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2004 Food City 250

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NASCAR Busch Series race number 24 of 34
Friday, August 27, 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
250 laps* on a 0.533 mile paved track (133.250 miles)

Time of race: 2:06:12
Average speed: 64.872 mph
Pole speed: 126.57 mph

Cautions: 13 for 87 laps
Margin of victory: .100 sec
Attendance: 120000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	81	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Menards Save Big Money (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	256	42015	running	125	190
2	25	17	Matt Kenseth	Alka-Seltzer Plus (John Reiser)	Ford	256	36280	running	60	175
3	8	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Briggs & Stratton (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	256	44040	running	0	165
4	4	21	Kevin Harvick	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	256	23835	running	54	165
5	5	37	David Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Chevrolet	256	37115	running	0	155
6	11	32	David Stremme	Trim Spa (Todd Braun)	Dodge	256	27215	running	0	150
7	12	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	256	27715	running	0	146
8	23	22	Jason Keller	Airplus Insoles (Greg Pollex)	Ford	256	32705	running	0	142
9	21	47	Robert Pressley	Clorox / Wisk (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	256	24470	running	0	138
10	22	14	Casey Atwood	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Chevrolet	256	25410	running	0	134
11	24	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	256	24400	running	0	130
12	10	25	Mike McLaughlin	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	256	29640	running	0	127
13	32	4	Mike Wallace	GEICO / Sportclips (Fred Biagi)	Ford	256	29900	running	0	124
14	3	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	256	22860	running	0	121
15	28	18	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	256	23080	running	17	123
16	19	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Chevrolet	256	23110	running	0	115
17	26	00	Jason Leffler	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	256	28280	running	0	112
18	31	72	Kevin Lepage	Drill Doctor (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	256	20730	running	0	109
19	14	03	Carl Edwards	Mac Tools (Bobby Benton)	Ford	255	18710	running	0	106
20	16	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	255	28555	running	0	103
21	17	20	Mike Bliss	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	255	22845	running	0	100
22	29	91	Stanton Barrett	AmericInn Lodging Systems (Stanton Barrett)	Chevrolet	255	18905	running	0	97
23	7	66	Jamie McMurray	Duraflame (Rusty Wallace)	Dodge	254	18890	running	0	94
24	40	49	Derrike Cope	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	254	22560	running	0	91
25	42	24	Steve Grissom	Global Industrial Contractors (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	254	24140	running	0	88
26	37	46	Ashton Lewis	Lewis Motorsports (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	254	22490	running	0	85
27	18	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	252	18430	running	0	82
28	39	02	Hermie Sadler	Zapf Creations (Bryant Stith)	Chevrolet	252	22410	running	0	79
29	2	74	Tony Raines	Outdoor Channel (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	249	20370	crash	0	76
30	38	36	Travis Geisler	Tucson (Carl Natale)	Chevrolet	247	20445	running	0	73
31	30	75	Jay Sauter	Food Country USA / Lays (Charlie Henderson)	Chevrolet	246	18325	crash	0	70
32	27	27	Johnny Sauter	Kleenex (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	242	20305	running	0	67
33	9	60	Greg Biffle	Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	214	18285	brakes	0	64
34	6	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	213	18265	engine	0	61
35	13	1	Casey Mears	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	186	18225	rear end	0	58
36	15	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Turtle Wax (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	176	18205	crash	0	55
37	43	77	Jimmy Kitchens	Moy Racing (Joe Reilly)	Ford	103	20175	crash	0	52
38	41	39	Tina Gordon	Yahoo! / Vassarette / Microtel (Jay Robinson)	Ford	89	20140	crash	0	49
39	20	55	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	81	18100	crash	0	46
40	35	10	Gus Wasson	RaceGirl (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	75	23580	crash	0	43
41	34	88	Jeff Fuller	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	15	23560	brakes	0	40
42	33	28	Mark Green	Matrix Automotive Finishes (Jay Robinson)	Ford	1	18040	crash	0	37
43	36	56	Eric McClure	Hill Motorsports (John McNelly)	Chevrolet	1	18010	crash	0	34

* Race extended to 256 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Eric McClure	56	missed drivers meeting

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Brad Teague	52	Jimmy Means Racing	Jimmy Means	Ford
45	Joe Buford	53	Bolts & Screws / JTC Express	Butch Jarvis	Chevrolet
46	Mike Potter	0	Davis Racing	Johnny Davis	Chevrolet
47	Cam Strader	06	Food City	Joseph Evans	Chevrolet
48	Morgan Shepherd	51	Gibson Products	Rick Ware	Dodge
49	Rick Markle	68	Markle Motorsports	Del Markle	Chevrolet
50	Caleb Holman	96	Ortec / Laughlin Racing Products	Julian Burgess	Chevrolet
51	John Hayden	16	31-W Insulation	Wayne Day	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	2	2
	3	10	8	#27,28,39,56 accident frontstretch
	11	29	19
	30	37	8	#39,60,8 accident backstretch
	38	48	11
	49	55	7	#2,74 accident turn 3
	56	74	19
	75	79	5	#1,18,91 accident turn 2
	80	81	2
	82	92	11	#55,25,20 accident backstretch
	93	108	16
	109	115	7	#77,99 accident frontstretch
	116	117	2
	118	121	4	#23 spun frontstretch
	122	165	44
	166	172	7	#36,2 accident turn 2
	173	177	5
	178	185	8	#36,25,11 accident backstretch
	186	191	6
	192	196	5	#46 spun frontstretch
	197	212	16
	213	217	5	#03 spun turn 4
	218	236	19
	237	241	5	#02 accident turn 4
	242	248	7
	249	254	6	#75,74 accident turn 4
	255	256	2
Percent of race run under caution: 33.6% Average green flag run: 12.1 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	20	20
Kevin Harvick	21	74	54
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	75	75	1
Matt Kenseth	76	135	60
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	136	168	33
J.J. Yeley	169	185	17
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	186	256	71

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	3634
2	Kyle Busch	3556	-78
3	Jason Leffler	3202	-432
4	Greg Biffle	3116	-518
5	David Green	3093	-541
6	Jason Keller	3076	-558
7	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3055	-579
8	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	2896	-738
9	Mike Bliss	2829	-805
10	Ashton Lewis	2673	-961
11	Kenny Wallace	2670	-964
12	David Stremme	2615	-1019
12	Stacy Compton	2615	-1019
14	Tim Fedewa	2609	-1025
15	Casey Atwood	2579	-1055
16	Michael Waltrip	2551	-1083
17	Robert Pressley	2521	-1113
18	Kasey Kahne	2507	-1127
19	Johnny Sauter	2482	-1152
20	Mike Wallace	2478	-1156
21	Robby Gordon	2341	-1293