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2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

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2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Race details
Race 3 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season
2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover
2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 program cover
Date March 7, 2004 (2004-March-07)
Official name UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.414 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed 128.79 miles per hour (207.27 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Most laps led
Driver Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Laps 123
Winner
No. 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox

The 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on March 7, 2004, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested at 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 3rd race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race.

This marks the debut of Kyle Busch in the Cup Series.

Entry list

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  • (W) denotes past winner of the race (in some iteration, has been run since 1998).
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet
02 Carl Long SCORE Motorsports Pontiac
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge
4 Kevin Lepage Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Mark Martin (W) Roush Racing Ford
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
9 Kasey Kahne (R) Evernham Motorsports Dodge
09 Johnny Benson Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge
10 Scott Riggs (R) MBV Motorsports Chevrolet
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
17 Matt Kenseth (W) Roush Racing Ford
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Scott Wimmer (R) Bill Davis Racing Dodge
24 Jeff Gordon (W) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
25 Brian Vickers (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford
40 Sterling Marlin (W) Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge
50 Derrike Cope Arnold Motorsports Dodge
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
77 Brendan Gaughan (R) Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge
84 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford
99 Jeff Burton (W) Roush Racing Ford

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Larry Gunselman failed to qualify while John Andretti, Larry Foyt, and Andy Hillenburg all withdrew.

Qualifying

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1. Kasey Kahne *#9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 174.904 mph

2. Kurt Busch #97 IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford Roush Racing 174.548 mph

3. Brian Vickers * #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 174.537 mph

4. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 174.436 mph

5. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing 174.340 mph

6. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 174.267 mph

7. Bobby Labonte #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 173.863 mph

8. Brendan Gaughan * #77 Kodak Easyshare Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 173.824 mph

9. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 173.807 mph

10. Bill Elliott #91 UAW-National Training Center Dodge Evernham Motorsports 173.768 mph

11. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 173.740 mph

12. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 173.444 mph

13. Casey Mears #41 Target DodgeChip Ganassi Racing 173.405 mph

14. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 173.266 mph

15. Scott Riggs * #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 173.066 mph

16. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 173.010 mph

17. Ricky Craven #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 172.983 mph

18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 172.955 mph

19. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 172.728 mph

20. Jeff Gordon #24 Dupont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 172.469 mph

21. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 172.403 mph

22. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 172.150 mph

23. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 171.996 mph

24. Jeff Green #43 Lucky Charms Dodge Petty Enterprises 171.750 mph

25. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford Roush Racing 171.679 mph

26. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 171.516 mph

27. Mark Martin # 6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 171.505 mph

28. Jeff Burton #99 Pennzoil Ford Roush Racing 171.483 mph

29. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 171.423 mph

30. Johnny Sauter * # 30 AOL/IMAX NASCAR 3D Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 171.358 mph

31. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 171.352 mph

32. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 171.146 mph

33. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft Ford Wood Brothers Racing 171.130 mph

34. Ward Burton # 0 Netzero HiSpeed Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 170.783 mph

35. Kevin Lepage #4 YokeTV.com Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 170.444 mph

36. Johnny Benson #09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge Phoenix Racing 170.401 mph

37. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's ChevroletHendrick Motorsports 170.304 mph

38. Joe Nemechek #01 USG Sheetrock Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 169.977 mph

39. Scott Wimmer * #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 169.673 mph (provisional)

40. Carl Long #02 RacingJUNK.com Pontiac SCORE Motorsports 163.701 mph (provisional)

41. Derrike Cope #50 redneckjunk.com Dodge Derrike Cope 169.311 mph (provisional)

42. Morgan Shephard #89 Voyles/Carter's Royal Disposall Ford Cindy Shephard 164.986 mph (provisional)

43. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's/Tucson Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 163.320 mph (provisional)

Did not qualify

44. Larry Gunselman #98 Lucas Oil Products Ford William Chris Edwards 161.103 mph[3]

Summary

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The UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 was run on Sunday, March 7, 2004, over 267 laps at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Four drivers were sent to the rear of the field due to engine changes: Ward Burton, Kevin Lepage, Jeff Gordon, and Derrike Cope.[1]

Rookie Kasey Kahne started on the pole, though Kurt Busch, who started second, took the lead shortly after and held it for the race's first four laps. Kahne took the lead back on lap 5 and held it under green for thirty-one laps. On lap 36, the lead was taken by Jimmie Johnson, who held it for five laps before the race's first caution came on lap 40 for oil on the track. Scott Riggs led one lap under caution, though Kahne led the pack back to the restart. Tony Stewart took the lead from Kahne on lap 54; he held this lead for thirty-five laps under green. On lap 88, an accident in turn four involving Ryan Newman brought out the race's second caution. The race restarted on lap 93, with Stewart holding the lead for the first two laps under green and Matt Kenseth overtaking him to lead lap 95. Kenseth remained in first place for forty-four laps until the third caution of the race, brought about by a crash, in turn, two by Jeff Green's #43 car. The race restarted on lap 143 and remained under green for another twenty-three laps, all of which were led by Kenseth. The fourth caution, which happened on lap 166, was caused by a crash in turn four involving Michael Waltrip's #15 car. Tony Stewart retook the lead under caution, but the restart (lap 173) was led by Kenseth, who led the next twelve laps under green. The fifth caution of the race was brought out due to another instance of oil on the track; the yellow flag was displayed on lap 184. Jeff Burton led one lap under caution, and Kevin Harvick led the field to the restart on lap 193. He led until the race's sixth and final caution due to debris. Harvick maintained the lead for the restart on lap 207 and held it for another twenty-seven lap laps before losing it under green to Kenseth. The #17 car remained the race leader for the last thirty-eight laps, all under green, to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 for the second year in a row.

Race results

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The top ten finishers are listed below.[1][4][5]

POS ST # DRIVER SPONSOR / OWNER CAR LAPS MONEY STATUS LED PTS
1 25 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 458828 running 123 190
2 1 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW Daimler-Chrysler 400   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 267 260775 running 43 175
3 19 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 267 219603 running 45 170
4 4 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 267 150925 running 0 160
5 27 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 127875 running 0 155
6 11 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's Black & White   (Yates Racing) Ford 267 131808 running 0 150
7 13 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 267 117050 running 0 146
8 7 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 267 136583 running 0 142
9 2 97   Kurt Busch Irwin Tools / Sharpie   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 108500 running 4 143
10 21 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite "Great Moments"   (Roger Penske) Dodge 267 129108 running 0 134
11 29 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 267 120492 running 0 130
12 32 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 267 101275 running 0 127
13 28 99   Jeff Burton Pennzoil   (Jack Roush) Ford 267 119417 running 1 129
14 6 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW Daimler-Chrysler 400   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 267 104950 running 0 121
15 20 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 128128 running 0 118
16 12 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 98050 running 5 120
17 37 5   Terry Labonte Got Milk? / Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 267 107600 running 0 112
18 23 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 266 112750 running 0 109
19 38 01   Joe Nemechek USG Sheetrock   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 266 97150 running 0 106
20 10 91   Bill Elliott UAW Daimler-Chrysler 400   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 266 76200 running 0 103
21 16 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 266 112328 running 43 105
22 8 77   Brendan Gaughan Kodak Easy Share   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 266 83450 running 0 97
23 3 25   Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 266 83275 running 0 94
24 30 30   Johnny Sauter AOL / NASCAR IMAX 3D   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 266 73250 running 0 91
25 17 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 265 89039 running 1 93
26 34 0   Ward Burton NetZero Hi Speed   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 265 70750 running 0 85
27 5 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 265 114117 running 0 82
28 33 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 264 92306 running 0 79
29 15 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 264 91237 running 1 81
30 22 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 264 101487 running 0 73
31 36 09   Johnny Benson, Jr. Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 263 65600 running 0 70
32 31 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 263 65400 running 0 67
33 40 50   Derrike Cope redneckjunk.com   (Don Arnold) Dodge 262 66125 running 0 64
34 24 43   Jeff Green Lucky Charms / General Mills   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 200 91250 crash 0 61
35 26 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 196 111978 handling 0 58
36 35 4   Kevin Lepage YokeTV.com   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 182 64600 engine 0 55
37 14 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 163 100431 crash 1 57
38 41 02   Carl Long RacingJunk.com   (Hermie Sadler) Pontiac 145 64175 oil pump 0 49
39 39 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 37 71975 engine 0 46
40 9 16   Greg Biffle National Guard / Subway   (Jack Roush) Ford 23 71750 engine 0 43
41 18 84   Kyle Busch Carquest   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 11 63555 crash 0 40
42 43 89   Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus / Voyles Equipment Co.   (Morgan Shepherd) Dodge 9 63375 overheating 0 37
43 42 72   Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmedine Racing   (Kirk Shelmerdine) Ford 8 63413 engine 0 34
Failed to qualify or withdrew
POS NAME NBR SPONSOR OWNER CAR
44 Larry Gunselman 98 Lucas Oil Products William Edwards Ford
WD John Andretti 1 Snap-On Tools Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
WD Larry Foyt 14 Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Dodge
WD Andy Hillenburg 80 Commercial Truck & Trailer Stan Hover Ford

Race Statistics

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  • Time of race: 3:06:35
  • Average Speed: 128.79 miles per hour (207.27 km/h)
  • Pole Speed: 174.904 miles per hour (281.481 km/h)
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Margin of Victory: 3.426 sec
  • Lead changes: 18
  • Percent of race run under caution: 13.9%
  • Average green flag run: 32.9 laps

References

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  1. ^ a b c "03/07/2004 race: UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 (Cup) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "2004 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Entry List - Las Vegas Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Qualifying times - UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400". Crash. 2004-03-06. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ "2004 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 Race Results - Las Vegas Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Race Results at Las Vegas - Mar 7, 2004 [UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400]". www.driveraverages.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.


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