The 2004 Sharpie 500 was the 24th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 44th iteration of the event . The race was held on Saturday, August 28, 2004, before a crowd of 160,000 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway , a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 500 laps to complete. At race's end, Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Dale Earnhardt, Inc. would pull away in the late stages of the race to win his 13th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth win of the season.[1] Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
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The 2004 Sharpie 500 program cover, featuring artwork by
Sam Bass . The painting is called "Drive Out Loud!"
Date
August 28, 2004 Official name
44th Annual Sharpie 500 Location
Bristol, Tennessee , Bristol Motor Speedway Course
Permanent racing facility Distance
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) Scheduled Distance
500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.89 km) Average speed
88.538 miles per hour (142.488 km/h) Attendance
160,000 Driver
Hendrick Motorsports Time
14.930 Driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Laps
295 No. 8
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Earnhardt Jr. would coin a slogan during a post-race interview used to advertise the Bristol Motor Speedway : "It's Bristol, baby!"[2]
The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway , the venue where the race was held. The Bristol Motor Speedway , formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway , is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee . Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads , and stadium -like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list
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Driver
Team
Make
Sponsor
0
Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
00
Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet Aaron's
01
Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2
Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02
Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet East Tennessee Trailers
4
Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Food City , Supreme Clean
5
Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6
Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Reverse Viagra
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
08
Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties
9
Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
09
Mike Wallace Phoenix Racing Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming
10
Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12
Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
15
Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16
Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard
17
Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools
18
Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19
Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
20
Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21
Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft , U. S. Air Force
22
Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24
Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25
Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
29
Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench , Team Realtree
30
Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31
Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32
Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide With a Touch of Downy
37
Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge R&J Racing
38
Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40
Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41
Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Energizer
42
Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco , Havoline
43
Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios , Betty Crocker
45
Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48
Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49
Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50
Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
51
Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Chase , Marathon
52
Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Dodge Gibson Products, Inc.
72
Kirk Shelmerdine *Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
77
Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak
80
Tony Ave Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
88
Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89
Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus , Red Line Oil
92
Brad Teague *Front Row Motorsports Ford New Peoples Bank
97
Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Sharpie
98
Derrike Cope Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Mach One Inc.
99
Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford Roundup
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* Teague would take over Shelmerdine's seat. As a result, the #92 team withdrew.[3]
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, August 27, at 11:20 AM EST , and would last for 2 hours.[3] Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 14.939 and an average speed of 128.442 miles per hour (206.707 km/h) .[4]
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Second practice
The second practice session was held on Friday, August 27, at 4:50 PM EST , and would last for 45 minutes.[3] Jeff Green of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.485 and an average speed of 123.913 miles per hour (199.419 km/h) .[5]
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Third and final practice
The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, August 27, at 6:10 PM EST , and would last for 45 minutes.[3] Jeff Green of Petty Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 15.613 and an average speed of 122.898 miles per hour (197.785 km/h) .[6]
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Qualifying was held on Friday, August 27, at 3:10 PM EST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[3] [7]
Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 14.930 and an average speed of 128.520 miles per hour (206.833 km/h) .[8]
Numerous crashes would occur in the session. First, Tony Ave would spin on his second lap, and while he had made a lap, the lap was not good enough to get Ave into the race. Then, Brendan Gaughan would collide with the wall on his second lap. Finally, Michael Waltrip would spin on his second lap and collide with the turn 1 wall while finishing his lap. While the aforementioned two had crashed, they would both have laps good enough to make it into the race, although with the caveat that they would have to start at the rear for the race.[9]
Five drivers would fail to qualify: Hermie Sadler , Stanton Barrett , Brad Teague , Tony Ave , and Ryan McGlynn .
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St
#
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Led
Status
Pts
Winnings
1
30
8
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 500
295
running
190
$322,443
2
4
12
Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 500
0
running
170
$213,887
3
11
48
Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500
20
running
170
$169,590
4
15
30
Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500
26
running
165
$128,280
5
8
38
Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 500
0
running
155
$142,158
6
3
40
Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500
0
running
150
$132,115
7
5
42
Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 500
8
running
151
$101,715
8
24
97
Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 499
0
running
142
$107,515
9
23
17
Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 499
0
running
138
$134,168
10
14
88
Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 499
1
running
139
$119,232
11
10
16
Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 499
0
running
130
$92,165
12
18
31
Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499
0
running
127
$114,152
13
7
6
Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 499
0
running
124
$91,440
14
1
24
Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498
60
running
126
$135,118
15
12
5
Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 498
0
running
118
$109,335
16
19
18
Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 498
1
running
120
$121,468
17
39
10
Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 497
0
running
112
$111,522
18
16
0
Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 497
0
running
109
$79,075
19
6
20
Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 497
0
running
106
$121,528
20
20
25
Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 497
0
running
103
$87,835
21
2
9
Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 496
0
running
100
$107,535
22
9
19
Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 496
0
running
97
$101,510
23
40
50
Todd Bodine Arnold Motorsports Dodge 495
3
running
99
$76,785
24
21
29
Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 494
0
running
91
$110,963
25
28
00
Kenny Wallace Michael Waltrip Racing Chevrolet 493
0
running
88
$71,740
26
13
2
Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 490
79
running
90
$114,248
27
36
15
Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 481
7
running
87
$105,961
28
41
09
Mike Wallace Phoenix Racing Dodge 468
0
running
79
$72,595
29
27
43
Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 462
0
running
76
$98,635
30
22
41
Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 433
0
crash
73
$87,675
31
38
4
Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 430
0
running
70
$72,065
32
26
49
Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 418
0
running
67
$71,455
33
25
99
Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford 386
0
crash
64
$103,187
34
35
32
Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 373
0
crash
61
$89,735
35
17
77
Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 313
0
crash
58
$76,615
36
34
22
Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 268
0
crash
55
$87,005
37
31
45
Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 150
0
crash
52
$76,759
38
42
98
Derrike Cope Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 121
0
brakes
49
$68,250
39
33
51
Tony Raines Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 88
0
crash
46
$68,125
40
32
21
Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 64
0
crash
43
$94,056
41
43
89
Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 49
0
handling
40
$67,875
42
37
01
Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 31
0
crash
37
$75,755
43
29
37
Kevin Lepage R&J Racing Dodge 11
0
vibration
34
$67,862
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44
02
Hermie Sadler SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet
45
52
Stanton Barrett Rick Ware Racing Dodge
46
72
Brad Teague Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford
47
80
Tony Ave Hover Motorsports Ford
48
08
Ryan McGlynn McGlynn Racing Chevrolet
WD
92
Brad Teague Front Row Motorsports Ford
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