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NASCAR Busch Series race number 8 of 34
Saturday, April 24, 2004 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
117 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (311.220 miles)

Time of race: 2:16:31
Average speed: 136.783 mph
Pole speed: 184.253 mph

Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: 150000
Lead changes: 21

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	117	53135	running	29	185
2	10	81	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Taco Bell (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	117	31750	running	4	175
3	2	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	117	46415	running	21	170
4	13	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Briggs & Stratton (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	117	40685	running	2	165
5	6	00	Jason Leffler	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	117	32255	running	0	155
6	24	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	117	27585	running	6	155
7	4	55	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	117	20985	running	46	156
8	11	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	117	19535	running	1	147
9	14	37	David Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	117	30510	running	0	138
10	12	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	117	19685	running	4	139
11	27	4	Mike Wallace	GEICO / Sportclips (Fred Biagi)	Ford	117	26010	running	2	135
12	29	22	Jason Keller	Sport Clips (Greg Pollex)	Ford	117	29135	running	0	127
13	40	14	Casey Atwood	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Chevrolet	117	23840	running	0	124
14	7	47	Robert Pressley	Clorox / Wisk (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	117	23385	running	0	121
15	17	67	C.W. Smith	Panasonic (Mike Smith)	Chevrolet	117	18610	running	0	118
16	8	33	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	117	21955	running	0	115
17	22	46	Ashton Lewis	Lewis Motorsports (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	117	21830	running	0	112
18	25	36	Steve Grissom	DCT Motorsports / Tucson (Carl Natale)	Chevrolet	117	21705	running	0	109
19	36	95	David Keith	Sadler Brothers Racing (Sadler Brothers)	Ford	117	17560	running	0	106
20	35	51	Kim Crosby	Boudreaux's Butt Paste (Rick Ware)	Dodge	117	18185	running	0	103
21	26	60	Greg Biffle	Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	117	17260	running	1	105
22	1	21	Clint Bowyer	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	117	21310	running	0	97
23	21	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	116	21310	running	0	94
24	15	25	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	U.S. Marine Corps (Ed Rensi)	Ford	115	26355	crash	0	91
25	20	6	Tracy Hines	Ragu (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	115	16785	crash	0	88
26	19	74	Tony Raines	Outdoor Channel (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	115	20580	crash	0	85
27	31	62	Larry Hollenbeck	S.W.A.T. / Shanks on Ice (Larry Hollenbeck)	Chevrolet	115	16435	running	0	82
28	42	10	Tina Gordon	Sticks 'n Stuff (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	114	23815	running	0	79
29	33	16	Justin Ashburn	31-W Insulation / Fikes Automotive (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	114	16185	running	0	76
30	28	02	Hermie Sadler	Zapf Creations (Bryant Stith)	Pontiac	113	20080	running	0	73
31	16	27	Johnny Sauter	Kleenex / Winn-Dixie (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	112	15910	running	1	75
32	43	39	Jimmy Kitchens	Yahoo! (Jay Robinson)	Ford	112	15850	running	0	67
33	30	77	Donnie Neuenberger	University of Maryland / BG Products (Joe Reilly)	Ford	111	15815	running	0	64
34	37	72	Randy MacDonald	MacDonald Motorsports (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	109	17775	engine	0	61
35	38	24	Mike Harmon	Quality Service Plus (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	106	15740	crash	0	58
36	23	1	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	101	25225	crash	0	55
37	39	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Chevrolet	99	19690	crash	0	52
38	9	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	99	15635	crash	0	49
39	5	20	Mike Bliss	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	99	19620	crash	0	46
40	18	32	David Stremme	Trim Spa (Todd Braun)	Dodge	78	17565	crash	0	43
41	41	49	Derrike Cope	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	76	17530	running	0	40
42	32	88	Jeff Fuller	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	49	20995	handling	0	37
43	34	68	Rick Markle	www.UnfinishedFurntureDirect.com (Del Markle)	Chevrolet	30	15455	handling	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Robert Pressley	47	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Gus Wasson	0	Race Girl	Johnny Davis	Chevrolet
45	Robby Benton	03	MAC Tools	Robby Benton	Ford
DC	Mark Green	47	Clorox / Wisk	Tad Geschickter	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	5	3	#16 stalled on track
	6	45	40
	46	50	5	debris backstretch
	51	86	36
	87	92	6	debris turn 2
	93	100	8
	101	106	6	#1,4,12,20,36,38,46,59,95 accident tri-oval
	107	107	1
	108	111	4	#24 accident turn 3
	112	116	5
	117	117	1	#21,6,59,25,74,36 accident frontstretch
Percent of race run under caution: 21.4% Average green flag run: 15.3 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	1	10	10
Kenny Wallace	11	16	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	17	18	2
Robby Gordon	19	34	16
Johnny Sauter	35	35	1
Robby Gordon	36	39	4
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	40	41	2
Robby Gordon	42	50	9
Martin Truex, Jr.	51	53	3
Greg Biffle	54	54	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	55	56	2
Robby Gordon	57	71	15
Mike Wallace	72	73	2
Michael Waltrip	74	74	1
Robby Gordon	75	75	1
Kyle Busch	76	77	2
Robby Gordon	78	78	1
Martin Truex, Jr.	79	79	1
Joe Nemechek	80	83	4
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	84	94	11
Martin Truex, Jr.	95	117	23

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Michael Waltrip	1180
2	David Green	1163	-17
3	Martin Truex Jr	1153	-27
4	Kyle Busch	1137	-43
5	Robby Gordon	1118	-62
6	Jason Keller	1051	-129
7	Johnny Sauter	988	-192
8	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	961	-219
9	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	954	-226
10	Jason Leffler	937	-243
11	Tim Fedewa	914	-266
12	Kenny Wallace	888	-292
13	Greg Biffle	887	-293
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	884	-296
15	Mike Bliss	867	-313
16	Robert Pressley	833	-347
17	David Stremme	826	-354
18	Casey Atwood	810	-370
19	Stacy Compton	803	-377
20	Kasey Kahne	792	-388
21	Kevin Harvick	790	-390