2004 Siemens 300
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The 2004 Siemens 300 was the 19th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 12th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 25, 2004, before a crowd of 99,000 in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire International Raceway, a 1.058 miles (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would hold off the field on the final restart, defeating a dominant Ryan Newman with three to go to take his 10th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his second of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports and Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 19 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
![]() The 2004 Siemens 300 program cover. | |||
Date | July 25, 2004 | ||
Official name | 12th Annual Siemens 300 | ||
Location | Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire International Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | ||
Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 317.4 mi (510.805 km) | ||
Average speed | 97.862 miles per hour (157.494 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 99,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Penske-Jasper Racing | ||
Time | 28.776 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing | |
Laps | 187 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush 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 |