2004 Pop Secret 500
Race details[1] | |||||
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Race 25 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||||
Date | September 5, 2004 | ||||
Official name | Pop Secret 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 | 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h) | ||||
Attendance | 90,000 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Mark Martin |
Roush Racing | |||
Laps | 65 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 38 | Elliott Sadler |
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
The 2004 Pop Secret 500 was a
The first fall race at
Qualifying
1. Brian Vickers #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 187.417 mph
2. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.364 mph
3. Bill Elliott #98 McDonalds Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.307 mph
4. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN FordR oush Racing 185.955 mph
5. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 185.816 mph
6. Casey Mears #41 Target House Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 185.802 mph
7. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 185.773 mph
8. Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 185.658 mph
9. Scott Riggs #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 185.557 mph
10. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 185.553 mph
11. Mark Martin #6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 185.529 mph
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 185.266 mph
13. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 185.261 mph
14. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL/Sony Handycam Dodge Penske Racing 185.180 mph
15. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.810 mph
16. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.772 mph
17. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 184.431 mph
18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.374 mph
19. Carl Edwards #99 Shop Rat Ford Roush Racing 184.360 mph
20. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 184.195 mph
21. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 184.135 mph
22. Brendan Gaughan #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 184.106 mph
23. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 184.091 mph
24. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 184.073 mph
25. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 183.932 mph
26. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 183.899 mph
27. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 183.734 mph
28. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 183.673 mph
29. Shane Hmiel #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Bill Davis Racing 183.613 mph
30. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 183.589 mph
31. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 183.486 mph
32. J J Yeley #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 183.243 mph
33. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing183.206 mph
34. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.987 mph
35. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.788 mph
36. Boris Said #136 Centrix Financial Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 182.778 mph
37. Bobby Labonte #18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 182.741 mph
38. Scott Wimmer #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 182.551 mph
39. Ward Burton #0 Netzero HiSpeed ChevroletHaas CNC Racing 182.131 mph (provisional)
40. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 181.369 mph (provisional)
41. Jimmy Spencer #4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 182.209 mph (provisional)
42. Jeff Fuller #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Developments 180.991 mph (provisional)
43. Derrike Cope #96 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards no time (provisional)
Did not qualify
44. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 178.191 mph
45. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 176.592 mph
46. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 179.730 mph
47. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 180.591 mph
48. Mike Wallace #35 Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 179.368 mph[2]
Results
POS[3] | ST | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
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1 | 17 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 250 | 279398 | running | 59 | 185 |
2 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 190315 | running | 39 | 175 |
3 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 144450 | running | 65 | 175 |
4 | 23 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 250 | 124500 | running | 0 | 160 |
5 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Sony Handycam (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 250 | 154367 | running | 2 | 160 |
6 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Shop Rat (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 136792 | running | 0 | 150 |
7 | 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 250 | 121437 | running | 0 | 146 |
8 | 25 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 250 | 124642 | running | 0 | 142 |
9 | 35 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 128612 | running | 8 | 143 |
10 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 250 | 131808 | running | 0 | 134 |
11 | 4 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 114700 | running | 7 | 135 |
12 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 250 | 108425 | running | 0 | 127 |
13 | 1 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 107625 | running | 44 | 129 |
14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Tool World (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 103800 | running | 1 | 126 |
15 | 34 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 96200 | running | 0 | 118 |
16 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 110900 | running | 9 | 120 |
17 | 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 250 | 111556 | running | 0 | 112 |
18 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 127978 | running | 0 | 109 |
19 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 110775 | running | 0 | 106 |
20 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 127033 | running | 0 | 103 |
21 | 38 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | CAT Dealers (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 250 | 103875 | running | 0 | 100 |
22 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 129803 | running | 0 | 97 |
23 | 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 250 | 115606 | running | 10 | 99 |
24 | 18 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 78250 | running | 0 | 91 |
25 | 3 | 98 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's (Bill Elliott) | Dodge | 250 | 77925 | running | 0 | 88 |
26 | 31 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 250 | 114325 | running | 0 | 85 |
27 | 13 | 43 | Jeff Green | Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 250 | 106935 | running | 0 | 82 |
28 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 116238 | running | 0 | 79 |
29 | 6 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target House (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 249 | 90750 | running | 0 | 76 |
30 | 36 | 36 | Boris Said | Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 249 | 77700 | running | 0 | 73 |
31 | 39 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero / Fear Factor (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 248 | 80150 | running | 0 | 70 |
32 | 41 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 247 | 79600 | running | 1 | 72 |
33 | 40 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 231 | 77050 | engine | 1 | 69 |
34 | 12 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser True Music / Dave Matthews (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 231 | 125103 | crash | 0 | 61 |
35 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 225 | 85339 | engine | 0 | 58 |
36 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 213 | 84900 | crash | 0 | 55 |
37 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 209 | 124228 | engine | 0 | 52 |
38 | 24 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 207 | 84800 | running | 0 | 49 |
39 | 29 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 173 | 76740 | transmission | 4 | 51 |
40 | 43 | 96 | Derrike Cope | Mach One Inc. (William Edwards) | Ford | 154 | 76690 | crash | 0 | 43 |
41 | 32 | 11 | J.J. Yeley | Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 32 | 76640 | crash | 0 | 40 |
42 | 22 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Kodak Easy Share / Jasper (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 32 | 84585 | crash | 0 | 37 |
43 | 42 | 50 | Jeff Fuller | Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold) | Dodge | 5 | 75875 | overheating | 0 | 34 |
Failed to qualify or withdrew | ||||||||||
POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | |||||
44 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Woodward | John Carter | Dodge | |||||
45 | Hermie Sadler | 02 | SCORE Motorsports | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | |||||
46 | Mike Wallace | 35 | Gary Keller Racing | Gary Keller | Chevrolet | |||||
47 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | |||||
48 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 72 | Freddie B's | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | |||||
WD | Joe Ruttman | 09 | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | James Finch | Dodge | |||||
WD | Damon Lusk | 62 | SWAT Fitness Club | Larry Hollenbeck | Chevrolet | |||||
WD | Tony Raines | 92 | Broadway Motors | Bob Jenkins | Ford | |||||
WD | Steve Grissom | 93 | Global Industrial Contractors | Pat Whitener | Chevrolet |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:53:47
- Average Speed: 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 187.417
- Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.263
- Lead changes: 29
- Percent of race run under caution: 20.4%
- Average green flag run: 16.6 laps
References
- ^ a b "Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Qualifying times: Pop Secret 500". Crash. 2004-09-04. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-03.