2004 Budweiser Shootout
Race details
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Date February 7, 2004
Official name 26th Annual Budweiser Shootout
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Scheduled Distance 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed 150.826 miles per hour (242.731 km/h)
Attendance 75,000
Pole position
Driver
Evernham Motorsports
Grid positions set by ballot
Most laps led
Driver Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 17
Winner
No. 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2004 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 7, 2004, before a crowd of 75,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0-km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 70 laps to complete. Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would make a last lap pass and defend against Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win his third Budweiser Shootout.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.

Background

The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]

Format and eligibility

The race was broken up into two segments: a 20-lap segment, followed by a ten-minute intermission, concluding with a 50-lap second segment. While a pit stop was no longer required by rule, a reduction in fuel cell size (from 22 gallons to 13.5 gallons) made a fuel stop necessary. (In 2007, fuel cells were expanded to 18.5 gallons.) Many drivers also changed two tires during their fuel stop, as the time required to fuel the car allowed for a two-tire change without additional delay.

Pole winners of the previous season were automatically eligible for the race. Then, previous winners who had not already qualified would receive automatic berths.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Boris Said MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Kraft, Oscar Mayer
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser Born On Date 7 Feb 2004
10 Mike Skinner MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline Max Life
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, 2004 NHL All-Star Game
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Whelen Engineering
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's Black and White
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green* Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

*Withdrew due to the team's owner, Richard Petty, holding a 50-year promise to his mother that his race team would not be affiliated with alcohol in any way.[4]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, February 6, at 3:45 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.[4] Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.756 and an average speed of 188.458 miles per hour (303.294 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.756 188.458
2 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 47.832 188.159
3 01 Boris Said MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 47.856 188.064
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, February 6, at 6:30 PM EST, and would last for one hour.[4] Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 47.111 and an average speed of 191.038 miles per hour (307.446 km/h).[6]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 47.111 191.038
2 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 47.125 190.981
3 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.362 190.026
Full Happy Hour practice results

Starting lineup

The starting lineup was determined by a blind draw. Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole.[7]

Full starting lineup

Pos. # Driver Team Make
1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge
2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge
4 23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge
5 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford
8 01 Boris Said MBV Motorsports Chevrolet
9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford
10 91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge
11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge
12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
13 10 Mike Skinner MBV Motorsports Chevrolet
14 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge
15 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford
16 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge
17 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet
19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet
Withdrew
WD 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge

Race results

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Winnings
1 15 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 70 1 running $213,000
2 19 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 70 0 running $113,000
3 5 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 70 10 running $63,000
4 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 70 0 running $53,000
5 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 70 16 running $51,000
6 11 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 70 0 running $49,000
7 18 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 70 0 running $47,000
8 6 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 70 17 running $46,000
9 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 running $45,000
10 8 01 Boris Said MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 running $44,000
11 12 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 70 0 running $42,000
12 9 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 70 1 running $41,000
13 14 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 70 0 running $40,000
14 10 91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 70 0 running $39,000
15 13 10 Mike Skinner MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 70 0 running $38,000
16 16 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 69 4 accident $37,000
17 3 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 68 8 accident $36,000
18 1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 59 0 accident $35,000
19 4 23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 59 0 accident $34,000
Withdrew
WD 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge
Official race results

References

  1. ↑ Poole, David (2004-02-07). "Jarrett wins duel of the Dales". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on 2004-03-16. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - The Budweiser Shootout 2004". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  5. ↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Budweiser Shootout Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  6. ↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Budweiser Shootout Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on 2005-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Daytona Shootout: Mayfield draws pole". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  8. ↑ "2004 Budweiser Shootout - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
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