NASCAR
ANNOUNCES 2004 NASCAR
NEXTEL CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2003) - The 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series, consisting of 36 championship points races, will
kick off NASCAR's 56th season on Sunday, Feb. 15 with the
Daytona 500 at Daytona International
Speedway, NASCAR officials announced today.
There are no new venues for the 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series season, but there are some noteworthy modifications
in the scheduling. The most
significant change involves California Speedway, which will
host a second
date. California Speedway will run its traditional spring
event on May 2.
The track will run its second event on Sept. 5 during Labor
Day weekend.
Darlington Raceway, which traditionally held the Labor Day
date for the
second of its two race weekends, will have that race date
shifted to Nov. 14
and become the penultimate race in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series title chase.
The other change involves the order of the spring races at
Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway. The two
will switch their order from the previous year's schedule,
with Martinsville being run April 18 and Talladega on April
25. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, which visits 23 tracks in
19 states, will conclude Nov. 21 at Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
The two all-star events will remain in their traditional
slots. The Budweiser Shootout kicks off Speedweeks at
Daytona International Speedway - and NASCAR's season overall
- on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 7. Speedweeks
continues with Bud Pole Qualifying on Sunday, Feb. 8; the
Gatorade Twin 125s
on Thursday, Feb. 12; and concludes with the 46th running of
the Daytona 500.
The NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, formerly known as The Winston, will
be held Saturday, May 22 at Lowe's Motor Speedway as a
prelude to the following week's Coca-Cola 600.
The initial 2004 on-track preview of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series teams and drivers will begin with NASCAR Preseason
Thunder, scheduled for Jan. 6-9 and 13-16 at Daytona
International Speedway.
For more information, contact: NASCAR Public Relations,
(386) 253-0611.
Date Race/Facility Network
Radio Laps Miles
Track Size
Feb 7 *BUDWEISER SHOOTOUT, Daytona
International Speedway
TNT
MRN 70
175 2.5
Feb 12 *GATORADE 125s, Daytona International Speedway
TNT
MRN 100 250
2.5
Defending Champion: Robby Gordon/Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Feb 15 DAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway
NBC MRN
200 500 2.5
Defending Champion: Michael Waltrip
Feb 22 SUBWAY 400, North Carolina Speedway
FOX
MRN 393 400
1.017
Defending Champion: Dale Jarrett
Mar 7 UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER 400, Las Vegas Motor
Speedway
FOX
PRN 267
400.5 1.5
Defending Champion: Matt Kenseth
Mar 14 GOLDEN CORRAL 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
FOX
PRN 325 500.5 1.54
Defending Champion: Bobby Labonte
Mar 21 CAROLINA DODGE DEALERS' 400, Darlington Raceway
FOX
MRN 293 400
1.366
Defending Champion: Ricky Craven
Mar 28 FOOD CITY 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
FOX
PRN 500 266.5
0.533
Defending Champion: Kurt Busch
Apr 4 SAMSUNG/RADIOSHACK 500, Texas Motor
Speedway
FOX PRN
334 501 1.5
Defending Champion: Ryan Newman
Apr 18 ADVANCE AUTO PARTS 500, Martinsville Speedway
FOX MRN
500 263
0.526
Defending Champion: Jeff Gordon
Apr 25 AARON'S 499, Talladega Superspeedway
FOX
MRN 188 500
2.66
Defending Champion: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
May 2 AUTO CLUB 500, California Speedway
FOX
MRN 250 500
2
Defending Champion: Kurt Busch
May 15 PONTIAC PERFORMANCE 400, Richmond International
Raceway
FX MRN
400 300 0.75
Defending Champion: Joe Nemechek
May 22 *NASCAR NEXTEL ALL-STAR CHALLENGE
Lowe's Motor Speedway
FX MRN
TBD TBD 1.5
Defending Champion: Jimmie Johnson
May 30 COCA-COLA 600, Lowe's Motor Speedway
FOX
PRN 400 600
1.5
Defending Champion: Jimmie Johnson
June 6 MBNA AMERICA 400, Dover International Speedway
FX MRN 400
400 1
Defending Champion: Ryan Newman
June 13 POCONO 500, Pocono Raceway
FOX
MRN 200 500
2.5
Defending Champion: Tony Stewart
June 20 Michigan International Speedway
FOX
MRN 200 400
2
Defending Champion: Kurt Busch
June 27 DODGE/SAVE MART 350, Infineon Raceway
FOX
PRN 110 219
1.99
Defending Champion: Robby Gordon
July 3 PEPSI 400, Daytona International Speedway
FOX MRN
160 400 2.5
Defending Champion: Greg Biffle
July 11 TROPICANA 400, Chicagoland Speedway
NBC
MRN 267 400
1.5
Defending Champion: Ryan Newman
July 25 NEW ENGLAND 300, New Hampshire International
Speedway
TNT
MRN 300
317.4 1.058
Defending
Champion: Jimmie Johnson
Aug 1 PENNSYLVANIA 500, Pocono Raceway
TNT
MRN 200 500
2.5
Defending
Champion: Ryan Newman
Aug 8 BRICKYARD 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
NBC
IMS 160 400
2.5
Defending
Champion: Kevin Harvick
Aug 15 SIRIUS AT THE GLEN, Watkins Glen International
TNT
MRN 90
220.5 2.45
Defending
Champion: Robby Gordon
Aug 22 Michigan International Speedway
TNT
MRN 200 400
2
Defending
Champion: Ryan Newman
Aug 28 SHARPIE 500, Bristol Motor Speedway
TNT
PRN 500
266.5 0.533
Defending
Champion: Kurt Busch
Sep 5 POP SECRET 500, California Speedway
NBC
MRN 250 500
2
Defending
Champion: Inaugural Event
Sep 11 CHEVY MONTE CARLO 400, Richmond Int'l Raceway
TNT
MRN 400 300
0.75
Defending Champion: TBD
Sep 19 SYLVANIA 300, New Hampshire International
Speedway
TNT
MRN 300
317.4 1.058
Defending Champion: TBD
Sep 26 MBNA AMERICA 400, Dover International Speedway
TNT
MRN 400 400
1
Defending Champion: TBD
Oct 3 EA SPORTS 500, Talladega Superspeedway
NBC
MRN 188 500
2.66
Defending
Champion: TBD
Oct 10 BANQUET 400 presented by ConAgra Foods
NBC
MRN 267 400
1.5
Defending
Champion: TBD
Oct 16 UAW-GM QUALITY 500, Lowe's Motor Speedway
NBC PRN
334 500 1.5
Defending Champion: TBD
Oct 24 SUBWAY 500, Martinsville Speedway
NBC
MRN 500 263
0.526
Defending
Champion: TBD
Oct 31 BASS PRO SHOPS MBNA 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway
NBC
PRN 325
500.5 1.54
Defending Champion: TBD
Nov 7 CHECKER AUTO PARTS 500, Phoenix
International Raceway
NBC
MRN 312 312
1
Defending Champion: TBD
Nov 14 MOUNTAIN DEW SOUTHERN 500, Darlington Raceway
NBC MRN
367 500
1.366
Defending Champion: Terry Labonte
Nov 21 FORD 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
NBC
MRN 267 400.5
1.5
Defending
Champion: TBD
ALL TIMES LISTED ARE E.S.T.
TENTATIVE-SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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