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2004 Food City 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 6 of 36
Sunday, March 28, 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a .533 mile paved track (266.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:34
Average Speed: 82.607 mph
Pole Speed: 128.314 mph

Cautions: 11 for 85 laps
Margin of Victory: .428 sec
Attendance: 160,000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	13	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	173,465	running	119	190
2	4	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	141,878	running	100	175
3	14	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	131,978	running	0	165
4	17	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	135,125	running	72	165
5	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	136,098	running	0	155
7	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	124,862	running	25	151
6	19	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	500	77,945	running	0	150
9	2	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	120,168	running	0	138
10	8	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	110,796	running	0	134
12	3	16	Greg Biffle	Jackson Hewitt / National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	500	84,890	running	58	132
13	20	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	500	102,440	running	0	124
15	10	30	Johnny Sauter	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	83,090	running	1	123
14	9	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree / M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	103,273	running	0	121
16	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	90,215	running	8	120
8	6	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	87,095	running	0	117
17	16	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	500	96,565	running	0	112
19	32	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	104,792	running	1	111
11	18	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	118,748	running	91	110
18	33	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	100,065	running	0	109
20	7	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Punisher (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	500	81,900	running	0	103
21	30	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	104,557	running	0	100
22	25	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	499	93,390	running	0	97
24	12	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	498	115,518	running	25	96
23	21	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	81,045	running	0	94
25	36	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	498	82,570	running	0	88
26	37	50	Derrike Cope	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	497	68,440	running	0	85
27	26	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	496	87,694	running	0	82
28	39	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	496	71,150	running	0	79
29	29	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	496	94,285	running	0	76
30	35	4	Kevin Lepage	Food City (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	495	70,685	running	0	73
31	42	02	Hermie Sadler	East Tennessee Trailers (Hermie Sadler)	Pontiac	490	66,890	running	0	70
32	38	94	Stanton Barrett	Bojangles' / AmericInn (Dave Watson)	Chevrolet	453	66,845	crash	0	67
33	27	18	Bobby Labonte	Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	428	112,808	running	0	64
34	28	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline / Harlem Globetrotters (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	404	91,922	crash	0	61
35	22	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	377	74,690	running	0	58
36	24	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	331	66,645	running	0	55
37	15	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center (Wood Brothers)	Ford	166	92,666	crash	0	52
38	31	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	138	99,977	too slow	0	49
39	34	98	Geoffrey Bodine	Lucas Oil Products (William Edwards)	Ford	59	66,505	brakes	0	46
40	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	57	96,315	crash	0	43
41	41	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Black Wolf Harley-Davidson (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	7	66,390	handling	0	40
42	40	09	Joe Ruttman	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	4	66,335	rear end	0	37
43	43	80	Andy Hillenburg	Commercial Truck & Trailer (Stan Hover)	Ford	4	65,656	brakes	0	34

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89)

To the back: Robby Gordon (#31) engine change, Derrike Cope (#50) backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	58	58
	59	65	7	#9,42 accident turn 1
	66	67	2
	68	73	6	debris
	74	101	28
	102	110	9	#29,99,18 accident turn 3
	111	168	58
	169	178	10	#41,21 accident backstretch
	179	201	23
	202	209	8	#31 spun turn 2
	210	380	171
	381	394	14	#4 spun turn 4
	395	407	13
	408	413	6	#43,10 accident backstretch
	414	431	18
	432	437	6	#8 spun turn 2
	438	463	26
	464	472	9	#94 accident turn 2
	473	482	10
	483	487	5	#77 spun frontstretch
	488	493	6
	494	498	5	#88 accident turn 1	none
	499	500	2
Percent of race run under caution: 17.0% Average green flag run: 34.6 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	25	25
Rusty Wallace	26	81	56
Tony Stewart	82	106	25
Greg Biffle	107	149	43
Rusty Wallace	150	172	23
Greg Biffle	173	187	15
Rusty Wallace	188	203	16
Robby Gordon	204	204	1
Sterling Marlin	205	276	72
Rusty Wallace	277	281	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	282	372	91
Johnny Sauter	373	373	1
Jimmie Johnson	374	381	8
Kurt Busch	382	500	119

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	898
2	Kurt Busch	877	-21
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	832	-66
4	Tony Stewart	804	-94
5	Ryan Newman	788	-110
6	Jimmie Johnson	785	-113
7	Kevin Harvick	773	-125
8	Jeremy Mayfield	764	-134
9	Elliott Sadler	757	-141
10	Sterling Marlin	727	-171
11	Kasey Kahne	722	-176
12	Jeff Gordon	721	-177
13	Bobby Labonte	708	-190
14	Mark Martin	677	-221
15	Greg Biffle	675	-223
16	Rusty Wallace	665	-233
17	Jamie McMurray	659	-239
18	Scott Wimmer	655	-243
19	Joe Nemechek	650	-248
20	Ward Burton	647	-251

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