2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes"

The 2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" was the 13th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 6, 2004, before a crowd of 140,000 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. At race's end, Mark Martin of Roush Racing would survive through a wreck-fest to win his 34th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win, his first of the season, and would break a 72-race losing streak.[1] To fill out the podium, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing and Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would finish second and third, respectively.

2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes"
Race details
Race 13 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 MBNA America 400 program cover, honoring the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
The 2004 MBNA America 400 program cover, honoring the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
Date June 6, 2004
Official name 36th Annual MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes"
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Scheduled Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)
Average speed 97.042 miles per hour (156.174 km/h)
Attendance 140,000
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Time 22.288
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 234
Winner
No. 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing
Television in the United States
Network FX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
00 Carl Long* McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet SCORE Motorsports
4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
7 Dave Blaney** Ultra Motorsports Dodge Ultra Motorsports
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
09 Tony Raines Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet MBNA, D-Day 60th Anniversary
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft Genuine Parts, U. S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge Ollie's Bargain Outlet
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
35 Kenny Hendrick** Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing
37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-all
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 Mike Wallace Arnold Motorsports Dodge GEICO
51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Negotiations Seminar
52 Stan Boyd* Rick Ware Racing Dodge Rick Ware Racing
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Jasper Engines & Transmissions
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus, Red Line Oil
90 Kevin Ray* Donlavey Racing Ford Boudreaux's Butt Paste
94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet Husqvarna
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie
98 Larry Gunselman Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing
Official entry list

*Withdrew due to failing inspection.[2]

**Withdrew due to unknown reasons.[2]

Practice

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There were three scheduled practices to occur, with one on Friday and two on Saturday. However, the first practice on Saturday would be canceled to rain, so only two practices were held.[2]

First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Friday, June 4, at 11:05 AM EST and would last for one hour and 55 minutes.[2] Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 22.393 and an average speed of 160.764 miles per hour (258.725 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 22.393 160.764
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 22.494 160.043
3 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.578 159.447
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, July 24, at 11:10 AM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Kurt Busch of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.155 and an average speed of 155.474 miles per hour (250.211 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 23.155 155.474
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 23.198 155.186
3 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 23.199 155.179
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would occur on Friday, June 4, at 2:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2] Positions 1-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39–43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[5]

Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 28.776 and an average speed of 132.360 miles per hour (213.013 km/h).[6]

Two crashes would occur in qualifying. First, Greg Biffle would hit the wall coming out of the second turn on his first lap, causing Biffle to not make a lap and forcing the team to qualify on a provisional.[7] Then, Michael Waltrip would spin and slam the wall on the second lap, causing Waltrip to go to a backup car and start at the rear for the race.[8]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Hermie Sadler, Todd Bodine, and Larry Gunselman.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 22.288 161.522
2 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 22.410 160.643
3 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.427 160.521
4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 22.470 160.214
5 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 22.522 159.844
6 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.568 159.518
7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 22.634 159.053
8 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.673 158.779
9 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 22.674 158.772
10 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.679 158.737
11 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 22.682 158.716
12 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 22.685 158.695
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.688 158.674
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.698 158.604
15 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 22.710 158.520
16 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 22.728 158.395
17 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 22.736 158.339
18 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 22.743 158.290
19 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 22.750 158.242
20 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 22.811 157.819
21 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 22.821 157.749
22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 22.844 157.591
23 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 22.847 157.570
24 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.885 157.308
25 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 22.888 157.288
26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 22.935 156.965
27 23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 22.946 156.890
28 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.965 156.760
29 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 22.989 156.597
30 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 22.997 156.542
31 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 23.079 155.986
32 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 23.095 155.878
33 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.096 155.871
34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 23.106 155.804
35 09 Tony Raines Phoenix Racing Dodge 23.115 155.743
36 50 Mike Wallace Arnold Motorsports Dodge 23.119 155.716
37 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.143 155.555
38 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 23.158 155.454
Provisionals
39 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 23.360 154.110
40 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford
41 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 23.283 154.619
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 23.159 155.447
43 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 24.925 144.433
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 23.318 154.387
45 37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge 24.308 148.099
46 98 Larry Gunselman Mach 1 Motorsports Ford
WD 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
WD 7 Dave Blaney Ultra Motorsports Dodge
WD 35 Kenny Hendrick Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet
WD 52 Stan Boyd Rick Ware Racing Dodge
WD 90 Kevin Ray Donlavey Racing Ford
Official qualifying results

Race

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Pole sitter Jeremy Mayfield would lead the first lap of the race. The first caution flew on lap 12 of the race when Casey Mears crashed on the frontstretch. The race restarted on lap 19 with Mayfield leading but was soon passed by Brian Vickers. Mayfield would take the lead back on lap 26. On lap 31, the second caution flew for it being the competition caution. Tony Stewart won the race off of pit road but a majority of cars stayed out including Jeff Burton who led them back to green on lap 38. But on the same lap in turn 2, Elliott Sadler got turned by Kurt Busch and Sadler took out Brendan Gaughan in the process bringing out the third caution. The race restarted on lap 45. On lap 49, Tony Stewart took the lead from Jeff Burton. On lap 108, the fourth caution flew for debris. Stewart won the race off of pit road and led the field to the restart on lap 115. On lap 119, Jeremy Mayfield took the lead from Stewart. Stewart would eventually take the lead back 32 laps later. On lap 158, the 5th caution flew when Joe Nemechek crashed on the frontstretch after he got turned by Terry Labonte. Stewart won the race off of pit road again and would lead the field to the restart on lap 165. The 6th caution would fly on lap 222 when Jeff Gordon blew a right front tire and hit the wall in turn 2. Stewart won the race off of pit road again and led the field to the restart on lap 231. The 7th caution would fly on lap 233 for debris. The race got back underway on lap 238. Green flag pitstops began on lap 314. Stewart gave up the lead after holding onto it for 154 laps to pit and gave it to Jimmie Johnson. Johnson would pit and gave the lead to Ryan Newman. On lap 320, Newman attempted to come down pit road but came in too fast and ended up spinning out and hitting the tire barriers which brought out the 8th caution of the race. The caution period went on for another 25 laps while crews were making repairs to the barrier. The race restarted on lap 346 with Jeremy Mayfield as the leader. Mayfield would be quickly be passed by his teammate Kasey Kahne.[9]

Final laps

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On the restart in turn 3, the big one struck taking out 19 cars. It started when Dave Blaney came up infront of Michael Waltrip and got turned by Waltrip and spun in turn 3. This would cause a massive chain reaction crash to occur which also collected Ward Burton, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Jeremy Mayfield, Ricky Rudd, Kevin Harvick, Sterling Marlin, Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Green, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett, Kurt Busch, and Jeff Burton. The race was red flagged to clean up the mess. The race would eventually restart with 46 laps to go with Kahne leading. With 27 laps to go, the 10th caution flew when Rusty Wallace blew a right front tire and hit the wall. Kahne, looking for his first win in his 13th start, led the field to the restart with 20 laps to go. But during the restart, Casey Mears' car began to lay fluid all on the racetrack. However, no caution was thrown. With 19 laps to go, Kasey Kahne went into turn three with the lead with Mark Martin and Tony Stewart following behind him when Kahne's car snapped around on him when his car got into the oil and the car hit the outside wall. Robby Gordon, Matt Kenseth, and Brian Vickers also crashed behind Kahne which brought out the 11th and final caution of the race. In a very heartbreaking way to lose the race, Kasey Kahne's day was all over. Kahne said in his interview that it felt like there was something on the racetrack. The race was red flagged again to clean up the oil. The race restarted with 9 laps to go and Mark Martin held onto the lead and won the race. The race would be Martin's first win since the 2002 Coca-Cola Racing Family 600 which snapped a 73-race winless streak. Only 5 cars finished on the lead lap in the race. Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Burton and Scott Riggs rounded out the top 5 while Michael Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Jeremy Mayfield, Scott Wimmer, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top 10.[9]


In an interview 16 years later on the NASCAR Weekly Podcast on YouTube with Youtubers Eric Estepp, Jaret Lundberg (The Iceberg), Darian Gilliam (Black Flags Matter), Matthew Henson (S1apSh0es), and Daniel Baldwin (DannyBTalks), Mark Martin talked about the race when he mentioned Kahne's spin saying that he "never felt nor saw" any oil on the racetrack.[10]

Race results

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Fin[11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 7 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 400 19 running 185 $271,900
2 10 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 400 234 running 180 $227,978
3 26 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 400 0 running 165 $186,828
4 22 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 400 15 running 165 $149,172
5 23 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 400 0 running 155 $126,487
6 8 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 399 0 running 150 $123,611
7 34 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 399 0 running 146 $118,335
8 1 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 399 78 running 147 $116,065
9 21 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 398 0 running 138 $104,110
10 33 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 134 $116,538
11 29 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 398 0 running 130 $107,967
12 11 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 398 0 running 127 $91,535
13 4 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 398 0 running 124 $114,578
14 24 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 398 0 running 121 $106,022
15 9 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 397 0 running 118 $82,510
16 31 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 395 0 running 115 $93,310
17 41 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 392 0 running 112 $82,125
18 6 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 391 0 running 109 $106,243
19 25 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 391 0 running 106 $70,285
20 37 30 Johnny Sauter Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 386 0 running 103 $79,585
21 12 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 381 36 crash 105 $103,960
22 39 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 381 0 crash 97 $115,913
23 3 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 380 7 crash 99 $76,810
24 2 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 374 9 running 96 $111,297
25 18 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 370 0 running 88 $108,938
26 40 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 370 0 running 85 $74,005
27 5 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 361 0 running 82 $73,335
28 17 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 356 0 running 79 $73,194
29 16 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 352 1 crash 81 $97,155
30 28 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 351 0 crash 73 $88,061
31 19 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 349 0 crash 70 $87,605
32 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 345 1 crash 72 $80,995
33 27 23 Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing Dodge 344 0 crash 0 $61,045
34 15 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 337 0 running 61 $60,860
35 36 50 Mike Wallace Arnold Motorsports Dodge 239 0 wheel bearing 58 $61,570
36 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 221 0 crash 55 $107,908
37 30 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 217 0 handling 52 $60,375
38 32 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 156 0 crash 49 $68,265
39 43 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 53 0 handling 46 $60,155
40 35 09 Tony Raines Phoenix Racing Dodge 50 0 handling 43 $60,025
41 38 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 38 0 transmission 40 $59,895
42 42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 9 0 handling 37 $59,800
43 20 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 rear end 34 $59,684
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 02 Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet
45 37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge
46 98 Larry Gunselman Mach 1 Motorsports Ford
WD 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
WD 7 Dave Blaney Ultra Motorsports Dodge
WD 35 Kenny Hendrick Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet
WD 52 Stan Boyd Rick Ware Racing Dodge
WD 90 Kevin Ray Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2004 Dover 1 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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  7. ^ 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series MBNA America 400 Bud Pole Qualifying, retrieved 2021-12-22
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  9. ^ a b "Savvy Mark Martin avoids Dover melee to win ** The 45-year-old breaks a 73-race winless streak amid crash after crash".
  10. ^ Estepp, Eric (July 1, 2020). "NASCAR Weekly Podcast LIVE featuring Mark Martin & S1apSh0es".
  11. ^ "2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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