NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion Busch Tops $9.6 million in 2004 Winnings
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion tops $9.6 million in 2004 winnings
NEW YORK (Dec. 3, 2004) – NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Kurt Busch (No. 97 Sharpie/ IRWIN Tools Ford) will receive $5,356,181 in point fund money at Friday night’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. Once Busch accepts the official check, his season winnings will total $9,677,543.
Busch’s point fund payout comes from NASCAR and series sponsor Nextel, which is completing its first season as the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series sponsor.
Prior to Friday night’s celebration,
Busch also received a total of $105,000 in various contingency
awards during the annual Myers Brothers Breakfast on the
Waldorf=Astoria’s historic 18th-floor Starlight Roof.
Busch’s 2004 race winnings total $4,200,332. His career
winnings stand at $22,860,894.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Top 10 runner-up Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet) will receive a point fund payout of $2,404,137 from NASCAR and Nextel. Third-place finisher Jeff Gordon (No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet) will receive a point fund payout of $1,766,527 from NASCAR and Nextel.
2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Race
Special NASCAR/ Leader
Season Career
Driver Winnings
Awards Nextel Bonus
Total Total
1 Busch, Kurt
$4,200,332 $105,000 $5,356,181 $16,030
$9,677,543 $22,860,894
2 Johnson, Jimmie 5,692,624
170,000 2,404,137 8,960 8,275,721
19,931,839
3 Gordon, Jeff 6,437,665
227,000 1,766,527 8,190 8,439,382
66,964,439
4 Martin, Mark
3,948,497 1,523,087 7,420
5,479,004 46,135,779
5 Earnhardt, Dale
Jr. 7,201,380 195,000 1,510,480 6,650
8,913,510 29,555,869
6 Stewart, Tony
6,221,710 385,000 1,218,217 5,880
7,830,807 34,905,161
7 Newman, Ryan 5,152,666
100,000 1,096,480 5,110 6,354,256
18,304,885
8 Kenseth, Matt 6,223,892 75,000
1,102,077 4,340
7,405,309 26,501,894
9 Sadler,
Elliott 5,158,362 35,000 1,047,672
3,920 6,244,954 19,429,249
10 Mayfield, Jeremy
3,892,573
1,023,269 3,500 4,919,342 22,515,017
11 McMurray,
Jamie 3,676,311
1,000,000 4,676,311
8,653,059
12 Labonte, Bobby
4,570,545 630,852
5,201,397 40,843,154
13 Kahne,
Kasey 4,759,022 50,000 606,589
5,415,611 5,415,611
14 Harvick,
Kevin 4,739,012
582,325 5,321,337
19,709,874
15 Jarrett,
Dale 4,539,334
558,062 5,097,396
46,915,666
16 Wallace, Rusty
4,447,302
533,798 4,981,100 43,670,500
17 Biffle,
Greg 3,583,342
509,535
4,092,877 7,293,323
18 Burton, Jeff
3,695,075
359,235 4,054,310
35,642,417
19 Nemechek, Joe
3,872,415
473,139 4,345,554
19,327,669
20 Waltrip, Michael
4,245,688
448,876 4,694,564 27,640,029
21 Marlin,
Sterling 4,117,753 339,690
4,457,443 32,970,362
22 Mears, Casey
3,250,317 212,306
3,462,623 6,101,801
23 Gordon, Robby
4,025,545
200,174 4,225,719
14,452,181
24 Rudd,
Ricky 3,717,099 188,042
3,905,141 36,120,592
25 Vickers, Brian
3,044,898
90,988 3,135,886
3,399,370
36 Sauter, Johnny
1,333,521 39,428
1,372,949 1,654,284
37 Edwards, Carl
1,410,571
43,809 1,454,380
1,454,380
38 Blaney, Dave
1,461,638
27,634 1,489,272 10,613,812
74 Inglebright,
Jim 70,550
3,033 73,583
119,323
Totals
24,895,631
Post Season Awards:
Driver
Award
Amount Total
Kurt
Busch
Sunoco
$75,000
Goodyear
Tire
30,000 $105,000
Jimmie
Johnson Outback
Steakhouse 75,000
Mechanix
75,000
Clevite 20,000
170,000
Jeff Gordon Goodyear Belts &
Hoses
75,000
Wix
75,000
Clevite
77,000 227,000
Dale Earnhardt
Jr. Mobil 1
100,000
McDonald’s/PowerAde
75,000
Clevite
10,000
Grands
10,000 195,000
Tony
Stewart MBNA 85,000
USG
100,000
McDonald’s/PowerAde
200,000 385,000
Ryan
Newman Bud Pole
100,000 100,000
Matt
Kenseth Waste Management
75,000 75,000
Elliott
Sadler
McDonald’s/PowerAde 35,000
35,000
Kasey
Kahne Raybestos
50,000
50,000
Total
$1,157,000
