2004 Golden Corral 500

2004 Golden Corral 500
Race details
Race 4 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Golden Corral 500 program cover.
Date March 14, 2004 (2004-03-14)
Location Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.54 miles (2.478 km)
Distance 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.477 km)
Average speed 158.679 mph (255.369 km/h)
Attendance 125,000
Pole position
Driver
Penske Racing
Time 28.640 secs
Most laps led
Driver Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 127
Winner
No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Inc.
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds

The 2004 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 14, 2004. The race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who led 55 laps that day.

Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would win the pole, while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would lead the most laps with 127 laps led. 125,000 were in attendance for the race.

Entry list

No.[1] Driver Make Team
0 Ward Burton Chevrolet Gene Haas
01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Nelson Bowers
02 Andy Belmont Pontiac Hermie Sadler
2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Roger Penske
4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet Larry McClure
5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
6 Mark Martin Ford Jack Roush
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
09 Joe Ruttman Dodge James Finch
9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Ray Evernham
10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet James Rocco
12 Ryan Newman Dodge Roger Penske
15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
16 Greg Biffle Ford Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Ford Jack Roush
18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Ray Evernham
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs
21 Ricky Rudd Ford Wood Brothers
22 Scott Wimmer Dodge Bill Davis
23 Dave Blaney Dodge Bill Davis
24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Richard Childress
30 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Richard Childress
31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Richard Childress
32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Cal Wells
38 Elliott Sadler Ford Yates Racing
40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Chip Ganassi
41 Casey Mears Dodge Chip Ganassi
42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Chip Ganassi
43 Jeff Green Dodge Petty Enterprises
45 Kyle Petty Dodge Petty Enterprises
48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Rick Hendrick
49 Ken Schrader Dodge Beth Ann Morgenthau
50 Derrike Cope Dodge Don Arnold
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Kirk Shelmerdine
77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge Doug Bawel
80 Andy Hillenburg Ford Stan Hover
88 Dale Jarrett Ford Yates Racing
89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge Shepherd Racing Ventures
97 Kurt Busch Ford Jack Roush
98 Todd Bodine Ford William Edwards
99 Jeff Burton Ford Jack Roush

Qualifying

Ryan Newman would win the pole with a 28.640. Kirk Shelmerdine would qualify for his first ever NASCAR Cup Series race.

Pos.[2] Car Driver Make Time Avg. (mph)
1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 28.640 193.57
2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 28.780 192.63
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.818 192.38
4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.820 192.37
5 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 28.974 191.34
6 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 28.976 191.33
7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28.984 191.28
8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 28.991 191.23
9 41 Casey Mears Dodge 28.994 191.21
10 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29.002 191.16
11 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 29.035 190.94
12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 29.055 190.81
13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.088 190.59
14 23 Dave Blaney Dodge 29.102 190.50
15 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 29.107 190.47
16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 29.107 190.47
17 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 29.155 190.16
18 43 Jeff Green Dodge 29.169 190.07
19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.176 190.02
20 97 Kurt Busch Ford 29.194 189.90
21 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 29.202 189.85
22 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 29.220 189.73
23 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 29.224 189.71
24 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 29.229 189.68
25 77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge 29.234 189.64
26 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 29.261 189.47
27 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 29.371 188.76
28 6 Mark Martin Ford 29.395 188.60
29 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 29.422 188.43
30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 29.471 188.12
31 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 29.476 188.09
32 99 Jeff Burton Ford 29.503 187.91
33 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 29.520 187.81
34 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 29.523 187.79
35 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 29.565 187.52
36 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 29.649 186.99
37 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 29.661 186.91
38 98 Todd Bodine Ford 29.755 186.32
39 30 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 29.779 186.17
40 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 29.835 185.82
41 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 32.115 172.63
42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 31.074 178.41
43 80 Andy Hillenburg Ford 31.745 174.64
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge 30.010 184.74

Results

Pos[3] St No. Driver Car Laps Money Status Led Points
1 7 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet 325 180078 running 55 185
2 16 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 325 137750 running 22 175
3 12 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 325 120125 running 0 165
4 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 325 97400 running 0 160
5 1 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 325 120467 running 43 160
6 30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 325 120728 running 0 150
7 19 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 325 133778 running 127 156
8 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 325 74000 running 2 147
9 6 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 325 96217 running 0 138
10 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 325 114228 running 38 139
11 14 23 Dave Blaney Dodge 325 64275 running 0 130
12 20 97 Kurt Busch Ford 325 78950 running 0 127
13 21 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 324 63775 running 0 124
14 28 6 Mark Martin Ford 324 70550 running 0 121
15 26 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 324 86750 running 0 118
16 31 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 323 94800 running 0 115
17 23 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 323 92987 running 1 117
18 10 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 323 102673 running 0 109
19 18 43 Jeff Green Dodge 322 83615 running 0 106
20 32 99 Jeff Burton Ford 322 96182 running 0 103
21 2 25 Brian Vickers Chevrolet 322 69315 running 0 100
22 29 32 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 322 81310 running 0 97
23 15 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 321 93591 running 0 94
24 36 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 321 86560 running 0 91
25 17 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 321 85072 running 0 88
26 24 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 321 59235 running 0 85
27 37 22 Scott Wimmer Dodge 321 77420 running 0 82
28 27 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 321 67059 running 0 79
29 5 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 320 87293 running 0 76
30 39 30 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 320 66335 running 0 73
31 33 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 320 81316 running 0 70
32 8 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 318 90963 running 0 67
33 25 77 Brendan Gaughan Dodge 314 63120 running 0 64
34 9 41 Casey Mears Dodge 302 56000 engine 37 66
35 11 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 291 88873 running 0 58
36 35 4 Kevin Lepage Chevrolet 287 55005 running 0 55
37 22 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 245 62970 engine 0 52
38 34 50 Derrike Cope Dodge 186 54935 engine 0 49
39 41 02 Andy Belmont Pontiac 80 54890 rear end 0 46
40 42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 60 54840 handling 0 43
41 38 98 Todd Bodine Ford 16 54800 engine 0 0
42 43 80 Andy Hillenburg Ford 15 54760 engine 0 37
43 40 09 Joe Ruttman Dodge 6 54071 vibration 0 34

References

  1. ^ "2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Golden Corral 500 Entry List - Atlanta Motor Speedway". frcs.pro. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Golden Corral 500 Bud Pole Qualifying, retrieved June 11, 2021
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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