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2004 Auto Club 500

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NASCAR Nextel Cup race number 10 of 36
Sunday, May 2, 2004 at California Speedway, Fontana, CA
250 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:38:33
Average Speed: 137.268 mph
Pole Speed: 186.94 mph

Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: 12.871 sec
Attendance: 120,000
Lead changes: 23

Glossary 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup results / 2004 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
1	16	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	318,628	running	81	190
2	19	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	194,675	running	37	175
3	7	12	Ryan Newman	Mobil 1 / Alltel (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	191,267	running	2	170
4	25	17	Matt Kenseth	DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	172,578	running	11	165
5	27	18	Bobby Labonte	Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	150,233	running	0	155
13	1	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	127,250	running	77	129
9	24	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	123,203	running	3	143
16	11	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	249	120,603	running	0	115
7	29	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	119,625	running	0	146
19	10	8	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	249	119,203	running	0	106
12	23	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	112,437	running	0	127
14	20	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	249	112,025	running	1	126
22	14	38	Elliott Sadler	Pedigree (Yates Racing)	Ford	249	109,058	running	0	97
35	9	2	Rusty Wallace	Vote Miller President of Beers (Roger Penske)	Dodge	193	109,008	running	0	58
8	13	41	Casey Mears	Target (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	108,375	running	0	142
6	5	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak Easy Share (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	250	106,125	running	1	155
26	30	99	Jeff Burton	Roundup Fast Act (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	104,317	running	0	85
24	31	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	249	103,217	running	0	91
27	8	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	103,200	running	0	82
17	35	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	249	102,981	running	0	112
32	17	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	245	101,831	running	0	67
18	34	32	Ricky Craven	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	249	97,225	running	0	109
25	4	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	249	97,187	running	0	88
37	3	43	Jeff Green	Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	147	91,050	engine	0	52
23	21	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	249	90,550	running	0	94
11	26	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	90,450	running	0	130
10	15	0	Ward Burton	NetZero Hi Speed (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	250	88,350	running	0	134
28	2	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	88,100	running	2	84
15	12	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco $1,000,000 Birthday Bash / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	87,725	running	0	118
21	37	30	Johnny Sauter	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	249	84,175	running	0	100
30	39	22	Scott Wimmer	Caterpillar (Bill Davis)	Dodge	248	83,039	running	0	73
29	6	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	248	76,900	running	1	81
20	32	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	249	74,925	running	1	108
33	18	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard / Subway (Jack Roush)	Ford	223	74,500	running	28	69
31	36	50	Derrike Cope	Bennett Lane Winery (Don Arnold)	Dodge	248	65,975	running	0	70
34	41	98	Todd Bodine	Lucas Oil Products (William Edwards)	Ford	209	65,375	engine	1	66
36	38	89	Morgan Shepherd	Voyles / Carter's Royal Dispos-All (Morgan Shepherd)	Dodge	163	65,025	electrical	1	60
38	22	4	Jimmy Spencer	Morgan-McClure (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	127	64,550	engine	3	54
39	28	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	40	64,430	engine	0	46
40	43	94	Stanton Barrett	AmericInn Lodging Systems (Dave Watson)	Chevrolet	20	64,280	crash	0	43
43	33	09	Joe Ruttman	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch)	Dodge	2	64,161	vibration	0	34
41	40	02	Hermie Sadler	SCORE Motorsports (Hermie Sadler)	Chevrolet	20	64,155	transmission	0	40
42	42	72	Kirk Shelmerdine	2nd Chance Race Parts (Kirk Shelmerdine)	Ford	5	64,050	handling	0	37

To the back: Casey Mears (#41) backup car, Joe Ruttman (#09) driver change, Scott Wimmer (#22) engine change, Derrike Cope (#50) engine change, Todd Bodine (#98) engine change

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	'Lucky Dog'
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	22	22
	23	30	8	#94 accident turn 2	none
	31	50	20
	51	55	5	oil on track	none
	56	57	2
	58	62	5	#97,2 accident frontstretch	none
	63	91	29
	92	97	6	debris turn 3	#0
	98	140	43
	141	145	5	debris turn 2	none
	146	148	3
	149	158	10	oil on track	#38
	159	250	92
Percent of race run under caution: 15.6% Average green flag run: 30.1 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Kasey Kahne	1	1	1
Joe Nemechek	2	3	2
Kasey Kahne	4	24	21
Jimmy Spencer	25	26	2
Morgan Shepherd	27	27	1
Todd Bodine	28	28	1
Kasey Kahne	29	49	21
Jeff Gordon	50	52	3
Jimmy Spencer	53	53	1
Matt Kenseth	54	64	11
Jeff Gordon	65	65	1
Greg Biffle	66	93	28
Brian Vickers	94	94	1
Kasey Kahne	95	104	10
Jimmie Johnson	105	141	37
Jeremy Mayfield	142	142	1
Ken Schrader	143	143	1
Jeff Gordon	144	166	23
Kasey Kahne	167	190	24
Jeff Gordon	191	197	7
Brendan Gaughan	198	198	1
Ryan Newman	199	200	2
Kevin Harvick	201	203	3
Jeff Gordon	204	250	47

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1453
2	Jimmie Johnson	1428	-25
3	Jeff Gordon	1426	-27
4	Matt Kenseth	1357	-96
5	Kevin Harvick	1316	-137
6	Kurt Busch	1316	-137
7	Ryan Newman	1299	-154
8	Tony Stewart	1284	-169
9	Bobby Labonte	1265	-188
10	Elliott Sadler	1250	-203
11	Kasey Kahne	1209	-244
12	Jamie McMurray	1200	-253
13	Mark Martin	1135	-318
14	Rusty Wallace	1132	-321
15	Sterling Marlin	1112	-341
16	Jeremy Mayfield	1106	-347
17	Casey Mears	1093	-360
18	Dale Jarrett	1066	-387
19	Robby Gordon	1033	-420
20	Joe Nemechek	1014	-439

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