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2004 EA Sports 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 29 of 36 Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL 188 laps on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles) Time of race: 3:11:12 Average speed: 156.929 mph Pole speed: 190.749 mph Cautions: 5 for 22 laps Margin of victory: .117 sec Attendance: 150000 Lead changes: 47 Glossary    2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results   /   2004 standings Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 10 8   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Budweiser   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 305968 running 78 165 2 15 29   Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 165208 running 3 175 3 3 88   Dale Jarrett UPS   (Yates Racing) Ford 188 137922 running 0 165 4 26 77   Brendan Gaughan Kodak Easy Share / Jasper Engines   (Doug Bawel) Dodge 188 100640 running 7 165 5 8 97   Kurt Busch Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 104290 running 4 160 6 30 20   Tony Stewart Home Depot   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 188 120603 running 4 155 7 1 01   Joe Nemechek U.S. Army   (Nelson Bowers) Chevrolet 188 106075 running 1 151 8 34 41   Casey Mears Target / Breast Cancer Awareness   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 100000 running 5 147 9 36 31   Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 108562 running 0 138 10 28 0   Ward Burton NetZero Hi Speed / Shark Tale   (Gene Haas) Chevrolet 188 76000 running 1 139 11 4 10   Scott Riggs Zerex / Valvoline   (James Rocco) Chevrolet 188 96952 running 1 135 12 2 21   Ricky Rudd Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center   (Wood Brothers) Ford 188 97471 running 0 127 13 13 30   Jeff Burton America Online   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 79180 running 6 129 14 7 17   Matt Kenseth Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 116973 running 0 121 15 17 6   Mark Martin Viagra   (Jack Roush) Ford 188 79035 running 0 118 16 19 12   Ryan Newman Alltel   (Roger Penske) Dodge 188 112492 running 1 120 17 24 42   Jamie McMurray Texaco / Havoline Davey Allison Tribute   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 188 76985 running 0 112 18 41 09   Mike Wallace Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts   (James Finch) Dodge 188 68670 running 4 114 19 5 24   Jeff Gordon DuPont   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 112428 running 12 111 20 37 49   Ken Schrader Schwan's Home Service   (Beth Ann Morgenthau) Dodge 188 68140 running 1 108 21 38 5   Terry Labonte Kellogg's / Delphi   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 188 95285 running 0 100 22 6 38   Elliott Sadler M&M's   (Yates Racing) Ford 188 102398 running 1 102 23 11 02   Hermie Sadler East Tennessee Trailers   (Hermie Sadler) Ford 188 67420 running 1 99 24 22 33   Kerry Earnhardt Bass Pro Shops / Tracker   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 188 63000 running 0 91 25 14 15   Michael Waltrip NAPA   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 188 98786 running 7 93 26 33 2   Rusty Wallace Miller Lite   (Roger Penske) Dodge 188 106403 running 15 90 27 23 9   Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 187 95360 running 0 57 28 12 16   Greg Biffle National Guard / Subway   (Jack Roush) Ford 187 73625 running 0 54 29 35 45   Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific / Brawny   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 187 78065 running 0 76 30 20 11   Ricky Craven Old Spice   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 187 62405 running 0 73 31 29 22   Scott Wimmer Caterpillar   (Bill Davis) Dodge 187 82820 running 0 70 32 43 1   Kenny Wallace Aaron's   (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) Chevrolet 185 61735 running 0 67 33 42 98   Larry Gunselman Mach One Inc.   (William Edwards) Ford 183 62575 running 0 64 34 32 40   Sterling Marlin Coors Light / Rascal Flatts   (Chip Ganassi) Dodge 178 94555 crash 0 61 35 27 18   Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries / Camus Auto   (Joe Gibbs) Chevrolet 178 106533 crash 0 58 36 21 25   Brian Vickers GMAC Financial Services   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 164 69400 overheating 0 55 37 16 48   Jimmie Johnson Lowe's   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 157 81150 engine 35 57 38 9 19   Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers / UAW   (Ray Evernham) Dodge 147 77689 crash 0 49 39 18 43   Jeff Green Cheerios / Betty Crocker   (Petty Enterprises) Dodge 142 87495 crash 0 46 40 40 4   Jimmy Spencer Lucas Oil Products   (Larry McClure) Chevrolet 142 61155 crash 1 48 41 31 06   Chad Blount Mobil 1   (Roger Penske) Dodge 131 61105 engine 0 40 42 25 99   Carl Edwards Roush Racing   (Jack Roush) Ford 122 94477 engine 0 37 43 39 32   Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Tide   (Cal Wells) Chevrolet 120 69261 crash 0 34

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Carl Edwards 99 driver change Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 44 Kevin Lepage 37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all John Carter Dodge 45 Kirk Shelmerdine 72 Vote for Bush Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 46 Carl Long 80 Commercial Truck & Trailer Stan Hover Ford DC Dave Blaney 99 Roush Racing Jack Roush Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 29 29     30 34 5   #09 accident turn 3 #45 35 59 25     60 63 4   fluid on track #45 64 123 60     124 128 5   oil on track #41 129 143 15     144 147 4   #4,19,32,43 accident turn 3 #9 148 179 32     180 183 4   #40,18 accident turn 4 none 184 188 5       Percent of race run under caution: 11.7%             Average green flag run: 27.7 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Joe Nemechek 1 1 1   Scott Riggs 2 2 1   Kurt Busch 3 3 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4 22 19   Jimmie Johnson 23 28 6   Kurt Busch 29 29 1   Jimmy Spencer 30 30 1   Tony Stewart 31 31 1   Casey Mears 32 34 3   Jimmie Johnson 35 35 1   Casey Mears 36 36 1   Jimmie Johnson 37 39 3   Rusty Wallace 40 47 8   Jimmie Johnson 48 54 7   Rusty Wallace 55 56 2   Jeff Gordon 57 59 3   Hermie Sadler 60 60 1   Ryan Newman 61 61 1   Michael Waltrip 62 63 2   Jeff Gordon 64 65 2   Rusty Wallace 66 70 5   Jimmie Johnson 71 75 5   Michael Waltrip 76 80 5   Jimmie Johnson 81 93 13   Casey Mears 94 94 1   Brendan Gaughan 95 97 3   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 98 108 11   Kurt Busch 109 109 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 110 110 1   Kurt Busch 111 111 1   Ward Burton 112 112 1   Jeff Gordon 113 113 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 114 117 4   Jeff Gordon 118 123 6   Elliott Sadler 124 124 1   Ken Schrader 125 125 1   Mike Wallace 126 129 4   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 130 130 1   Jeff Burton 131 131 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 132 138 7   Jeff Burton 139 143 5   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 144 173 30   Kevin Harvick 174 175 2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 176 177 2   Tony Stewart 178 180 3   Brendan Gaughan 181 184 4   Kevin Harvick 185 185 1   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 186 188 3 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Kurt Busch 5530     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 5518   -12   3   Jeff Gordon 5482   -48   4   Mark Martin 5432   -98   5   Matt Kenseth 5393   -137   6   Tony Stewart 5391   -139   7   Ryan Newman 5384   -146   8   Elliott Sadler 5377   -153   9   Jimmie Johnson 5371   -159   10   Jeremy Mayfield 5263   -267   11   Jamie McMurray 3585   -1945   12   Kevin Harvick 3549   -1981   13   Dale Jarrett 3507   -2023   14   Bobby Labonte 3425   -2105   15   Kasey Kahne 3417   -2113   16   Michael Waltrip 3149   -2381   17   Rusty Wallace 3110   -2420   18   Casey Mears 3081   -2449   19   Sterling Marlin 3058   -2472   20   Jeff Burton 3057   -2473   21   Greg Biffle 3012   -2518   Non-playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jeff Gordon 4034     2   Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 4019   -15   3   Jimmie Johnson 3868   -166   4   Kurt Busch 3819   -215   5   Tony Stewart 3766   -268   6   Matt Kenseth 3700   -334   7   Elliott Sadler 3668   -366   8   Mark Martin 3630   -404   9   Jamie McMurray 3585   -449   10   Ryan Newman 3565   -469   11   Kevin Harvick 3549   -485   12   Dale Jarrett 3507   -527   13   Jeremy Mayfield 3446   -588   14   Bobby Labonte 3425   -609   15   Kasey Kahne 3417   -617   16   Michael Waltrip 3149   -885   17   Rusty Wallace 3110   -924   18   Casey Mears 3081   -953   19   Sterling Marlin 3058   -976   20   Jeff Burton 3057   -977