2004 NHRA Drag Racing Season | |
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League | NHRA |
Sport | Drag racing |
Champions | Tony Schumacher (TF) John Force (FC) Greg Anderson (PS) Andrew Hines (PSM) |
The NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series was a series of drag racing events that took place in the USA between 2002 and 2008. The series, taking place each year, is now known as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. It is the top competition division of the NHRA.
The following are the results of the 2004 season. [1]
2004 NHRA Powerade Schedule | |||||||
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Date | Race | Site | Winners | ||||
Top Fuel Dragster | Top Fuel Funny Car | Pro Stock | Pro Stock Motorcycle | ||||
February 27–29 | K&N Filters Winternationals | Pomona, California | Tony Schumacher | Jerry Toliver | Greg Anderson | N/A | |
March 5-7 | Checker Shucks Kragen Nationals | Phoenix, Ariz. | Brandon Bernstein | Del Worsham | Kurt Johnson | N/A | |
March 18–21 | Mac Tools Gatornationals | Gainesville, Fla | Tony Schumacher | Del Worsham | Greg Anderson | Andrew Hines | |
April 1–4 | SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals | Las Vegas, Nev. | Tony Schumacher | Phil Burkhart | Greg Anderson | N/A | |
April 15–18 | O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals | Houston, Texas | Brandon Bernstein | Tim Wilkerson | Greg Anderson | Karen Stoffer | |
April 30-May 2 | O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol, Tenn. | Tony Schumacher | John Force | Greg Anderson | N/A | |
May 13–16 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals | Atlanta, Ga. | Cory McClenathan | Whit Bazemore | Greg Anderson | Angelle Sampey | |
May 20-23 | Route 66 NHRA Nationals | Chicago, Ill. | Doug Kalitta | John Force | Jason Line | Shawn Gann | |
May 27–30 | O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals | Topeka, Kansas | Brandon Bernstein | Whit Bazemore | Greg Anderson | N/A | |
June 10-13 | Pontiac Excitement NHRA Nationals | Columbus, Ohio | Darrell Russell | Del Worsham | Greg Anderson | Andrew Hines | |
June 17–20 | K&N Filters SuperNationals | Englishtown, N.J. | Larry Dixon | Gary Densham | Jason Line | Andrew Hines | |
June 25–27 | Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals | Madison, Ill. | Doug Kalitta | Gary Scelzi | Greg Anderson | Steve Johnson | |
July 16–18 | Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals | Denver, Colo. | Scott Kalitta | Phil Burkart | Greg Anderson | Shawn Gann | |
July 23–25 | CarQuest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals | Seattle, Wash. | Tony Schumacher | John Force | Greg Anderson | N/A | |
July 30 - Aug. 1 | Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals | Sonoma, Calif. | Doug Kalitta | Tim Wilkerson | Greg Anderson | Angelle Sampey | |
August 12–15 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd, Minn. | Tony Schumacher | Eric Medlen | Dave Connolly | Craig Treble | |
August 20-22 | O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals | Memphis, Tenn. | Larry Dixon | John Force | Jason Line | Antron Brown | |
September 1-6 | Mac Tools U.S. Nationals | Indianapolis, Ind. | Tony Schumacher | Gary Densham | Greg Anderson | Antron Brown | |
September 23–26 | O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals | Dallas, Texas | Tony Schumacher | Del Worsham | Dave Connolly | N/A | |
September 30-October 3 | CarQuest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals | Joliet, IL | Doug Herbert | Del Worsham | Dave Connolly | N/A | |
October 8-10 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Reading, Pa. | Tony Schumacher | Gary Scelzi | Jason Line | Angelle Sampey | |
October 28–31 | ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals | Las Vegas, Nev. | Doug Kalitta | Gary Scelzi | Greg Anderson | Chip Ellis | |
November 3–6 | Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals | Pomona, California | Tony Schumacher | John Force | Greg Anderson | Angelle Sampey |
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