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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 30 of 36
Sunday, October 10, 2004 at Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles)

Time of race: 3:07:39
Average speed: 128.058 mph
Pole speed: 180.156 mph

Cautions: 9 for 39 laps
Margin of victory: .081 sec
Attendance: 90000
Lead changes: 24

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	1	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	267	279725	running	41	185
2	12	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	267	177840	running	2	175
3	6	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	147825	running	64	170
4	11	38	Elliott Sadler	Wizard of Oz / Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	120875	running	2	165
5	3	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers HEMI / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	110675	running	72	165
6	22	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	91825	running	1	155
7	10	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	267	88800	running	19	151
8	9	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	267	84800	running	4	147
9	8	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	88500	running	0	138
10	13	77	Brendan Gaughan	Wizard of Oz / Kodak / Jasper (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	267	82375	running	0	134
11	26	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	267	79075	running	0	130
12	2	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	267	76575	running	39	132
13	30	24	Jeff Gordon	Wizard of Oz / DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	81700	running	0	124
14	24	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	267	74450	running	0	121
15	17	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	267	74950	running	0	118
16	5	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	267	73650	running	0	115
17	15	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	77650	running	0	112
18	36	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	267	72050	running	0	109
19	25	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	71450	running	0	106
20	18	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	72800	running	0	103
21	19	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	267	72050	running	1	105
22	16	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Racing (Jack Roush)	Ford	267	69650	running	0	97
23	31	32	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	267	69975	running	0	94
24	38	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis)	Dodge	265	68450	running	0	91
25	33	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	265	68250	running	0	88
26	14	10	Scott Riggs	Wizard of Oz / Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	265	67250	running	0	85
27	32	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	265	66650	running	0	82
28	23	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	265	66050	running	0	79
29	27	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	262	65850	running	0	76
30	35	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	255	66100	running	0	73
31	21	41	Casey Mears	Target / Breast Cancer Awareness (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	243	65400	running	14	75
32	4	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	239	65200	crash	0	67
33	7	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	223	75000	crash	8	69
34	28	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	216	65725	crash	0	61
35	29	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	160	64600	overheating	0	58
36	37	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	146	64400	overheating	0	55
37	34	84	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	136	64175	crash	0	52
38	39	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	88	63975	handling	0	49
39	20	50	Todd Bodine	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	66	63765	steering	0	46
40	41	02	Hermie Sadler	SCORE Motorsports (Hermie Sadler)	Chevrolet	38	63550	rear end	0	43
41	43	94	Stanton Barrett	AmericInn / Racer's Edge (Dave Watson)	Ford	30	63355	vibration	0	40
42	40	98	Larry Gunselman	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	26	63170	suspension	0	37
43	42	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	Vote for Bush (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	3	63212	clutch	0	34

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Hermie Sadler	02	engine change
Kirk Shelmerdine	72	engine change
Stanton Barrett	94	engine change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44	Mike Garvey	75	Jani-King	Randall Haefele	Dodge
45	Mike Wallace	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
46	Carl Long	00	Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties	Raynard McGlynn	Chevrolet
47	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	1	1
	2	4	3	debris	none
	5	16	12
	17	19	3	#99 spun frontstretch	#43
	20	141	122
	142	150	9	debris	#8
	151	152	2
	153	156	4	#97,48 accident backstretch	#6
	157	197	41
	198	203	6	#41 accident turn 2	#32
	204	209	6
	210	213	4	#12 spun frontstretch	#25
	214	214	1
	215	217	3	#48 accident backstretch	#99
	218	241	24
	242	245	4	#9 spun backstretch	#31
	246	251	6
	252	254	3	#31 spun turn 4	#2
	255	267	13
Percent of race run under caution: 14.6% Average green flag run: 22.8 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Joe Nemechek	1	4	4
Jeremy Mayfield	5	16	12
Kasey Kahne	17	19	3
Jeremy Mayfield	20	62	43
Greg Biffle	63	73	11
Jeremy Mayfield	74	74	1
Ryan Newman	75	76	2
Ricky Rudd	77	78	2
Kurt Busch	79	79	1
Kasey Kahne	80	110	31
Greg Biffle	111	130	20
Jeremy Mayfield	131	131	1
Ryan Newman	132	137	6
Dale Jarrett	138	139	2
Kasey Kahne	140	143	4
Jeremy Mayfield	144	158	15
Casey Mears	159	172	14
Greg Biffle	173	195	23
Dale Jarrett	196	197	2
Kasey Kahne	198	198	1
Terry Labonte	199	199	1
Greg Biffle	200	209	10
Jamie McMurray	210	228	19
Elliott Sadler	229	230	2
Joe Nemechek	231	267	37

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kurt Busch	5685
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5656	-29
3	Jeff Gordon	5606	-79
4	Elliott Sadler	5542	-143
5	Mark Martin	5535	-150
6	Tony Stewart	5512	-173
7	Matt Kenseth	5505	-180
8	Ryan Newman	5453	-232
9	Jimmie Johnson	5438	-247
10	Jeremy Mayfield	5428	-257
11	Jamie McMurray	3736	-1949
12	Dale Jarrett	3654	-2031
13	Kevin Harvick	3607	-2078
14	Kasey Kahne	3549	-2136
15	Bobby Labonte	3540	-2145
16	Michael Waltrip	3279	-2406
17	Rusty Wallace	3219	-2466
18	Greg Biffle	3182	-2503
19	Jeff Burton	3175	-2510
20	Casey Mears	3156	-2529
21	Joe Nemechek	3124	-2561

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Jeff Gordon	4158
2	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	4157	-1
3	Kurt Busch	3974	-184
4	Jimmie Johnson	3935	-223
5	Tony Stewart	3887	-271
6	Elliott Sadler	3833	-325
7	Matt Kenseth	3812	-346
8	Jamie McMurray	3736	-422
9	Mark Martin	3733	-425
10	Dale Jarrett	3654	-504
11	Ryan Newman	3634	-524
12	Jeremy Mayfield	3611	-547
13	Kevin Harvick	3607	-551
14	Kasey Kahne	3549	-609
15	Bobby Labonte	3540	-618
16	Michael Waltrip	3279	-879
17	Rusty Wallace	3219	-939
18	Greg Biffle	3182	-976
19	Jeff Burton	3175	-983
20	Casey Mears	3156	-1002