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2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute To Heroes"

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 13 of 36
Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 4:07:19
Average speed: 97.042 mph
Pole speed: 161.522 mph

Cautions: 11 for 90 laps
Margin of victory: 1.702 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 13

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	7	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	271900	running	19	185
2	10	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	400	227978	running	234	180
3	26	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	400	186828	running	0	165
4	22	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	149172	running	15	165
5	23	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	400	126487	running	0	155
6	8	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	399	123611	running	0	150
7	34	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	118335	running	0	146
8	1	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	399	116065	running	78	147
9	21	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	398	104110	running	0	138
10	33	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	398	116538	running	0	134
11	29	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	398	107967	running	0	130
12	11	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	398	91535	running	0	127
13	4	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	398	114578	running	0	124
14	24	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	398	106022	running	0	121
15	9	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	397	82510	running	0	118
16	31	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	395	93310	running	0	115
17	41	4	Jimmy Spencer	Morgan-McClure (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	392	82125	running	0	112
18	6	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	391	106243	running	0	109
19	25	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	391	70285	running	0	106
20	37	30	Johnny Sauter	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	386	79585	running	0	103
21	12	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	381	103960	crash	36	105
22	39	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	381	115913	crash	0	97
23	3	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	380	76810	crash	7	99
24	2	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	374	111297	running	9	96
25	18	18	Bobby Labonte	MBNA / D-Day 60th Anniversary (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	370	108938	running	0	88
26	40	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	370	74005	running	0	85
27	5	77	Brendan Gaughan	Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	361	73335	running	0	82
28	17	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	356	73194	running	0	79
29	16	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	352	97155	crash	1	81
30	28	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	351	88061	crash	0	73
31	19	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	349	87605	crash	0	70
32	14	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	345	80995	crash	1	72
33	27	23	Dave Blaney	Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Bill Davis)	Dodge	344	61045	crash	0	0
34	15	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	337	60860	running	0	61
35	36	50	Mike Wallace	GEICO (Don Arnold)	Dodge	239	61570	wheel bearing	0	58
36	13	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	221	107908	crash	0	55
37	30	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	217	60375	handling	0	52
38	32	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	156	68265	crash	0	49
39	43	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Freddie B's (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	53	60155	handling	0	46
40	35	09	Tony Raines	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	50	60025	handling	0	43
41	38	51	Kevin Lepage	NegotiationsSeminar.com (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	38	59895	transmission	0	40
42	42	89	Morgan Shepherd	Chesapeake Mobile Homes (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	9	59800	handling	0	37
43	20	94	Stanton Barrett	Husqvarna (Dave Watson)	Chevrolet	2	59684	rear end	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Michael Waltrip	15	backup car
Greg Biffle	16	backup car
Matt Kenseth	17	engine change
Morgan Shepherd	89	backup car
Stanton Barrett	94	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
45	Todd Bodine	37	Carter's Royal Dispos-all	John Carter	Dodge
46	Larry Gunselman	98	Lucas Oil Products	William Edwards	Ford
WD	Carl Long	00	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
WD	Dave Blaney	7	Ultra Motorsports	Jim Smith	Dodge
WD	Kenny Hendrick	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
WD	Stan Boyd	52	Ware Racing Enterprises	Rick Ware	Dodge
WD	Kevin Ray	90	Boudreaux's Butt Paste / RacingUSA.com	Junie Donlavey	Ford

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	12	12
	13	18	6	#41 accident frontstretch	#72
	19	31	13
	32	37	6	competition	#72
	38	38	1
	39	44	6	#38,77 accident turn 1	#72
	45	108	64
	109	114	6	debris turn 1	#21
	115	158	44
	159	164	6	#01 accident frontstretch	#16
	165	222	58
	223	230	8	#24 accident turn 2	#25
	231	233	3
	234	237	4	debris	#15
	238	320	83
	321	345	25	#12 accident turn 4	#6
	346	346	1
	347	354	8	#0,2,6,10,12,15,16,19,21,23,29,40,41,42,43,48,88,97,99 accident turn 3	#99
	355	374	20
	375	380	6	#2 accident turn 3	#8
	381	382	2
	383	391	9	#9,31,25,17 accident turn 4	#10
	392	400	9
Percent of race run under caution: 22.5% Average green flag run: 25.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jeremy Mayfield	1	18	18
Brian Vickers	19	25	7
Jeremy Mayfield	26	33	8
Jeff Burton	34	48	15
Tony Stewart	49	118	70
Jeremy Mayfield	119	150	32
Tony Stewart	151	160	10
Sterling Marlin	161	161	1
Tony Stewart	162	315	154
Jimmie Johnson	316	316	1
Ryan Newman	317	325	9
Jeremy Mayfield	326	345	20
Kasey Kahne	346	381	36
Mark Martin	382	400	19

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1963
2	Jimmie Johnson	1865	-98
3	Matt Kenseth	1784	-179
4	Tony Stewart	1767	-196
5	Jeff Gordon	1709	-254
6	Kurt Busch	1648	-315
7	Elliott Sadler	1646	-317
8	Bobby Labonte	1642	-321
9	Kevin Harvick	1632	-331
10	Ryan Newman	1596	-367
11	Jamie McMurray	1532	-431
12	Kasey Kahne	1525	-438
13	Mark Martin	1521	-442
14	Rusty Wallace	1505	-458
15	Jeremy Mayfield	1497	-466
16	Dale Jarrett	1434	-529
17	Casey Mears	1390	-573
18	Sterling Marlin	1357	-606
19	Robby Gordon	1348	-615
20	Michael Waltrip	1335	-628
21	Terry Labonte	1318	-645