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2004 Daytona 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 1 of 36
Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:11:53
Average Speed: 156.345 mph
Pole Speed: 188.387 mph

Cautions: 4 for 23 laps
Margin of Victory: .273 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 26

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	3	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser Born On Date (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	1,495,070	running	58	185
2	5	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	1,096,160	running	98	180
3	26	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	200	758,839	running	5	170
4	10	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	200	610,792	running	6	165
5	6	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	472,189	running	16	160
6	14	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	200	358,839	running	0	150
7	2	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's Black & White (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	358,772	running	0	146
8	39	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	200	318,490	running	8	147
9	12	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	307,917	running	2	143
10	31	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	200	279,529	running	0	134
11	13	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries / Passion of the Christ (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	200	278,445	running	0	130
12	1	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	200	249,312	running	0	127
13	29	1	John Andretti	Kraft Foods (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	200	235,287	running	1	129
14	25	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	200	235,087	running	0	121
15	23	23	Dave Blaney	Whelen Engineering (Bill Davis)	Dodge	200	232,762	running	0	118
16	15	97	Kurt Busch	Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	199	236,887	running	0	115
17	19	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	199	218,912	running	0	112
18	16	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft (Wood Brothers)	Ford	199	246,020	running	0	109
19	17	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	199	225,887	running	0	106
20	38	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	199	245,812	running	1	108
21	33	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	199	226,127	running	5	105
22	43	33	Mike Skinner	Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	198	213,813	running	0	97
23	28	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	198	225,339	running	0	94
24	40	7	Jimmy Spencer	Johnny Cat (Jim Smith)	Dodge	198	223,513	running	0	91
25	22	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	195	222,889	running	0	88
26	21	30	Johnny Sauter	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	193	213,687	running	0	85
27	24	09	Johnny Benson, Jr.	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	177	210,414	crash	0	82
28	41	14	Larry Foyt	LPGA (A.J. Foyt)	Dodge	176	212,487	running	0	79
29	18	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	154	245,572	running	0	76
30	42	50	Derrike Cope	Thrifty Rent-a-Car / Melling (Don Arnold)	Dodge	153	207,962	running	0	73
31	20	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	149	255,056	running	0	70
32	32	4	Kevin Lepage	YokeTV.com (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	132	207,488	running	0	67
33	34	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	110	232,087	crash	0	64
34	36	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	109	231,328	crash	0	61
35	30	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	78	241,230	crash	0	58
36	7	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	75	224,137	crash	0	55
37	4	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	75	254,714	crash	0	52
38	9	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	70	246,193	crash	0	49
39	35	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	70	211,888	crash	0	46
40	37	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	59	203,438	crash	0	43
41	27	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	42	231,887	engine	0	40
42	11	99	Jeff Burton	NBA All-Star Game on TNT (Jack Roush)	Ford	25	239,554	engine	0	37
43	8	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	7	216,997	engine	0	34

Failed to qualify: Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Andy Hillenburg (#90)

To the back: Greg Biffle (#16) engine change, Ryan Newman (#12) engine change, Scott Riggs (#10) backup car, Ricky Craven (#32) engine change, Derrike Cope (#50) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	7	7
	8	11	4	oil on track	none
	12	33	22
	34	38	5	#50,10 accident turn 4	#40
	39	59	21
	60	64	5	#43,49,2 accident backstretch	#18
	65	71	7
	72	80	9	#1,4,5,10,12,15,25,30,31,40,42,09 accident backstretch	#41
	81	200	120
Percent of race run under caution: 11.5% Average green flag run: 35.4 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1	29	29
Kevin Harvick	30	35	6
Tony Stewart	36	39	4
Jimmie Johnson	40	41	2
Tony Stewart	42	43	2
Jimmie Johnson	44	52	9
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	53	58	6
Tony Stewart	59	59	1
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	60	60	1
Tony Stewart	61	71	11
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	72	72	1
Kyle Petty	73	77	5
Jeff Gordon	78	84	7
Tony Stewart	85	104	20
Jimmie Johnson	105	107	3
Matt Kenseth	108	108	1
John Andretti	109	109	1
Tony Stewart	110	136	27
Jeff Gordon	137	137	1
Matt Kenseth	138	138	1
Jimmie Johnson	139	139	1
Terry Labonte	140	140	1
Tony Stewart	141	168	28
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	169	169	1
Jimmie Johnson	170	170	1
Scott Wimmer	171	175	5
Tony Stewart	176	180	5
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	181	200	20

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	185
2	Tony Stewart	180	-5
3	Scott Wimmer	170	-15
4	Kevin Harvick	165	-20
5	Jimmie Johnson	160	-25
6	Joe Nemechek	150	-35
7	Jeff Gordon	147	-38
8	Elliott Sadler	146	-39
9	Matt Kenseth	143	-42
10	Dale Jarrett	134	-51
11	Bobby Labonte	130	-55
12	John Andretti	129	-56
13	Greg Biffle	127	-58
14	Casey Mears	121	-64
15	Dave Blaney	118	-67
16	Kurt Busch	115	-70
17	Ward Burton	112	-73
18	Ricky Rudd	109	-76
19	Terry Labonte	108	-77
20	Brendan Gaughan	106	-79

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