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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 The 2004 Auto Club 400 program cover. | |||
| Date | May 2, 2004 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 km) | ||
| Distance | 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
| Average speed | 137.268 miles per hour (220.911 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 120,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 81 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2004 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on May 2, 2004 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Rookie Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the pole, and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.[2]
Background
The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[3] The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees.
Qualifying
*Driver would change to Joe Ruttman for the race.
Results
| Fin[5][2][6] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 81 | running | 190 | $318,628 |
| 2 | 19 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 37 | running | 175 | $194,675 |
| 3 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 250 | 2 | running | 170 | $191,267 |
| 4 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 | 11 | running | 165 | $172,578 |
| 5 | 27 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 155 | $150,233 |
| 6 | 5 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 250 | 1 | running | 155 | $106,125 |
| 7 | 29 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 146 | $119,625 |
| 8 | 13 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 142 | $108,375 |
| 9 | 24 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 3 | running | 143 | $123,203 |
| 10 | 15 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 134 | $88,350 |
| 11 | 26 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 130 | $90,450 |
| 12 | 23 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 127 | $112,437 |
| 13 | 1 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 250 | 77 | running | 129 | $127,250 |
| 14 | 20 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 249 | 1 | running | 126 | $112,437 |
| 15 | 12 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 118 | $87,725 |
| 16 | 11 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 115 | $120,603 |
| 17 | 35 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 112 | $102,981 |
| 18 | 34 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 109 | $97,225 |
| 19 | 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 106 | $119,203 |
| 20 | 32 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 249 | 1 | running | 108 | $74,925 |
| 21 | 37 | 30 | Johnny Sauter | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 100 | $84,175 |
| 22 | 14 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 97 | $109,058 |
| 23 | 21 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 94 | $90,550 |
| 24 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 91 | $103,217 |
| 25 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 88 | $97,187 |
| 26 | 30 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 85 | $104,317 |
| 27 | 8 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 82 | $103,200 |
| 28 | 2 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet | 249 | 2 | running | 84 | $88,100 |
| 29 | 6 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 1 | running | 81 | $76,900 |
| 30 | 39 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 248 | 0 | running | 73 | $83,039 |
| 31 | 36 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 248 | 0 | running | 70 | $65,975 |
| 32 | 17 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 67 | $101,831 |
| 33 | 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 223 | 28 | running | 69 | $74,500 |
| 34 | 41 | 98 | Todd Bodine | Mach 1 Motorsports | Ford | 209 | 1 | engine | 66 | $65,375 |
| 35 | 9 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 193 | 0 | running | 58 | $109,008 |
| 36 | 38 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Dodge | 163 | 1 | electrical | 60 | $65,025 |
| 37 | 3 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 147 | 0 | engine | 52 | $91,050 |
| 38 | 22 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 127 | 3 | engine | 54 | $64,550 |
| 39 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 40 | 0 | engine | 46 | $64,430 |
| 40 | 43 | 94 | Stanton Barrett | W. W. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | crash | 43 | $64,280 |
| 41 | 40 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | transmission | 40 | $64,155 |
| 42 | 42 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | handling | 37 | $64,050 |
| 43 | 33 | 09 | Joe Ruttman | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | vibration | 34 | $64,161 |
References
- ^ 2004 Auto Club 500 racing information at Racing Reference
- ^ a b c "2004 Auto Club 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ^ "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "2004 Auto Club 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Auto Club 500". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
