The 2002 Budweiser Shootout was the first exhibition stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 24th iteration of the event.
[3] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.
[4] Caution laps would be counted, but the finish had to be under green, with the Truck Series green-white-checker rule used if necessary.
Pole winners of the previous season were automatically eligible for the race.
Roush Racing driver Kurt Busch would manage to draw pole.