|| *Comments on the 2004 Subway 500:* View the most recent comment <#32> | Post a comment <#post> 1. Jrister posted: 10.25.2004 - 4:29 am Rate this comment: (2) (0) Sad day for Hendrick Motorsports. Rest in peace Ricky, Randy, John, and all the others on that plane. 2. Jake posted: 10.25.2004 - 9:53 pm Rate this comment: (1) (2) Despite the fact that I may not like Rick Hendrick or any of his drivers, it's a tragedy for what happened. But my thoughts and prayers are w/ Rick and his family. This unfourtunate plane crash taught me a lesson to be thankful for every day of life and the people you know, cause you never know when time is up. 3. Jack posted: 10.25.2004 - 10:58 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) As a diehard fan of Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports, Sunday was one very tough day. All my thoughts and prayers are with Rick, Linda, and the entire organization, as well as those involved with the tragedy. 4. CD posted: 10.31.2004 - 3:05 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) How ironic Hendrick's first win came here in 1984 with Geoffrey Bodine a triumph. Today Jimmie Johnson but the day ends up a tradgey. Rick Hendrick has had a tough year first losing his father and now his son, brother, his brothers two daughters and six wonderful people. 5. zachary cox posted: 10.31.2004 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) i did not want to see jimmie johnson win.,but i felt bad for my opinion when i found out about the accedent. anybody that reades this, please put the hendrick family in your thoughts and prayres. 6. Miller4Prez6 posted: 05.06.2006 - 9:24 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Travis Kvapil made his debut in this race he qualified 5th and finished 21st driving the #06 Dodge for Roger Penske. Also Rusty Wallace could've had a shot at victory but his teammate, Ryan Newman, moved him out of the way. 7. MGD2Wallace posted: 02.22.2007 - 6:44 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) I was at this race, and right before there was a late caution, Rusty was catching Jimmie. If not for that caution Rusty most likely would have had the Martinsville sweep. 8. Anonymous posted: 06.13.2007 - 4:52 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Nextel Cup debut for Mario Gosselin who had his career best finish with an awesome car. 9. SK posted: 09.02.2007 - 2:44 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chad Chaffin made it a trifecta of Nextel Cup debuts, joining the hardly-exclusive club of drivers who piloted the #98 Mach One Ford over the course of 2004. 10. Mr. Big posted: 05.18.2008 - 8:20 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sterling in 4th, nice. Very sad day though. 11. GEORGE posted: 06.01.2008 - 9:45 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) I CANT BELIEVE WHAT HAPPEN THAT DAY FOR HENDRICK FAMILY IT TOLD US THE THE NEWS THEY DIED OF INJURIES OUR THOUGHTS IN PRAYERS ARE IN HENDRICK FAMILY 12. CHAD posted: 05.28.2009 - 8:00 pm Rate this comment: (1) (3) WAS BOB JENKINS AT THE FUNERAL 13. CHAD posted: 06.24.2009 - 9:05 am Rate this comment: (0) (4) WAS LORAN LIVINGSTON AT THE FUNERAL 14. RaceFanX posted: 10.25.2009 - 5:36 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The crash occured during the race and NASCAR was informed of it but they did not announce it to the public or any of the drivers until the conclusion of the race. There was no victory lane ceremony for the obvivous reason. 15. Mark O. posted: 03.16.2010 - 3:06 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Chad, just go away. Thanks. 16. Daniel posted: 05.24.2012 - 1:06 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) In using fastest 43: #59 Klaus Graf & #75 Mike Garvey Out using fastest 43: #4 Jimmy Spencer & #72 Kirk Shelmerdine 17. Robert Nelson posted: 07.17.2012 - 1:14 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Pace car lead the most laps in this race. 18. CBASS posted: 01.18.2013 - 7:28 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates #97 IRWIN Industrial Tools #16 Subway #30 AOL #21 Motorcraft #25 ditech.com/ GMAC #4 Lucas Oil http://archives.ciastockphoto.com/cgi/images.php?group=w0434 19. Teren posted: 01.24.2013 - 2:58 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Always in our Hearts! :( 20. TTF24 posted: 05.27.2013 - 5:19 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The FAA lost contact with the Hendrick Motorsports Plane RIP Jim Hunter 21. Nascar Lead Lap Points posted: 04.29.2014 - 9:48 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Withdrew 51 Tony Raines Marathon/Chase Joe Auer Chevy 22. NASCARLover22 posted: 08.24.2015 - 8:08 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Sponsor updates: #97 Irwin Industrial Tools #98 Mach I Racing #72 Vote for Bush/Freddie B's #5 Got Milk?/Kellogg's #43 Cheerios/Old El Paso #59 SEM Products/Schwan's Home Delivery #51 Marathon Oil/Chase Rewards Points #10 Valvoline/Eagle One 23. numbah10hatah posted: 12.01.2015 - 9:20 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Jeff Green's only top 10 of 2004. 24. rw posted: 11.25.2017 - 1:12 am Rate this comment: (0) (1) This was the race that made hate me Ryan Newman even more than I already did! 25. Fuzzy posted: 12.21.2017 - 4:01 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The sponsor for Klaus Graf's #59 was DHL. http://www.jayski.com/past/041018.htm 26. createcrept posted: 09.09.2019 - 9:01 pm Rate this comment: (2) (0) Travis Kvapil made his Cup Debut in this Race, finishing 21st. 27. SweetRich posted: 06.29.2020 - 9:34 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) The commentators were Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach. The pit road reporters were Bill Weber, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider and Dave Burns. 28. thecautionlightnews posted: 09.23.2020 - 12:22 pm Rate this comment: (1) (0) Mario Gosselin makes his Nextel Cup debut 29. Altracing posted: 11.22.2020 - 11:11 am Rate this comment: (0) (0) Only DNF of the season for Elliott Sadler who ran at the finish in more races that year than any other driver. 30. Josh_Drake posted: 11.23.2020 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (2) Definitely the feelgood moment of 2004. 31. Rich posted: 11.27.2020 - 2:53 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) The one and only race in 2004 that Kevin Harvick led at least 100 laps. The most that he led before this event was 43 back at Las Vegas way back in March. 32. TennesseeMountainMan posted: 12.18.2020 - 8:03 pm Rate this comment: (0) (0) Felix Sabates was almost on the Hendrick flight that crashed enroute to this race. Story goes: With his helicopter grounded by bad weather, Felix Sabates, co-owner of Chip Ganassi Racing, decided he did not want to take the chance of having the plane diverted and then having to drive to the Martinsville, Va., track in race traffic. Sabates said his helicopter pilot called to say he could have a seat on the plane and he was preparing to leave for the Concord, N.C., airport when Ganassi phoned. Ganassi told Sabates his plane had been diverted from the airport near the track to Danville, Va., 30 miles away. ?Chip said his plane missed its approach in Martinsville because of the weather and he was thinking about going home,? Sabates said. ?I didn't feel like going to Danville and then having to drive to the track in traffic. If Chip hadn't called me, I would have been on that plane. He saved my life.? After deciding to pass up the race, Sabates was at his home in Charlotte when he got a telephone call from NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr., telling him the plane was missing and asking Sabates to go to the home of fellow team owner Rick Hendrick. ?When I got to the house, I'm the one that told Rick about the accident,? Sabates said. ?Then Bill France called to tell me that they had found the wreckage and everybody was dead. I still get chills thinking about it. It's just horrible for everyone. Source: Jayski.com's news archives from October 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Post a comment:* Your comment may not appear immediately - all comments must be approved by the moderator. Name: Comment: