2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 22, 2004 |
| Location | Concord, North Carolina, Lowe's Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Distance | Open: 30 laps, 45 mi (72 km) All-Star Challenge: 90 Laps, 135 mi (217 km) Segment 1: 40 laps Segment 2: 30 laps Segment 3: 20 laps |
| Avg Speed | Open: N/A All-Star Challenge: 91.889 mph (147.881 km/h) |
| Nextel Open | |
| Pole | Dave Blaney (Bill Davis Racing) |
| Time | 29.180 |
| Winner | Sterling Marlin (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Fan Vote winner | Ken Schrader (BAM Racing) |
| Nextel All-Star Challenge | |
| Pole | Rusty Wallace (Penske-Jasper Racing) |
| Pole | 2:03.998 |
| Most laps led | Ryan Newman (Penske-Jasper Racing) |
| Laps led | 49 |
| Winner | Matt Kenseth (Roush Racing) |
| Television | |
| Network | FX |
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip |
| Network | Motor Racing Network |
The 2004 Nextel All-Star Challenge was the second exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 22, 2004, in Concord, North Carolina at Lowe's Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 90 laps to complete. At race's end, Matt Kenseth, driving for Roush Racing, would complete a late race pass of eventual second-place driver, Penske-Jasper Racing driver Ryan Newman to win his first and only Nextel All-Star Challenge win. To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing finished third.