Links for this race (some data may be unavailable): Race Results Qualifying Results Loop Data Stats Pit Stops Comments (62) Video Links (4) Crew Chiefs

2004 Aaron's 499 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 9 of 36 Sunday, April 25, 2004 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:51:53 Average speed: 129.396 mph Pole speed: 191.18 mph Cautions: 11 for 55 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 155000 Lead changes: 54 Glossary    2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2004 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 11 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont / Pepsi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 320258 running 15 185 2 3 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 241433 running 57 180 3 14 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 185808 running 14 170 4 8 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 139655 running 25 165 5 21 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 139927 running 22 160 6 6 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 108380 running 6 155 7 25 99   Jeff Burton Roundup Fast Act   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 126572 running 0 146 8 16 41   Casey Mears Target   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 108205 running 5 147 9 33 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 115705 running 4 143 10 19 18   Bobby Labonte Wellbutrin XL / Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 188 126313 running 1 139 11 17 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 188 123592 running 1 135 12 2 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 112301 running 13 132 13 20 77   Brendan Gaughan Kodak Easy Share   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 188 89015 running 0 124 14 29 30   Johnny Sauter America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 86935 running 0 121 15 18 16   Greg Biffle National Guard / Subway   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 86480 running 1 123 16 7 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 188 106957 running 3 120 17 1 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force   (Wood Brothers) Ford 188 106281 running 0 112 18 30 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 188 96885 running 2 114 19 15 43   Jeff Green Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 188 95845 running 0 106 20 23 4   Jimmy Spencer Morgan-McClure   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 188 87335 running 2 108 21 38 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 188 90095 running 0 100 22 37 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 188 114353 running 6 102 23 40 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 188 70265 running 0 94 24 28 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 188 77949 running 0 91 25 13 5   Terry Labonte Got Milk? / Kellogg's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 96930 running 1 93 26 35 04   Eric McClure 77sports.com / I CAN Learn   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 188 65175 running 1 90 27 39 25   Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 75620 running 2 87 28 12 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 185 102903 running 1 84 29 34 09   Johnny Benson, Jr. Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 151 63910 suspension 0 76 30 26 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 150 97080 running 0 73 31 9 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light / Kentucky Derby   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 146 99050 overheating 2 75 32 4 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 146 71500 engine 3 72 33 32 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 144 107108 running 0 64 34 5 10   Scott Riggs Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 144 89322 running 0 61 35 36 33   Kerry Earnhardt Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 144 63005 running 0 58 36 22 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 82 82875 crash 1 60 37 27 00   Kenny Wallace Aaron's 499   (Michael Waltrip) Chevrolet 82 62700 crash 0 52 38 41 50   Derrike Cope Arnold Development Companies   (Don Arnold) Dodge 82 62350 crash 0 49 39 42 23   Dave Blaney Bill Davis Racing   (Bill Davis) Dodge 81 62150 crash 0 46 40 10 0   Ward Burton NetZero Hi Speed   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 66 61900 engine 0 43 41 43 89   Morgan Shepherd Racing With Jesus / Voyles Equipment Co.   (Morgan Shepherd) Dodge 65 61785 transmission 0 40 42 31 17   Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 59 112298 engine 0 37 43 24 32   Ricky Craven Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 7 69581 engine 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Eric McClure 04 driver choice Elliott Sadler 38 engine change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Larry Foyt 14 Foyt Racing A.J. Foyt Dodge 45 Todd Bodine 98 Lucas Oil Products William Edwards Ford 46 Kirk Shelmerdine 72 2nd Chance Race Parts Kirk Shelmerdine Ford WD Andy Belmont 02 SPS / Continental Fire & Safety Hermie Sadler Chevrolet WD Andy Hillenburg 80 Commerical Truck & Trailer Stan Hover Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 3 3     4 6 3   oil on track none 7 21 15     22 26 5   #17,9 spun frontstretch none 27 34 8     35 39 5   debris frontstretch #21 40 67 28     68 73 6   oil on track #01 74 83 10     84 88 5   #00,2,5,9,10,12,19,23,50,97 accident turn 4 none 89 93 5     94 99 6   debris turn 4 #5 100 114 15     115 120 6   #33 accident backstretch #09 121 146 26     147 153 7   debris backstretch #25 154 166 13     167 171 5   debris turn 4 #38 172 176 5     177 179 3   #20 spun turn 4 #38 180 184 5     185 188 4   #25 accident turn 4 none   Percent of race run under caution: 29.3%             Average green flag run: 12.1 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Michael Waltrip 1 2 2   Joe Nemechek 3 4 2   Mark Martin 5 10 6   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 11 14 4   Sterling Marlin 15 16 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 17 17 1   Kurt Busch 18 18 1   Casey Mears 19 23 5   Ryan Newman 24 24 1   Robby Gordon 25 30 6   Jeff Gordon 31 35 5   Dale Jarrett 36 36 1   Jeff Gordon 37 39 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 40 43 4   Tony Stewart 44 45 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 46 46 1   Kevin Harvick 47 49 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 50 53 4   Jimmie Johnson 54 55 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 56 56 1   Brian Vickers 57 58 2   Michael Waltrip 59 68 10   Dale Jarrett 69 69 1   Robby Gordon 70 77 8   Jeff Gordon 78 78 1   Kevin Harvick 79 81 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 82 84 3   Dale Jarrett 85 85 1   Jimmy Spencer 86 86 1   Scott Wimmer 87 88 2   Kevin Harvick 89 94 6   Bobby Labonte 95 95 1   Eric McClure 96 96 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 97 113 17   Jamie McMurray 114 115 2   Elliott Sadler 116 116 1   Robby Gordon 117 120 4   Michael Waltrip 121 121 1   Jamie McMurray 122 123 2   Jimmie Johnson 124 131 8   Joe Nemechek 132 132 1   Jimmie Johnson 133 135 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 136 137 2   Jimmie Johnson 138 144 7   Tony Stewart 145 148 4   Greg Biffle 149 149 1   Terry Labonte 150 150 1   Jimmy Spencer 151 151 1   Robby Gordon 152 155 4   Jimmie Johnson 156 160 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 161 179 19   Kevin Harvick 180 181 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 182 182 1   Jeff Gordon 183 188 6 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1347     2   Jimmie Johnson 1253   -94   3   Jeff Gordon 1236   -111   4   Kurt Busch 1222   -125   5   Matt Kenseth 1192   -155   6   Kevin Harvick 1173   -174   7   Tony Stewart 1169   -178   8   Elliott Sadler 1153   -194   9   Ryan Newman 1129   -218   10   Bobby Labonte 1110   -237   11   Jamie McMurray 1082   -265   12   Kasey Kahne 1080   -267   13   Rusty Wallace 1074   -273   14   Sterling Marlin 1030   -317   15   Mark Martin 1005   -342   16   Jeremy Mayfield 980   -367   17   Dale Jarrett 975   -372   18   Casey Mears 951   -396   19   Joe Nemechek 930   -417   20   Greg Biffle 926   -421   21   Scott Wimmer 909   -438