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NASCAR Busch Series race number 1 of 34
Monday, February 16, 2004 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
120 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:21:32
Average speed: 127.179 mph
Pole speed: 181.138 mph

Cautions: 3 for 32 laps
Margin of victory: .135 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 16

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Busch Series results / 2004 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	8	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Oreo / Ritz (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	120	96210	running	47	190
2	22	27	Johnny Sauter	Kleenex / Winn-Dixie (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	120	92470	running	1	175
3	5	55	Robby Gordon	Fruit of the Loom (Robby Gordon)	Chevrolet	120	63030	running	9	170
4	3	21	Kevin Harvick	Hershey's Kisses (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	120	58875	running	46	165
5	29	17	Matt Kenseth	Bayer / Express Personnel Services (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	51675	running	0	155
6	4	32	David Stremme	Trim Spa (Todd Braun)	Dodge	120	54550	running	0	150
7	2	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	AC Delco (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	120	56825	running	1	151
8	6	00	Jason Leffler	Haas Automation (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	120	43400	running	0	142
9	30	22	Jason Keller	Miller High Life (Greg Pollex)	Ford	120	53250	running	0	138
10	16	37	David Green	Timber Wolf (Clarence Brewer)	Pontiac	120	53550	running	0	134
11	33	60	Greg Biffle	Charter Communications (Jack Roush)	Ford	120	39500	running	4	135
12	18	23	Kenny Wallace	Stacker 2 (Bill Davis)	Chevrolet	120	39125	running	0	127
13	26	25	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	U.S. Marine Corps (Ed Rensi)	Ford	120	49680	running	0	124
14	20	46	Ashton Lewis	Lewis Motorsports (Bill Lewis)	Chevrolet	120	43550	running	0	121
15	13	14	Casey Atwood	Navy "Accelerate Your Life" (Terry Bradshaw)	Chevrolet	120	40450	running	0	118
16	28	12	Tim Fedewa	Supercuts (Armando Fitz)	Chevrolet	120	39750	running	0	115
17	24	47	Robert Pressley	Clorox / Wisk (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	120	39650	running	0	112
18	38	96	Gus Wasson	Night & Day Contact Lenses (Julian Burgess)	Chevrolet	120	39375	running	0	109
19	11	99	Michael Waltrip	Aaron's (Michael Waltrip)	Chevrolet	119	37250	running	8	111
20	41	49	Derrike Cope	Advil Liqui-Gels (Jay Robinson)	Ford	119	39875	running	3	108
21	31	74	Damon Lusk	Outdoor Channel (Bill Baumgardner)	Chevrolet	119	39000	running	0	100
22	32	72	Larry Gunselman	MacDonald Motorsports (Pat MacDonald)	Chevrolet	119	40075	running	0	97
23	23	02	Hermie Sadler	Zapf Creations (Bryant Stith)	Pontiac	119	37030	running	0	94
24	14	5	Kyle Busch	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	101	45075	overheating	0	91
25	35	36	Steve Grissom	DCT Motorsports (Carl Natale)	Chevrolet	100	36550	running	0	88
26	37	68	Rick Markle	Yahoo! (Del Markle)	Chevrolet	96	36325	running	0	85
27	36	43	Josh Richeson	Ollie's Bargain Mart (Mike Curb)	Chevrolet	94	38250	running	0	82
28	1	81	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops (Chance2 Motorsports)	Chevrolet	93	38875	running	1	84
29	39	10	Jason Schuler	Operation Fire SAFE (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	88	46775	running	0	76
30	7	20	Mike Bliss	Rockwell Automation (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	87	41250	running	0	73
31	19	59	Stacy Compton	Kingsford / Bush's Beans (Tad Geschickter)	Ford	76	39805	transmission	0	70
32	12	33	Paul Menard	Menards / Pittsburgh Paints (Andy Petree)	Chevrolet	74	35725	running	0	67
33	42	0	Jimmy Kitchens	Document Technologies (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	64	37675	rear end	0	64
34	43	16	Justin Ashburn	31-W Insulation (Wayne Day)	Chevrolet	51	37625	engine	0	61
35	15	4	Mike Wallace	GEICO (Fred Biagi)	Ford	41	39495	crash	0	58
36	21	6	Paul Wolfe	Ragu (Tommy Baldwin, Jr.)	Dodge	41	37400	crash	0	55
37	34	62	Larry Hollenbeck	S.W.A.T. Motorsports (Larry Hollenbeck)	Chevrolet	41	35350	crash	0	52
38	40	77	Donnie Neuenberger	University of Maryland / BG Products (Joe Reilly)	Ford	40	37300	crash	0	49
39	27	67	C.W. Smith	Panasonic (Mike Smith)	Chevrolet	28	35255	crash	0	46
40	10	87	Joe Nemechek	Cellular One (Joe Nemechek)	Chevrolet	17	35215	crash	0	43
41	17	1	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Miccosukee / Yellow (James Finch)	Dodge	12	35155	crash	0	40
42	25	88	Wally Dallenbach, Jr.	Mr. Clean AutoDry Carwash (Joe Nemechek)	Pontiac	11	42605	crash	0	37
43	9	38	Kasey Kahne	Great Clips (Brad Akins)	Dodge	11	44581	crash	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Josh Richeson	43	engine change
Michael Waltrip	99	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Mike Harmon	24	GIC / Mixon Motorsports	Gregg Mixon	Chevrolet
45	David Keith	95	Sadler Brothers Racing	Sadler Brothers	Ford
46	Stanton Barrett	91	AmericInn Lodging Systems	Stanton Barrett	Pontiac
47	Kevin Conway	51	Creditel PowerSwipe	Rick Ware	Dodge
48	Stan Boyd	57	Ware Racing Enterprises	Rick Ware	Chevrolet
49	Regan Smith	56	Tennessee Mountain Boys Racing	John McNelly	Chevrolet
50	Kim Crosby	28	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	Drew White	Pontiac
51	Robby Benton	39	MAC Tools	Jay Robinson	Ford
52	Mark Martin	9	Pennzoil	Jack Roush	Ford
53	Brian Conz	05	Precision Cutters	Butch Conz	Chevrolet
WD	Norm Benning	84	Benning Racing	Norm Benning	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	12	12
	13	34	22	#20,1,38,33,87,88,67 accident turn 2
	35	41	7
	42	47	6	#4,5,6,12,14,43,46,62,77,81 accident turn 4
	48	73	26
	74	77	4	oil on track
	78	120	43
Percent of race run under caution: 26.7% Average green flag run: 22.0 laps

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Martin Truex, Jr.	1	1	1
Kevin Harvick	2	10	9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	11	15	5
Michael Waltrip	16	23	8
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	24	31	8
Derrike Cope	32	34	3
Greg Biffle	35	36	2
Ron Hornaday, Jr.	37	37	1
Greg Biffle	38	39	2
Kevin Harvick	40	74	35
Robby Gordon	75	82	8
Kevin Harvick	83	84	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	85	88	4
Robby Gordon	89	89	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	90	107	18
Johnny Sauter	108	108	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	109	120	12

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	190
2	Johnny Sauter	175	-15
3	Robby Gordon	170	-20
4	Kevin Harvick	165	-25
5	Matt Kenseth	155	-35
6	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	151	-39
7	David Stremme	150	-40
8	Jason Leffler	142	-48
9	Jason Keller	138	-52
10	Greg Biffle	135	-55
11	David Green	134	-56
12	Kenny Wallace	127	-63
13	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	124	-66
14	Ashton Lewis	121	-69
15	Casey Atwood	118	-72
16	Tim Fedewa	115	-75
17	Robert Pressley	112	-78
18	Michael Waltrip	111	-79
19	Gus Wasson	109	-81
20	Derrike Cope	108	-82
21	Damon Lusk	100	-90