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2004 Pop Secret 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 5, 2004 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:47
Average Speed: 128.324 mph
Pole Speed: 187.417 mph

Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
Margin of Victory: .263 sec
Attendance: 90,000
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	17	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	279,398	running	59	185
2	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	190,315	running	39	175
5	14	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Sony Handycam (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	154,367	running	2	160
3	11	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	144,450	running	65	175
6	19	99	Carl Edwards	Shop Rat (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	136,792	running	0	150
10	26	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	131,808	running	0	134
22	30	17	Matt Kenseth	Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	129,803	running	0	97
9	35	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	128,612	running	8	143
18	33	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127,978	running	0	109
20	37	18	Bobby Labonte	Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127,033	running	0	103
34	12	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser True Music / Dave Matthews (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	231	125,103	crash	0	61
8	25	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	124,642	running	0	142
4	23	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	124,500	running	0	160
37	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	209	124,228	engine	0	52
7	9	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	250	121,437	running	0	146
28	27	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	116,238	running	0	79
23	21	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	115,606	running	10	99
11	4	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	114,700	running	7	135
26	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	114,325	running	0	85
17	20	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	250	111,556	running	0	112
16	2	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	110,900	running	9	120
19	15	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	110,775	running	0	106
12	10	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	250	108,425	running	0	127
13	1	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	107,625	running	44	129
27	13	43	Jeff Green	Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	106,935	running	0	82
21	38	22	Scott Wimmer	CAT Dealers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	250	103,875	running	0	100
14	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Tool World (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	103,800	running	1	126
15	34	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	96,200	running	0	118
29	6	41	Casey Mears	Target House (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	90,750	running	0	76
35	28	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	225	85,339	engine	0	58
36	7	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	213	84,900	crash	0	55
38	24	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	207	84,800	running	0	49
42	22	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak Easy Share / Jasper (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	32	84,585	crash	0	37
31	39	0	Ward Burton	NetZero / Fear Factor (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	248	80,150	running	0	70
32	41	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	247	79,600	running	1	72
24	18	84	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	78,250	running	0	91
25	3	98	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	77,925	running	0	88
30	36	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	77,700	running	0	73
33	40	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	231	77,050	engine	1	69
39	29	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis)	Dodge	173	76,740	transmission	4	51
40	43	96	Derrike Cope	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	154	76,690	crash	0	43
41	32	11	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	32	76,640	crash	0	40
43	42	50	Jeff Fuller	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	5	75,875	overheating	0	34

Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Hermie Sadler (#02), Kevin Lepage (#37), Mike Wallace (#35)

To the back: Shane Hmiel (#23) backup car

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	26	26
	27	30	4	debris	none
	31	33	3
	34	38	5	#11,77 accident turn 2	#96
	39	44	6
	45	47	3	debris	#96
	48	72	25
	73	77	5	#16 accident frontstretch	#41
	78	105	28
	106	113	8	debris	#2
	114	116	3
	117	119	3	#4,16,23 accident turn 4	#0
	120	170	51
	171	176	6	#96 accident turn 1	#43
	177	178	2
	179	181	3	#97 accident backstretch	#45
	182	219	38
	220	223	4	#8 spun turn 4	#17
	224	225	2
	226	229	4	oil on track	#18
	230	234	5
	235	240	6	#49,8 accident turn 4	#15
	241	250	10
Percent of race run under caution: 20.4% Average green flag run: 16.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brian Vickers	1	9	9
Jeremy Mayfield	10	18	9
Brian Vickers	19	44	26
Kurt Busch	45	51	7
Michael Waltrip	52	61	10
Mark Martin	62	73	12
Brian Vickers	74	79	6
Mark Martin	80	105	26
Elliott Sadler	106	106	1
Ken Schrader	107	107	1
Jimmy Spencer	108	108	1
Elliott Sadler	109	121	13
Kasey Kahne	122	124	3
Elliott Sadler	125	128	4
Kasey Kahne	129	133	5
Mark Martin	134	157	24
Jimmie Johnson	158	158	1
Ryan Newman	159	160	2
Shane Hmiel	161	164	4
Kasey Kahne	165	172	8
Elliott Sadler	173	173	1
Robby Gordon	174	176	3
Elliott Sadler	177	184	8
Robby Gordon	185	189	5
Elliott Sadler	190	193	4
Kasey Kahne	194	216	23
Mark Martin	217	219	3
Elliott Sadler	220	220	1
Brian Vickers	221	223	3
Elliott Sadler	224	250	27

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	3482
2	Jeff Gordon	3432	-50
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3366	-116
4	Tony Stewart	3304	-178
5	Matt Kenseth	3253	-229
6	Elliott Sadler	3204	-278
7	Kurt Busch	3186	-296
8	Ryan Newman	3078	-404
9	Kasey Kahne	3067	-415
10	Mark Martin	3058	-424
11	Jamie McMurray	3033	-449
12	Bobby Labonte	3022	-460
13	Dale Jarrett	3015	-467
14	Jeremy Mayfield	3003	-479
15	Kevin Harvick	3002	-480
16	Casey Mears	2704	-778
17	Michael Waltrip	2674	-808
18	Jeff Burton	2647	-835
19	Robby Gordon	2647	-835
20	Rusty Wallace	2641	-841

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