2004 UAW-GM Quality 500

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2004 UAW-GM Quality 500
Race details
Race 31 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover.jpg
The 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Title Fight!"
DateOctober 16, 2004
Official name 45th Annual UAW-GM Quality 500
Location Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.5 miles (2.41 km)
Distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Scheduled distance 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km)
Average speed 130.214 miles per hour (209.559 km/h)
Attendance 140,000
Pole position
Driver Penske-Jasper Racing
Time 28.590
Most laps led
Driver Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports
Laps 207
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2004 UAW-GM Quality 500 was the 31st stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, the fifth race of the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup, and the 45th iteration of the event. The race was on Saturday, October 16, 2004, before a crowd of 140,000 in Concord, North Carolina, at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At the race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would take advantage of Kasey Kahne's bad luck at the end of the race, holding off the field on the final restart to win his 11th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his third of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Charlotte Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Lowe's Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
00 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet Aaron's
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army, G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet SCORE Motorsports
4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's, Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Reverse Viagra
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser, 2004 World Series
08 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge, Mopar
09 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline Mark Martin Throwback
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge Vita Coco, ARC Dehooker
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 Genuine Parts, U. S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont, Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services, Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Throwback
30 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online Dale Earnhardt Piedmont Airlines Throwback
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless, Richard Childress Racing 35th Anniversary
32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
35 Mike Wallace Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing
37 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge R&J Racing
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford Combos
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Prilosec OTC
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
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, Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 Jeff Fuller Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
51 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon Oil
59 Larry Foyt BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing
62 Damon Lusk* Hollenbeck Motorsports Chevrolet S.W.A.T. Fitness Club
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Vote for Bush
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions
84 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Carquest, Hendrick Motorsports 20th Anniversary
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing with Jesus "Keep The Passion Going"
92 Derrike Cope** Front Row Motorsports Dodge Front Row Motorsports
94 Stanton Barrett** W. W. Motorsports Dodge W. W. Motorsports
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Mach 1 Motorsports
99 Carl Edwards*** Roush Racing Ford Maxwell House, Canteen Vending
Official entry list

*Withdrew. [2]

**Barrett was originally tapped to drive the #94, and Cope to drive the #92. However, the #92 team would withdraw, and Cope would move to the #94. [2]

***Edwards drove in pre-race activities, but would not start the car on Saturday due to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race he attended on the same day going late. As a result, backup driver Dave Blaney would start for Edwards, and Edwards would get in the car on lap 24. As Blaney had started the race, Blaney was credited with the finish. [2]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, October 14, at 2:20 PM EST, and would last for 2 hours. [2] Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.870 and an average speed of 187.045 miles per hour (301.020 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 28.870187.045
297 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 28.967186.419
338 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.037185.970
Full first practice results

Second practice

The second practice session was held on Friday, October 15, at 4:30 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.710 and an average speed of 181.757 miles per hour (292.510 km/h). [4]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.710181.757
29 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.729181.641
399 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 29.732181.622
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 15, at 6:10 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.710 and an average speed of 181.757 miles per hour (292.510 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
138 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.662182.051
22 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 29.722181.684
348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.731181.629
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, October 14, at 7:10 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. [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 28.590 and an average speed of 188.877 miles per hour (303.968 km/h), setting a new track record. [7]

Nine drivers would fail to qualify: Kenny Wallace, Derrike Cope, Mike Wallace, Carl Long, Kirk Shelmerdine, Larry Foyt, Hermie Sadler, Morgan Shepherd, and Geoff Bodine.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 28.590188.877
29 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 28.829187.311
341 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 28.834187.279
410 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 28.957186.483
538 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 28.996186.233
615 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 28.997186.226
729 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.010186.143
801 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 29.022186.066
948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.237184.697
1099 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 29.036185.976
1132 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 29.039185.957
126 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 29.139185.319
1319 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 29.146185.274
142 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 29.154185.223
1520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.170185.122
1677 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 29.192184.982
1725 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.213184.849
1816 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 29.215184.837
1931 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.241184.672
2014 John Andretti ppc Racing Ford 29.250184.615
2197 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 29.264184.527
224 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 29.268184.502
2324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.289184.370
2442 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.300184.300
258 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 29.339184.055
2650 Jeff Fuller Arnold Motorsports Dodge 29.431183.480
2737 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 29.452183.349
2851 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 29.458183.312
2909 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 29.470183.237
3049 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 29.472183.225
3140 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 29.482183.163
3245 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.497183.070
3343 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 29.500183.051
3418 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 29.506183.014
3530 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.515182.958
3617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 29.604182.408
3713 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 29.628182.260
3884 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.629182.254
Provisionals
3988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 29.763181.433
405 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.704181.794
4121 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.756181.476
4222 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 29.845180.935
430 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 29.631182.242
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4400 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 29.732181.622
4594 Derrike Cope W. W. Motorsports Dodge 29.807181.165
4635 Mike Wallace Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet 29.868180.796
4708 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 29.885180.693
4872 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford30.230178.630
4959 Larry Foyt BAM Racing Dodge 30.382177.737
5002 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 30.483177.148
5189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 30.498177.061
5298 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford30.615176.384
WD62 Damon Lusk Hollenbeck Motorsports Chevrolet
WD92 Derrike Cope Front Row Motorsports Dodge
Official qualifying results

Race

On the first lap of the race, a multi-car crash occurred in turn 1. It started when the 4th place start car in Scott Riggs when his car did not get up to speed going into turn 1. Riggs went up the track to move out of the way but Greg Biffle all of a sudden got hit from behind by John Andretti collecting Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, Tony Raines, and Ken Schrader. Pole sitter Ryan Newman led the first lap of the race. The race got back going on lap 8 but the caution would be immeadeatly be thrown again when Jeff Fuller blew a tire and hit the wall in turn 1. The race got back going on lap 13 with Newman still leading and got some green flag laps. On lap 23, the third caution flew when Brian Vickers crashed hard on the front stretch after contact with Robby Gordon. The race would be red flagged for a short period of time to repair the outside SAFER barrier on the front stretch. During the caution, Dave Blaney was taken out of the #99 and Carl Edwards jumped in. After the red flag was lifted, Elliott Sadler won the race off of pit road and led the field to the restart on lap 31. On lap 42, Kasey Kahne took the lead on Sadler. On lap 76, the fourth caution flew when Jeff Gordon spun off of turn 4 and got hit again by Rusty Wallace. Kahne won the race off of pit road and lead the field to the restart on lap 81. The fifth caution would fly on lap 120 for debris. Kahne won the race off of pit road and lead on the restart on lap 125. Kahne would be passed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead. On lap 130, Kahne took the lead back. On lap 172, the 6th caution flew when Matt Kenseth blew a tire and hit the wall. Kahne won the race off of pit road and lead the field to green on lap 177. Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead from Kahne on the restart. On lap 180, Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Jr. On lap 187, Kasey Kahne took the lead back. On lap 210, the 7th caution flew for debris. Kahne lead the field on lap 215 for the restart. On the next lap, Mark Martin took the lead. Kahne took it back on lap 220. On lap 223, the 8th caution flew when Kevin Harvick's engine blew and laid fluid. It also caused other drivers to spin like Matt Kenseth, Jeremy Mayfield, and Carl Edwards where Edwards crashed out. Race restarted on lap 232 with Kasey Kahne leading. [8]

Final Laps

Kahne had the most dominant performance he had during his whole rookie season. Kahne was looking for his first win in his 31st start while being the first rookie to win in the Cup Series since Jimmie Johnson in 2002 and Kahne had the car to win. Unfortunetly for Kahne, his bad luck would continue. On lap 268 of the race, Kahne was leading when he went into turn 1 when all of a sudden the right front tire on his car went flat and the car shot up the race track and hit the outside wall in turn 2. This would end Kahne's race. Kahne had one of the worst ways to lose a race after having his most dominant performance of the season after he led a race high 207 laps of the race before he crashed out of the race while leading. While Kahne wrecked, Kyle Busch and Sterling Marlin both wrecked in turn 4. Mark Martin won the race off of pit road and was the new race leader. Martin lead the field to the green on lap 273. On lap 278, Kurt Busch would take the lead. Mark Martin would take it back on lap 281. With 33 laps to go, Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Martin. With 23 to go, the 10th caution would fly for a three car crash when Brendan Gaughan's car slowed down and would be run into from behind by Jimmy Spencer which also collected Mark Martin giving Martin damage. Martin's car would be able to come back and finish the race. Joe Nemechek lead with 17 to go on the restart but was quickly passed by Johnson. With 16 to go, the 11th and final caution flew when Michael Waltrip's car slid up and hit the wall. The race restarted with 12 laps to go and Johnson held onto the lead and won the race picking up his 5th win of the season. This would be the first of three wins in a row for Johnson. Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kurt Busch, and Joe Nemechek rounded out the top 5 while Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, and Tony Stewart rounded out the top 10. [8]

Race results

Fin [9] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33435running185$191,450
22324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3340running170$161,678
3258 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3348running170$155,928
42197 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 3343running165$110,250
5801 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 3344running160$112,750
63988 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 3340running150$113,992
7538 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 33413running151$112,158
82442 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3340running142$80,625
93530 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3340running138$77,700
101520 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3340running134$113,903
113617 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 3340running130$113,803
123140 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3341running132$100,525
13126 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 33432running129$74,500
14112 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 33431running126$136,117
151132 Bobby Hamilton Jr. PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 3330running118$88,150
164121 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 3320running115$89,006
173418 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 3320running112$103,483
181931 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3320running109$93,137
19430 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 3310running106$61,350
20341 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 3310running103$79,400
213049 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 3310running100$60,550
222014 John Andretti ppc Racing Ford 3300running97$56,675
231677 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 3290running94$69,375
242909 Johnny Sauter Phoenix Racing Dodge 3290running91$60,455
25405 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3280running88$86,325
264222 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 3270running85$77,375
273245 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 3260running82$66,934
28615 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 3190crash79$91,991
29224 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 3100crash76$58,050
301319 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 2770crash73$66,425
31142 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 2740running70$98,633
3229 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 267207crash77$133,050
331816 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 2650running64$63,550
343884 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2640crash61$54,575
353343 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 2380engine58$80,750
36729 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2210engine55$90,793
371099 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 2180crash52$88,087
38410 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 300engine49$82,022
392737 Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 250ignition46$54,290
401725 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 230crash43$62,255
413713 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 100crash40$54,220
422650 Jeff Fuller Arnold Motorsports Dodge 70crash37$54,180
432851 Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 10crash34$53,499
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4400 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet
4594 Derrike Cope W. W. Motorsports Dodge
4635 Mike Wallace Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet
4708 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
4872 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
4959 Larry Foyt BAM Racing Dodge
5002 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet
5189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
5298 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford
WD62 Damon Lusk Hollenbeck Motorsports Chevrolet
WD92 Derrike Cope Front Row Motorsports Dodge
Official race results

References

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