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| 2004 Sharpie 500 | 
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| Held on August 28, 2004 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN | |
| 500 L, 266.5 M, 429 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| FEATURE RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Chevy | 500 | 295 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Chevy | 500 | 20 | running | 170 |
| 4 | 15 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online | Chevy | 500 | 26 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 3 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco, Havoline | Dodge | 500 | 8 | running | 151 |
| 8 | 24 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie, Irwin Industrial Tools | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 14 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Ford | 499 | 1 | running | 139 |
| 11 | 10 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 18 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Chevy | 499 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | 498 | 60 | running | 126 |
| 15 | 12 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Chevy | 498 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Chevy | 498 | 1 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 39 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline | Chevy | 497 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 16 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero Hi Speed | Chevy | 497 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot | Chevy | 497 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 20 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Financial Services | Chevy | 497 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 9 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers, UAW | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 40 | 50 | Todd Bodine | Arnold Development Companies | Dodge | 495 | 3 | running | 99 |
| 24 | 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench, Realtree | Chevy | 494 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 28 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Aaron's | Chevy | 493 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Dodge | 490 | 79 | running | 90 |
| 27 | 36 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevy | 481 | 7 | running | 87 |
| 28 | 41 | 09 | Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 468 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 27 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios, Betty Crocker | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 22 | 41 | Casey Mears | Energizer | Dodge | 433 | 0 | accident | 73 |
| 31 | 38 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Food City, Supreme Clean | Chevy | 430 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 26 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 67 |
| 33 | 25 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roundup Fast Act | Ford | 386 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 35 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide With a Touch of Downy | Chevy | 373 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 17 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Kodak, Jasper Engines & Transmissions | Dodge | 313 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 34 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar | Dodge | 268 | 0 | accident | 55 |
| 37 | 31 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific, Brawny | Dodge | 150 | 0 | accident | 52 |
| 38 | 42 | 98 | Derrike Cope | Mach One Inc. | Ford | 121 | 0 | brakes | 49 |
| 39 | 33 | 51 | Tony Raines | NegotiationsSeminar.com | Chevy | 88 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 32 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft, U.S. Air Force | Ford | 64 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 43 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Racing With Jesus, Red Line Oil | Dodge | 49 | 0 | handling | 40 |
| 42 | 37 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Chevy | 31 | 0 | accident | 37 |
| 43 | 29 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Carter's Royal Dispos-All | Dodge | 11 | 0 | vibration | 34 |
| DID NOT QUALIFY | |||||||||
| 02 | Hermie Sadler | East Tennessee Trailers | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| 52 | Stanton Barrett | Gibson Products | Dodge | DNQ | |||||
| 72 | Brad Teague | New Peoples Bank | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 80 | Tony Ave | Commercial Truck & Trailer | Ford | DNQ | |||||
| 08 | Ryan McGlynn | Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties | Chevy | DNQ | |||||
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: 3h:00:36 | |||||||||
| Starting Lineup Set By: Time Trials | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Jeff Gordon - 14.930 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.390 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 88.538 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 63 laps - Laps 21-24 (#4 accident backstretch); Laps 34-40 (#01,22 accident turn 1); Laps 58-61 (#09,21 accident backstretch); Laps 84-88 (#32 spun turn 4); Laps 90-98 (#17,45,49,51,77 accident frontstretch); Laps 328-337 (debris); Laps 359-363 (debris); Laps 366-373 (#20,31,32,40,43,88 accident turn 2); Laps 389-399 (#2,9,18,20,99 accident turn 2) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 among 10 drivers - Jeff Gordon (IN) (1-57); Rusty Wallace (58-63); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (64-104); Rusty Wallace (105-118); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (119-131); Rusty Wallace (132-190); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (191-215); Jamie McMurray (216-223); Jeff Gordon (IN) (224-226); Dale Jarrett (227); Jeff Burton (VA) (228); Michael Waltrip (229-235); Bobby Labonte (236); Todd Bodine (237-239); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (240-355); Jimmie Johnson (356-375); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (376-390); Jeff Burton (VA) (391-415); Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (416-500) | |||||||||
| Fastest Lap: Unknown/Unentered |
