The 2004 Subway 500 was a

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stock car race held on October 24, 2004 at

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. Contested over 500 laps, the race was the 32nd of the 36-race

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season, and the sixth race in the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup.

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was won by

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's Ryan Newman, while

Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...

Hendrick Motorsports Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) is an American professional auto racing organization that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 1984 as All Star Racing by Rick Hendrick. Hendrick Motorsports has won a NASCAR-record 291 Cup Seri ...

won the race.

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and Newman finished second and third, respectively.

Background

Martinsville Speedway, considered the "Paperclip" for its

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shape, is the shortest track on the Cup circuit at only 0 long. The track's banking is 12 degrees, while the straightaways were flat. Entering the race,

Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is an American professional auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. He is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the ...

led the points standings with 5850 points.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born October 10, 1974) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, team owner, author, and an analyst for ''NASCAR on NBC''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving t ...

(5826),

Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who is the Vice Chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick M ...

(5776),

Elliott Sadler Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Sadler is one of 36 dr ...

(5693), and

Mark Martin Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series st ...

(5664) comprised the top five, while

Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke, is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. He is a ...

(5646),

Matt Kenseth Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He drives the No. 8 car in the Superstar Racing Experience. (SRX) Kenseth started racing on several short tracks in Wisconsin and won track cha ...

(5635), Jimmie Johnson (5623), Ryan Newman (5579), and

Jeremy Mayfield Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969) is an American stock car racing driver. He drove cars for the Sadler brothers, T.W. Taylor, Cale Yarborough, Michael Kranefuss, Roger Penske, Ray Evernham, Bill Davis, and Gene Haas. In 2009, he drove f ...

(5501) rounded out the Chase field.

Hendrick Motorsports plane crash

Before the race, a

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carrying ten people, seven of whom were Hendrick Motorsports personnel, including John Hendrick,

Rick Hendrick Joseph Riddick "Rick" Hendrick III (born July 12, 1949), nicknamed "Mr. H", is an American businessman. He is best known as the owner of the NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports. He is also a co-owner of JR Motorsports and founder of the Hendrick Au ...

's brother, and his two daughters Kimberly and Jennifer;

Ricky Hendrick Joseph Riddick "Ricky" Hendrick IV (April 2, 1980 – October 24, 2004) was an American stock car racing driver and partial owner at Hendrick Motorsports, a NASCAR team that his father Rick Hendrick founded. He was born in Charlotte, North Ca ...

, Rick's son and former driver; Jeff Turner, Hendrick Motorsports' general manager;

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, Hendrick's Director of Engine Operations; Joe Jackson, an executive for Jeff Gordon's sponsor

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; along with Scott Lathram, a pilot for Tony Stewart, and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison, crashed into nearby Bull Mountain, killing all on board. The crash occurred 27 minutes before the race began.

Qualifying

51 cars entered the race, ten of whom had attempted less than 20 races in 2004:

Ryan McGlynn Ryan McGlynn (born November 22, 1974) is an American former stock car racing driver and was the co-owner of McGlynn Racing along with his father Raynard "Ray" McGlynn. Together they managed the No. 74 Nextel Cup Series team with drivers Derrike ...

(#00),

Greg Sacks Greg Sacks (born November 3, 1952) is an American former stock car racing driver. He is married and has three children. He lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. He and his sons are partners in Grand Touring Vodka. Sacks has spent most of his career as ...

(#13),

Kevin Lepage Kevin Paul Lepage (born June 26, 1962) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver, who last drove in NASCAR in 2014. Racing career Early career Lepage spent the 1980s driving in both the Busch North series and the Vermont-based A ...

(#37),

Carl Long James Carlyle "Carl" Long (born September 20, 1967) is an American professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. In t ...

(#46),

Tony Raines Floyd Anthony Raines (born April 14, 1964) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a former National Touring Series champion in the now defunct American Speed Association and 1999 Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationw ...

(#51),

Klaus Graf Klaus Graf (born 21 July 1969) is a German professional racing driver. He is the son of rally driver Peter Graf. He lives in the United States while competing in the American Le Mans Series. He resulted LMP1 class champion in 2012, and runner-up ...

(#59),

Mike Garvey Michael Garvey (born September 13, 1962) is an American professional stock car racing driver who currently works as a crew chief in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for DGM Racing's No. 90 Chevrolet Camaro. As a driver, he competed in NASCAR and the Ame ...

(#75), Mario Gosselin (#80),

Brad Teague Brad Teague (born December 9, 1947) is a retired American professional stock car racing driver. He is a veteran of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. Personal life Teague was born in Buladean, Nort ...

(#94), and

Chad Chaffin Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver. Chaffin has raced in all three of NASCAR's major series. He was a two-time track champion at the historic Nashville Speedway USA, where he met his friend, Andy Ki ...

(#98).

Travis Kvapil Travis Wade Kvapil ( ; born March 1, 1976) is an American professional stock car driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Silverado for Beaver Motorsports. He was the 2003 NASCAR ...

(#06) was later added to the list, while Raines was removed. Qualifying was held on October 22, and was postponed by 30 minutes due to rain.

Ricky Rudd Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "The Rooster", is an American former racing driver. He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd. He retired in 2007 with 23 career wins. He was named ...

led the Friday practice with a lap speed of , faster than the previous track record. In qualifying, Ryan Newman won the pole with a lap time of 19.513 seconds and a speed of , more than 3/10th's faster than the previous record of set by Tony Stewart in 2000. for his 25th career pole. Newman's teammate

Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He has won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Over the course of his successful care ...

qualified second with a lap speed of , followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. (),

Ward Burton John Edward Burton III (born October 25, 1961) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has five career wins in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, including the 2002 Daytona 500 and the 2001 Southern 500. He is the older brothe ...

(), Kvapil (),

Scott Riggs Russell Scott Riggs (born January 1, 1971) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the 92 for RBR Enterprises in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Racing career Early career Riggs was born in Bahama, Nort ...

(), Kurt Busch (),

(), Rudd (), and Jeff Green () rounded out the top ten. The top 17 drivers broke the previous record. Jimmy Spencer (),

Todd Bodine Todd Martin Bodine (born February 27, 1964) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 62 Toyota Tundra for Halmar Friesen Racing, and current racing a ...

(),

Kirk Shelmerdine Edward Kirk Shelmerdine V (born March 8, 1958) is an American stock car racing driver and former championship-winning crew chief for Dale Earnhardt. Crew chief After spending his early NASCAR career as an engineer for Hylton Engineering, in 1984 ...

(), Gosselin (), and Lepage () were forced to use provisionals. Graf (), Garvey (),

Morgan Shepherd Clay Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) is an American retired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro for Shepherd Racing Ven ...

(), McGlynn (), Sacks (), and Teague () failed to qualify. Long withdrew from qualifying and did not set a time. Lepage and Shelmerdine were forced to move to the rear of the field for engine changes.

Full qualifying results

1. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing 97.043mph 2. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 96.234mph 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 96.205mph 4. Ward Burton # 0 Netzero HiSpeed Chevrolet Haas CNC Racing 96.107mph 5. Travis Kvapil #06 Mobil 1/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske Racing 96.102mph 6. Scott Riggs * #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 96.063mph 7. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN Ford Roush Racing 96.039mph 8. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 96.039mph 9. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 95.772mph 10. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 95.743mph 11. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 95.738mph 12. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 95.670mph 13. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing95.665mph 14. Brendan Gaughan * #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 95.656mph 15. Jeff Gordon #24 Dupont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 95.651mph 16. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 95.622mph 17. Bobby Labonte #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 95.549mph 18. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 95.304mph 19. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 95.218mph 20. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 95.127mph 21. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard/Subway Ford Roush Racing 95.098mph 22. Carl Edwards #99 Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing 94.912mph 23. Mark Martin # 6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 94.799mph 24. Scott Wimmer * #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 94.784mph 25. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 94.770mph 26. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 94.756mph 27. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 94.746mph 28. Casey Mears #41 Target/Breast Cancer Research Foundation Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 94.732mph 29. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 94.689mph 30. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 94.618mph 31. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 94.604mph 32. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 94.534mph 33. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 94.444mph 34. Brian Vickers * #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 94.289mph 35. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 94.040mph 36. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 93.975mph 37. Chad Chaffin #98 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards 93.956mph 38. Kasey Kahne *#9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 93.761mph 39. Jimmy Spencer #4 Lucas Oil Products Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 92.124mph (provisional) 40. Todd Bodine #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Racing 92.769mph (provisional) 41. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Vote for Bush Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 87.968mph (provisional) 42. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 92.159mph (provisional) 43. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 92.556mph (provisional) ''Did not qualify'' 44. Klaus Graf #59 BAM Racing Dodge BAM Racing 93.687mph 45. Mike Garvey #75 Jani-King Dodge Randall Haefelle 93.474mph 46. Mario Gosselin # Hover Motorsports Ford Hover Motorsports 92.710mph 47. Ryan McGlynn #00 Buyers Choice Auto Warranties Chevrolet Raynard McGlynn 91.624mph 48. Greg Sacks #13 ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco Dodge James Wilsberg 91.416mph 49. Brad Teague #94 WW Motorsports Ford David Watson 90.503mph 50. Carl Long #46 RacingMetal.com Dodge Glenn Motorsport no time

Race

Ryan Newman led the first nine laps of the race, with Rusty Wallace claiming the lead on lap 10, leading for 33 laps.

Terry Labonte Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956), nicknamed Texas Terry or The Iceman, is an American former stock car driver who raced from 1978 to 2014 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup and Sprint Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series). A two ...

then led the next eight laps, with

Kasey Kahne Kasey Kenneth Kahne (; born April 10, 1980) is an American dirt track racing driver and former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2018, driving the No. 95 Dumont Jets/Procore, Procore ...

leading for 17 laps before Labonte took the lead back. Tony Stewart took the lead on lap 90, losing it on lap 108 to Kurt Busch, who led for only the lap before

Sterling Marlin Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American semi-retired, professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, driving the No. 114 for Sterling Marlin Racing. He formerly competed in the N ...

took over, leading until Busch reclaimed it on lap 131. Busch would lead for 54 laps, with Matt Kenseth briefly leading for a lap before Busch led the longest streak with 64 laps.

Kevin Harvick Kevin Michael Harvick (born December 8, 1975) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 4 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick is the 2014 Cup Series champio ...

, Wallace, and Kenseth would split the lead for the next 45 laps, Harvick leading 43 of them, followed by leading another 61 after taking the lead back from Kenseth on lap 295. After Busch led lap 356, Jamie McMurray took the lead, leading for 20 laps until Jeff Gordon led for six laps from lap 377 to 382 before McMurray reclaimed it. Jimmie Johnson then led his first laps of the race on lap 405, relinquishing it on lap 410. McMurray (1) and Marlin (29) led the next 30 laps until Johnson took the lead on lap 440, leading for the remainder of the race. McMurray, Newman, Marlin, and Busch finished in the top five, while the top ten consisted of Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Green, Harvick, Jeff Gordon, and Rusty Wallace. 17 cautions occurred during the race. The first was on lap 4, when

Joe Nemechek Joseph Frank Nemechek III (born September 26, 1963) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 24 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. Nemechek has made the second mos ...

and Todd Bodine crashed in turn 2. On lap 14,

Brendan Gaughan William Brendan Gaughan (born July 10, 1975) is an American professional racing driver who has competed in off-road and stock cars. He is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. ...

, Marlin, and Mayfield were involved in an accident in turn 4, with Jimmy Spencer becoming the

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and gain back a lap. On lap 21, Rudd spun out in turn 2, allowing Shelmerdine to gain back a spot. On lap 66,

Robby Gordon Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, CART, the IndyCar Series, the Trans-Am Series, IMSA, IROC and the Dakar Rally. He is active in top-tier off road motorsports such as BITD, NO ...

crashed in turn 4, allowing Mario Gosselin to be the beneficiary. On lap 77, Rudd and Robby Gordon crashed in turn 4, Shelmerdine gaining another lap back. On lap 107,

Dale Jarrett Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is a former American race car driver and current commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993, 1996, and 2000) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series champio ...

Casey Mears Casey James Mears (born March 12, 1978) is an American professional off-road and stock car racing driver. He has raced in IndyCar, NASCAR's three national series including 15 seasons in the Cup Series, SCORE International, and the Stadium Super T ...

Bobby Hamilton Jr. Charles Robert Hamilton Jr. (born January 8, 1978) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He formerly competed in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. Early career When he was 15 ...

, and Kirk Shelmerdine crashed in turn 3, allowing Robby Gordon to regain a lap. On lap 184,

Kyle Petty Kyle Eugene Petty (born June 2, 1960) is an American former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator. He is the son of racer Richard Petty, grandson of racer Lee Petty, and father of racer Adam Petty, who was killed in a crash dur ...

spun in turn 2, permitting Nemechek to gain back a lap. On lap 292,

Carl Edwards Carl Michael Edwards II (born August 15, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Prior to that, he drove the No. 9 ...

spun in turn 2, with Jeff Gordon being the beneficiary. The first caution for debris was flown on lap 322, with Robby Gordon becoming the beneficiary.

Bobby Labonte Robert Allen Labonte (born May 8, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and current analyst for ''NASCAR on Fox''. He also currently competes full-time in the Superstar Racing Experience, driving the No. 18 car. ...

, Jeff Green, and

Ken Schrader Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955) is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Trac ...

crashed in turn 4 on lap 355, Rudd winning a lap back. Ward Burton spun in turn 2 on lap 372, though there was no beneficiary. On lap 410, Jarrett spun out in turn 3, with Petty gaining a lap back. The second debris caution flew on lap 418, Travis Kvapil being the beneficiary. On lap 451,

spun out in turn 4, Burton gaining back a lap.

and Petty crashed in turn 2 on lap 468, with Sadler getting a lap back. However, on lap 477, Sadler would be involved in a crash in turn 2 with Nemechek, allowing Scott Riggs to gain back a lap. The final caution occurred on lap 490, with Edwards and Robby Gordon crashing in turn 3, with Kvapil being the beneficiary again. Due to the Hendrick Motorsports plane crash, victory lane celebrations were not held, and the grandfather clock often given to the race winner was delivered after the season ended.

Results

Standings after the race

''Source:''

References

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