2004 Budweiser Shootout
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The 2004 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 7, 2004, before a crowd of 75,000 in Daytona Beach, Florida, at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0-km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 70 laps to complete. Robert Yates Racing driver Dale Jarrett would make a last lap pass and defend against Dale Earnhardt, Inc. driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win his third Budweiser Shootout.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.
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Race details | |||
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Race 1 of 2 exhibition races of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
Date | February 7, 2004 | ||
Official name | 26th Annual Budweiser Shootout | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 70 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km) | ||
Average speed | 150.826 miles per hour (242.731 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 75,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
Grid positions set by ballot | |||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 17 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | TNT | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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