| 2004 Sharpie 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,601,132 | Race Date: | Aug 28, 2004 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.390 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 0Min 36Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 18 | Average Speed: | 88.529 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 63 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Jeff Gordon J. Gordon | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #24 Chevrolet | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Robbie Loomis | |||||
| Laps Led: | 295 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 128.520 MPH | |||||
| Official 2004 Sharpie 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 30 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 190 | 500 | 295 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running |  | 170 | 500 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 170 | 500 | 20 |
| 4 | 15 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online | Running | | 165 | 500 | 26 |
| 5 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running |  | 155 | 500 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Running | | 150 | 500 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 151 | 500 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 142 | 499 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 138 | 499 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 139 | 499 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Running | | 130 | 499 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 127 | 499 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 124 | 499 | 0 |
| 14 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 126 | 498 | 60 |
| 15 | 12 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 118 | 498 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 120 | 498 | 1 |
| 17 | 39 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Valvoline | Running | | 112 | 497 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 109 | 497 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 106 | 497 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | GMAC Financial Services | Running | | 103 | 497 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 100 | 496 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 97 | 496 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 50 | Todd Bodine | Arnold Development Companies | Running | | 99 | 495 | 3 |
| 24 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 91 | 494 | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Aaron's | Running | | 88 | 493 | 0 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 90 | 490 | 79 |
| 27 | 36 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 87 | 481 | 7 |
| 28 | 41 | 9 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 79 | 468 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Running | | 76 | 462 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 41 | Casey Mears | Energizer | Accident | | 73 | 433 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Food City | Running | | 70 | 430 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 67 | 418 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards (R) | Roundup FastAct | Accident | | 64 | 386 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Accident | | 61 | 373 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Kodak Jasper Engines | Accident | | 58 | 313 | 0 |
| 36 | 34 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Caterpillar | Accident | | 55 | 268 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Accident | | 52 | 150 | 0 |
| 38 | 42 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Mach One Incoporated | Brakes | | 49 | 121 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 51 | Tony Raines | NegotiationsSeminar.com | Accident | | 46 | 88 | 0 |
| 40 | 32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force | Accident | | 43 | 64 | 0 |
| 41 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | Handling | | 40 | 49 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Accident | | 37 | 31 | 0 |
| 43 | 29 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Carter's Royal / Dispos-all | Vibration | | 34 | 11 | 0 |
