| 2004 Nextel Cup Schedule All Times Eastern |
| Date |
Race |
Venue |
TV |
Time |
| Feb. 7 |
Budweiser Shootout |
Daytona International Speedway |
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| Feb. 12 |
Gatorade Twin 125s |
Daytona International Speedway |
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| Feb. 15 |
Daytona 500 |
Daytona International Speedway |
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| Feb. 22 |
Subway 400 |
North Carolina Speedway |
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| March 7 |
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
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| March 14 |
Golden Corral 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
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| March 21 |
Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 |
Darlington Raceway |
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| March 28 |
Food City 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
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| April 4 |
Samsung/Radio Shack 500 |
Texas Motor Speedway |
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| April 18 |
Advance Auto Parts 500 |
Martinsville Speedway |
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| April 25 |
Aaron's 499 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
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| May 2 |
Auto Club 500 |
California Speedway |
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| May 15 |
Pontiac Performance 400 |
Richmond International Raceway |
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| May 22 |
Nextel All-Star Challenge |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
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| May 30 |
Coca-Cola 600 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
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| June 6 |
MBNA America 400 |
Dover International Speedway |
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| June 13 |
Pocono 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
FOX |
1 p.m. |
| June 20 |
Michigan 400 |
Michigan International Speedway |
FOX |
1 p.m. |
| June 27 |
Dodge/Save Mart 350 |
Infineon Raceway |
FOX |
4 p.m. |
| July 3 |
Pepsi 400 |
Daytona International Speedway |
FOX |
7 p.m. |
| July 11 |
Tropicana 400 |
Chicagoland Speedway |
NBC |
2:30 p.m. |
| July 25 |
New England 300 |
New Hampshire International Speedway |
TNT |
1:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 1 |
Pennsylvania 500 |
Pocono Raceway |
TNT |
1 p.m. |
| Aug. 8 |
Brickyard 400 |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
NBC |
2 p.m. |
| Aug. 15 |
Sirius at the Glen |
Watkins Glen International |
TNT |
1:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 22 |
Michigan 400 |
Michigan International Speedway |
TNT |
1:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 28 |
Sharpie 500 |
Bristol Motor Speedway |
TNT |
7 p.m. |
| Sept. 5 |
Pop Secret 500 |
California Speedway |
NBC |
7 p.m. |
| Sept. 11 |
Chevy Monte Carlo 400 |
Richmond International Raceway |
TNT |
7 p.m. |
| Sept. 19 |
Sylvania 300 |
New Hampshire International Speedway |
TNT |
12:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 26 |
MBNA America 400 |
Dover International Speedway |
TNT |
12:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 3 |
EA SPORTS 500 |
Talladega Superspeedway |
NBC |
1:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 10 |
Banquet 400 |
Kansas Speedway |
NBC |
1:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 16 |
UAW-GM Quality 500 |
Lowe's Motor Speedway |
NBC |
7 p.m. |
| Oct. 24 |
Subway 500 |
Martinsville Speedway |
NBC |
12:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 31 |
Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
NBC |
noon |
| Nov. 7 |
Checker Auto Parts 500 |
Phoenix International Raceway |
NBC |
3 p.m. |
| Nov. 14 |
Mountain Dew Southern 500 |
Darlington Raceway |
NBC |
1 p.m. |
| Nov. 21 |
Ford 400 |
Homestead-Miami Speedway |
NBC |
12:30 p.m. |
