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2004 Sharpie 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 24 of 36
Saturday, August 28, 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
500 laps on a 0.533 mile paved track (266.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:00:36
Average speed: 88.538 mph
Pole speed: 128.52 mph

Cautions: 9 for 63 laps
Margin of victory: 4.390 sec
Attendance: 160000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	30	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	500	322443	running	295	190
2	4	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	500	213887	running	0	170
3	11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	500	169590	running	20	170
4	15	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	500	128280	running	26	165
5	8	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	500	142158	running	0	155
6	3	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	132115	running	0	150
7	5	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	500	101715	running	8	151
8	24	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	107515	running	0	142
9	23	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	134168	running	0	138
10	14	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	499	119232	running	1	139
11	10	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	92165	running	0	130
12	18	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	499	114152	running	0	127
13	7	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	499	91440	running	0	124
14	1	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	135118	running	60	126
15	12	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	498	109335	running	0	118
16	19	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	498	121468	running	1	120
17	39	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	497	111522	running	0	112
18	16	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	497	79075	running	0	109
19	6	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	497	121528	running	0	106
20	20	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	497	87835	running	0	103
21	2	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	496	107535	running	0	100
22	9	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	496	101510	running	0	97
23	40	50	Todd Bodine	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	495	76785	running	3	99
24	21	29	Kevin Harvick	Goodwrench / Realtree (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	494	110963	running	0	91
25	28	00	Kenny Wallace	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	493	71740	running	0	88
26	13	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	490	114248	running	79	90
27	36	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	481	105961	running	7	87
28	41	09	Mike Wallace	Phoenix Racing (James Finch)	Dodge	468	72595	running	0	79
29	27	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	462	98635	running	0	76
30	22	41	Casey Mears	Energizer (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	433	87675	crash	0	73
31	38	4	Jimmy Spencer	Food City / Supreme Clean (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	430	72065	running	0	70
32	26	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	418	71455	running	0	67
33	25	99	Carl Edwards	Roundup Fast Act (Jack Roush)	Ford	386	103187	crash	0	64
34	35	32	Ricky Craven	Tide With a Touch of Downy (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	373	89735	crash	0	61
35	17	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	313	76615	crash	0	58
36	34	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	268	87005	crash	0	55
37	31	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	150	76759	crash	0	52
38	42	98	Derrike Cope	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	121	68250	brakes	0	49
39	33	51	Tony Raines	NegotiationsSeminar.com (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	88	68125	crash	0	46
40	32	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	64	94056	crash	0	43
41	43	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	49	67875	handling	0	40
42	37	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	31	75755	crash	0	37
43	29	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	11	67862	vibration	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Michael Waltrip	15	backup car
Kevin Lepage	37	driver choice
Jimmie Johnson	48	backup car

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Hermie Sadler	02	East Tennessee Trailers	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
45	Stanton Barrett	52	Gibson Products	Rick Ware	Dodge
46	Brad Teague	72	New Peoples Bank	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
47	Tony Ave	80	Commercial Truck & Trailer	Stan Hover	Ford
48	Ryan McGlynn	08	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
WD	Brad Teague	92	New Peoples Bank	Bob Jenkins	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	20	20
	21	24	4	#4 accident backstretch	none
	25	33	9
	34	40	7	#22,01 accident turn 1	none
	41	57	17
	58	61	4	#21,09 accident backstretch	#45
	62	83	22
	84	88	5	#32 spun turn 4	#98
	89	89	1
	90	98	9	#17,45,49,51,77 accident frontstretch	#32
	99	327	229
	328	337	10	debris	#38
	338	358	21
	359	363	5	debris	#30
	364	365	2
	366	373	8	#31,88,43,20,32,40 accident turn 2	#12
	374	388	15
	389	399	11	#2,18,9,99,20 accident turn 2	#24
	400	500	101
Percent of race run under caution: 12.6% Average green flag run: 43.7 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeff Gordon	1	57	57
Rusty Wallace	58	63	6
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	64	104	41
Rusty Wallace	105	118	14
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	119	131	13
Rusty Wallace	132	190	59
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	191	215	25
Jamie McMurray	216	223	8
Jeff Gordon	224	226	3
Dale Jarrett	227	227	1
Jeff Burton	228	228	1
Michael Waltrip	229	235	7
Bobby Labonte	236	236	1
Todd Bodine	237	239	3
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	240	355	116
Jimmie Johnson	356	375	20
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	376	390	15
Jeff Burton	391	415	25
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	416	500	85

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3380
2	Jimmie Johnson	3356	-24
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3305	-75
4	Tony Stewart	3195	-185
5	Matt Kenseth	3156	-224
6	Kurt Busch	3051	-329
7	Elliott Sadler	3019	-361
8	Kevin Harvick	2923	-457
9	Bobby Labonte	2919	-461
10	Ryan Newman	2918	-462
11	Kasey Kahne	2892	-488
12	Mark Martin	2883	-497
12	Jeremy Mayfield	2883	-497
14	Dale Jarrett	2873	-507
14	Jamie McMurray	2873	-507
16	Casey Mears	2628	-752
17	Michael Waltrip	2575	-805
18	Greg Biffle	2552	-828
19	Sterling Marlin	2546	-834
20	Jeff Burton	2529	-851
21	Rusty Wallace	2507	-873