Hendrick Motorsports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2003) – The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series schedule will consist of 34 championship points races hosted by 26 different tracks in 21 states across the nation, NASCAR officials announced today.

The season will kick off Saturday, Feb. 14 at Daytona International Speedway as part of a national series tripleheader that also will include the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

The Busch Series season will close Saturday, Nov. 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway as part of another tripleheader weekend.

The Busch Series, which will be partnered with NEXTEL Cup for 25 race weekends, will be featured in nine “stand-alone” events.

Those will be at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway (April 10 and June 12), Gateway International Raceway (May 8), Nazareth (Pa.) Speedway (May 23), Kentucky Speedway (June 19), The Milwaukee Mile (June 27), Pikes Peak International Raceway (July 31), Indianapolis Raceway Park (Aug. 7) and Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park (Oct. 23).

2004 NASCAR Busch Series Schedule:

Feb. 14, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Feb. 21, North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, N.C.

March 6, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas

March 20, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.

March 27, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

April 3, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas

April 10, Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, Tenn.

April 24, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.

May 1, California Speedway, Los Angeles

May 8, Gateway International Raceway, St. Louis

May 14, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.

May 23, Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth, Pa.

May 29, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

June 5, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.

June 12, Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville, Tenn.

June 19, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.

June 27, The Milwaukee Mile, Milwaukee

July 2, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

July 10, Chicagoland Speedway, Chicago

July 24, New Hampshire International Speedway, Loudon, N.H.

July 31, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Aug. 7, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis

Aug. 21, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 27, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 4, California Speedway, Los Angeles

Sept. 10, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va.

Sept. 25, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Del.

Oct. 9, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 15, Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 23, Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, Tenn.

Oct. 30, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta

Nov. 6, Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix

Nov. 13, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C.

Nov. 20, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.