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Series champion sets new
single-season award record; five drivers exceed $1
million
ORLANDO, Fla. (Dec. 10,
2004) – Martin Truex Jr., the 2004
NASCAR Busch Series driver champion, will receive a series
single-season record payout of $2,537,171 for his efforts this
year. Truex collected over $1 million in race winnings
($1,180,600) as well as with his share of the series point fund
($1,247,071).
The $6,235,356 point fund includes a
record $3.3 million contribution from series sponsor
Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch’s commitment to
the NASCAR Busch Series will increase again for the 2005
season.
Truex is the second driver in the
23-year history of the series to total over $2 million, and
bettered the previous single-season earnings mark set by
Greg Biffle in 2002 ($2,337,254).
The balance of Truex’s total –
$109,500 – comes via various contingency awards which include:
the Busch Pole Award ($30,000), the Clevite Engine Builder of
the Year Award ($20,000), the Goodyear Tire Award ($15,000),
the MBNA Mid-Race Leader Award ($12,000), the Sunoco Diamond
Performance Award ($12,500) and the WIX Filters Lap Leader
Award ($20,000).
In addition to Truex’s record mark
in 2004:
- Truex and series runner-up
Kyle Busch both exceeded $2 million in total
awards and race winnings, the first time in series history two
drivers earned $2 million.
- Busch’s total is a record for a
NASCAR Busch Series rookie (previous mark held by Greg Biffle –
$1,623,546 – in 2001).
- Four other NASCAR Busch Series
drivers joined Truex and Busch in exceeding $1 million in race
winnings – third-place Biffle ($1,007,530), fourth-place
Ron Hornaday Jr. ($1,103,045), sixth-place
Jason Keller ($1,048,830) and seventh-place
David Green ($1,068,610).
- Keller, whose total payout is
$1,345,009, builds on his title as the NASCAR Busch Series’
all-time leading money winner with a career total of
$9,395,624.
A detailed money breakdown
accompanies this release.
Race Point Fund Other
Award Total Awards
Rank/Driver
Winnings Awards Awards
Type & Winnings
1 MARTIN TRUEX JR.
$1,180,600 $1,247,071 $30,000 Busch
Pole $2,537,171
20,000 Clevite
Engine Builder of the
Year
15,000 Goodyear
Tire
12,000 MBNA
Mid-Race
Leader
12,500 Sunoco
Diamond
Performance
20,000 WIX
Filters Lap Leader
2 KYLE BUSCH
1,383,515 623,535 15,000 Raybestos Rookie of the
Year
2,027,050
5,000 Goody’s Headache Powder
3 GREG
BIFFLE 1,007,530 561,182
1,568,712
4 RON HORNADAY
JR. 1,103,045 436,474
1,539,519
5 MIKE BLISS
935,840 342,944 20,000.00 Featherlite Most Improved
Driver 1,298,784
6 JASON KELLER 1,048,830
296,179
1,345,009
7 DAVID A. GREEN 1,068,610
249,414
1,318,024
8 ASHTON LEWIS
801,985 212,002
1,013,987
9 KENNY WALLACE 758,780
193,296
952,076
10 DAVID STREMME
848,850 169,102
1,017,952
11 KASEY KAHNE 683,071
227,590
910,661
12 JASON LEFFLER 857,530
266,249 20,000 Mobil 1 Command Performance
1,168,779
Driver of the Year
25,000 McDonald’s/PowerAde
Drive-Thru Pit Champ.
13 MICHAEL WALTRIP
590,310 162,119
752,429
14 STACY COMPTON 805,410
152,766
958,176
15 ROBERT PRESSLEY 726,915
146,530
873,445
16 TIM FEDEWA 733,970
137,177
871,147
17 MIKE WALLACE
888,620 71,706
960,326
18 JOHNNY SAUTER 752,163
68,588 820,751
19 CASEY
ATWOOD
629,070 134,371 763,441
20 KEVIN
HARVICK 602,725
209,507
812,232
22 BOBBY HAMILTON JR. 748,054
61,480 809,534
29 CLINT
BOWYER 393,820
102,259
496,079
32 JAMIE MCMURRAY 378,310
7,856
386,166
33 TONY RAINES 355,140
8,511
363,651
34 CASEY MEARS 284,885
20,950
305,835
35 JUSTIN LABONTE 339,240
6,547
345,787
38 MIKE MCLAUGHLIN 287,150
28,932
316,082
39 JOHNNY BENSON 315,855
18,986 334,841
44 SHANE
HMIEL 173,125
18,331
191,456
45 REGAN SMITH 156,855
1,964
158,819
52 REED SORENSON 105,395
1,964 107,359
60 DAVE
BLANEY
101,600 2,431 104,031
62 BLAKE
FEESE 133,855
26,188 160,043
80 TYLER
WALKER 49,310
9,353
58,663
102 STERLING MARLIN 32,530
3,928
36,458
107 BUCKSHOT JONES 33,570
3,928 37,498
111 BOBBY
HAMILTON 13,480
1,964
15,444
113 JEFF PURVIS 13,570
1,964
15,534
TOTALS $21,333,613
$6,235,338
$27,752,951
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