2004 NEXTEL CUP TEAM/DRIVER CHART - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

2004 NEXTEL CUP TEAM/DRIVER CHART
(the silly season chart)

Updated 11-14-2004

Team charts by season: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007,2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

TEAM PAGES: I have a links to past news for each ACTIVE team in Cup. Go to the chart below and click on the # (number) of the car, which is a link now. The news is from 2001 to present with links to Past Team pages for older news. Links to the Teams, Drivers and Sponsors are also on the TEAM PAGES

NOTE: This is a totally unofficial page compiled by Jayski from many different sources.
I try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible sometimes each day.
It’s a guide to what I hear is happening

2004 Rookie of the Year Candidates
(ROTY)

Brendan Gaughan, #77
Kasey Kahne, #9
Scott Riggs, #10
Johnny Sauter, #09 [#30,#33]
Brian Vickers, #25
Scott Wimmer, #22

#99-Carl Edwards and #32-Bobby Hamilton Jr. will
NOT re eligible for the 2005 ROTY Award
…..will have run more then 7 races in a season

Cup Drivers without a full time ride/looking/unknown situation in 2004

(see latest news and links on my Drivers Looking page)

John Andretti, ppc Racing full time in 2005?
Johnny Benson
Dave Blaney
Derrike Cope
Ricky Craven

Crew Chiefs looking for jobs in 2004

Scott Eggleston
James Ince

Anyone or any company interested in contacting the above teams concerning sponsorship
see my Team Address page for contact information

Full-time Rides by Manufacturer – 38 Full Time Teams

Chevy – 16 Teams 01,0,4,5,8,10,15,18,20,24,25,29,30,31,32,48
Dodge – 13 Teams – 2,9,12,19,22,40,41,42,43,45,49,50,77
Ford – 9 Teams – 6,16,17,21,38,72,88,97,99
Former Pontiac [now Chevy] – 5 Teams – 01,0,4,10,32
NOTE: GM will no longer support Pontiac in 2004
* could end up being part time/or no time if a sponsor is not found

Part Time Teams /have been used in 2004 or will be: 00,02,04,09,1,7,11,13,14,23,27,33,34,35,36,37,39,44,46,51,52,62,71,74,79,80,84,89,91,92,94,96,98

Unassigned Numbers for 2004

3,26,28,47,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60.61
63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,73,75,76,78,81,82,83,85,86,87,93,95,96
03,05,06,07,08

Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR, teams can request a number

NO WORD ON PLANS for the #3 or the #28

KEYS

* after the # means the team is part time
? after a subject means rumor/unknown
? by itself means unknown
ROTY = Rookie of the Year Canadate
Red Type means new for the 2004 season (first full season)
A team in all red means it is a new team for 2004

2004 NEXTEL CUP TEAM CHART
FULL TIME TEAMS
CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

01	Joe Nemechek	Chevy	U.S. Army USG	MB2 Motorsports Nelson Bowers	Ryan Pemberton	Hendrick
01	Nemechek signed thru 2005. Tom Beard and Read Morton sold their shares of the team to Bowers. GM will not support Pontiac in 2004, the team will switch to Chevy’s. Joe Nemechek will run the car in 2004 while regular driver Jerry Nadeau runs an ABC program [ARCA/Busch/Cup with Hendrick/Nemco]. Nadeau not going to be ready for the 2004 Daytona 500. Nadeau injured at Richmond in May 2003, expected back at the 2004 Daytona 500. Have not heard if US Army or USA will be back, but have not heard that they were leaving.

0	Mike Bliss	Chevy	NetZero Haas Automation	Gene Haas Haas Automation	Robert “Bootie” Barker	Hendrick
0	Ward Burton released after Phoenix. Bliss in for Phoenix and Homestead, after that? Robert “Bootie” Barker takes over as crew chief after Martinsville in Oct. Ingle takes over as crew cheif after Chicago, former crew chief, Tony Furr will be the shop foremen. GM will not support Pontiac in 2004, no word what manu the team will use, probably Chevy since they are affiliated with Hendrick Motorsports. Ward Burton will run the car in 2004, Jason Leffler supposedly will run for the team in Busch and maybe a few selected Cup races. NetZero re-signed for 2004 as the sponsor. Leffler named full time driver for 2003 starting at Darlington in Aug and for the 2004 season. NetZero expected to leavem Haas Automation may step up as a full timne sponsor. ALSO: The team may consider running the full Busch Series instead of, or in addition to the Cup Series.

2	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	Miller Lite Mobil One, Mead, PPG, Snap On, Mazak, Lennox, Bosch, Hugo Boss, Amtrak, Utz Quality Foods	Roger Penske	Larry Carter	Penske Jasper
2	Former #74 and DW crew chief, Larry Carter is the crew chief. Bill Wilburn moves on to the #77 Penske team in the shop

4	Mike Wallace	Chevy	? Lucas Oil, Kodak	Morgan-McClure Larry McClure Tim Morgan	Chris Carrier	Ron Puryear
4	Jimmy Spencer released after Martinsville. Tim Brewer left as crew chief in August. Kevin Lepage released after Bristol in March. Jimmy Spencer will drive at Texas. YokeTv.com came on at the beginning of the season, but at Atlanta, the decals came off as there are contractual differences, McClure says the team will continue full time and is looking for a new sponsor. Kodak left as the primary sponsor [to the #77], but stay on thru 2006 as an assoc sponsor.

5	Terry Labonte	Chevy	Kelloggs Delphi,Quaker State, GMAC, Haas	Rick Hendrick	Jim Long	Hendrick
5	Delphi comes on as a co-sponsor, no more Got Milk? Kelloggs is supposedly good thru 2005, drops the Frosted Flakes in 2004. Labonte’s expected to sign for at least thru 2004 and maybe longer.

6	Mark Martin	Ford	Viagra/Pfizer	Jack Roush	Pat Tryson	Yates/Roush
6	Crew Chief’s Ben Leslie and Pat Tryson switched teams after Phoenix. Martin is signed with Roush thru 2005

8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr	Chevy	Budweiser Outlaw, Remington, Snap On, Ritz, Drakkar	Dale Earnhardt Inc/DEI	Tony Eury Sr	DEI
8	Tony Eury Sr is the official crew chief, Tony Jr is the Car Chief and usually talks on the radio to Dale Jr. No word on any changes or switching to the #3. Dale Jr. is officially signed thru 2007 with DEI.

9	Kasey Kahne ROTY	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Stihl, Valvoline, Siemens,Mountian Dew	Ray Evernham	Tommy Baldwin Jr. (team director)	Evernham Motorsports Penske-Jasper (for restrictor plates)
9	It’s official, Kahne to the #9 and runs for Rookie of the Year, still driving the #38 Dodge in the Busch Series. Bill Elliott will drive a limited schedule for the next few seasons in the third Everham Dodge, either #91 or another number to be announced [#94?]. Tommy Baldwin was also named as crew chief/team director. Former crew chief, Mike Ford, left after 2003 and went to the #88 team. Evernham runs under a management system consisting of a team director, a lead mechanic and a race engineer.

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

10	Scott Riggs ROTY	Chevy	Valvoline	MBV Motorsports Valvoline Nelson Bowers.	Doug Randolph	Hendrick
10	Tom Beard and Read Morton sold their shares of the team to Bowers. GM will not support Pontiac in 2004, the team will switch to Chevy. Riggs will be the 2004 driver

12	Ryan Newman	Dodge	ALLTEL Mobil One, Wega, Sony, Turtle Wax, Timberland	Roger Penske	Matt Borland	Penske Jasper
12	No word of any changes.

15	Micheal Waltrip	Chevy	NAPA Coca Cola, Klaussner, Ritz,Domino’s Pizza, Best Western	Dale Earnhardt Inc	Pete Rondeau	DEI
15	Pete Rondeau takes over for Slugger Labbe after Talladega in Oct. Labbe takes more of a management role with DEI, helping with testing.

16	Greg Biffle	Ford	?Army National Guard, ?Subway, ?Travelodge, ?Jackson Hewitt	Jack Roush	Doug Richert	Yates/Roush
16	Rumors abound again that Biffle will go to RCR or DEI in 2005. Army National Guard and Subway will be co-sponsors, Grainger leaves the team [and sport?] also Travelodge and Jackson Hewitt will be assoc sponsor and a primary sponsor in a race or two, supposed Jackson Hewitt will be the primary at Daytona for the 500. Doug Richert takes over for long time Biffle crew chief Randy Goss after Bristol in August 2003. Biffle signed thru 2004.

17	Matt Kenseth	Ford	DeWalt Tools Lexan, Smirnoff Triple Ice	Mark Martin Jack Roush	Robby Reiser	Yates/Roush
17	Smirnoff Ice will be the primary sponsor for 5-6 races. Kenseth and Reiser are signed thru 2006, DeWalt thru 2004.

18	Bobby Labonte	Chevy	Interstate Batteries MBNA, GM, Coca-Cola, Fieldcrest Cannon, Cintas, Champion, ConAgra Foods, Banquet Frozen Foods, Food Lion, Mac Tools, Sherwin Williams, EDS, Daewoo, 3M, Aeroquip, EasyCare, Wix, Advair	Joe Gibbs	Brandon Thomas (interim)	Gibbs Racing
18	Brandon Thomas takes over starting at NHIS [July] as the interim crew chief. Crew Chief Micheal McSwain released after Chicago in July.

19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	Dodge Dealers UAW, Mountain Dew, Stihl, Valvoline, Siemens	Ray Evernham	Kenny Francis (team director)	Evernham Motorsports Penske-Jasper (for restrictor plates)
19	Mayfield signed thru 2005. The team runs under a management system consisting of a team director, a lead mechanic and a race engineer. Former crew chief Sammy Johns moves to R&D and testing.

20	Tony Stewart	Chevy	Home Depot GM, Coke-Cola, Glidden, Old Spice, Champion, EDS, Daewoo, Wix, Advair	Joe Gibbs	Greg Zipadelli	Joe Gibbs Racing
20	Stewart is signed thru 2009 as is Home Depot. Zipadelli is supposedly signed to long term deal. No changes known.

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

21	Ricky Rudd	Ford	Motorcraft U.S. Air Force, Rent-A-Center	Wood Brothers	Michael ‘Fatback’ McSwain	Yates/Roush
21	Fatback back with Rudd, starting at Michigan in August. Former crew chief, Ben Leslie, takes job with Ford. Crew Chief’s Ben Leslie and Pat Tryson switched teams after Phoenix. Rudd signed thru 2005. Motorcraft also extends out to 2005.

22	Scott Wimmer ROTY	Dodge	Caterpillar Pro-Cert, Hobas Pipe, Mountain Dew, Tempstar	Bill Davis	Derrick Finley (interim)	Bill Davis Racing
22	Frank Stoddard let go as crew chief after Phoenix. Wimmer took over at Atlanta in 2003 and for 2004, CAT stays. Davis also will run a 1-2 Toyota Truck Series team in 2004. Davis will run Dodge’s in 2004. Burton left after Martinsville in Oct 2003 and went to the #0 car. Caterpillar is signed thru 2007. Dodge stopped supporting the team but supposedly the team will continue to run Dodges in 2004

24	Jeff Gordon	Chevy	DuPont Finishes Pepsi, Quaker State, SDRC, AC Delco, Rain-X, Slick 50, Haas, GMAC, Delphi Automotive, Lowe’s	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon	Robbie Loomis	Hendrick
24	No word of any changes. Gordon is signed to a longterm deal with Hendrick, DuPont signed up thru 2005, Loomis is on a 2-3 year deal

25	Brian Vickers ROTY	Chevy	GMAC Carquest, DiTech, Quaker State, EMP	Papa Joe Hendrick	Peter Sospenzo	Hendrick
25	Brian Vickers and Busch sponsor GMAC move to the #25 in 2004, Nemechek moved to the #01. Sospenzo will stay on as the crew chief.

29	Kevin Harvick	Chevy	GM Goodwrench Hershey Foods, Oreo, Realtree, AC Delco, Snap-On, Bass Pro Shops, Coca-Cola, Tracker Boats, Perdue	Richard Childress	Todd Berrier	Childress
29	Todd Berrier and crew moved over from the #30 team. This team was the #3 with Dale Earnhardt before he was killed, no word on Childress’ or NASCAR’s plans with the use of the #3.

30	Jeff Burton	Chevy	AOL GM Card	Richard Childress	Kevin Hamlin	Childress
30	Jeff Burton took over at Michigan in August for the rest of the year and beyond. Dave Blaney took over at Michigan in June and ran thru Watkins Glen. Jim Inglebright ran at Sonoma, and Blaney is in the car for the near future. Rumors back in April had Sauter out of the car, but were denied, now RCR has Blaney in at Pocono in June and P.J. Jones at Infineon Raceway, no word on Michigan. Kevin Hamlin moved from the #31 team for 2004. Johnny Sauter has signed to drive the car in 2004 and will run for Rookie of the Year [ROTY]. Crew Chief Mike Beam left at end of 2003 and went back to the #32 team. Steve Park will not be back in 2004. Jeff Green and Steve Park ran the car in 2003.

31	Robby Gordon	Chevy	Cingular	Richard Childress	Chris Andrews	Childress
31	Crew Chief Kevin Hamlin will move to the #30 team, with #31 enginer, Chris Andrews becoming the #31 crew chief. Childress looking to sign Gordon long-term.

32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Chevy	Tide Downy, Kenmore, Mattel, Super 8, Craftsman, Diamond Cut Jeans	Cal Wells PPI Motorsports	Harold Holly	PPI Motorsports RCR-restrictor
32	Craven out after Bristol, Hamilton Jr. takes over. Craven ran at NHIS in Sept as a farewell to the team. David Charpentier left as crew chief and is now with the new ppc Racing start up team. Former #30 Crew Chief, Mike Beam, who came over as the competition director for the team will be the crew chief for the rest of 2004. Harold Holly takes over in 2005. Would assume Beam will stay with the team.. GM will not support Pontiac in 2004, the team will run Chevy’s in 2004. Wells is close to starting a 2nd team and a sponsor for it. Tide and Craven signed thru 2006.

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

38	Elliott Sadler	Ford	M&M’s Shell Lubricants, ROTELLA T, Pedigree, Combos,CitiFinancial	Robert Yates	Todd Parrott	Yates/Roush
38	Todd Parrott took over as co-crew chief with Fox in mid 2003. No other changes know.

40	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	Coor’s Light Target, Snap-On, Kennametal, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya, Prilosec	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Tony Glover (interim)	Ernie Elliott
40	Crew chief Lee McCall takes another position within Ganassi Racing, Glover is acting crew cheif as of Charlotte in Oct. Prilosec comes aboard as a major assoc. sponsor, will have a full car paint scheme at Charlotte in Oct. Marlin signed thru 2005 as is Coors.

41	Casey Mears	Dodge	Target Snap-On, Energizer, STP, FugiFilm, Kleenex, Cheerios, Gillette, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Jimmy Elledge	Ernie Elliott
41	Mears was rumored to leave after 2003 but didn’t

42	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	Havoline Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Syntel, Avaya	Chip Ganassi	Donnie Wingo	Ernie Elliott
42	Will go back to the old Texaco scheme used by Davey Allison/Ernie Irvan in the 1990’s with the big Texaco star on the hood. No word of any other changes.

43	Jeff Green	Dodge	Cheerios Pop Secret, Betty Crocker, Hot Wheels, Ferguson, Sprint, OMP, Red Lobster, Southern Pride Trucking	Petty Enterprises	Greg Steadman	Arrington
43	Using Arrington engines for the reat of 2004 as of Kansas. No longer using Mike Ege engines. May go to Evernham Engines in 2005. Gary Putman leaves and Steadman takes over starting at Watkins Glen. Supposedly Green has signed to drive the #43 in 2004. Last I heard, Christian Fittipaldi will go to an A-B-C [ARCA, Busch, Cup] schedule in 2004 in the #44 but hasn’t raced at all as of August 2004. Supposedly all sponsors are good for 2004.

45	Kyle Petty	Dodge	Georgia Pacific Brawny, Wells Fargo Financial	Petty Enterprises	Bill Henderson	Arrington
45	Using Arrington engines for the reat of 2004 as of Kansas. No longer using Mike Ege engines. May go to Evernham Engines in 2005. Bill Henderson named the new crew chief after Watkins Glen. Greg Steadman moves back to the #43, Garth Finley takes over for Watkins Glen.

48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevy	Lowe’s Home Improvent Quaker State	Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon	Chad Knaus	Hendrick
48	No word of any changes

49	Ken Schrader	Dodge	Schwan’s Federated Auto Parts, 1-800-CALLATT, Casite Company	BAM Racing Beth Ann Morganthau Tom Morganthau	David Hyder	Joey Arrington
49	Hyder named new crew chief just after Talladega in Oct. Crew Chief Scott Eggleston left after Richmond in Sept. Schwan’s comes aboard as the primary sponsor, signing a mulit-year deal. Red Baron’s Pizza scheme for Chicago and Kansas.

50	Todd Bodine Jeff Fuller	Dodge	?	Arnold Motorsports Don Arnold	Mike Hillman	Bill Davis Racing
50	Bodine takes over full-time as of Indy for the rest of the season, and Fuller will run the car when Bodine is running the teams Truck in non-companion races. Wallace ran at Lowe’s and Daytona, Jone at Pocono, Michigan, Sonoma and Chicago. Cope and the team parted ways just before Dover in June. Team is using Ege Engines in 2004. Hillman is the crew chief. Cope will drive full time in 2004, team plans to run the first 4 races for sure and re-evaulate after that. No idea what happens to the #37 Cope team and his sponsor he announced last year for that team but the #50 is usuing the #37’s 2003 Owners Points. The team switched to #50 from #79. Occupies the old Melling shop. Announced in June 2003, Bobby Allison is a consultant. Plans to run a full 2004 schedule, Billy Bigley Jr. was supposed to run for ROTY and full time in 2004, but the team and Bigley parted ways after Atlanta in Oct 2003

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford	? Freddie B’s	Kirk Shelmerdine	Phil Harris	?
72	has attempted all the Cup races so far in 2004

77	Brendan Gaughan ROTY	Dodge	Kodak Jasper Engines	Doug Bawel Mark Harrah Roger Penske	Shane Wilson	Penske Jasper
77	Kodak and Gaughan come aboard and Penske buys into the team as Mark Wallace sold his part. Crew Chief, Robert ‘Bootie’ Barker left after Charlotte in 2003. Blaney was supposedly signed thru 2004, not sure where he would head. The team will switch to Dodge for 2004 either way.

88	Dale Jarrett	Ford	UPS Ford Credit, Coca-Cola, Fleetwood, Shell Lubricants/ROTELLA T,CitiFinancial	Robert Yates	Mike Ford	Yates/Roush
88	Mike Ford takes over as the new crew chief for Shawn Parker

97	Kurt Busch	Ford	Sharpie Markers/Rubbermaid Eldon Organizers	Georgetta Roush Roush Racing	Jimmy Fennig	Yates/Roush
97	No word on any changes.

99	Carl Edwards	Ford	?	Robert Corn/ Roush Racing	Bob Osborne	Yates/Roush
99	Edwards takes over at Michigan, may only run seven race so he can run for Rookie of the Year in 2005. Jeff Burton left for the #30 RCR team after Watkins Glen. The team was denied a Hard Liquoir sponsr by NASCAR and is still looking. Comcast was on the car at Chicago. Paul Andrews and the team part ways after Atlanta in March. TNT/Turner/NBA All-Star Game will be on the car at Daytona in Feb. Longtime assoc sponsor, SKF, was the primary at Rockingham and Atlanta in March. Supposedly the team may only run 14 races in 2004 if a sponsor is not found. Burton recently said he is not going anywhere and will remain at Roush and the #99 and not go to the #30 RCR ride. Heard Astra Zeneca was to be the sponsor, but that seems to have fallen thru. Looks like Kodak to the #77. National Guard/Subway is on the #16. Burton signed thru 2007

PART TIME TEAMS

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

00*	Kenny Wallace	Chevy	Aaron’s Rents	Michael Waltrip Racing	Joe Garrone	DEI
00*	Will a few races, Talladega (Apr), Indy, Charlotte (Oct), Atlanta (Oct) and Homestead

00* (#08)	Carl Long Ryan McGlynn	Chevy	Buyer’s Choice Auto Warranty	Raynard McGlynn	Dom Turse	?
00* (#08)	Made Pocono with Long, has attempted a few others but failed to make the race.

02*	Hermie Sadler Carl Long Andy Belmont	Chevy Pontiac	Zepf 1-800-3-AUTISM Jenkins, Jenkins and Jenkins	Hermie Sadler	Ernie Cope	Pro Motors Hendrick
02*	Running as many races as possible with different sponsors and drivers. Ernie Cope will be the new crew chief. Has a new partner and plans to run full time in the Busch Series and maybe some part time Cup races. Ran and attempted quite a few races in 2003. If a sponsor is found, Sadler could run more races and is also looking to run a full Busch Series season also in 2004.

06*	Travis Kavapil	Dodge	Mobil One, Jasper Engines/Tramsissions	Roger Penske	Roy McCauley	Penske Jasper
06*	Ran a limited schedule towards the end of the season, possibly getting Kvapil ready to take over the #77. Jack Daniel’s was supposedly a rumored sponsor for this team, but someoen in the Penske family turned it down.

09*	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	Miccosukee Indian Gaming	James Finch	Jerry Pitts	?
09*	Mike Wallace ran a few races for the team. Sauter is listed at Charlotte, added fuel to the fire that Sauter will run for Finch’s Busch team full-time in 2005. Johnny Benson left the team just before Richmond. Hamilton Jr. will run the car there, after that, assuming Ruttman will run some events, no idea who would run at Daytona in July, Mike Wallace could be a canadiate. Joe Ruttman is also running some races in the car as the fields are short in Cup racing.

1*	Martin Truex Jr. Kenny Wallace	Chevy	Enterprise Rent-a-car Aaron’s Rents	Dale Earnhardt Inc	Pete Rondeau	DEI
1*	Truex Jr. was to run at Loudon, but rained out qualifying left him missing the race, no idea if they will run more. 2005 plans are to run in seven Cup races with Truex Jr. in this car and full time in 2006. Would assume Ron Fellows could run the #1 at Sonoma and Watkins Glen in 2005. The deal for John Andretti fell thru and he is going to run for a new team that is being started by ppc Racing. It was announced at Pocono in June, that the team has a sponsor thru 2006 and Andretti would be the driver, starting mid-season 2004. Former crew cheif, Tony Gibson goes to the new #11 DEI Busch team. Maxwell House/Post will sponsor the car at Daytona. Will be part time in 2004, Andretti will run the car at the Daytona 500 and may run 20 more if a sponsor is found. Truex Jr. will run up to 7 races and run for Rookie of the Year in 2005.

7*	?	Dodge	?	Jimmy Smith Ultra Motorsports	?	Mike Ege
7*	Steve Park attempted the Coca-Cola 600 but missed. Blaney ran at Richmond in May. Spencer ran the Daytona 500, and after Bristol will drive the #4 car. The #7 team next race is the Brickyard 400, unless a sponsor is found. Team needs a 2004 sponsor. Tommy Baldwin left to go to Evernham at the #9.

11*	J.J. Yeley Ricky Craven	Chevy	Vigoro, Old Spice, MBNA	Joe Gibbs	?	Joe Gibbs Racing
11*	J.J. Yeley will run a few races in this car, a 4th Gibbs team, the #80 is another part time team. Plans are for Michigan [with Vigoro] and Talladega [Old Spice], also it was announced a while back that Yeley would race at Atlanta in Oct with with MBNA and Homestead with Vigoro. PLUS Fed-Ex will be the full-time sponsor for this team in 2005, Gibbs may hire a veteran driver or Yeley may get the nod.

13*	Greg Sacks	Dodge	ARCDehooker/Vita Coco	Greg Sacks Ed Raabe James Wilsberg	Paul Sacks	Mike Ege
13*	Is attempting races here or there. Plans to run 10 of the remaining 18 races with a 2nd team car, #73, at Dover and Martinsville [didn’t run at Dover], but didn’t name a driver. In 2002, Sacks announced the #05 Chevy team, but the car never was entered or saw the track.

14*	John Andretti	Ford	APlus/Victory Brand	ppc Racing	Dave Charpentier	Yates
14*	The new ppc Racing Cup team, will run at Lowe’s, skip Martinsville, then run the rest of the season and go full-time in 2005.

14*	Larry Foyt	Dodge	?	AJ Foyt	Keith Koppenal	Evernham
14*	Looks like this team closed up and is allowing the new ppc Racing team to use the #14. Testing in July for the Brickyard 400 at Indy. Foyt will attempt to make the Daytona 500. Crew chief Ben Holm left and works for Penske Racing now in the shop. Harrah’s will not return in 2004, the team could close down. This team could be done at the end of 2003, have heard nothing about it’s 2004 plans. They ran both the #14 or #50 in 2003, but with the new provisional rules, if they run, expect them to use the #14 only.

23*	Shane Hmiel	Dodge	?	Gail Davis	?	Bill Davis Racing
23*	Hmiel has attempted and made a few races in the car. Davis is looking for a full-time sponsor for 2005 in hopes of running Hmiel full time and for ROTY

27*	David Green	Chevy	TimberWolf	Brewco	?	?
27*	Will run the Sept race at Richmond.

35*	Mike Wallace	Chevy	?	Gary Keller	Ted Kennedy	?
35*	has attempted a few Cup races, don’t know much else

33*	Kerry Earnhardt Johnny Sauter Mike Skinner (Daytona 500)	Chevy	Bass Pro Shops AOL	Richard Childress/RCR	Gil Martin	RCR
33*	Plans to run five races, Both Talladega races, Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord for the NASCAR All-Star Challenge, Daytona in July and Atlanta in Oct. Skinner will run in the Daytona 500.

36*	Boris Said	Chevy	Centrix Financial	MB2 Motorsports	?	Hendrick
36*	Ran at Infineon Raceway in June for MB2 Motorsports. Plans are to run in 2-3 other races. Said won the pole for the race in 2003. Not sure if he will run at Watkins Glen.

37*	Kevin Lepage	Dodge	Carter’s Royal Dispos-all	John Carter	Billy Poindexter	?
37*	Chad Blount ran at Chicago, Andy Hillenburg attempted a few races. Todd Bodine left the team. New team, owner and sponsor came over from the #89 Shepherd team. Made first attempt at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May.

39*	Scott Pruett	Dodge	Target	Chip Ganassi Felix Sabates	Matt Chambers	Ernie Elliott
39*	Pruett tested and will run the Cup race at Infineon Raceway in June, not sure if he will run at Watkins Glen, where he almost won in 2003.

44*	Christian Fittiapadi	Dodge	?	Petty Enterprises	?	Arrington
44*	Terry Labonte used the #44 in 2005, no idea of plans for the team. Besides testing in May, the car has not been at a race..yet. The third Petty team. Fittipaldi plans to do an ABC program [ARCA/Busch/Cup] as was planned for 2003 until he took over the #43 ride for the mid part of the season.

46*	Carl Long	Dodge	Goodridge, Glenn Underwater Services, Racechem	Ana Glenn Rick Glenn	?	?
46*	Ran at Rockingham, but got wrecked and the car was destroyed. Has attempted a few more races in the car. Got a 2004 Dodge and will attempt the May races at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

51*	Tony Raines	Chevy	Marathon Oil	Joe Auer	Buddy Sisco	?
51*	running some races in 2004

59*	Klaus Graf	Dodge	SEM	BAM Racing Beth Ann Morganthau Tom Morganthau	?	Joey Arrington
59*	Plans to run at least the road courses, Klaus Graf could be the driver. Would be a 2nd BAM Racing team, currently fields the #49.

62*	?Damon Lusk Larry Hollenbeck	Chevy	S.W.A.T. Fitness Club	Larry Hollenbeck	Joe Dan Bailey	?
62*	supposedly will attempt Charlotte, been on the entry list a couple of times, but never made an attempt

80*	Derrike Cope Carl Long Andy Hillenburg Tony Ave	Ford	?	Stan Hover	Stan Hover	Carl Wagner
80*	running some 2004 races as the field in Cup is short

80*	Mike Bliss	Chevy	Conagra Foods, Slim Jim	Joe Gibbs	?	Joe Gibbs Racing
80*	A part time R&D car for Gibb’s Bliss will run at Chicago with Slim Jim and Richmond with Hunts as a sponsor.

84*	Kyle Busch	Chevy	Carquest	Rick Hendrick	?Gary DeHart	Hendrick
84*	Was the #60 in 2003. Busch will run in six Cup races: Las Vegas; Texas; Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May; NHIS in July; MIS in Aug; and California on Labor Day weekend. In addition, Busch will attempt to make the field for the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, a non-points event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in May. Not sure if this will be the car Jerry Nadeau runs for his Cup part of his ABC schedule in 2004 for his comeback in which Hendrick is helping out along with Joe Nemechek/Nemco. Is the Hendrick Motorsports R&D team.

89*	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	Racing with Jesus	Morgan Shepherd	Troy Kelly	?
89*	running some 2004 races as the field in Cup is short

90*	Kevin Ray A.J. Henrikson	Ford	Boudreauxs Butt Paste, RacingUSA.com ?	Junie Donlavey	?	?
90*	Ray was to attempt 10-12 races but has not been seen at the track since they withdrew from Dover in June. Henrikson attempted to make the 2nd Pocono race but didn’t

91*	Bill Elliott	Dodge	?	Ray Evernham	Sammy Johns	Evernham Motorsports
91*	Elliott will run a limited 2004 schedule for Evernham in this car. Kasey Kahne takes over the #9 and runs for Rookie of the Year, still driving the #38 Dodge in the Busch Series. Bill Elliott will drive a limited schedule for the next few seasons in the third Everham Dodge. Evernham runs under a management system consisting of a team director, a lead mechanic and a race engineer. This was the team R&D car in 2002 and 2003.

93*	?	Chevy	Quality Plus Services	GIC-Mixon Motorsports Pat Whitener	Teddy Brown	?
93*	supposedly will attempt Charlotte, been on the entry list a couple of times, but never made an attempt

94*	Stanton Barrett Derrike Cope	Chevy	Husqvarna AmericInn Lodging Systems	David Watson	Terry Allen	Carl Wagner
94*	seems to be attempting most of the races with different drivers.

98*	Randy LaJoie Larry Gunselman Geoffrey Bodine	Chevy	Lucas Oil	William Edwards	Mike Steurer	Tri-Star
98*	seems to attempting most of the races, Todd Bodine ran some races, but left to go to the #50 car

TEAMS with UNKNOWN STATUS

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

96*	?Johnny Benson	Chevy	?	Cal Wells PPI Motorsports	?	PPI Motorsports RCR-restrictor
96*	As of Charotte in Oct, have heard nothing more on this team and Benson is driving full-time in the Truck Series [#23]. Benson tested at Lowe’s in Mayand other tracks, plans are to run the final 1/3rd of the season if a sponsor is found and possibly be a 2nd team to the #32 in 2004.

HOF?*	?	?	?Pizza Hut ?Radio Shack ?Acme Brick	Hall of Fame Racing Troy Aikman Roger Staubach	?	?
HOF?*	Have not heard anythig about this team since mid 2003. May run Busch and not Cup in 2004, due to lack of sponsorship. Announced plans in Jan 2003 to run or buy a team to run in the 2004 Cup season, starting with one team and expanding to two teams by 2005. Joe Gibbs has helped as an advisor only. Bill Saunders is managing the team.

07*	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	?	Jimmy Smith Ultra Motorsports	?	?Mike Ege
07*	Attempted a few races in 2002 and 2003, may run a few select races in 2004.

x	Brett Bodine	x	x	Brett Bodine	x	x
x	Closed up as Bodine is now working for NASCAR in the R&D section.

37*	?	Chevy	PHM – Paramount Hospitality Management	Quest Motor Racing Derrike Cope	?	?T&L Motors
37*	Cope with now drive the #50 Arnold Motorsports Dodge [was the #79], not sure what this means for Quest. The owners points from this team has been transferred to the #50. Signed PHM as a full time sponsor for 2004 and plans on adding sponsors to go with them. Plans for a full 2004 season.

46*	Frank Kimmel	Ford	Advance Auto Parts National Pork Board	Larry Clement	Bill Kimmel	Roush
46*	plans to stay in ARCA full time, may run a few companion events with Cup but seems unlikely.

46*	Brandon Ash	Ford	SAS, Fuji Film, Little Tree	Jon Perreton Scott Yeaman Track Access	Joey Knuckles	?
46*	Attepted but missed Sears Point in 2003. No word on 2004 plans.

?54	?closed up	?Ford	?	?BelCar Racing Sam Belnavis Travis Carter	?	?Yates
?54	Part owner, Sam Belnavis left and is now with Roush Racing. Crew chief Gary Cogswell left at the end of the season, chance is the team may close. National Guard will go to the #16 in 2004. Belnavis says Bodine will return as the driver in 2004. Unknown if the Army National Guard comes back in 2004. Sam Belnavis and Travis Carter merged in 2003 and become BelCar Racing

55*	?	Chevy	?	Andy Petree	?	Petree
55*	Unsure of 2004 plans, as the team is looking for sponsorship for the #33 and this team.

57*	?	Chevy	? CLR, LD Mechanical, OTW Racing, SpeedwayBag	Ted Campbell	Joey Cudmore	DEI
57*	Plans are for the team and Hmiel to run selected ARCA and Nextel Cup races in 2004. Team changed from #57 to #75 for ARCA only They also hope to participate in some form or another in the Busch series. The team switches to Chevy and DEI engines.

66*	John Mickel	Ford	?	TorqueSpeed Carter Travis Carter	?	Yates
66*	Travis Carter has entered into an alliance with a United Kingdom-based motorsports operation, Torquespeed. The team will be known as TorqueSpeed Carter and operate from the existing Travis Carter Enterprises complex in Statesville, NC. The team hopes to run a limited Cup schedule in 2004

71*	?	Chevy	?	Helen Marcis	Bob Marcis	Childress Perfomance Technology
71*	attempted and ran a few Cup and ARCA races in 2003. Not sure of 2004 plans.

74*	Tony Raines	Chevy	? Outdoor Channel	BACE Motorsports Bill Baumgardner	Buddy Sisco	Hendrick
74*	Skipped the Daytona 500 and has not been back to the track for a Cup race since, the Busch team has downgraded to part time with Raines

75*	David Starr	Chevy	?	Mike Starr	?	?
75*	May attempt Texas again in 2004, but no other races planned.

78*	Brian Conz	Chevy	?Carb-r-all Precision Cutter	BC Motorsports	Steve Bird>	?
78*	No idea what the 2004 plans are or what happened to this team.

81*	?	Chevy	?	Chance 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr Teresa Earnhardt	Kevin Manion	DEI
81*	Keller attempted Chicago in the car in 2003 but missed and John Andretti ran the Brickyard 400. Is also considered the R&D team for DEI. Could be used to run Ron Fellows in the road courses in 2004.

83*	?	Chevy		FitzBradshaw Racing	?Bob Temple	DEI
83*	No word on if the team will attempt anymore Cup race since Kerry Earnhardt is no longer the driver for the Busch team.

87*	?Jerry Nadeau	?Chevy	?	NEMCO/Hendick Motorsports/MB2 Racing	?	Hendrick
87*	No word on if the team will attempt anymore Cup race since Kerry Earnhardt is no longer the driver for the Busch team.

92*	suspended operations	Dodge	?	Mark Melling	?	Ernie Elliott
92*	the #50 Arnold Motorsports team is in their old shop. no word on the team will come back or not.

94*	Rich Bickle	Chevy	?	Fred Bickford	?	T&L Motors
94*	planned to run some races in 2003, unsure of 2004 plans.

95*	?	Ford? ?Dodge	?	Sadler Bros	Nick Harrison	Rahmoc
95*	unsure of 2004 plans, team runs limited races in the BGN and ARCA series.

?98*	?Jason Jarrett	?Ford	?	Robert Yates	?	Robert Yates
?98*	A third part-time team? ran one race in 2003

TEAMS that won’t run in 2004

CAR# (click # for news)	DRIVER	MANU	SPONSOR	LISTED OWNER	CREW CHIEF	ENGINES
CAR# (click # for news)	NOTES……………..

04*	?	?Pontiac	?	Morgan-McClure Larry McClure Tim Morgan	?	Rutt Pitman
04*	attempted a few races in 2003, McClure has said he has no plans to run two teams/cars in 2004.

?	?	?Chevy	?	Cal Wells PPI Motorsports	?	PPI Motorsports
?	Wells announced in Late Nov 2003, that he would NOT be starting a 2nd Cup team. GM will not support Pontiac in 2004, no idea what manu the team would use IF Wells starts a 2nd team. Wells is close to starting a 2nd team [other team is #32] and a sponsor for it.

27*	?	?Chevy	?	?Bill Davis Racing	?Chris Rice	?Bill Davis Racing
27*	Looks like with question that the #23 BDR team may be gone, it is doubtful they will run three cars in 2004. Does this team become a third BDR team, or does Wimmer go to the #22 if Burton leaves or to the #23 if Wallace goes to BDR’s Truck Series team.

Born on Date: October 1, 2003

2004 NEXTEL CUP TEAM/DRIVER CHART (the silly season chart)