2004 Gatorade 125s
Qualifying races for the 2004 Daytona 500 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2004 Gatorade 125s were a pair of NASCAR Nextel Cup Series held on Thursday, February 12, 2004, that were the qualifying races for that year's Daytona 500, the premier event of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The pair of 50-lap races was held in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The first race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., who held off the field after passing teammate Michael Waltrip on lap 36.[1] The second race was won by Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing.
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Date | February 12, 2004 (2004-02-12) |
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Location | Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) |
Distance | Race 1: 50 laps, 125 mi (201.168 km) Race 2: 50 laps, 125 mi (201.168 km) |
Avg Speed | Race 1: 156.087 miles per hour (251.198 km/h) Race 2: 182.334 miles per hour (293.438 km/h) |
Race 1 | |
Pole position | Greg Biffle |
Most laps led | Greg Biffle (22) |
Winner | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Race 2 | |
Pole position | Elliott Sadler |
Most laps led | Elliott Sadler (26) |
Winner | Elliott Sadler |
Television | |
Network | TNT |
Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
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