2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results

NASCAR began the 2004 season under the care of a new title sponsor -- Nextel Communications -- and a new most-coveted prize: the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. In addition to a new name, the process for winning NASCAR's top prize also changed to a "Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup" among the top 10 drivers for the last 10 races of the season.

See how the revamped season played out -- and how Kurt Busch eked out a narrow victory over Jimmie Johnson to win the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup -- with our 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup results chart below.

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Ryan Newman and Dale Jarrett drive in the 2004 DHL 400, an event in the first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season.

Ryan Newman (#12) and Dale Jarrett (#88) drive
in the 2004 DHL 400, one of the first
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season's events.
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2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Results

Number	Date	Site	Race Winner	Car	Speed
1	2/15/04	Daytona Beach, FL	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	156.345
2	2/22/04	Rockingham, NC	Matt Kenseth	Ford	112.016
3	3/07/04	Las Vegas, NV	Matt Kenseth	Ford	128.790
4	3/14/04	Atlanta, GA	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	158.679
5	3/21/04	Darlington, SC	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	114.001
6	3/28/04	Bristol, TN	Kurt Busch	Ford	82.607
7	4/04/04	Ft. Worth, TX	Elliott Sadler	Ford	138.845
8	4/18/04	Martinsville, VA	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	68.169
9	4/25/04	Talladega, AL	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	129.396
10	5/02/04	Fontana, CA	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	137.268
11	5/15/04	Richmond, VA	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	98.253
12	5/30/04	Charlotte, NC	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	142.763
13	6/06/04	Dover, DE	Mark Martin	Ford	97.042
14	6/13/04	Pocono, PA	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	112.129
15	6/20/04	Brooklyn, MI	Ryan Newman	Dodge	139.292
16	6/27/04	Sears Point, CA	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	77.456
17	7/03/04	Daytona Beach, FL	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	145.117
18	7/11/04	Chicago, IL	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	129.507
19	7/25/04	Loudon, NH	Kurt Busch	Ford	97.862
20	8/01/04	Pocono, PA	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	126.271
21	8/08/04	Indianapolis, IN	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	115.037
22	8/15/04	Watkins Glen, NY	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	92.249
23	8/22/04	Brooklyn, MI	Greg Biffle	Ford	139.063
24	8/28/04	Bristol, TN	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	88.538
25	9/05/04	Fontana, CA	Elliott Sadler	Ford	128.324
26	9/11/04	Richmond, VA	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	98.946
27	9/19/04	Loudon, NH	Kurt Busch	Ford	109.753
28	9/26/04	Dover, DE	Ryan Newman	Dodge	119.067
29	10/03/04	Talledega, AL	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	156.929
30	10/10/04	Kansas City, KS	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	128.058
31	10/16/04	Charlotte, NC	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	130.214
32	10/24/04	Martinsville, VA	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	66.103
33	10/31/04	Atlanta, GA	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	145.847
34	11/07/04	Phoenix, AZ	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Chevrolet	94.848
35	11/14/04	Darlington, SC	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	125.044
36	11/21/04	Homestead, FL	Greg Biffle	Ford	105.623

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