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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 25 of 36
Sunday, September 5, 2004 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:53:47
Average speed: 128.324 mph
Pole speed: 187.417 mph

Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
Margin of victory: .263 sec
Attendance: 90000
Lead changes: 29

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	17	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	279398	running	59	185
2	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	190315	running	39	175
3	11	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	144450	running	65	175
4	23	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	124500	running	0	160
5	14	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Sony Handycam (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	154367	running	2	160
6	19	99	Carl Edwards	Shop Rat (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	136792	running	0	150
7	9	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	250	121437	running	0	146
8	25	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	124642	running	0	142
9	35	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	128612	running	8	143
10	26	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	131808	running	0	134
11	4	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	114700	running	7	135
12	10	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	250	108425	running	0	127
13	1	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	107625	running	44	129
14	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Tool World (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	103800	running	1	126
15	34	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	96200	running	0	118
16	2	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	110900	running	9	120
17	20	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	250	111556	running	0	112
18	33	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127978	running	0	109
19	15	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	110775	running	0	106
20	37	18	Bobby Labonte	Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127033	running	0	103
21	38	22	Scott Wimmer	CAT Dealers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	250	103875	running	0	100
22	30	17	Matt Kenseth	Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	129803	running	0	97
23	21	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	115606	running	10	99
24	18	84	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	78250	running	0	91
25	3	98	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Dodge	250	77925	running	0	88
26	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	114325	running	0	85
27	13	43	Jeff Green	Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	106935	running	0	82
28	27	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	116238	running	0	79
29	6	41	Casey Mears	Target House (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	90750	running	0	76
30	36	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	77700	running	0	73
31	39	0	Ward Burton	NetZero / Fear Factor (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	248	80150	running	0	70
32	41	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	247	79600	running	1	72
33	40	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	231	77050	engine	1	69
34	12	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser True Music / Dave Matthews (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	231	125103	crash	0	61
35	28	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	225	85339	engine	0	58
36	7	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	213	84900	crash	0	55
37	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	209	124228	engine	0	52
38	24	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	207	84800	running	0	49
39	29	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis)	Dodge	173	76740	transmission	4	51
40	43	96	Derrike Cope	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	154	76690	crash	0	43
41	32	11	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	32	76640	crash	0	40
42	22	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak Easy Share / Jasper (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	32	84585	crash	0	37
43	42	50	Jeff Fuller	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	5	75875	overheating	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Shane Hmiel	23	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Kevin Lepage	37	Woodward	John Carter	Dodge
45	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
46	Mike Wallace	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
47	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	72	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
WD	Joe Ruttman	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Dodge
WD	Damon Lusk	62	SWAT Fitness Club	Larry Hollenbeck	Chevrolet
WD	Tony Raines	92	Broadway Motors	Bob Jenkins	Ford
WD	Steve Grissom	93	Global Industrial Contractors	Pat Whitener	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	26	26
	27	30	4	debris	none
	31	33	3
	34	38	5	#11,77 accident turn 2	#96
	39	44	6
	45	47	3	debris	#96
	48	72	25
	73	77	5	#16 accident frontstretch	#41
	78	105	28
	106	113	8	debris	#2
	114	116	3
	117	119	3	#4,16,23 accident turn 4	#0
	120	170	51
	171	176	6	#96 accident turn 1	#43
	177	178	2
	179	181	3	#97 accident backstretch	#45
	182	219	38
	220	223	4	#8 spun turn 4	#17
	224	225	2
	226	229	4	oil on track	#18
	230	234	5
	235	240	6	#49,8 accident turn 4	#15
	241	250	10
Percent of race run under caution: 20.4% Average green flag run: 16.6 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Brian Vickers	1	9	9
Jeremy Mayfield	10	18	9
Brian Vickers	19	44	26
Kurt Busch	45	51	7
Michael Waltrip	52	61	10
Mark Martin	62	73	12
Brian Vickers	74	79	6
Mark Martin	80	105	26
Elliott Sadler	106	106	1
Ken Schrader	107	107	1
Jimmy Spencer	108	108	1
Elliott Sadler	109	121	13
Kasey Kahne	122	124	3
Elliott Sadler	125	128	4
Kasey Kahne	129	133	5
Mark Martin	134	157	24
Jimmie Johnson	158	158	1
Ryan Newman	159	160	2
Shane Hmiel	161	164	4
Kasey Kahne	165	172	8
Elliott Sadler	173	173	1
Robby Gordon	174	176	3
Elliott Sadler	177	184	8
Robby Gordon	185	189	5
Elliott Sadler	190	193	4
Kasey Kahne	194	216	23
Mark Martin	217	219	3
Elliott Sadler	220	220	1
Brian Vickers	221	223	3
Elliott Sadler	224	250	27

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jimmie Johnson	3482
2	Jeff Gordon	3432	-50
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3366	-116
4	Tony Stewart	3304	-178
5	Matt Kenseth	3253	-229
6	Elliott Sadler	3204	-278
7	Kurt Busch	3186	-296
8	Ryan Newman	3078	-404
9	Kasey Kahne	3067	-415
10	Mark Martin	3058	-424
11	Jamie McMurray	3033	-449
12	Bobby Labonte	3022	-460
13	Dale Jarrett	3015	-467
14	Jeremy Mayfield	3003	-479
15	Kevin Harvick	3002	-480
16	Casey Mears	2704	-778
17	Michael Waltrip	2674	-808
18	Jeff Burton	2647	-835
18	Robby Gordon	2647	-835
20	Rusty Wallace	2641	-841
21	Sterling Marlin	2631	-851