Year In Review from NASCAR.com!
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Year In Review from NASCAR.com!
I am only going to post the Dodge drivers, but for more just click on NASCAR.com...
11.) Jamie McMurray
2004 Stats: 0 Bud Poles, 0 wins, 9 top-fives, 23 top-10s
The good: McMurray went on a tear in the latter part of the season, reeling off eight top-10 finishes in the final 10 races to lock down 11th place and a $1 million bonus. His total of 23 top-10 finishes on the year was second only to Jeff Gordon's 25.
The bad: McMurray missed making the Chase for the Nextel Cup by 15 points and he didn't win a race. Six DNFs and a 25-point penalty for a failed inspection put a damper on a season clouded by "what ifs".
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11.) Jamie McMurray
2004 Stats: 0 Bud Poles, 0 wins, 9 top-fives, 23 top-10s
The good: McMurray went on a tear in the latter part of the season, reeling off eight top-10 finishes in the final 10 races to lock down 11th place and a $1 million bonus. His total of 23 top-10 finishes on the year was second only to Jeff Gordon's 25.
The bad: McMurray missed making the Chase for the Nextel Cup by 15 points and he didn't win a race. Six DNFs and a 25-point penalty for a failed inspection put a damper on a season clouded by "what ifs".
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13.) Kasey Kahne
2004 Stats: 4 Bud Poles, 0 wins, 13 top-fives, 14 top-10s
The good: Kahne won the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award. He posted five second-place finishes and was in contention for the win in a couple more races before on-track incidents took him out of the running.
The bad: Kahne was painfully ineffective on road courses and short tracks. He didn't have a single top-10 at any of those events, including the crucial fall Richmond race, where he finished 14th and fell from the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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2004 Stats: 4 Bud Poles, 0 wins, 13 top-fives, 14 top-10s
The good: Kahne won the 2004 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Award. He posted five second-place finishes and was in contention for the win in a couple more races before on-track incidents took him out of the running.
The bad: Kahne was painfully ineffective on road courses and short tracks. He didn't have a single top-10 at any of those events, including the crucial fall Richmond race, where he finished 14th and fell from the Chase for the Nextel Cup.
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16.) Rusty Wallace
2004 Stats: 0 Bud Poles, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 11 top-10s.
The good: Wallace broke a three-year losing streak with a win at Martinsville. At the time, it was his third consecutive top-five finish. After a mid-season slump, he finished the year strong with three top-10s in the last five races.
The bad: On two occasions, Wallace ran out of gas while running well in 2004 (Sonoma, fall Bristol). After his win, Wallace went the final 28 races without a top-five finish.
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2004 Stats: 0 Bud Poles, 1 win, 3 top-fives, 11 top-10s.
The good: Wallace broke a three-year losing streak with a win at Martinsville. At the time, it was his third consecutive top-five finish. After a mid-season slump, he finished the year strong with three top-10s in the last five races.
The bad: On two occasions, Wallace ran out of gas while running well in 2004 (Sonoma, fall Bristol). After his win, Wallace went the final 28 races without a top-five finish.
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