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2004 MBNA America 400

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 28 of 36
Sunday, September 26, 2004 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:21:34
Average speed: 119.067 mph
Pole speed: 159.405 mph

Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
Margin of victory: 8.149 sec
Attendance: 140000
Lead changes: 13

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	2	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	400	195477	running	325	190
2	12	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	138560	running	2	175
3	21	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	140533	running	1	170
4	11	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	400	122877	running	0	160
5	13	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	99745	running	12	160
6	23	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	400	117168	running	0	150
7	1	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	400	105015	running	0	146
8	10	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	400	79715	running	0	142
9	16	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	399	113293	running	1	143
10	9	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	86415	running	0	134
11	19	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	399	75630	running	0	130
12	14	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	399	92321	running	0	127
13	7	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	398	105348	running	0	124
14	6	18	Bobby Labonte	MBNA (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	398	107123	running	0	121
15	34	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	398	104415	running	0	118
16	5	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	397	96671	running	0	115
17	27	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	397	79415	running	0	112
18	15	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	397	97417	running	0	109
19	30	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	397	99493	running	0	106
20	4	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	397	100648	running	0	103
21	28	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	396	89565	running	0	100
22	25	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	396	72565	running	0	97
23	29	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	395	84740	running	0	94
24	26	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	395	73065	running	0	91
25	31	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	394	62265	running	1	93
26	36	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	393	62415	running	0	85
27	38	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	393	88515	running	0	82
28	37	51	Tony Raines	Lee Jeans (Joe Auer)	Chevrolet	391	58590	running	0	79
29	22	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	385	77829	running	0	76
30	32	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	385	93977	running	0	73
31	18	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	363	85802	wheel bearing	0	70
32	8	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	319	118833	crash	58	72
33	33	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	168	66730	crash	0	64
34	42	89	Morgan Shepherd	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	105	57595	handling	0	61
35	24	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	91	65380	overheating	0	58
36	35	37	Kevin Lepage	Carter's Royal Dispos-All (John Carter)	Dodge	86	57250	vibration	0	55
37	17	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	50	57125	engine	0	52
38	3	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	46	65100	crash	0	49
39	41	98	Geoffrey Bodine	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	40	56875	oil pressure	0	46
40	43	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Vote for Bush (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	37	56705	engine	0	43
41	40	09	Joe Ruttman	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	27	56550	rear end	0	40
42	20	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	13	86300	flywheel	0	37
43	39	50	Jeff Fuller	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	7	56555	overheating	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Terry Labonte	5	backup car
Geoffrey Bodine	98	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Hermie Sadler	02	Jenkins & Jenkins Attorneys At Law	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
45	Carl Long	00	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
46	Stanton Barrett	92	Applebee's	Bob Jenkins	Ford
47	Greg Sacks	13	ARC Dehooker / Vita Coco	James Wilsberg	Dodge
48	Kenny Hendrick	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
49	Derrike Cope	80	Commercial Truck & Trailer	Stan Hover	Ford
50	Mike Garvey	75	Jani-King	Randall Haefele	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	14	14
	15	22	8	oil on track	#72
	23	48	26
	49	55	7	#25 accident turn 2	#31
	56	120	65
	121	127	7	#17 accident turn 4	#43
	128	170	43
	171	177	7	#30 accident turn 3	#43
	178	326	149
	327	335	9	debris	#19
	336	400	65
Percent of race run under caution: 9.5% Average green flag run: 60.3 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ryan Newman	1	32	32
Matt Kenseth	33	48	16
Ryan Newman	49	49	1
Ken Schrader	50	50	1
Matt Kenseth	51	92	42
Ryan Newman	93	184	92
Kurt Busch	185	195	11
Ryan Newman	196	260	65
Mark Martin	261	262	2
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	263	263	1
Jeff Gordon	264	264	1
Kurt Busch	265	265	1
Ryan Newman	266	400	135

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	5371
2	Kurt Busch	5370	-1
3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5353	-18
4	Jimmie Johnson	5314	-57
4	Mark Martin	5314	-57
6	Elliott Sadler	5275	-96
7	Matt Kenseth	5272	-99
8	Ryan Newman	5264	-107
9	Tony Stewart	5236	-135
10	Jeremy Mayfield	5214	-157
11	Jamie McMurray	3473	-1898
12	Kevin Harvick	3374	-1997
13	Bobby Labonte	3367	-2004
14	Kasey Kahne	3360	-2011
15	Dale Jarrett	3342	-2029
16	Michael Waltrip	3056	-2315
17	Rusty Wallace	3020	-2351
18	Sterling Marlin	2997	-2374
19	Greg Biffle	2958	-2413
20	Casey Mears	2934	-2437
21	Jeff Burton	2928	-2443

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	3923
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	3854	-69
3	Jimmie Johnson	3811	-112
4	Kurt Busch	3659	-264
5	Tony Stewart	3611	-312
6	Matt Kenseth	3579	-344
7	Elliott Sadler	3566	-357
8	Mark Martin	3512	-411
9	Jamie McMurray	3473	-450
10	Ryan Newman	3445	-478
11	Jeremy Mayfield	3397	-526
12	Kevin Harvick	3374	-549
13	Bobby Labonte	3367	-556
14	Kasey Kahne	3360	-563
15	Dale Jarrett	3342	-581
16	Michael Waltrip	3056	-867
17	Rusty Wallace	3020	-903
18	Sterling Marlin	2997	-926
19	Greg Biffle	2958	-965
20	Casey Mears	2934	-989