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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 31 of 36
Saturday, October 16, 2004 at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:50:51
Average speed: 130.214 mph
Pole speed: 188.877 mph

Cautions: 11 for 53 laps
Margin of victory: 1.727 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 18

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Playoff drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / HMS 20th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	191450	running	35	185
2	23	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont / HMS 20th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	334	161678	running	0	170
3	25	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser / MLB World Series (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	334	155928	running	8	170
4	21	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	110250	running	3	165
5	8	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army / G.I. Joe (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	334	112750	running	4	160
6	39	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	334	113992	running	0	150
7	5	38	Elliott Sadler	Combos (Yates Racing)	Ford	334	112158	running	13	151
8	24	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	334	80625	running	0	142
9	35	30	Jeff Burton	AOL / RCR 35th Anniversary (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	334	77700	running	0	138
10	15	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	334	113903	running	0	134
11	36	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	113803	running	0	130
12	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Prilosec (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	334	100525	running	1	132
13	12	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	334	74500	running	32	129
14	1	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	334	136117	running	31	126
15	11	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	333	88150	running	0	118
16	41	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	332	89006	running	0	115
17	34	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	332	103483	running	0	112
18	19	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular / RCR 35th Anniversary (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	332	93137	running	0	109
19	43	0	Ward Burton	NetZero (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	331	61350	running	0	106
20	3	41	Casey Mears	Target / SpongeBob SquarePants (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	331	79400	running	0	103
21	30	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	331	60550	running	0	100
22	20	14	John Andretti	VB/APlus at Sunoco (Greg Pollex)	Ford	330	56675	running	0	97
23	16	77	Brendan Gaughan	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	329	69375	running	0	94
24	29	09	Johnny Sauter	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	329	60455	running	0	91
25	40	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's / HMS 20th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	328	86325	running	0	88
26	42	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	327	77375	running	0	85
27	32	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	326	66934	running	0	82
28	6	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	319	91991	crash	0	79
29	22	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	310	58050	crash	0	76
30	13	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	277	66425	crash	0	73
31	14	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	274	98633	running	0	70
32	2	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers Mopar / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	133050	crash	207	77
33	18	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	265	63550	running	0	64
34	38	84	Kyle Busch	Carquest / HMS 20th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	264	54575	crash	0	61
35	33	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	238	80750	engine	0	58
36	7	29	Kevin Harvick	Goodwrench / RCR 35th Anniversary (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	221	90793	engine	0	55
37	10	99	Dave Blaney	Canteen Vending / Kraft Foods (Jack Roush)	Ford	218	88087	crash	0	52
38	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	30	82022	engine	0	49
39	27	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	25	54290	ignition	0	46
40	17	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC / HMS 20th Anniversary (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	23	62255	crash	0	43
41	37	13	Greg Sacks	ARC Dehooker / Vita Coco (James Wilsberg)	Dodge	10	54220	crash	0	40
42	26	50	Jeff Fuller	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	7	54180	crash	0	37
43	28	51	Tony Raines	Marathon Oil / Chase (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	2	53499	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Jamie McMurray	42	backup car
Dave Blaney	99	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Kenny Wallace	00	Aaron's	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet
45	Derrike Cope	94	AmericInn / Racer's Edge	David Watson	Dodge
46	Mike Wallace	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
47	Carl Long	08	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	72	Vote for Bush	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
49	Larry Foyt	59	BAM Racing	Beth Ann Morgenthau	Dodge
50	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
51	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
52	Geoffrey Bodine	98	Mach One Inc.	William Edwards	Ford
DC	Carl Edwards	99	Canteen Vending / Kraft Foods	Jack Roush	Ford
WD	Damon Lusk	62	S.W.A.T. Fitness Club	Larry Hollenbeck	Chevrolet
WD	Derrike Cope	92	Means-Jenkins Motorsports	Bob Jenkins	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	7	6	#16,97,14,24,51,49 accident turn 1
	8	8	1
	9	12	4	#50 accident turn 1
	13	23	11
	24	30	7	#25 accident frontstretch
	31	76	46
	77	80	4	#24,2 accident frontstretch
	81	120	40
	121	124	4	debris
	125	172	48
	173	176	4	#17 accident turn 3
	177	210	34
	211	214	4	debris
	215	223	9
	224	231	8	oil on track
	232	268	37
	269	272	4	#9 accident turn 1
	273	312	40
	313	317	5	#4,77,6 accident frontstretch
	318	319	2
	320	322	3	#15 accident turn 2
	323	334	12
Percent of race run under caution: 15.9% Average green flag run: 23.4 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	28	28
Elliott Sadler	29	41	13
Kasey Kahne	42	124	83
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	125	129	5
Kasey Kahne	130	176	47
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	177	179	3
Jimmie Johnson	180	186	7
Kasey Kahne	187	215	29
Mark Martin	216	219	4
Kasey Kahne	220	267	48
Ryan Newman	268	269	2
Sterling Marlin	270	270	1
Mark Martin	271	277	7
Kurt Busch	278	280	3
Mark Martin	281	301	21
Jimmie Johnson	302	312	11
Ryan Newman	313	313	1
Joe Nemechek	314	317	4
Jimmie Johnson	318	334	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	5850
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5826	-24
3	Jeff Gordon	5776	-74
4	Elliott Sadler	5693	-157
5	Mark Martin	5664	-186
6	Tony Stewart	5646	-204
7	Matt Kenseth	5635	-215
8	Jimmie Johnson	5623	-227
9	Ryan Newman	5579	-271
10	Jeremy Mayfield	5501	-349
11	Jamie McMurray	3878	-1972
12	Dale Jarrett	3804	-2046
13	Kevin Harvick	3662	-2188
14	Bobby Labonte	3652	-2198
15	Kasey Kahne	3626	-2224
16	Michael Waltrip	3358	-2492
17	Jeff Burton	3313	-2537
18	Rusty Wallace	3289	-2561
19	Joe Nemechek	3284	-2566
20	Casey Mears	3259	-2591
21	Sterling Marlin	3251	-2599

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4328
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4327	-1
3	Kurt Busch	4139	-189
4	Jimmie Johnson	4120	-208
5	Tony Stewart	4021	-307
6	Elliott Sadler	3984	-344
7	Matt Kenseth	3942	-386
8	Jamie McMurray	3878	-450
9	Mark Martin	3862	-466
10	Dale Jarrett	3804	-524
11	Ryan Newman	3760	-568
12	Jeremy Mayfield	3684	-644
13	Kevin Harvick	3662	-666
14	Bobby Labonte	3652	-676
15	Kasey Kahne	3626	-702
16	Michael Waltrip	3358	-970
17	Jeff Burton	3313	-1015
18	Rusty Wallace	3289	-1039
19	Joe Nemechek	3284	-1044
20	Casey Mears	3259	-1069