2004 Chevy Rock & Roll 400

2004 Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Race details
Race 26 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
	The 2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 program cover.
Date	September 11, 2004
Official name	47th Annual Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Location	Richmond, Virginia, Richmond International Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	0.75 miles (1.21 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled distance	400 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed	98.946 miles per hour (159.238 km/h)
Attendance	110,000
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Newman ;
Time	20.979
Most laps led
Driver	Jeremy Mayfield
Laps	151
Winner
No. 19	Jeremy Mayfield
Television in the United States
Network	TNT
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	Motor Racing Network

Last updated January 11, 2026

The 2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was the 26th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the final race of the 2004 NASCAR regular season, and the 47th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 11, 2004, before a crowd of 110,000 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, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would pass a fuel-ailing Kurt Busch with 8 to go and take home a clutch win to lock himself into the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup. The race was Mayfield's fourth career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first and only win of the season.^[1] To fill out the podium, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

#	Driver	Team	Make	Sponsor
0	Ward Burton	Haas CNC Racing	Chevrolet	NetZero Hi Speed
00	Ryan McGlynn	McGlynn Racing	Chevrolet	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	Jenkins & Jenkins Attorneys at Law
4	Jimmy Spencer	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	Lucas Oil
5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Kellogg's
6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	Reverse Viagra
8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	Budweiser
08	Carl Long	Hover Motorsports	Ford	Commercial Truck & Trailer
9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	Dodge Dealers, UAW
09	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10	Scott Riggs	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	Valvoline
12	Ryan Newman	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	Alltel
13	Greg Sacks	Sacks Motorsports	Dodge	Vita Coco, ARC Dehooker
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	Wellbutrin XL
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	U. S. Air Force "Let's Roll"
22	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Caterpillar
23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Bill Davis Racing
24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	DuPont
25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	GMAC Financial Services
27	David Green	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet	Timber Wolf
29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	GM Goodwrench, Kiss
30	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	America Online, Big & Rich
31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Cingular Wireless
32	Ricky Craven	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet	Tide
33	Johnny Sauter	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	Maglite, GM Card
37	Kevin Lepage	R&J Racing	Dodge	Carter's Royal Dispos-all
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	Pillsbury Grands!
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	Todd Bodine	Arnold Motorsports	Dodge	The Orleans
51	Tony Raines	Competitive Edge Motorsports	Chevrolet	Great Value
72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
75	Mike Garvey*	Haefele Racing	Dodge	Jani-King
77	Brendan Gaughan	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	Kodak
80	Mike Bliss	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	Van Camp's, Hunt's
88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	UPS
89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Dodge	Racing With Jesus, Red Line Oil
92	Brad Teague	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	Broadway Motors
97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	Irwin Industrial Tools
98	Derrike Cope	Mach 1 Motorsports	Ford	Mach One Inc.
99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	Roush Racing
Official entry list

*Withdrew.^[3]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, September 10, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.^[3] Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.024 and an average speed of 128.425 miles per hour (206.680 km/h).^[4]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	21.024	128.425
2	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	21.184	127.455
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.211	127.292
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, September 10, at 6:00 PM EST, and would last for one hour and 15 minutes.^[3] Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 21.480 and an average speed of 125.698 miles per hour (202.291 km/h).^[5]

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	21.480	125.698
2	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	21.488	125.651
3	12	Ryan Newman	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	21.560	125.232
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 10, 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.^[3] 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 20.979 and an average speed of 128.700 miles per hour (207.123 km/h).^[7]

Nine drivers would fail to qualify: Johnny Sauter, Tony Raines, Kevin Lepage, Greg Sacks, Hermie Sadler, Brad Teague, Ryan McGlynn, Morgan Shepherd, and Carl Long.

Full qualifying results

Pos.	#	Driver	Team	Make	Time	Speed
1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	20.979	128.700
2	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	21.192	127.407
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.195	127.388
4	01	Joe Nemechek	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.225	127.209
5	30	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.225	127.209
6	21	Ricky Rudd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	21.237	127.137
7	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	21.247	127.077
8	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	21.252	127.047
9	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.259	127.005
10	43	Jeff Green	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	21.260	126.999
11	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	21.263	126.981
12	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	21.303	126.743
13	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	21.306	126.725
14	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	21.308	126.713
15	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	21.315	126.671
16	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	21.317	126.660
17	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	21.321	126.636
18	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	21.325	126.612
19	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	21.334	126.559
20	38	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	21.342	126.511
21	22	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	21.349	126.470
22	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.360	126.405
23	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.368	126.357
24	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	21.371	126.339
25	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	21.395	126.198
26	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.407	126.127
27	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.423	126.033
28	31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.447	125.892
29	41	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	21.460	125.815
30	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	21.465	125.786
31	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	21.468	125.769
32	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing	Dodge	21.470	125.757
33	80	Mike Bliss	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	21.474	125.733
34	27	David Green	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.474	125.733
35	10	Scott Riggs	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.502	125.570
36	42	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	21.503	125.564
37	77	Brendan Gaughan	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	21.514	125.500
38	0	Ward Burton	Haas CNC Racing	Chevrolet	21.541	125.342
Provisionals
39	4	Jimmy Spencer	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.694	124.458
40	50	Todd Bodine	Arnold Motorsports	Dodge	21.711	124.361
41	09	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	21.591	125.052
42	98	Derrike Cope	Mach 1 Motorsports	Ford	21.722	124.298
43	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	22.186	121.698
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44	33	Johnny Sauter	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	21.579	125.122
45	51	Tony Raines	Competitive Edge Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.610	124.942
46	37	Kevin Lepage	R&J Racing	Dodge	21.638	124.781
47	13	Greg Sacks	Sacks Motorsports	Dodge	21.834	123.660
48	02	Hermie Sadler	SCORE Motorsports	Chevrolet	21.980	122.839
49	92	Brad Teague	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	22.095	122.200
50	00	Ryan McGlynn	McGlynn Racing	Chevrolet	22.243	121.386
51	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Dodge	22.388	120.600
52	08	Carl Long	Hover Motorsports	Ford	—	—
WD	75	Mike Garvey	Haefele Racing	Dodge	—	—
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin^[8]	St	#	Driver	Team	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Pts	Winnings
1	7	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	400	151	running	190	$211,120
2	14	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	400	42	running	175	$153,543
3	9	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	20	running	170	$138,333
4	33	80	Mike Bliss	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	400	0	running	160	$82,655
5	2	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	400	0	running	155	$84,055
6	13	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing	Ford	400	0	running	150	$102,997
7	41	09	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing	Dodge	400	45	running	151	$78,430
8	8	16	Greg Biffle	Roush Racing	Ford	400	0	running	142	$74,580
9	36	42	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	400	0	running	138	$74,180
10	12	2	Rusty Wallace	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	400	0	running	134	$105,863
11	22	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	PPI Motorsports	Chevrolet	400	0	running	130	$89,680
12	27	29	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	400	0	running	127	$99,843
13	19	15	Michael Waltrip	Dale Earnhardt, Inc.	Chevrolet	399	0	running	124	$96,836
14	24	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	399	0	running	121	$96,455
15	17	97	Kurt Busch	Roush Racing	Ford	399	94	running	123	$80,830
16	18	18	Bobby Labonte	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	399	0	running	115	$104,213
17	20	38	Elliott Sadler	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	399	0	running	112	$97,763
18	23	5	Terry Labonte	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	399	0	running	109	$89,230
19	15	20	Tony Stewart	Joe Gibbs Racing	Chevrolet	399	0	running	106	$105,433
20	1	12	Ryan Newman	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	399	3	running	108	$110,572
21	6	21	Ricky Rudd	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	399	0	running	100	$88,536
22	4	01	Joe Nemechek	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	399	0	running	97	$82,705
23	5	30	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	399	8	running	99	$69,905
24	11	9	Kasey Kahne	Evernham Motorsports	Dodge	399	0	running	91	$92,080
25	10	43	Jeff Green	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	399	0	running	88	$87,105
26	25	88	Dale Jarrett	Robert Yates Racing	Ford	398	0	running	85	$91,147
27	37	77	Brendan Gaughan	Penske-Jasper Racing	Dodge	398	0	running	82	$68,005
28	16	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	397	5	running	84	$107,658
29	30	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	397	0	running	76	$59,760
30	32	49	Ken Schrader	BAM Racing	Dodge	397	0	running	73	$59,600
31	34	27	David Green	Brewco Motorsports	Chevrolet	397	0	running	70	$56,565
32	28	31	Robby Gordon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	396	0	running	67	$91,717
33	39	4	Jimmy Spencer	Morgan–McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	392	0	running	64	$57,425
34	31	45	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises	Dodge	392	0	running	61	$66,935
35	29	41	Casey Mears	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	352	0	running	58	$64,789
36	3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	338	32	running	60	$76,165
37	26	25	Brian Vickers	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	335	0	running	52	$64,330
38	21	22	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	297	0	running	49	$64,295
39	35	10	Scott Riggs	MBV Motorsports	Chevrolet	292	0	ignition	46	$81,442
40	38	0	Ward Burton	Haas CNC Racing	Chevrolet	192	0	crash	43	$56,185
41	43	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Kirk Shelmerdine Racing	Ford	87	0	brakes	40	$56,130
42	42	98	Derrike Cope	Mach 1 Motorsports	Ford	30	0	ignition	37	$56,090
43	40	50	Todd Bodine	Arnold Motorsports	Dodge	9	0	crash	34	$56,303
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44		33	Johnny Sauter	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
45		51	Tony Raines	Competitive Edge Motorsports	Chevrolet
46		37	Kevin Lepage	R&J Racing	Dodge
47		13	Greg Sacks	Sacks Motorsports	Dodge
48		02	Hermie Sadler	SCORE Motorsports	Chevrolet
49		92	Brad Teague	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
50		00	Ryan McGlynn	McGlynn Racing	Chevrolet
51		89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Dodge
52		08	Carl Long	McGlynn Racing	Ford
WD		75	Mike Garvey	Haefele Racing	Dodge
Official race results

References

↑ Poole, David (September 11, 2004). "Mayfield gets Richmond win as Chase field set". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
↑ "Updated Nextel Cup driver standings". ThatsRacin. September 11, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
1 2 3 4 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Richmond 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
↑ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
↑ "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page". February 5, 2005. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
↑ "Ryan Newman leads NASCAR qualifying". UPI. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
↑ "2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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[1] Poole, David (September 11, 2004). "Mayfield gets Richmond win as Chase field set". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[2] "Updated Nextel Cup driver standings". ThatsRacin. September 11, 2004. Archived from the original on October 23, 2004. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 4 "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Richmond 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[4] "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[5] "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Richmond 2 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[6] "Jayski's Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page". February 5, 2005. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved December 3, 2021.

[7] "Ryan Newman leads NASCAR qualifying". UPI. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

[8] "2004 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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v t e 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Points races	Daytona 500 Subway 400 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Golden Corral 500 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Food City 500 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Advance Auto Parts 500 Aaron's 499 Auto Club 500 Chevy American Revolution 400 Coca-Cola 600 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" Pocono 500 DHL 400 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Pepsi 400 Tropicana 400 Siemens 300 Pennsylvania 500 Brickyard 400 Sirius at The Glen GFS Marketplace 400 Sharpie 500 Pop Secret 500 Chevy Rock and Roll 400
Chase for the Nextel Cup	Sylvania 300 MBNA America 400 EA Sports 500 Banquet 400 UAW-GM Quality 500 Subway 500 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Checker Auto Parts 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Ford 400
Exhibition races	Budweiser Shootout Gatorade 125s Nextel All-Star Challenge