2004 Pocono 500
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The 2004 Pocono 500 was the 14th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 2004, before a crowd of 90,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the race under caution, after Jeff Burton blew an engine on lap 196. The win was Johnson's ninth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series career win and his third win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
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Race details | |||
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Race 14 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
![]() The 2004 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart, winner of the 2003 Pocono 500. | |||
Date | June 13, 2004 | ||
Official name | 23rd Annual Pocono 500 | ||
Location | Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) | ||
Average speed | 112.129 miles per hour (180.454 km/h) | ||
Attendance | 90,000 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
Time | 52.164 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Laps | 126 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | FOX | ||
Announcers | Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
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