| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2004 Subway 400 program cover | |||
| Date | February 22, 2004 | ||
| Location | North Carolina Speedway, Richmond County, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.017 mi (1.637 km) | ||
| Distance | 393 laps, 399.681 mi (643.224 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures hovering around 71.1 °F (21.7 °C); wind speeds up to 9.2 miles per hour (14.8 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 112.016 mph (180.272 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske Racing | ||
| Time | 23.398 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 259[2] | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2004 Subway 400 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on February 22, 2004, at North Carolina Speedway in Richmond County, North Carolina. The race was the second of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.
Ryan Newman of Penske Racing won the pole position, while Matt Kenseth of Roush Racing won the race. The race was the final Cup race at the track due to poor attendance, as the race date was later given to Phoenix International Raceway;[3] only 50,000 were in attendance at the 60,113 facility.[4]
The other Cup race at the track, the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400, had been replaced by California Speedway after 2003.
- ^ Weather information for the 2004 Subway 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ^ "2004 Subway 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ "2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Recap". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Kenseth noses out Kahne to claim the Subway 400". St. Petersburg Times. February 23, 2004. Retrieved January 26, 2014.