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2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 5 of 36
Sunday, March 21, 2004 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
293 laps on a 1.366 mile paved track (400.238 miles)

Time of race: 3:30:39
Average speed: 114.001 mph
Pole speed: 171.716 mph

Cautions: 9 for 58 laps
Margin of victory: .132 sec
Attendance: 56000
Lead changes: 22

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	293	151150	running	69	185
2	12	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	293	136183	running	18	175
3	6	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	293	120912	running	39	170
4	29	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	293	119117	running	0	160
5	10	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	293	120233	running	0	155
6	4	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	86275	running	76	160
7	20	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	72345	running	0	146
8	23	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	293	98743	running	0	142
9	18	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	293	88635	running	0	138
10	2	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	293	106983	running	18	139
11	33	99	Jeff Burton	Hot Wheels / SKF (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	95092	running	0	130
12	3	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Travelodge (Jack Roush)	Ford	293	67945	running	3	132
13	1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	293	103590	running	24	129
14	17	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	293	92110	running	1	126
15	19	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	293	75130	running	0	118
16	14	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	293	79285	running	0	115
17	8	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	293	101118	running	1	117
18	13	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	293	57720	running	0	109
19	26	5	Terry Labonte	Got Milk? / Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	293	84140	running	0	106
20	34	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	292	77470	running	0	103
21	21	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	292	74705	running	40	105
22	16	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	292	56390	running	0	97
23	28	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	292	65000	running	0	94
24	30	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker / Chex (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	292	79010	running	0	91
25	5	50	Derrike Cope	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	292	52920	running	0	88
26	24	30	Johnny Sauter	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	292	63310	running	0	85
27	37	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak Easy Share (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	291	63110	running	0	82
28	31	4	Kevin Lepage	Morgan-McClure (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	291	62844	running	0	79
29	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	290	85588	running	0	76
30	27	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	290	77372	running	0	73
31	15	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	289	102358	running	0	70
32	22	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	279	82442	running	0	67
33	25	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	275	77481	running	0	64
34	32	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	245	51365	engine	0	61
35	39	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	181	88291	crash	0	58
36	36	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	159	59265	crash	0	55
37	42	02	Andy Belmont	SPS / Continental Fire & Safety (Hermie Sadler)	Pontiac	69	51225	brakes	0	52
38	38	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Voyles Equipment Co. (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	65	51175	brakes	2	54
39	41	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Tucson (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	49	51115	too slow	0	46
40	35	98	Todd Bodine	Lucas Oil Products (William Edwards)	Ford	33	51015	rear end	2	48
41	9	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	27	98328	crash	0	40
42	43	80	Andy Hillenburg	Commerical Truck & Trailer (Stan Hover)	Ford	26	50890	crash	0	37
43	40	09	Joe Ruttman	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	22	50214	vibration	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kirk Shelmerdine	72	missed driver introductions

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Stanton Barrett	94	Bojangles / AmericInn	David Watson	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	9	9
	10	14	5	#15 accident turn 3	none
	15	28	14
	29	35	7	#80,24 accident turn 1	#02
	36	53	18
	54	59	6	debris turn 3	none
	60	145	86
	146	151	6	#9 spun turn 1	#8
	152	161	10
	162	169	8	#17,32,10,25,41,21 accident turns 1/2	#12
	170	184	15
	185	190	6	debris turn 1	#29
	191	231	41
	232	238	7	debris turn 3	#0
	239	275	37
	276	282	7	oil on track	#41
	283	283	1
	284	289	6	#9 spun turn 3	#5
	290	293	4
Percent of race run under caution: 19.8% Average green flag run: 23.5 laps

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Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kasey Kahne	1	11	11
Greg Biffle	12	14	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	15	22	8
Kasey Kahne	23	30	8
Todd Bodine	31	32	2
Kasey Kahne	33	35	3
Ryan Newman	36	55	20
Kurt Busch	56	56	1
Morgan Shepherd	57	58	2
Kurt Busch	59	66	8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	67	76	10
Kurt Busch	77	104	28
Ryan Newman	105	123	19
Kasey Kahne	124	125	2
Jamie McMurray	126	165	40
Jimmie Johnson	166	185	20
Kurt Busch	186	186	1
Sterling Marlin	187	187	1
Jimmie Johnson	188	221	34
Kurt Busch	222	259	38
Bobby Labonte	260	277	18
Tony Stewart	278	278	1
Jimmie Johnson	279	293	15

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Matt Kenseth	743
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	722	-21
3	Tony Stewart	708	-35
4	Kurt Busch	687	-56
5	Kasey Kahne	679	-64
6	Jimmie Johnson	665	-78
7	Jeremy Mayfield	652	-91
8	Bobby Labonte	644	-99
9	Ryan Newman	637	-106
10	Elliott Sadler	636	-107
11	Kevin Harvick	608	-135
12	Mark Martin	583	-160
12	Jeff Gordon	583	-160
14	Joe Nemechek	568	-175
14	Ward Burton	568	-175
16	Sterling Marlin	562	-181
17	Casey Mears	551	-192
18	Greg Biffle	543	-200
19	Jamie McMurray	542	-201
20	Scott Wimmer	531	-212
21	Terry Labonte	529	-214