| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 32 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2004 Subway 400 program cover | |||
| Date | October 24, 2004 | ||
| Location | Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility .526 mi (.827 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.257 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures up to 60.8 °F (16.0 °C); wind speeds up to 4.1 miles per hour (6.6 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 66.103 mph (106.382 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske-Jasper Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 120 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 4.4/10[2] | ||
The 2004 Subway 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on October 24, 2004 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps, the race was the 32nd of the 36-race 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, and the sixth race in the 2004 Chase for the Nextel Cup.
Pole position was won by Penske-Jasper Racing's Ryan Newman, while Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Chip Ganassi Racing's Jamie McMurray and Newman finished second and third, respectively.
- ^ "2004 Subway 500". The Old Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
- ^ "TV RATINGS 2004". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.