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2004 Daytona 500 Gatorade 125 #1 Gatorade 125 #2 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36 Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:11:53 Average speed: 156.345 mph Pole speed: 188.387 mph Cautions: 4 for 23 laps Margin of victory: .273 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 26 Glossary    2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2004 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 3 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser Born On Date   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 1495070 running 58 185 2 5 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 200 1096160 running 98 180 3 26 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 200 758839 running 5 170 4 10 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 200 610792 running 6 165 5 6 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 472189 running 16 160 6 14 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 200 358839 running 0 150 7 2 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's Black & White   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 358772 running 0 146 8 39 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 200 318490 running 8 147 9 12 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 307917 running 2 143 10 31 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 200 279529 running 0 134 11 13 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Passion of the Christ   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 200 278445 running 0 130 12 1 16   Greg Biffle National Guard   (Jack Roush) Ford 200 249312 running 0 127 13 29 1   John Andretti Post / Maxwell House   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 200 235287 running 1 129 14 25 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 200 235087 running 0 121 15 23 23   Dave Blaney Whelen Engineering   (Bill Davis) Dodge 200 232762 running 0 118 16 15 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie   (Jack Roush) Ford 199 236887 running 0 115 17 19 0   Ward Burton NetZero Hi Speed   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 199 218912 running 0 112 18 16 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft   (Wood Brothers) Ford 199 246020 running 0 109 19 17 77   Brendan Gaughan Kodak / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 199 225887 running 0 106 20 38 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 199 245812 running 1 108 21 33 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 199 226127 running 5 105 22 43 33   Mike Skinner Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 198 213813 running 0 97 23 28 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 198 225339 running 0 94 24 40 7   Jimmy Spencer Johnny Cat / Oil Dri   (Jim Smith) Dodge 198 223513 running 0 91 25 22 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 195 222889 running 0 88 26 21 30   Johnny Sauter America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 193 213687 running 0 85 27 24 09   Johnny Benson, Jr. Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 177 210414 crash 0 82 28 41 14   Larry Foyt LPGA   (A.J. Foyt) Dodge 176 212487 running 0 79 29 18 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 154 245572 running 0 76 30 42 50   Derrike Cope Thrifty Rent-a-Car / Melling   (Don Arnold) Dodge 153 207962 running 0 73 31 20 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 149 255056 running 0 70 32 32 4   Kevin Lepage YokeTV.com   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 132 207488 running 0 67 33 34 43   Jeff Green Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 110 232087 crash 0 64 34 36 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 109 231328 crash 0 61 35 30 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 78 241230 crash 0 58 36 7 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 75 224137 crash 0 55 37 4 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 75 254714 crash 0 52 38 9 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 70 246193 crash 0 49 39 35 25   Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 70 211888 crash 0 46 40 37 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 59 203438 crash 0 43 41 27 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 42 231887 engine 0 40 42 11 99   Jeff Burton NBA All-Star Game on TNT   (Jack Roush) Ford 25 239554 engine 0 37 43 8 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 7 216997 engine 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Scott Riggs 10 backup car Ryan Newman 12 engine change Greg Biffle 16 engine change Ricky Craven 32 engine change Derrike Cope 50 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Kirk Shelmerdine 72 Freddie B's Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 45 Andy Hillenburg 90 Music City Motorplex Junie Donlavey Ford WD Andy Belmont 95 Burger King Sadler Brothers Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 7 7     8 11 4   oil on track none 12 33 22     34 38 5   #50,10 accident turn 4 #40 39 59 21     60 64 5   #43,49,2 accident backstretch #18 65 71 7     72 80 9   #1,4,5,10,12,15,25,30,31,40,42,09 accident backstretch #41 81 200 120       Percent of race run under caution: 11.5%             Average green flag run: 35.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1 29 29   Kevin Harvick 30 35 6   Tony Stewart 36 39 4   Jimmie Johnson 40 41 2   Tony Stewart 42 43 2   Jimmie Johnson 44 52 9   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 53 58 6   Tony Stewart 59 59 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 60 60 1   Tony Stewart 61 71 11   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 72 72 1   Kyle Petty 73 77 5   Jeff Gordon 78 84 7   Tony Stewart 85 104 20   Jimmie Johnson 105 107 3   Matt Kenseth 108 108 1   John Andretti 109 109 1   Tony Stewart 110 136 27   Jeff Gordon 137 137 1   Matt Kenseth 138 138 1   Jimmie Johnson 139 139 1   Terry Labonte 140 140 1   Tony Stewart 141 168 28   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 169 169 1   Jimmie Johnson 170 170 1   Scott Wimmer 171 175 5   Tony Stewart 176 180 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 181 200 20 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 185     2   Tony Stewart 180   -5   3   Scott Wimmer 170   -15   4   Kevin Harvick 165   -20   5   Jimmie Johnson 160   -25   6   Joe Nemechek 150   -35   7   Jeff Gordon 147   -38   8   Elliott Sadler 146   -39   9   Matt Kenseth 143   -42   10   Dale Jarrett 134   -51   11   Bobby Labonte 130   -55   12   John Andretti 129   -56   13   Greg Biffle 127   -58   14   Casey Mears 121   -64   15   Dave Blaney 118   -67   16   Kurt Busch 115   -70   17   Ward Burton 112   -73   18   Ricky Rudd 109   -76   19   Terry Labonte 108   -77   20   Brendan Gaughan 106   -79   21   Kyle Petty 105   -80