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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 36 of 36
Sunday, November 21, 2004 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
267 laps* on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:50:55
Average speed: 105.623 mph
Pole speed: 179.319 mph

Cautions: 14 for 79 laps
Margin of victory: .342 sec
Attendance: 80000
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	2	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	271	314850	running	117	190
2	39	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	271	231705	running	0	170
3	5	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	271	208708	running	0	165
4	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	271	167003	running	34	165
5	1	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	271	130650	running	4	160
6	17	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	271	102000	running	0	150
7	18	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	271	88950	running	0	146
8	10	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	271	110983	running	26	147
9	7	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	271	90806	running	0	138
10	9	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	271	99728	running	0	134
11	11	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	271	67950	running	8	135
12	6	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	271	100133	running	10	132
13	21	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	271	86175	running	0	124
14	22	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	271	91867	running	0	121
15	25	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	271	84712	running	0	118
16	38	40	Sterling Marlin	Lone Star Steakhouse / Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	271	91925	running	0	115
17	24	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	271	89881	running	0	112
18	14	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	271	65225	running	0	109
19	30	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	271	104203	running	0	106
20	23	14	John Andretti	VB/APlus at Sunoco (Greg Pollex)	Ford	271	55150	running	0	103
21	29	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	271	79500	running	0	100
22	37	00	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	271	52800	running	0	97
23	16	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	271	100703	running	0	94
24	27	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	270	86717	running	0	91
25	43	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	269	55500	running	0	88
26	41	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	268	68575	running	0	85
27	19	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	267	73375	running	0	82
28	32	36	Boris Said	USG Durock (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	266	51575	transmission	0	79
29	33	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	266	86552	running	0	76
30	3	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	264	107917	crash	72	78
31	42	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	264	81100	running	0	70
32	35	1	Martin Truex Jr	Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	251	50750	tire	0	67
33	28	4	Mike Wallace	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	247	54480	wheel bearing	0	64
34	15	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	232	89183	running	0	61
35	20	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	231	69039	running	0	58
36	40	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	231	57935	running	0	55
37	31	43	Jeff Green	Chex Party Mix (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	223	75975	engine	0	52
38	4	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	192	79400	crash	0	49
39	26	06	Travis Kvapil	Mobil 1 / Jasper Engines (Roger Penske)	Dodge	163	49325	crash	0	46
40	12	0	Mike Bliss	NetZero (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	145	49100	crash	0	43
41	13	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis)	Dodge	115	48910	crash	0	40
42	34	13	Greg Sacks	ARC Dehooker / Vita Coco (James Wilsberg)	Dodge	3	48605	overheating	0	37
43	36	02	Hermie Sadler	Drive for Diversity / Sam Bass (Hermie Sadler)	Chevrolet	0	48630	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 271 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Mike Bliss	0	engine change
Jeff Burton	30	engine change
Casey Mears	41	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny	Petty Enterprises	Dodge
45	Johnny Sauter	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Dodge
46	Mike Garvey	75	Jani-King	Randall Haefele	Dodge
47	Tony Raines	51	Consort Hair Care for Men	Joe Auer	Chevrolet
48	Kevin Lepage	37	Carter's Royal Dispos-all	John Carter	Dodge
49	Todd Bodine	50	Arnold Development Companies	Don Arnold	Dodge
50	J.J. Yeley	11	Vigoro / The Home Depot	Joe Gibbs	Chevrolet
51	Larry Foyt	70	BAM Racing	Ray Anderson	Dodge
52	Randy LaJoie	98	Mach One Inc.	William Edwards	Ford
53	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
54	Kirk Shelmerdine	72	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
55	Carl Long	80	Adesa Impact	Stan Hover	Ford
WD	Geoffrey Bodine	93	Global Industrial Contractors	Pat Whitener	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	4	3	#0,02 accident turn 1	none
	5	6	2
	7	9	3	#30,31,36,41 accident turn 2	none
	10	48	39
	49	52	4	debris frontstretch	#4
	53	93	41
	94	97	4	debris	#23
	98	113	16
	114	131	18	#19 accident turn 2	#43
	132	147	16
	148	151	4	#0 accident turn 2	#4
	152	156	5
	157	160	4	#38 spun frontstretch	#00
	161	163	3
	164	170	7	#9,06,8 accident frontstretch	#88
	171	173	3
	174	177	4	debris backstretch	#88
	178	191	14
	192	195	4	debris turn 2	#32
	196	199	4
	200	207	8	debris frontstretch	#32
	208	224	17
	225	231	7	oil on track	#17
	232	252	21
	253	257	5	#1 accident turn 4	#17
	258	265	8
	266	269	4	#12 accident turn 2	none
	270	271	2
Percent of race run under caution: 29.2% Average green flag run: 12.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kurt Busch	1	4	4
Greg Biffle	5	114	110
Ryan Newman	115	146	32
Greg Biffle	147	148	2
Tony Stewart	149	170	22
Greg Biffle	171	173	3
Bobby Labonte	174	183	10
Ryan Newman	184	191	8
Mark Martin	192	199	8
Rusty Wallace	200	225	26
Ryan Newman	226	235	10
Tony Stewart	236	242	7
Ryan Newman	243	264	22
Tony Stewart	265	269	5
Greg Biffle	270	271	2

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	6506
2	Jimmie Johnson	6498	-8
3	Jeff Gordon	6490	-16
4	Mark Martin	6399	-107
5	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	6368	-138
6	Tony Stewart	6326	-180
7	Ryan Newman	6180	-326
8	Matt Kenseth	6069	-437
9	Elliott Sadler	6024	-482
10	Jeremy Mayfield	6000	-506
11	Jamie McMurray	4597	-1909
12	Bobby Labonte	4277	-2229
13	Kasey Kahne	4274	-2232
14	Kevin Harvick	4228	-2278
15	Dale Jarrett	4214	-2292
16	Rusty Wallace	3960	-2546
17	Greg Biffle	3902	-2604
17	Jeff Burton	3902	-2604
19	Joe Nemechek	3878	-2628
19	Michael Waltrip	3878	-2628
21	Sterling Marlin	3857	-2649

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	5042
2	Jimmie Johnson	4995	-47
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4869	-173
4	Kurt Busch	4795	-247
5	Tony Stewart	4701	-341
6	Mark Martin	4597	-445
6	Jamie McMurray	4597	-445
8	Matt Kenseth	4376	-666
9	Ryan Newman	4361	-681
10	Elliott Sadler	4315	-727
11	Bobby Labonte	4277	-765
12	Kasey Kahne	4274	-768
13	Kevin Harvick	4228	-814
14	Dale Jarrett	4214	-828
15	Jeremy Mayfield	4183	-859
16	Rusty Wallace	3960	-1082
17	Greg Biffle	3902	-1140
17	Jeff Burton	3902	-1140
19	Michael Waltrip	3878	-1164
19	Joe Nemechek	3878	-1164