2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was the tenth season of the Craftsman Truck Series, the third highest stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. Bobby Hamilton of Bobby Hamilton Racing won the championship.

Part-time teams
Note: If under "team", the owner's name is listed and in italics, that means the name of the race team that fielded the truck is unknown.

Florida Dodge Dealers 250
The Florida Dodge Dealers 250 was held February 13 at Daytona International Speedway. Terry Cook won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 2) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 3) 52-Mike Wallace
 * 4) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 5) 10-Terry Cook
 * 6) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 7) 50-Jon Wood
 * 8) 29-Frank Kimmel
 * 9) 17-David Reutimann
 * 10) 03-Geoffrey Bodine

Failed to qualify: Kelly Sutton (#02), Phil Bonifield (#25), L. W. Miller (#28), Greg Sacks (#48), Loni Richardson (#0)

Easycare Vehicle Contracts 200
The inaugural EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200 was held March 13 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. David Reutimann won the pole. Toyota's First Pole in the Truck series. This race suffered a scary crash on lap 43, involving Rick Crawford, Tina Gordon, and Hank Parker, Jr..

Top ten results


 * 1) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 2) 42-Mike Skinner
 * 3) 17-David Reutimann
 * 4) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 5) 88-Matt Crafton
 * 6) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 7) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 8) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 9) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 10) 52-Ken Schrader

Failed to qualify: Greg Sacks (#48), L. W. Miller (#28), Loni Richardson (#0)

Kroger 250
The Kroger 250 was held April 17 at Martinsville Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 2) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 3) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 4) 50-Jon Wood
 * 5) 42-Mike Skinner
 * 6) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 7) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 8) 17-David Reutimann
 * 9) 75-David Starr
 * 10) 18-Chad Chaffin

Failed to qualify: Geoffrey Bodine (#03), Chris Wimmer (#63), Johnny Sauter (#43), David Froelich (#57), Kelly Sutton (#02), Wayne Edwards (#48), Richard Hampton (#19), Ricky Gonzalez (#93), Craig Wood (#73)

UAW/GM Ohio 250
For the first time in 50 years a NASCAR race was held in Ohio. The UAW/GM Ohio 250 was held May 16 at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. Jack Sprague was awarded the pole after rain washed out qualifying.

Top ten results


 * 1) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 2) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 3) 10-Terry Cook
 * 4) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 5) 88-Tracy Hines
 * 6) 59-Mark McFarland
 * 7) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 8) 50-Jon Wood
 * 9) 75-David Starr
 * 10) 6-Matt Crafton

Failed to qualify: Kevin Love (#67), Robert Huffman (#12), David Froelich, Jr. (#57), Richard Hampton (#19), Craig Wood (#73), J. C. Stout (#91), Sean Murphy (#30), David Ragan (#66), Chris Winter (#05), Randy Van Zant (#83), Jim Walker (#74)

Infineon 200
The Infineon 200 was held May 21 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. David Starr won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 2) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 3) 75-David Starr
 * 4) 92-Kevin Harvick
 * 5) 47-Michael Waltrip
 * 6) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 7) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 8) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 9) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 10) 4-Bobby Hamilton

Failed to qualify: Kelly Sutton (#02), Derrike Cope (#48)

MBNA America 200
The MBNA America 200 was held June 4 at Dover International Speedway. Carl Edwards won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 18-Chad Chaffin*
 * 2) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 3) 21-Hank Parker Jr.
 * 4) 42-Mike Skinner
 * 5) 52-Ken Schrader
 * 6) 23-Dave Blaney
 * 7) 2-Andy Houston
 * 8) 75-David Starr
 * 9) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 10) 50-Jon Wood


 * First career win.

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly 400K
The O'Reilly 400K was held June 11 at Texas Motor Speedway. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 2) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 3) 17-David Reutimann
 * 4) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 5) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 6) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 7) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 8) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 9) 2-Andy Houston
 * 10) 62-Steve Park

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly 200
The O'Reilly 200 was held June 19 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 2) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 3) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 4) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 5) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 6) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 7) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 8) 50-Jon Wood
 * 9) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 10) 75-David Starr

Failed to qualify: Darren Shaw (#04), Jarod Robie (#98), Paul White (#77), Scotty Sands (#97), Dennis Hannel (#94)

Black Cat Fireworks 200
The Black Cat Fireworks 200 was held June 25 at The Milwaukee Mile. Ted Musgrave won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 2) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 3) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 4) 62-Steve Park
 * 5) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 6) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 7) 10-Terry Cook
 * 8) 07-Shane Sieg
 * 9) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 10) 6-Matt Crafton

Failed to qualify: none

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 was held July 3 at Kansas Speedway. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 2) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 3) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 4) 62-Steve Park
 * 5) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 6) 50-Jon Wood
 * 7) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 8) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 9) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 10) 10-Terry Cook

Failed to qualify: none

Built Ford Tough 225
The Built Ford Tough 225 was held July 10 at Kentucky Speedway. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 2) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 3) 75-David Starr
 * 4) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 5) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 6) 62-Steve Park
 * 7) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 8) 2-Andy Houston
 * 9) 17-David Reutimann
 * 10) 12-Robert Huffman

Failed to qualify: none

Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
The Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 was held July 17 at Gateway International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole. This race would be the final to feature unlimited Green-White-Checkered finishing attempts until 2017, as this race took four attempts to finish under green.

Top ten results


 * 1) 75-David Starr
 * 2) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 3) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 4) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 5) 21-Hank Parker Jr.
 * 6) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 7) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 8) 59-Randy LaJoie
 * 9) 17-David Reutimann
 * 10) 22-Bill Lester

Failed to qualify: none

Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200
The Line-X Spray-On Truck Bedliners 200 was held July 31 at Michigan International Speedway. Dennis Setzer won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 2) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 3) 42-Mike Skinner
 * 4) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 5) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 6) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 7) 10-Terry Cook
 * 8) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 9) 12-Robert Huffman
 * 10) 46-Dennis Setzer

Failed to qualify: none

This race marked the first NASCAR victory for Toyota

Power Stroke Diesel 200
The Power Stroke Diesel 200 was held August 6 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Jack Sprague won the pole. This race marked the NASCAR debut for Denny Hamlin.

Top ten results


 * 1) 18-Chad Chaffin
 * 2) 43-Johnny Sauter
 * 3) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 4) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 5) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 6) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 7) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 8) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 9) 88-Tracy Hines
 * 10) 03-Denny Hamlin

Failed to qualify: none

Toyota Tundra 200
The Toyota Tundra 200 was held August 14 at Nashville Superspeedway. Local product Bobby Hamilton, Jr. won the pole, and his father, Bobby Hamilton, won the race. Both Hamiltons considered Nashville their home track.

Top ten results


 * 1) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 2) 75-David Starr
 * 3) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 4) 04-Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
 * 5) 62-Steve Park
 * 6) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 7) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 8) 12-Robert Huffman
 * 9) 17-David Reutimann
 * 10) 42-Mike Skinner

Failed to qualify: James Hylton (#77)

O'Reilly 200 Presented by Valvoline Maxlife
The O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife was held August 25 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ken Schrader won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 2) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 3) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 4) 47-Robby Gordon
 * 5) 92-Kevin Harvick
 * 6) 21-Hank Parker Jr.
 * 7) 75-David Starr
 * 8) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 9) 62-Steve Park
 * 10) 52-Ken Schrader

Failed to qualify: Kelly Sutton (#02), Eric McClure (#72), Darren Shaw (#04), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Loni Richardson (#0), Nicholas Tucker (#48), Craig Wood(#73), Chris Winter (#05)

Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held September 9 at Richmond International Raceway. Jamie McMurray won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 2) 2-Jamie McMurray
 * 3) 47-Tony Stewart
 * 4) 30-Todd Bodine
 * 5) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 6) 12-Robert Huffman
 * 7) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 8) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 9) 10-Terry Cook
 * 10) 42-Mike Skinner

Failed to qualify: Jay Sauter (#06), Lance Hooper (#13), Tony Raines (#40), Mark McFarland (#59), Kelly Sutton (#02), Wayne Edwards (#93), Kyle Beattie (#0), Craig Wood (#73), J. C. Stout (#91), James Hylton (#48)

Sylvania 200
The Sylvania 200 was held September 18 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Jack Sprague won the pole. Despite starting several hours later than scheduled due to rain from Hurricane Ivan and with the threat of darkness, all 200 laps were completed. Although the race ended under caution at the scheduled distance after it was deemed too dark to have an attempt at a Green-White-Checkered finish due to a crash with less than 3 to go.

Top ten results


 * 1) 24-Travis Kvapil
 * 2) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 3) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 4) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 5) 17-David Reutimann
 * 6) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 7) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 8) 75-David Starr
 * 9) 21-Hank Parker Jr.
 * 10) 42-Mike Skinner*

Failed to qualify: none


 * Last race for Skinner driving for Bang Racing.

Las Vegas 350
The Las Vegas 350 was held September 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 15-Shane Hmiel**
 * 2) 30-Todd Bodine
 * 3) 62-Steve Park
 * 4) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 5) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 6) 5-Mike Skinner*
 * 7) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 8) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 9) 10-Terry Cook
 * 10) 75-David Starr

Failed to qualify: Chris Wimmer (#63), Loni Richardson (#0)


 * This was Mike Skinner's first start driving for Bill Davis.
 * Shane's first career win.

American Racing Wheels 200
The American Racing Wheels 200 was held October 2 at California Speedway. Travis Kvapil won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 30-Todd Bodine*
 * 2) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 3) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 4) 75-David Starr
 * 5) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 6) 17-David Reutimann
 * 7) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 8) 62-Steve Park
 * 9) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 10) 99-Carl Edwards

Failed to qualify: none


 * First career win.

Silverado 350K
The Silverado 350K was held October 16 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mike Skinner won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 30-Todd Bodine
 * 2) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 3) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 4) 75-David Starr
 * 5) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 6) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 7) 14-Rick Crawford
 * 8) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 9) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 10) 15-Shane Hmiel

Failed to qualify: Jay Sauter (#06), Wayne Edwards (#77), Loni Richardson (#0), Blake Mallory (#35)

Kroger 200
The Kroger 200 was held October 23 at Martinsville Speedway. Bobby Hamilton won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 2-Jamie McMurray*
 * 2) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 3) 47-Bobby Labonte
 * 4) 50-Jon Wood
 * 5) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 6) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 7) 30-Todd Bodine
 * 8) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 9) 4-Bobby Hamilton, Jr.
 * 10) 12-Robert Huffman

Failed to qualify: Robbie Ferguson (#93), Tony Raines (#40), Davin Scites (#20), Darrell Waltrip (#11), Jim Walker (#74), Eric King (#00), Tam Topham (#70), Craig Wood (#13)


 * First career win.

Chevy Silverado 150
The Chevy Silverado 150 was held November 5 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jack Sprague won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 75-David Starr
 * 2) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 3) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 4) 15-Shane Hmiel
 * 5) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 6) 62-Steve Park
 * 7) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 8) 2-P. J. Jones
 * 9) 46-Dennis Setzer
 * 10) 99-Carl Edwards

Failed to qualify: none

Darlington 200
The Darlington 200 was held November 13 at Darlington Raceway after rain washed out the race November 12. The race was moved to Saturday as part of a day-night doubleheader on the Southern 500 weekend. Carl Edwards won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 2-Kasey Kahne*
 * 2) 4-Bobby Hamilton
 * 3) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 4) 99-Carl Edwards
 * 5) 62-Steve Park
 * 6) 23-Johnny Benson
 * 7) 75-David Starr
 * 8) 88-Matt Crafton
 * 9) 12-Robert Huffman
 * 10) 52-Ken Schrader

Failed to qualify: Denny Bagwell (#41)


 * This was Kahne's first Truck series victory in his first start.

Ford 200
The Ford 200 was held November 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Reutimann won the pole.

Top ten results


 * 1) 2-Kasey Kahne
 * 2) 1-Ted Musgrave
 * 3) 75-David Starr
 * 4) 17-David Reutimann
 * 5) 6-Matt Crafton
 * 6) 5-Mike Skinner
 * 7) 16-Jack Sprague
 * 8) 44-Greg Biffle
 * 9) 06-Regan Smith
 * 10) 46-Dennis Setzer

Failed to qualify: Sammy Sanders (#04), Brad Keselowski (#63), Shigeaki Hattori (#01), Derrike Cope (#48), Todd Bodine (#30), Jeff Jefferson (#03), Scott Lynch (#59), Ken Weaver (#08), Danny Bagwell (#41)

Final points standings

 * 1) Bobby Hamilton – 3624
 * 2) Dennis Setzer – 3578
 * 3) Ted Musgrave – 3554
 * 4) Carl Edwards – 3493
 * 5) Matt Crafton – 3379
 * 6) David Starr – 3298
 * 7) Jack Sprague – 3167
 * 8) Travis Kvapil – 3152
 * 9) Steve Park – 3138
 * 10) Chad Chaffin – 3122
 * 11) Mike Skinner – 3037
 * 12) Rick Crawford – 3030
 * 13) Shane Hmiel – 2954
 * 14) David Reutimann – 2904
 * 15) Jon Wood – 2835
 * 16) Terry Cook – 2821
 * 17) Hank Parker Jr. – 2737
 * 18) Tracy Hines – 2604
 * 19) Brandon Whitt – 2569
 * 20) Andy Houston – 2540
 * 21) Chase Montgomery – 2404
 * 22) Bill Lester – 2400
 * 23) Robert Huffman – 2314
 * 24) Shane Sieg – 2020
 * 25) Johnny Benson – 1818
 * 26) Kelly Sutton – 1432
 * 27) Todd Bodine – 1317
 * 28) Ken Schrader – 1297
 * 29) Ken Weaver – 1212
 * 30) Deborah Renshaw – 1150
 * 31) Chris Wimmer – 942
 * 32) David Ragan – 802
 * 33) Shelby Howard – 707
 * 34) Brad Keselowski – 692
 * 35) J.R. Patton – 637
 * 36) Mark McFarland – 603
 * 37) Denny Hamlin – 582
 * 38) Randy LaJoie – 570
 * 39) Paul White – 516
 * 40) Geoffrey Bodine – 495
 * 41) Kevin Love – 494
 * 42) Eric Jones – 461
 * 43) Lance Hooper – 458
 * 44) Jamie McMurray – 444
 * 45) Charlie Bradberry – 417
 * 46) Bobby Hamilton, Jr. – 395
 * 47) Kasey Kahne – 380
 * 48) Jay Sauter – 373
 * 49) Tina Gordon – 371
 * 50) Frank Kimmel – 344

Rookie of the Year
34-year-old David Reutimann, driving for the start-up Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, clinched the 2004 Rookie of the Year title, posting four top-fives and winning two poles. Runner-up Tracy Hines had two top-tens for ThorSport Racing, while neither Brandon Whitt nor Chase Montgomery had a top-ten. Shane Sieg, Kelly Sutton, Ken Weaver, Chris Wimmer and Brad Keselowski had only part-time runs, while Shelby Howard was released from his ride early in the season.