| 2004 EA Sports 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,086,291 | Race Date: | Oct 3, 2004 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .117 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 11Min 12Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 47 | Average Speed: | 156.929 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 22 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Joe Nemechek J. Nemechek | Chevrolet: | 34 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #01 Chevrolet | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | MB2 Motorsports | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Ryan Pemberton | |||||
| Laps Led: | 78 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 190.749 MPH | |||||
| Official 2004 EA Sports 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 78 |
| 2 | 15 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 175 | 188 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 0 |
| 4 | 26 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Kodak EasyShare / Jasper | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | Running | | 160 | 188 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 155 | 188 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 151 | 188 | 1 |
| 8 | 34 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target / Breast Cancer Awareness | Running | | 147 | 188 | 5 |
| 9 | 36 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Running | | 138 | 188 | 0 |
| 10 | 28 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero / Shark Tale | Running | | 139 | 188 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Zerex / Valvoline | Running | | 135 | 188 | 1 |
| 12 | 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center | Running | | 127 | 188 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online | Running | | 129 | 188 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Running | | 118 | 188 | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 120 | 188 | 1 |
| 17 | 24 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Running | | 112 | 188 | 0 |
| 18 | 41 | 9 | Mike Wallace | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | Running | | 114 | 188 | 45 |
| 19 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 111 | 188 | 12 |
| 20 | 37 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Running | | 108 | 188 | 1 |
| 21 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / Delphi | Running | | 100 | 188 | 0 |
| 22 | 6 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running | | 102 | 188 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | East Tennessee Trailers | Running | | 99 | 188 | 1 |
| 24 | 22 | 133 | Kerry Earnhardt | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats | Running | | 91 | 188 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 93 | 188 | 7 |
| 26 | 33 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 90 | 188 | 15 |
| 27 | 23 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 82 | 187 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard / Subway | Running | | 79 | 187 | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 76 | 187 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 11 | Ricky Craven | Old Spice | Running | | 73 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Caterpillar | Running | | 70 | 187 | 0 |
| 32 | 43 | 1 | Kenny Wallace | Aaron's | Running | | 67 | 185 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 98 | Larry Gunselman | Mach One Incoporated | Running | | 64 | 183 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light / Rascal Flatts | Accident | | 61 | 178 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Accident | | 58 | 178 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | GMAC Financial Services | Overheating | | 55 | 164 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Overheating | | 57 | 157 | 35 |
| 38 | 9 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Accident | | 49 | 147 | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Accident | | 46 | 142 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Lucas Oil Products | Accident | | 48 | 142 | 1 |
| 41 | 31 | 6 | Chad Blount | Mobil 1 | Engine | | 40 | 131 | 0 |
| 42 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards (R) | Roush Racing | Engine | | 37 | 122 | 0 |
| 43 | 39 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide | Accident | | 34 | 120 | 0 |
