2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 7 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 The 2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 program cover, with artwork by Sam Bass. | |||
| Date | April 4, 2004 | ||
| Official name | 8th Annual Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 334 laps, 501 mi (806.281 km) | ||
| Average speed | 138.845 miles per hour (223.449 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 216,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 27.849 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | |
| Laps | 148 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FOX | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2004 Samsung/Radio Shock 500 was the seventh stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the eighth iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, April 4, 2004, before a crowd of 216,000 in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 334 laps to complete. At race's end, Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing would win in a photo finish against Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports to collect his second career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first of the season.[1] Sadler would win by 0.028 seconds over Kahne. To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would finish 3rd.
Entry list
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
*Withdrew.[2]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 2, at 11:20 AM CST and would last for two hours.[2] Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.081 and an average speed of 192.301 miles per hour (309.478 km/h).[3]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 28.081 | 192.301 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 28.092 | 192.226 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.105 | 192.137 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second practice
The second practice session would occur on Saturday, April 3, at 9:30 AM CST and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Bill Elliott of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.759 and an average speed of 187.767 miles per hour (302.182 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 28.759 | 187.767 |
| 2 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 28.856 | 187.136 |
| 3 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 28.925 | 186.690 |
| Full second practice results | ||||||
Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, April 3, at 11:10 AM CST and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.759 and an average speed of 187.767 miles per hour (302.182 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 28.957 | 186.483 |
| 2 | 23 | Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 29.003 | 186.188 |
| 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 29.124 | 185.414 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||