The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on February 14 and ended on November 20. Martin Truex, Jr. of Chance 2 Motorsports won the championship.
See Also: 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
List of full-time teams at the start of 2004.
The Hershey's Kisses 300 started February 14 but was postponed due to February 16 due to rain. The race was held at Daytona International Speedway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#24), David Keith (#95), Stanton Barrett (#91), Kevin Conway (#51), Stan Boyd (#57), Regan Smith (#56), Kim Crosby (#28), Robby Benton (#39), Mark Martin (#9), Brian Conz (#05), Norm Benning (#84)
The Goody's Headache Powder 200 was held February 21 at North Carolina Speedway. Johnny Benson won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Kenny Wallace (#23), Shane Sieg (#51), Eddie Beahr (#94), Paul Wolfe (#6), Jerry Reary (#41)
The Sam's Town 300 was held March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Andy Ponstein (#39), David Starr (#50), Larry Gunselman (#72), Damon Lusk (#74), Bruce Bechtel (#52), Randy Briggs (#85)
The Diamond Hill Plywood 200 was held March 20 at Darlington Raceway. Kyle Busch won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Eddie Beahr (#94), Norm Benning (#84)
The Sharpie Professional 250 was held March 27 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Justin Ashburn (#16), Butch Jarvis (#53), Mike Potter (#0)
The O'Reilly 300 was held April 3 at Texas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Stan Boyd (#51), Brad Teague (#39), Blake Mallory (#0), Donnie Neuenberger (#77), Justin Ashburn (#16), Bruce Bechtel (#52)
The Pepsi 300 was held April 10 at Nashville Superspeedway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole. Michael Waltrip won the race after Robby Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, and Kyle Busch tangled on the backstretch.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Shane Wallace (#63), Stan Boyd (#51), Justin Ashburn (#16), Chad Chaffin (#77), Mike Harmon (#24), Greg Sacks (#0), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Jimmy Kitchens (#97), Eddie Beahr (#94), Norm Benning (#84), Brad Baker (#85)
The Aaron's 312 was held April 24 at Talladega Superspeedway. Clint Bowyer won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Gus Wasson (#0), Robby Benton (#03)
The Stater Brothers 300 Presented by Gatorade was held May 1 at California Speedway. Jason Leffler won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: John Borneman III (#35), David Starr (#50), Bruce Bechtel (#57), Stanton Barrett (#91)
The Charter 250 was held May 8 at Gateway International Raceway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Clint Vahsholtz (#90), Brad Teague (#53), Shane Wallace (#63), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Randy Briggs (#85)
The Funai 250 was held May 14 at Richmond International Raceway. Kyle Busch won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Eddie Beahr (#94), Chad Beahr (#90)
The Goulds Pumps/ITT Industries 200 was held May 23 at Nazareth Speedway. Kyle Busch won the pole. This was the last race at Nazareth.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Carquest Auto Parts 300 was held May 29 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Regan Smith (#56), J. J. Yeley (#18)
The MBNA America 200 was held June 5 at Dover International Speedway. David Green won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Dion Ciccarelli (#84)
The Federated Auto Parts 300 was held June 12 at Nashville Superspeedway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Justin Ashburn (#16), Joe Buford (#53), Steven Christian (#34), Eddie Beahr (#94), David Keith (#0)
The Meijer 300 Presented by Oreo was held June 19 at Kentucky Speedway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Brad Teague (#52), Shawna Robinson (#91), Stuart Kirby (#65), Justin Ashburn (#16), Chris Horn (#58)
The Alan Kulwicki 250 was held June 26 at The Milwaukee Mile. David Stremme won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: none
The Winn-Dixie 250 presented by PepsiCo was held July 2 at Daytona International Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#24), Brad Teague (#0)
The Twister 300 was held July 10 at Chicagoland Speedway. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. won the pole. Justin Labonte won his first (and only) race, and this win is one of the biggest upsets in the Grand National Series history. With the win, there are three Labonte's with wins in NASCAR.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Jeff Fuller (#88), Blake Mallory (#51), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Carl Long (#07), Larry Hollenbeck (#62), Stanton Barrett (#91), Kevin Conway (#56)
The Siemens 200 was held July 24 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jamie McMurray won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: David Keith (#0), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Randy MacDonald (#71), Bill Hoff (#93), Stuart Kirby (#65)
The ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 was held July 31 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Harmon (#08), Ron Barfield (#97), Ryck Sanders (#07), Tim Edwards (#73)
The Kroger 200 Presented by Trom Raper RVs was held August 7 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Johnny Sauter won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#16), Brad Teague (#52), Kenny Hendrick (#35), Roland Isaacs (#71), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Butch Jarvis (#53), Dana White (#51)
The Cabela's 250 was held August 21 at Michigan International Speedway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#71), Tony Stewart (#81), Paul Menard (#11), Skip Smith (#67), Shelby Howard (#35), Todd Szegedy (#7)
The Food City 250 was held August 27 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Brad Teague (#52), Joe Buford (#53), Mike Potter (#0), Cam Strader (#06), Morgan Shepherd (#51), Rick Markle (#68), Caleb Holman (#96), John Hayden (#16)
The Target House 300 was held September 4 at California Speedway. Casey Mears won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#57)
The Emerson Radio 250 was held September 10 at Richmond International Raceway. Kasey Kahne won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Mike Potter (#0), Todd Bodine (#31), Justin Labonte (#44), Eric McClure (#04), Jay Sauter (#75), Kevin Lepage (#71), Tim Sauter (#56), Eddie Beahr (#94), Wayne Edwards (#70), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Tina Gordon (#39)
The Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger was held September 25 at Dover International Speedway. Kasey Kahne won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#71), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Matt Kobyluck (#40), Bill Hoff (#93), Stan Boyd (#65)
The Mr. Goodcents 300 was held October 9 at Kansas Speedway. Paul Menard won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#16), Brad Teague (#52), Stan Boyd (#71), Shane Hall (#28), Morgan Shepherd (#0), Chris Horn (#58), Kenny Hendrick (#51), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Bill Eversole (#56), Randy Briggs (#85), Clint Vahsholtz (#90)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300 was held October 15 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Casey Mears won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Paul Menard (#11), Eric McClure (#04), Kertus Davis (#0), Kenny Hendrick (#51), Brad Teague (#52), Gus Wasson (#10), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Scott Lynch (#6), Jimmy Henderson (#63), Tina Gordon (#39), Travis Geisler (#36), Brian Sockwell (#41), Robby Benton (#03), Larry Hollenbeck (#62)
It was Bliss' first NASCAR Busch Series win.
The Sam's Town 250 Benefitting St. Jude was held October 23 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Joe Buford (#53), Kertus Davis (#0), Jason White (#71), Shane Hall (#28), Bruce Bechtel (#52), Kenny Hendrick (#51), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Tina Gordon (#39), Todd Shafer (#40), Stan Boyd (#70), David Ragan (#95)
The Aaron's 312 was held October 30 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mike Bliss won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: John Hayden (#16), Blake Mallory (#51), Kevin Conway (#67), Todd Bodine (#31), Tina Gordon (#39), Mark Gibson (#34), Jimmy Kitchens (#77)
The Bashas' Supermarkets 200 was held November 6 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kyle Busch won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Eric Jones (#73), Charlie Bradberry (#35), Kevin Lepage (#71), Brad Teague (#52), John Borneman III (#83), Kertus Davis (#0), Joey Miller (#98), Mike Harmon (#54), Clint Vahsholtz (#90), Tina Gordon (#39), Kenny Hendrick (#51)
The BI-LO 200 was held November 13 at Darlington Raceway. Martin Truex, Jr. won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Aaron Fike (#43), Kevin Lepage (#71), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Randy Briggs (#85), Norm Benning (#84), Mike Harmon (#54), Jimmy Spencer (#98), Carl Long (#83)
Truex won the NASCAR Busch Series championship at this race, marking the first time in the track's 55-year history a NASCAR champion had been crowned at the track.
The Ford 300 was held November 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Casey Mears won the pole.
Top Ten Results
Failed to qualify: Kertus Davis (#0), Mark Green (#26), Eric McClure (#04), Kevin Lepage (#71), Gus Wasson (#10), Tina Gordon (#39), Dion Ciccarelli (#84), Jimmy Kitchens (#77), Jeff Fuller (#88), Blake Mallory (#28)
19-year-old Kyle Busch easily won Rookie of the Year honors in 2004, as he won five races and finished second in points. Runner-up Paul Menard started the year with Andy Petree Racing, then finished the season at Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. Clint Bowyer and J. J. Yeley ran partial schedules and had seven and four top-tens, respectively, while Travis Geisler and Stan Boyd ran with teams on limited budgets. Last-place-finisher Billy Parker, younger brother of Hank Parker Jr., started the season with the new Rusty Wallace, Inc. team, but was released during the season.
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