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NASCAR Busch Series race number 30 of 34
Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, TN
250 laps* on a 0.750 mile paved track (187.500 miles)

Time of race: 2:26:04
Average speed: 78.561 mph
Pole speed: 120.198 mph

Cautions: 13 for 70 laps
Margin of victory: .305 sec
Attendance: 34000
Lead changes: 6

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	8	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops / Ducks Unlimited (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	255	62505	running	133	190
20	2	6	Bill Elliott	Lucas Oil / Elvis "He Dared to Rock" (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	255	18260	running	0	103
19	3	14	Dave Blaney	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Chevrolet	255	19585	running	42	111
5	4	20	Mike Bliss	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	255	36230	running	0	155
29	5	99	Michael Waltrip	Domino's Delivers (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	248	15685	crash	0	76
13	6	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	255	22890	running	0	124
11	7	11	Paul Menard	Menards / Quaker State (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	255	20810	running	0	130
23	8	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Chevrolet	254	20410	running	0	94
24	9	37	David Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	254	26455	running	0	91
4	10	21	Clint Bowyer	Reese's (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	255	32810	running	0	160
14	11	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's / Shop-Vac (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	255	26755	running	59	126
18	12	25	Mike McLaughlin	U.S. Marines (Ed Rensi)	Ford	255	24210	running	0	109
34	13	26	Mark Green	lovefifi.com (Keith Coleman)	Chevrolet	162	15475	crash	0	61
3	14	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	255	43940	running	0	165
10	15	1	Reed Sorenson	Yellow Transportation (James Finch)	Dodge	255	20985	running	0	134
42	16	91	Stanton Barrett	AmericInn Lodging Systems (Stanton Barrett)	Pontiac	29	15165	handling	0	37
8	17	27	Johnny Sauter	Kleenex Anti-Viral (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	255	24185	running	0	142
37	18	58	Brent Sherman	Hickory Farms / Serta (Doug Stringer)	Dodge	108	15390	crash	0	52
36	19	35	Shelby Howard	Volvo Trucks / Snap-On (Sam Rensi)	Ford	121	15425	crash	0	55
30	20	4	Mike Wallace	GEICO / Sportclips (Fred Biagi)	Ford	214	25255	running	0	73
7	21	32	David Stremme	Trim Spa (Todd Braun)	Dodge	255	26310	running	0	146
17	22	47	Robert Pressley	Clorox / Wisk (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	255	20855	running	0	112
6	23	22	Jason Keller	Miller High Life Light (Greg Pollex)	Ford	255	32510	running	0	150
16	24	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	255	20980	running	0	115
43	25	88	Jeff Fuller	NEMCO Motorsports (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	12	17129	brakes	0	34
40	26	00	Blake Feese	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	63	22745	crash	0	43
21	27	36	Travis Geisler	DCT Motorsports (Carl Natale)	Chevrolet	255	16635	running	0	100
9	28	46	Ashton Lewis	Lewis Motorsports (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	255	23310	running	0	138
35	29	43	Aaron Fike	Ollie's Bargain Outlet (Mike Curb)	Dodge	128	15450	electrical	0	58
27	30	16	John Hayden	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	254	15785	running	0	82
25	31	68	Travis Kittleson	Steele Chevrolet (Robert Kittleson)	Chevrolet	254	15985	running	0	88
2	32	60	Greg Biffle	CNN America Votes 2004 / Charter Comm. (Jack Roush)	Ford	255	38850	running	21	175
38	33	83	Jamey Caudill	Southern Piping Co. / I "Dig" Pigs (Charles Long)	Ford	108	15350	crash	0	49
22	34	04	Eric McClure	Coyote Ugly Saloon (Jerry McClure)	Chevrolet	255	16210	running	0	97
26	35	10	Gus Wasson	RaceGirl / theacex.com (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	254	25355	running	0	85
39	36	56	Tim Sauter	Lester Buildings (John McNelly)	Chevrolet	94	15295	crash	0	46
15	37	87	Todd Szegedy	Hills Brothers Coffee / Meijer (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	255	19635	running	0	118
33	38	54	Mike Harmon	Global Pigeon Supply / A.R.P.U. (Bert Oostlander)	Pontiac	169	15515	overheating	0	64
12	39	38	Tyler Walker	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	255	19485	running	0	127
31	40	02	Garrett Liberty	SCORE Motorsports (Bryant Stith)	Chevrolet	213	17585	handling	0	70
28	41	72	John Graham	Aurora Inventive / Gordon Lightfoot (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	250	17740	running	0	79
32	42	49	Derrike Cope	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	200	19570	engine	0	67
41	43	24	Steve Grissom	Global Industrial Contractors (Gregg Mixon)	Chevrolet	51	17225	crash	0	40

* Race extended to 255 laps due to green/white/checker.

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
David Green	37	engine change
Greg Biffle	60	driver change
Michael Waltrip	99	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Joe Buford	53	JTC Express / NBT Financial	Butch Jarvis	Chevrolet
45	Kertus Davis	0	RaceGirl / oilimages.com	Johnny Davis	Chevrolet
46	Jason White	71	Kaeser Compressors	Randy MacDonald	Chevrolet
47	Shane Hall	28	Matrix Automotive Finishes	Jay Robinson	Ford
48	Bruce Bechtel	52	Clarion Hotel	Jimmy Means	Ford
49	Kenny Hendrick	51	EPH Tools / Rammrath Realty	Rick Ware	Dodge
50	Jimmy Kitchens	77	BG Products	Joe Reilly	Ford
51	Tina Gordon	39	Yahoo! / Vassarette / Microtel	Jay Robinson	Ford
52	Todd Shafer	40	Tri-City Motorsports	Todd Shafer	Ford
53	Stan Boyd	70	RaceGirl / oilimages.com	Johnny Davis	Chevrolet
54	David Ragan	95	Palm Beach Grading / Sadler Trucking	Sadler Brothers	Ford
DC	Regan Smith	60	CNN America Votes 2004 / Charter Comm.	Jack Roush	Ford
DC	Randy LaJoie	99	Domino's Delivers	Michael Waltrip	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	21	21
	22	25	4	#54 spun turn 2
	26	31	6
	32	35	4	#02 spun turn 2
	36	50	15
	51	56	6	#24,38 accident turn 2
	57	63	7
	64	74	11	#4,00,12,27,35 accident turn 2
	75	82	8
	83	86	4	#43 stopped turn 4
	87	92	6
	93	96	4	#56 accident turn 2
	97	101	5
	102	106	5	#43 spun turn 2
	107	108	2
	109	115	7	#49,58,72,83 accident turn 2
	116	129	14
	130	135	6	#2,02 accident turn 2
	136	136	1
	137	140	4	#04 spun turn 4
	141	161	21
	162	165	4	#26,99 spun turn 4
	166	194	29
	195	200	6	#72,87 spun turn 2
	201	248	48
	249	253	5	#99 spun backstretch
	254	255	2
Percent of race run under caution: 27.5% Average green flag run: 13.2 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Martin Truex, Jr.	1	32	32
Dave Blaney	33	74	42
Martin Truex, Jr.	75	121	47
Kyle Busch	122	130	9
Greg Biffle	131	151	21
Kyle Busch	152	201	50
Martin Truex, Jr.	202	255	54

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex Jr	4557
2	Kyle Busch	4349	-208
3	Greg Biffle	4067	-490
4	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	3825	-732
5	David Green	3739	-818
6	Jason Keller	3715	-842
7	Jason Leffler	3661	-896
8	Mike Bliss	3654	-903
9	Kenny Wallace	3351	-1206
10	Ashton Lewis	3331	-1226
11	David Stremme	3299	-1258
12	Stacy Compton	3187	-1370
13	Michael Waltrip	3177	-1380
14	Kasey Kahne	3174	-1383
15	Johnny Sauter	3165	-1392
16	Robert Pressley	3153	-1404
17	Casey Atwood	3130	-1427
18	Tim Fedewa	3086	-1471
19	Mike Wallace	3074	-1483
20	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	2896	-1661
21	Robby Gordon	2733	-1824