| 2004 Tropicana 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,513,082 | Race Date: | Jul 11, 2004 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.925 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 5Min 33Sec. | Joliet, Illinois | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 129.507 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 43 Laps | chicagolandspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Greg Zipadelli | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | |||||
| Laps Led: | 160 of 267 | Pole Speed: | 186.942 MPH | |||||
| Official 2004 Tropicana 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running |  | 190 | 267 | 160 |
| 2 | 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 175 | 267 | 31 |
| 3 | 29 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running |  | 165 | 267 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 165 | 267 | 14 |
| 5 | 19 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running |  | 160 | 267 | 26 |
| 6 | 24 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 155 | 267 | 1 |
| 7 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 151 | 267 | 9 |
| 8 | 9 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | USG Sheetrock | Running | | 143 | 267 | 0 |
| 9 | 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 138 | 267 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 134 | 267 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 130 | 267 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 132 | 267 | 1 |
| 13 | 14 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 124 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | GMAC Financial Services | Running | | 121 | 267 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 118 | 267 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 1 | John Andretti | Kraft Foods | Running | | 115 | 267 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 117 | 267 | 2 |
| 18 | 11 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Wellbutrin XL | Running | | 114 | 267 | 1 |
| 19 | 22 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 106 | 267 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Running | | 103 | 267 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 100 | 267 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running | | 97 | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 94 | 267 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 96 | 265 | 10 |
| 25 | 34 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Wide Open Energy Drink | Running | | 88 | 265 | 0 |
| 26 | 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 85 | 265 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | Running | | 82 | 263 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories | Accident | | 79 | 248 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Valvoline | Running | | 76 | 245 | 0 |
| 30 | 15 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running | | 73 | 240 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 180 | Mike Bliss | Slim Jim / Act II | Accident | | 70 | 205 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force | Running | | 67 | 204 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Comcast High-Speed Internet | Running | | 64 | 197 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Accident | | 61 | 166 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie | Running | | 58 | 151 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 60 | 136 | 10 |
| 37 | 36 | 30 | Dave Blaney | America Online | Accident | | 57 | 129 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Engine | | 49 | 116 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 50 | P.J. Jones | Arnold Development Companies | Too Slow | | 46 | 108 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Transmission | | 43 | 103 | 0 |
| 41 | 28 | 9 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Phoenix Racing | Engine | | 40 | 86 | 0 |
| 42 | 27 | 251 | Kevin Lepage | NegotiationsSeminar.com | Fuel Pump | | 42 | 34 | 1 |
| 43 | 37 | 137 | Chad Blount | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | Electrical | | 34 | 3 | 0 |
