 126.186
37 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 21.416 126.074
38 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 21.630 124.827
Provisionals
39 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23.135 116.706
40 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 21.941 123.057
41 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge 21.674 124.573
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 21.762 124.070
43 80 Randy LaJoie Hover Motorsports Ford 22.287 121.147
Failed to qualify
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 21.692 124.470
45 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 22.457 120.230
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 4 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 115 running 190 $285,053
2 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 91 running 175 $135,350
3 27 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 0 running 165 $142,333
4 28 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 59 running 165 $127,478
5 29 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 400 4 running 160 $122,303
6 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2 running 155 $113,278
7 12 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 0 running 146 $76,825
8 1 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 32 running 147 $81,775
9 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 400 9 running 143 $108,642
10 18 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 56 running 139 $110,581
11 30 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 400 2 running 135 $91,831
12 14 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 399 0 running 127 $99,393
13 31 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 399 1 running 129 $96,067
14 17 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 399 0 running 121 $97,342
15 32 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 399 0 running 118 $99,255
16 7 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 399 0 running 115 $102,983
17 26 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge 399 0 running 112 $58,470
18 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 398 0 running 109 $89,150
19 35 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 106 $70,175
20 15 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 103 $63,475
21 10 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 398 0 running 100 $69,100
22 11 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 397 23 running 102 $85,875
23 34 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 397 0 running 94 $60,575
24 6 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 91 $93,012
25 20 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 397 0 running 88 $96,328
26 21 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 396 0 running 85 $82,925
27 22 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 395 0 running 82 $72,700
28 39 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 394 0 running 79 $89,350
29 41 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge 392 0 running 76 $56,250
30 25 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 392 0 running 73 $78,075
31 23 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 386 6 running 75 $76,025
32 9 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 380 0 running 67 $67,364
33 36 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 373 0 running 64 $56,850
34 40 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 362 0 running 61 $66,375
35 16 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 341 0 engine 58 $81,012
36 8 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0 crash 55 $63,775
37 3 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 239 0 crash 52 $81,975
38 37 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 202 0 crash 49 $63,675
39 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 131 0 engine 46 $55,620
40 24 7 Dave Blaney Ultra Motorsports Dodge 123 0 vibration 43 $55,555
41 38 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 118 0 crash 40 $55,500
42 33 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 114 0 engine 37 $55,450
43 43 80 Randy LaJoie Hover Motorsports Ford 36 0 vibration 34 $55,651
Failed to qualify
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet
45 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Jayski's Silly Season Site - 2004 Richmond 1 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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  5. ^ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  6. ^ "Vickers wins first NASCAR pole at Chevy American Revolution 400". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ^ "2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 Qualifying - Kasey Kahne and Ricky Craven Crash". YouTube. 2011-06-28. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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