Race 18 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Tropicana 400 program cover.
Date
July 11, 2004
Official name
Fourth Annual Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer
Location
Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance
267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Scheduled Distance
267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Average speed
129.507 miles per hour (208.421 km/h)
Attendance
80,000
Pole position
Driver
Jeff Gordon
Hendrick Motorsports
Time
28.886
Most laps led
Driver
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps
160
Winner
No. 20
Tony Stewart
Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network
NBC
Announcers
Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio
Motor Racing Network
Motor car race
The 2004 Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer was the 18th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 4th iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, July 11, 2004, before a crowd of 80,000 in Joliet, Illinois, at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.41 km) tri-oval speedway. The race took the scheduled 267 laps to complete. At race's end, Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would win a controversial race, after an altercation with Evernham Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne left owner Ray Evernham accusing Stewart of numerous occasions of reckless driving and stating that "He needs to get suspended, and he should have his ass beat."[1] The win was Stewart's 18th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports and Dale Jarrett of Robert Yates Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
^Kauffmann, Dave (July 12, 2004). "Stewart gets rude reception after Tropicana 400 victory". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. p. K4249. Retrieved June 19, 2020 – via Gale General OneFile.
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