2004 Checker Auto Parts 500

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2004 Checker Auto Parts 500
Race details
Race 34 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2004 Checker Auto Parts 500 program cover.jpg
The 2004 Checker Auto Parts 500 program cover.
DateNovember 7, 2004
Official name 17th Annual Checker Auto Parts 500
Location Avondale, Arizona, Phoenix International Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 315 laps, 315 mi (506.943 km)
Scheduled Distance 312 laps, 312 mi (502.115 km)
Average speed 94.848 miles per hour (152.643 km/h)
Attendance 105,000
Pole position
Driver Penske-Jasper Racing
Time 26.499
Most laps led
Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Laps 118
Winner
No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2004 Checker Auto Parts 500 was the 34th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the eighth race of the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 7, 2004, before a crowd of 105,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race was extended from its scheduled 312 laps to 315 due to a green–white–checker finish. On the final restart, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. would hold off the field on the final restart to win his 15th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Phoenix Raceway (updated).png
The layout of Phoenix International Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Phoenix International Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
00 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Howes Lubricator, Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
4 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil, Love's
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, The Incredibles
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 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel TXT2WINMVP
14 John Andretti ppc Racing Ford A-Plus, VB
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 Motorcraft
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont "Always In Our Hearts"
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services "Always In Our Hearts"
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide, The Incredibles
37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge R&J Racing
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford Pedigree
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light, U.S. Marine Corps
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 "Always In Our Hearts"
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Motorsports
51 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon Oil
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Freddie B's
75 Mike Garvey Haefele Racing Dodge Jani-King
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak
80 Mario Gosselin Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing with Jesus "Keep The Passion Going"
93 Geoff Bodine GIC–Mixon Motorsports Chevrolet Quality Plus Services
94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Ford W. W. Motorsports
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
98 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Airaid
99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 5, at 9:20 AM PST, 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 26.697 and an average speed of 134.847 miles per hour (217.015 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 26.697134.847
229 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.950133.581
39 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 26.955133.556
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Saturday, November 6, at 8:30 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.526 and an average speed of 130.785 miles per hour (210.478 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
117 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 27.526130.785
229 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.559130.629
397 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 27.578130.539
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Saturday, November 6, at 10:10 AM PST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] Robby Gordon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 27.626 and an average speed of 130.312 miles per hour (209.717 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
131 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.626130.312
29 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 27.754129.711
32 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 27.786129.562
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 5, at 1:10 PM PST. 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. [6]

Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 14.930 and an average speed of 128.520 miles per hour (206.833 km/h). [7]

Seven drivers failed to qualify: Mike Garvey, Tony Raines, Stanton Barrett, Mario Gosselin, Ryan McGlynn, Kirk Shelmerdine, and Geoff Bodine.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 26.499135.854
225 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26.890133.879
301 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 26.937133.645
49 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 26.950133.581
529 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26.979133.437
620 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 26.980133.432
741 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 27.006133.304
824 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.044133.116
938 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.045133.111
1042 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 27.050133.087
1110 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 27.068132.998
1243 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 27.088132.900
1348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.093132.876
148 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 27.101132.836
152 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 27.126132.714
1617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 27.160132.548
1731 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.165132.523
1849 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 27.172132.489
1915 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 27.183132.436
2030 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.219132.261
2114 John Andretti ppc Racing Ford 27.237132.173
226 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 27.251132.105
2316 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 27.261132.057
2419 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 27.280131.965
2521 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.309131.825
2688 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 27.318131.781
2718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 27.324131.752
2897 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 27.340131.675
2999 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 27.347131.641
3009 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 27.394131.416
315 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.406131.358
3232 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 27.435131.219
344 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 27.453131.133
3345 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 27.481131.000
3540 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 27.524130.795
3650 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge 27.539130.724
3737 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 27.574130.558
3822 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 27.603130.421
Provisionals
390 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 27.684130.039
4077 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 27.630130.293
4198 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 27.664130.133
4202 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 27.995128.594
4389 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 28.147127.900
Failed to qualify
4475 Mike Garvey Haefele Racing Dodge 27.625130.317
4551 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 27.662130.142
4694 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Ford 27.927128.908
4780 Mario Gosselin Hover Motorsports Ford 28.123128.009
4800 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 28.218127.578
4972 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
5093 Geoff Bodine GIC–Mixon Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [8] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1148 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 315118running190$274,503
2112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 31559running175$181,167
3824 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 315100running170$170,503
4529 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3150running160$134,938
549 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 3150running155$126,950
61348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3150running150$96,225
7152 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 3150running146$111,658
8620 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3150running142$112,028
92718 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3154running143$113,083
102897 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 31514running139$84,300
112030 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3150running130$72,500
12301 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 3150running127$88,200
132316 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 3150running124$70,225
141110 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 3150running121$85,187
15226 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 3150running118$67,975
163232 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 3150running115$80,950
171915 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3150running112$91,006
18225 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3150running109$65,825
192521 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3150running106$83,081
201849 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 3150running103$57,300
212419 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 3150running100$78,525
222688 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3150running97$87,767
231243 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 3150running94$82,375
241042 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3150running91$64,800
253540 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3140running88$89,050
263822 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 3140running85$73,925
273737 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 3140running82$52,300
283445 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 3130running79$63,564
29334 Mike Wallace Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3130running76$54,550
304077 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 3110running73$59,925
312114 John Andretti ppc Racing Ford 3110running70$52,300
32315 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3090running67$78,400
334202 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 3070running64$52,450
34741 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3060crash61$51,400
351731 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3060engine58$86,462
361617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 2804engine60$101,903
372999 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 2720running52$84,417
38938 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 25216running54$89,708
393009 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 2360crash46$50,750
40390 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 2010rear end43$50,600
414389 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 1810handling40$50,460
424198 Randy LaJoie Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 1050transmission37$50,335
433650 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge 110vibration34$50,447
Failed to qualify
4475 Mike Garvey Haefele Racing Dodge
4551 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet
4694 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Ford
4780 Mario Gosselin Hover Motorsports Ford
4800 Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
4972 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
5093 Geoff Bodine GIC–Mixon Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

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The 1999 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500k was the 32nd stock car race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 7, 1999, before an audience of 78,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Tony Stewart would manage to dominate the late stages of the race to take his second career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second victory of the season. To fill out the podium, Roush Racing driver Mark Martin and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Bobby Labonte would finish second and third, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2003 Checker Auto Parts 500</span> 34th race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 2003 Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Havoline was the 34th stock car race of the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, November 2, 2003, before an audience of 100,000 in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix International Raceway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. Within the final laps of the race, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. would manage to defend the field on the final restart with nine to go to take his ninth career NASCAR Winston Cup Series victory and his second and final victory of the season. To fill out the top three, Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson and Penske Racing South driver Ryan Newman would finish second and third, respectively.

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