2004 Nextel Cup Series

The 2004 Nextel Cup Series was the fourth year of the simulation. The 56th NASCAR Cup Series season and the 33rd season of the modern era of the sport, it began with the 46th Daytona 500 and finished with the New Hampshire 300. Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the #8 for Dale Earnhardt Inc., was crowned champion. This was the first year that Winston was not the title sponsor of the Cup Series.

### Race results

46th Daytona 500

1.      19- Casey Atwood

2.      6- Johnny Sauter

3.      99- Jeff Burton

4.      28- Greg Biffle

5.      2- Carl Edwards

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      20- Tony Stewart

9.      55- Clint Bowyer

10.    15- Ricky Hendrick

DuraLube 400

1.      17- Matt Kenseth

2.      19- Casey Atwood

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      18- Bobby Labonte

5.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

8.      2- Carl Edwards

9.      10- Shane Hmiel

10.    6- Johnny Sauter

UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      36- Jamie McMurray

6.      32- Ricky Craven

7.      19- Casey Atwood

8.      99- Jeff Burton

9.      0- Jon Wood

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      66- Denny Hamlin

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      29- Kevin Harvick

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

9.      10- Shane Hmiel

10.    8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      26- Travis Kvapil

10.    29- Kevin Harvick

Food City 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      66- Denny Hamlin

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      88- Dale Jarrett

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      24- Jeff Gordon

9.      46- David Gilliland

10.    23- Brent Sherman

Harrah’s 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      46- David Gilliland

9.      2- Carl Edwards

10.    25- Jerry Nadeau

Virginia 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      36- Jamie McMurray

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      28- Greg Biffle

9.      23- Brent Sherman

10.    55- Clint Bowyer

UAW-GM Quality 500

1.      9- Kasey Kahne

2.      18- Bobby Labonte

3.      01- Matt Crafton

4.      2- Carl Edwards

5.      20- Tony Stewart

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      88- Dale Jarrett

9.      28- Greg Biffle

10.    36- Jamie McMurray

NAPA Auto Parts 500

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      2- Carl Edwards

3.      88- Dale Jarrett

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      32- Ricky Craven

6.      19- Casey Atwood

7.      20- Tony Stewart

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      42- Jimmie Johnson

10.    81- Kevin Grubb

Pontiac Excitement 400

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      25- Jerry Nadeau

4.      18- Bobby Labonte

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      21- Casey Mears

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      2- Carl Edwards

9.      88- Dale Jarrett

10.    55- Clint Bowyer

Coca-Cola 600

1.      17- Matt Kenseth

2.      55- Clint Bowyer

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      2- Carl Edwards

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      66- Denny Hamlin

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      99- Jeff Burton

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    31- Marcos Ambrose

MBNA Platinum 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      18- Bobby Labonte

5.      6- Johnny Sauter

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      10- Shane Hmiel

8.      26- Travis Kvapil

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Kmart 400

1.      99- Jeff Burton

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      17- Matt Kenseth

5.      66- Denny Hamlin

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      38- John Andretti

8.      55- Clint Bowyer

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    40- Sam Hornish Jr.

Pocono 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      66- Denny Hamlin

4.      88- Dale Jarrett

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      99- Jeff Burton

7.      20- Tony Stewart

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      55- Clint Bowyer

10.    46- David Gilliland

Dodge-Save Mart 350

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      99- Jeff Burton

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      42- Jimmie Johnson

5.      6- Johnny Sauter

6.      19- Casey Atwood

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      17- Matt Kenseth

9.      20- Tony Stewart

10.    15- Ricky Hendrick

Pepsi 400

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      36- Jamie McMurray

5.      01- Matt Crafton

6.      20- Tony Stewart

7.      25- Jerry Nadeau

8.      2- Carl Edwards

9.      83- Brian Keselowski

10.    31- Marcos Ambrose

Tropicana 400

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      66- Denny Hamlin

3.      29- Kevin Harvick

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      2- Carl Edwards

7.      32- Ricky Craven

8.      21- Casey Mears

9.      36- Jamie McMurray

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

New England 300

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      99- Jeff Burton

7.      17- Matt Kenseth

8.      19- Casey Atwood

9.      18- Bobby Labonte

10.    10- Shane Hmiel

Pennsylvania 500

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      40- Sam Hornish Jr.

4.      17- Matt Kenseth

5.      9- Kasey Kahne

6.      21- Casey Mears

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      99- Jeff Burton

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    55- Clint Bowyer

Brickyard 400

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      25- Jerry Nadeau

6.      19- Casey Atwood

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      83- Brian Keselowski

9.      28- Greg Biffle

10.    31- Marcos Ambrose

Global Crossing @ The Glen

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      01- Matt Crafton

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    2- Carl Edwards

Pepsi 400 presented by Meijer

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      2- Carl Edwards

3.      19- Casey Atwood

4.      29- Kevin Harvick

5.      42- Jimmie Johnson

6.      24- Jeff Gordon

7.      9- Kasey Kahne

8.      55- Clint Bowyer

9.      20- Tony Stewart

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Sharpie 500

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      55- Clint Bowyer

7.      29- Kevin Harvick

8.      22- Ward Burton

9.      24- Jeff Gordon

10.    26- Travis Kvapil

Mountain Dew Southern 500

1.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      15- Ricky Hendrick

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      26- Travis Kvapil

6.      66- Denny Hamlin

7.      55- Clint Bowyer

8.      19- Casey Atwood

9.      29- Kevin Harvick

10.    42- Jimmie Johnson

NAPA 500

1.      01- Matt Crafton

2.      17- Matt Kenseth

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      32- Ricky Craven

5.      2- Carl Edwards

6.      22- Ward Burton

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      24- Jeff Gordon

9.      26- Travis Kvapil

10.    88- Dale Jarrett

MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      24- Jeff Gordon

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      20- Tony Stewart

5.      55- Clint Bowyer

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      66- Denny Hamlin

8.      6- Johnny Sauter

9.      36- Jamie McMurray

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

Protection One 400

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      32- Ricky Craven

4.      17- Matt Kenseth

5.      20- Tony Stewart

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      19- Casey Atwood

9.      46- David Gilliland

10.    6- Johnny Sauter

Talladega 500

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      20- Tony Stewart

4.      24- Jeff Gordon

5.      55- Clint Bowyer

6.      19- Casey Atwood

7.      99- Jeff Burton

8.      32- Ricky Craven

9.      17- Matt Kenseth

10.    2- Carl Edwards

Old Dominion 500

1.      55- Clint Bowyer

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      99- Jeff Burton

5.      19- Casey Atwood

6.      24- Jeff Gordon

7.      20- Tony Stewart

8.      83- Brian Keselowski

9.      17- Matt Kenseth

10.    8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

EA Sports 500

1.      20- Tony Stewart

2.      28- Greg Biffle

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      2- Carl Edwards

5.      29- Kevin Harvick

6.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7.      22- Ward Burton

8.      83- Brian Keselowski

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    38- John Andretti

Checker Auto Parts 500 presented by Pennzoil

1.      29- Kevin Harvick

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      55- Clint Bowyer

4.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5.      25- Jerry Nadeau

6.      22- Ward Burton

7.      9- Kasey Kahne

8.      26- Travis Kvapil

9.      19- Casey Atwood

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400

1.      19- Casey Atwood

2.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3.      24- Jeff Gordon

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      20- Tony Stewart

6.      18- Bobby Labonte

7.      28- Greg Biffle

8.      6- Johnny Sauter

9.      2- Carl Edwards

10.    17- Matt Kenseth

Pennzoil Freedom 400

1.      24- Jeff Gordon

2.      19- Casey Atwood

3.      2- Carl Edwards

4.      55- Clint Bowyer

5.      17- Matt Kenseth

6.      20- Tony Stewart

7.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

8.      26- Travis Kvapil

9.      22- Ward Burton

10.    99- Jeff Burton

Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400

1.      19- Casey Atwood

2.      20- Tony Stewart

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      18- Bobby Labonte

5.      10- Shane Hmiel

6.      17- Matt Kenseth

7.      24- Jeff Gordon

8.      31- Marcos Ambrose

9.      23- Brent Sherman

10.    99- Jeff Burton

New Hampshire 300

1.      2- Carl Edwards

2.      29- Kevin Harvick

3.      8- Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4.      19- Casey Atwood

5.      24- Jeff Gordon

6.      22- Ward Burton

7.      88- Dale Jarrett

8.      28- Greg Biffle

9.      17- Matt Kenseth

10.    42- Jimmie Johnson

### Milestones

Most Wins: Carl Edwards- #2, Penske Racing (9)

Daytona 500 Winner: Casey Atwood- #19, Evernham Motorsports

Most Consecutive Wins: N/A (No drivers achieved consecutive wins this season.)

Rookie of the Year: Sam Hornish Jr.- #40, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Unexpected Win: Casey Atwood winning his *second* Daytona 500 in two years, aged just 23.