The 2004 GFS Marketplace 400 was the 23rd stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 35th iteration of the event . The race was held on Sunday, August 22, 2004, before a crowd of 160,000 in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway , a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway . The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Greg Biffle of Roush Racing would run away with the race, passing teammate Mark Martin to win his second career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first of the season.[ 1] Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would finish third.
Background The layout of Michigan International Speedway , the venue where the race was held. The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan . The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway . The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation . Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list # Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed 00 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet Aaron's 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Zapf Creation 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Lucas Oil 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's , Delphi 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Pfizer , Justice League Unlimited Batman 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 11 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Vigoro, The Home Depot 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel , Justice League 13 Greg Sacks * Sacks Motorsports Dodge Vita Coco , ARC Dehooker 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard , Justice League Unlimited Flash 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Wellbutrin XL 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot , Team USA 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft , Justice League Unlimited Wonder Woman 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 30 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide 33 Kerry Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops , Tracker Boats 35 Mike Wallace Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 37 Stanton Barrett R&J Racing Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-All 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco , Havoline 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios , Betty Crocker 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Motorsports 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Marathon Oil 62 Larry Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Motorsports Chevrolet S.W.A.T. Fitness Club 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Freddie B's 75 Mike Garvey * Haefele Racing Dodge Jani-King 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak , Jasper Engines & Transmissions 79 Stan Boyd Conely Racing Chevrolet Weld Mold, SBC 80 Carl Long Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer 84 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Carquest 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus, Red Line Oil 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie , Justice League Unlimited Superman 98 Derrike Cope Mach 1 Motorsports Ford America's Most Wanted 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Justice League Unlimited Green Lantern Official entry list
*Withdrew.[ 2]
Practice
First practice The first practice session was originally scheduled to be held on Friday, August 20, at 11:00 AM EST , and would have lasted for an hour and 50 minutes. However, rain would delay the session for over an hour, and afterwards, only 48 minutes of the session were run.[ 2] Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 37.352 and an average speed of 192.761 miles per hour (310.219 km/h).[ 3]
Second practice The second practice session would occur on Saturday, August 21, at 9:30 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[ 2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.209 and an average speed of 130.398 miles per hour (209.855 km/h).[ 4]
Third and final practice The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, August 21, at 11:10 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[ 2] Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.209 and an average speed of 130.398 miles per hour (209.855 km/h).[ 5]
Starting lineup Qualifying was originally scheduled to occur on Friday, August 20, at 3:10 PM EST .[ 2] Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole.[ 6]
Nine drivers would fail to qualify: Kevin Lepage , Stanton Barrett , Kerry Earnhardt , Kyle Busch , Kenny Wallace , Larry Hollenbeck , J. J. Yeley , Mike Wallace , and Stan Boyd .
Full qualifying results
Race results Fin[ 7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 24 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 73 running 190 $190,180 2 13 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 46 running 175 $115,680 3 14 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 165 $123,727 4 15 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 3 running 165 $93,695 5 11 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 6 running 160 $110,455 6 7 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 200 4 running 155 $89,450 7 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 37 running 151 $119,968 8 5 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $117,343 9 4 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 138 $112,493 10 23 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 134 $105,332 11 10 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 0 running 130 $94,480 12 28 30 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 127 $80,640 13 25 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 124 $90,865 14 12 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 200 0 running 121 $109,507 15 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 118 $100,390 16 8 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 115 $101,093 17 17 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 1 running 117 $97,421 18 26 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 199 3 running 114 $85,565 19 31 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 199 12 running 111 $89,352 20 16 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 199 0 running 103 $76,215 21 3 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 199 0 running 100 $107,393 22 22 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 97 $71,215 23 34 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 199 0 running 94 $89,140 24 27 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 199 0 running 91 $88,646 25 19 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 88 $95,827 26 9 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 85 $104,098 27 21 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 199 1 running 87 $88,575 28 33 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 199 0 running 79 $61,175 29 32 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 199 0 running 76 $66,879 30 29 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 73 $58,915 31 38 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 195 3 running 75 $58,290 32 6 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 179 9 running 72 $97,048 33 30 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 157 2 engine 69 $66,140 34 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 113 0 handling 61 $58,960 35 35 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 111 0 clutch 58 $65,890 36 18 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 110 0 engine 55 $101,673 37 37 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 109 0 ignition 52 $57,790 38 41 09 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Phoenix Racing Dodge 105 0 engine 49 $57,690 39 43 80 Carl Long Hover Motorsports Ford 98 0 rear end 46 $57,645 40 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 81 0 engine 43 $77,385 41 39 98 Derrike Cope Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 49 0 steering 40 $57,550 42 42 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 27 0 engine 37 $57,510 43 36 50 Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge 11 0 overheating 34 $56,822 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 45 37 Stanton Barrett R&J Racing Dodge 46 33 Kerry Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47 84 Kyle Busch Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 00 Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 49 62 Larry Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Motorsports Chevrolet 50 11 J. J. Yeley Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 51 35 Mike Wallace Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet 52 79 Stan Boyd Conely Racing Chevrolet WD 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge WD 75 Mike Garvey Haefele Racing Dodge Official race results
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