| 2004 Hersheys Kisses 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 1 of 34 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $1,924,431 | Race Date: | Feb 16, 2004 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .135 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 21Min 32Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 16 | Average Speed: | 127.179 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 32 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Martin Truex, Jr. M. Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #81 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kevin Manion | Crew Chief: | Kevin Manion | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 47 of 120 | Pole Speed: | 181.138 MPH | |||||
| Official 2004 Hersheys Kisses 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Oreo / Ritz | Running |  | 190 | 120 | 47 |
| 2 | 22 | 27 | Johnny Sauter | Kleenex / Winn-Dixie | Running |  | 175 | 120 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | 55 | Robby Gordon | Fruit of the Loom | Running | | 170 | 120 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Hershey's Kisses | Running | | 165 | 120 | 46 |
| 5 | 29 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Bayer / Express Personnel Services | Running |  | 155 | 120 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 332 | David Stremme | TrimSpa | Running |  | 150 | 120 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | AC Delco | Running | | 151 | 120 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 00 | Jason Leffler | Haas Automation | Running | | 142 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | 22 | Jason Keller | Miller High Life | Running | | 138 | 120 | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 37 | David Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 134 | 120 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Charter Communications | Running | | 135 | 120 | 4 |
| 12 | 18 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Running | | 127 | 120 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 25 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | U.S. Marine Corps | Running | | 124 | 120 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 46 | Ashton Lewis | Lewis Motorsports | Running | | 121 | 120 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | 14 | Casey Atwood | Navy - Accelerate Your Life | Running | | 118 | 120 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 12 | Tim Fedewa | Supercuts | Running | | 115 | 120 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Clorox / Wisk | Running | | 112 | 120 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 96 | Gus Wasson | Night&Day Contact Lenses | Running | | 109 | 120 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 99 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's | Running | | 111 | 119 | 8 |
| 20 | 41 | 49 | Derrike Cope | Advil Liqui-Gels | Running | | 108 | 119 | 3 |
| 21 | 31 | 74 | Damon Lusk | Outdoor Channel | Running | | 100 | 119 | 0 |
| 22 | 32 | 72 | Larry Gunselman | MacDonald Motorsports | Running | | 97 | 119 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Zapf Creation | Running | | 94 | 119 | 0 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Kyle Busch (R) | Lowe's | Overheating | | 91 | 101 | 0 |
| 25 | 35 | 36 | Steve Grissom | DCT Motorsports | Running | | 88 | 100 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 168 | Rick Markle (R) | Yahoo! | Running | | 85 | 96 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 43 | Josh Richeson | Ollie's Bargain Mart | Running | | 82 | 94 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 81 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 84 | 93 | 1 |
| 29 | 39 | 10 | Jason Schuler | Operation Fire SAFE | Running | | 76 | 88 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 20 | Mike Bliss | Rockwell Automation | Running | | 73 | 87 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 59 | Stacy Compton | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | Transmission | | 70 | 76 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 33 | Paul Menard (R) | Menards / Pittsburgh Paints | Running | | 67 | 74 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 0 | Jimmy Kitchens | Document Technologies | Rear Gear | | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| 34 | 43 | 16 | Justin Ashburn | 31-W Insulation | Engine | | 61 | 51 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 4 | Mike Wallace | GEICO | Accident | | 58 | 41 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 6 | Paul Wolfe | Ragu | Accident | | 55 | 41 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 162 | Larry Hollenbeck | SWAT Motorsports | Accident | | 52 | 41 | 0 |
| 38 | 40 | 77 | Donnie Neuenberger | Univ. of Maryland / BG Products | Accident | | 49 | 40 | 0 |
| 39 | 27 | 67 | C.W. Smith | Panasonic | Accident | | 46 | 28 | 0 |
| 40 | 10 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Cellular One | Accident | | 43 | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | 17 | 1 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Miccosukee / Yellow Freight | Accident | | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 88 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | Mr. Clean AutoDry Carwash | Accident | | 37 | 11 | 0 |
| 43 | 9 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips | Accident | | 34 | 11 | 0 |
