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Nextel Cup race number 34 of 36
November 7, 2004 at Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ
312 laps* on a 1.000 mile paved track (312.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:19:16
Average Speed: 94.848 mph
Pole Speed: 135.854 mph Cautions: 11 for 63 laps
Margin of Victory: 1.431 sec
Attendance: 105,000

Glossary 2004 Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

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Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	14	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	315	274,503	running	118	190
2	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	315	181,167	running	59	175
3	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	315	170,503	running	100	170
4	5	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	315	134,938	running	0	160
5	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	315	126,950	running	0	155
6	13	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	315	96,225	running	0	150
7	15	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	315	111,658	running	0	146
8	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	315	112,028	running	0	142
9	27	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	315	113,083	running	4	143
10	28	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	315	84,300	running	14	139
11	20	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	315	72,500	running	0	130
12	3	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	315	88,200	running	0	127
13	23	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	315	70,225	running	0	124
14	11	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	315	85,187	running	0	121
15	22	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	315	67,975	running	0	118
16	32	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	315	80,950	running	0	115
17	19	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	315	91,006	running	0	112
18	2	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	315	65,825	running	0	109
19	25	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	315	83,081	running	0	106
20	18	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	315	57,300	running	0	103
21	24	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	315	78,525	running	0	100
22	26	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	315	87,767	running	0	97
23	12	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	315	82,375	running	0	94
24	10	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	315	64,800	running	0	91
25	35	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	314	89,050	running	0	88
26	38	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	314	73,925	running	0	85
27	37	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	314	52,300	running	0	82
28	34	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny / Shop Master (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	313	63,564	running	0	79
29	33	4	Mike Wallace	Love's Travel Stops / Wide Open Performance (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	313	54,550	running	0	76
30	40	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	311	59,925	running	0	73
31	21	14	John Andretti	VB/APlus at Sunoco (A.J. Foyt)	Ford	311	52,300	running	0	70
32	31	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	309	78,400	running	0	67
33	42	02	Hermie Sadler	Treasure Island Las Vegas (Hermie Sadler)	Chevrolet	307	52,450	running	0	64
34	7	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	306	51,400	crash	0	61
35	17	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	306	86,462	engine	0	58
36	16	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	280	101,903	engine	4	60
37	29	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	272	84,417	running	0	52
38	9	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	252	89,708	running	16	54
39	30	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	236	50,750	crash	0	46
40	39	0	Ward Burton	NetZero (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	201	50,600	rear end	0	43
41	43	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	181	50,460	handling	0	40
42	41	98	Randy LaJoie	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	105	50,335	transmission	0	37
43	36	50	Todd Bodine	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	11	50,447	vibration	0	34

* Race extended to 315 laps due to green/white/checker.

Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#75), Tony Raines (#51), Stanton Barrett (#94), Mario Gosselin (#80), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Geoffrey Bodine (#93), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72)

To the back: Michael Waltrip (#15) backup car, Sterling Marlin (#40) engine change, Kevin Lepage (#37) engine change

Cautions: Laps: 77-80 (#02 stalled turn 3), 106-114 (debris), 120-123 (#14 accident turn 4), 129-132 (#0,01,6,12,29,42,97 accident turn 4), 144-149 (#10,99 accident turn 4), 155-159 (#38 accident turn 1), 226-231 (#5 accident frontstretch), 240-243 (#09 accident backstretch), 283-293 (oil on track), 299-302 (#42 accident turn 2), 308-313 (#41 accident turn 2)

Lap leaders: R. Newman 1-59, D. Earnhardt Jr. 60-107, E. Sadler 108-123, J. Gordon 124-144, D. Earnhardt Jr. 145-202, M. Kenseth 203-206, Ku. Busch 207-220, J. Gordon 221-223, B. Labonte 224-227, J. Gordon 228-303, D. Earnhardt Jr. 304-315

Points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Kurt Busch 6191 2 Jeff Gordon 6150 -41 3 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 6144 -47 4 Jimmie Johnson 6143 -48 5 Mark Martin 6089 -102 6 Tony Stewart 6049 -142 7 Ryan Newman 6041 -150 8 Elliott Sadler 5869 -322 9 Matt Kenseth 5855 -336 10 Jeremy Mayfield 5836 -355 11 Jamie McMurray 4286 -1905 12 Dale Jarrett 4071 -2120 13 Kasey Kahne 4070 -2121 14 Kevin Harvick 4027 -2164 15 Bobby Labonte 4007 -2184 16 Jeff Burton 3723 -2468 17 Rusty Wallace 3704 -2487 18 Michael Waltrip 3702 -2489 19 Joe Nemechek 3649 -2542 20 Greg Biffle 3616 -2575 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

Traditional points standings (top 20) after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff +----+-----------------------+------+-----+ 1 Jeff Gordon 4702 2 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4645 -57 3 Jimmie Johnson 4640 -62 4 Kurt Busch 4480 -222 5 Tony Stewart 4424 -278 6 Mark Martin 4287 -415 7 Jamie McMurray 4286 -416 8 Ryan Newman 4222 -480 9 Matt Kenseth 4162 -540 10 Elliott Sadler 4160 -542 11 Dale Jarrett 4071 -631 12 Kasey Kahne 4070 -632 13 Kevin Harvick 4027 -675 14 Jeremy Mayfield 4019 -683 15 Bobby Labonte 4007 -695 16 Jeff Burton 3723 -979 17 Rusty Wallace 3704 -998 18 Michael Waltrip 3702 -1000 19 Joe Nemechek 3649 -1053 20 Greg Biffle 3616 -1086 +----+-----------------------+------+-----+

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