2004 Pop Secret 500

February 2025 April 2026 NASNEX Pop Secret 500 Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/25/data/results_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20040909043037/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/25/data/results_official.html September 9, 2004 2004 09 5 2004 25 36 2004_Pop_Secret_500_program_cover.png 200px 2004 Pop Secret 500 program cover Pop Secret 500 California Speedway, Fontana, California 2.0 3.219 250 500 804.672 128.324 mi/h 90,000 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports 38.417 Mark Martin Roush Racing 65 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing NBC Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2004 Pop Secret 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 5, 2004, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2 mi km off on asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler, driving for Robert Yates Racing, won the race. The first fall race at California Speedway would be held on Labor Day weekend, bumping the Mountain Dew Southern 500 off as part of the 2004 NASCAR Realignment. Brian Vickers won the pole. Portions of this race were filmed for the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded. Rookie Kasey Kahne got his fifth 2nd-place finish of the season. This was the NASCAR Cup Series debut for J. J. Yeley. Qualifying 1. Brian Vickers #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 187.417 mph 2. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.364 mph 3. Bill Elliott #98 McDonalds Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.307 mph 4. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN FordR oush Racing 185.955 mph 5. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 185.816 mph 6. Casey Mears #41 Target House Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 185.802 mph 7. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 185.773 mph 8. Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 185.658 mph 9. Scott Riggs #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 185.557 mph 10. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 185.553 mph 11. Mark Martin #6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 185.529 mph 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 185.266 mph 13. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 185.261 mph 14. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL/Sony Handycam Dodge Penske Racing 185.180 mph 15. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.810 mph 16. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.772 mph 17. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 184.431 mph 18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.374 mph 19. Carl Edwards #99 Shop Rat Ford Roush Racing 184.360 mph 20. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 184.195 mph 21. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 184.135 mph 22. Brendan Gaughan #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 184.106 mph 23. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 184.091 mph 24. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 184.073 mph 25. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 183.932 mph 26. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 183.899 mph 27. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 183.734 mph 28. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 183.673 mph 29. Shane Hmiel #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Bill Davis Racing 183.613 mph 30. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 183.589 mph 31. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 183.486 mph 32. J J Yeley #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 183.243 mph 33. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing183.206 mph 34. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.987 mph 35. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.788 mph 36. Boris Said #136 Centrix Financial Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 182.778 mph 37. Bobby Labonte #18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 182.741 mph 38. Scott Wimmer #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 182.551 mph 39. Ward Burton #0 Netzero HiSpeed ChevroletHaas CNC Racing 182.131 mph (provisional) 40. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 181.369 mph (provisional) 41. Jimmy Spencer #4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 182.209 mph (provisional) 42. Jeff Fuller #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Developments 180.991 mph (provisional) 43. Derrike Cope #96 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards no time (provisional) Did not qualify 44. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 178.191 mph 45. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 176.592 mph 46. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 179.730 mph 47. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 180.591 mph 48. Mike Wallace #35 Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 179.368 mph2004-09-04 Qualifying times: Pop Secret 500. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/88832/1/qualifying-times-pop-secret-500 2021-06-03 Crash en Results PosRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-03 Racing-Reference en-US St No. DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPoints 1 17 38 Elliott Sadler Ford250279398running59185 2 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge250190315running39175 3 11 6 Mark Martin Ford250144450running65175 4 23 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge250124500running0160 5 14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge250154367running2160 6 19 99 Carl Edwards Ford250136792running0150 7 9 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet250121437running0146 8 25 88 Dale Jarrett Ford250124642running0142 9 35 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet250128612running8143 10 26 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge250131808running013411497Kurt BuschFord250114700running7135121001Joe NemechekChevrolet250108425running012713125Brian VickersChevrolet250107625running44129141648Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet250103800running1126153430Jeff BurtonChevrolet25096200running011816219Jeremy MayfieldDodge250110900running9120172021Ricky RuddFord250111556running0112183320Tony StewartChevrolet250127978running010919155Terry LabonteChevrolet250110775running0106203718Bobby LabonteChevrolet250127033running0103213822Scott WimmerDodge250103875running0100223017Matt KensethFord250129803running097232115Michael WaltripChevrolet250115606running1099241884Kyle BuschChevrolet25078250running09125398Bill ElliottDodge25077925running088263140Sterling MarlinDodge250114325running085271343Jeff GreenDodge250106935running082282729Kevin HarvickChevrolet250116238running07929641Casey MearsDodge24990750running076303636Boris SaidChevrolet24977700running07331390Ward BurtonChevrolet24880150running07032414Jimmy SpencerChevrolet24779600running172334049Ken SchraderDodge23177050engine16934128Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet231125103crash061352845Kyle PettyDodge22585339engine05836716Greg BiffleFord21384900crash05537824Jeff GordonChevrolet209124228engine052382432Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevrolet20784800running049392923Shane HmielDodge17376740transmission451404396Derrike CopeFord15476690crash043413211J. J. YeleyChevrolet3276640crash040422277Brendan GaughanDodge3284585crash037434250Jeff FullerDodge575875overheating034Failed to qualify or withdrewPosNameNo.Car44Kevin Lepage37Dodge45Hermie Sadler02Chevrolet46Mike Wallace35Chevrolet47Morgan Shepherd89Dodge48Kirk Shelmerdine72FordWDJoe Ruttman09DodgeWDDamon Lusk62ChevroletWDTony Raines92FordWDSteve Grissom93Chevrolet Race statistics Time of race: 3:53:47 Average speed: 128.324 mph Pole speed: 187.417 mph Cautions: 11 for 51 laps Margin of victory: 0.263 seconds Lead changes: 29 Percent of race run under caution: 20.4% Average green flag run: 16.6 laps References Pop Secret 500 Pop Secret 500 Category:NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway