2004 Advance Auto Parts 500

February 2025 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 The Race: Advance Auto Parts 500 http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004martinsville1.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409095202/http://www.jayski.com/next/2004/2004martinsville1.htm April 9, 2016 dead2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 http://racing-reference.info/race?s=8&series=W&id=2004-08 Racing-Reference USA Today Media Sports Group January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406021359/http://www.racing-reference.info/race?s=8&series=W&id=2004-08 April 6, 2016 dead NASNEX 8 36 Martinsville Speedway track map.png 2004 04 18 Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia Permanent racing facility 0.526 0.847 500 263 423.257 68.169 mph km/h on 91,000 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 20.252 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 180 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 5.4/14 (Final) 4.4/11 (Overnight) (8.5 million)TV Ratings 2004 http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2004.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20140213040237/http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2004.htm February 13, 2014 dead The 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 was the eighth stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. It was held on April 18, 2004, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia before a crowd of 91,000. The 500-lap race was won by Rusty Wallace of Penske-Jasper Racing after starting 17th; it was Wallace's 55th and final career victory. Bobby Labonte finished 2nd and Dale Earnhardt Jr. came in 3rd. Report Background thumb|left|alt=Photograph of the Martinsville Speedway in 2011 showing the entire layout of the track|Martinsville Speedway, where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races; the others are Richmond International Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and Phoenix International Raceway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 22, 2010 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20101012082703/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ October 12, 2010 The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn, 0.526 mi km on oval. Its turns are banked at eleven degrees, and neither the front stretch (the location of the finish line) nor the backstretch is banked.ESPN SportsTravel Martinsville Speedway https://www.espn.com/espn/thelife/news/story?id=2346800 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures October 26, 2011 January 11, 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120104081426/http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/news/story?id=2346800 January 4, 2012 Before the race Kurt Busch led the Drivers' Championship with 1,032 points, nineteen ahead of Matt Kenseth in second, and a further sixteen in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr. in third. Tony Stewart was fourth on 946 points, and Elliott Sadler was a further four points behind in fifth.2004 Official Driver Standings: Samsung/Radio Shack 500 http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/standings_official.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060614/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/7/data/standings_official.html October 23, 2007 Ford was leading the Manufacturers' Championship with 48 points; Chevrolet was second with 43 points, and Dodge was a close third on 42.2004 Manufacturers Championship and all time Manufacturers Wins http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/manu2004.htm Jayski's Silly Season Site ESPN Internet Ventures January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150803092132/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2004/manu2004.htm August 3, 2015 dead Jeff Gordon was the race's defending champion.2003 Virginia 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2003_Virginia_500/W Racing-Reference USA Today Media Sports Group January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160401104832/http://www.racing-reference.info/race/2003_Virginia_500/W April 1, 2016 live Practice and qualifying Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race: one on Friday and two on Saturday. The first session lasted 90 minutes, and the second and final sessions lasted 45 minutes. Jeff Gordon was fastest in the first practice session with a lap of 20.325 seconds; Ryan Newman was second and Jimmie Johnson third. Kasey Kahne took the fourth position with a time of 20.371, and Busch placed fifth. Robby Gordon, Earnhardt, Jamie McMurray, Ricky Rudd, and Sadler rounded out the session's top-ten drivers.Practice 1 Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice1_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20041030181658/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice1_speeds.html October 30, 2004 Although forty-four drivers were entered in the qualifier; according to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, only forty-three could race. Jeff Gordon clinched his third consecutive pole position at Martinsville Speedway with a time of 20.252 seconds. He was joined on the front row of the grid by McMurray. Newman qualified third, Earnhardt fourth, and Kevin Harvick fifth. Ward Burton, Busch, Johnson. Sadler and Jeremy Mayfield rounded out the top ten qualifiers. The driver that failed to qualify was Todd Bodine. After the qualifier, Gordon said, "We came with the basic setup that we sat on the pole here the last time with and we had to make some adjustments. We tweaked it and at the end of practice, I felt like we hit on some things. I took off and the car did everything I really wanted it to do. I couldn't ask for much more than I got out of the car."Associated Press Gordon wins third straight pole at Martinsville http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2004-04-16-advance-auto-parts-500-qualifying_x.htm USA Today Gannett Company April 16, 2004 January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009213412/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nascar/2004-04-16-advance-auto-parts-500-qualifying_x.htm October 9, 2016 live On Saturday morning, Mark Martin set the fastest time in the second practice session with a lap of 20.561 seconds, ahead of Harvick and Terry Labonte. Ricky Craven (with a time of 20.599) was fourth-fastest; Mayfield was fifth and McMurray sixth. Jeff Gordon, Scott Riggs, Johnson, and Robby Gordon followed in the top ten.Practice 2 Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice2_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20041030182538/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice2_speeds.html October 30, 2004 Later that day, Earnhardt paced the final practice session with a time of 20.580; Johnson was second and Busch third. Jeff Gordon was fourth-fastest, ahead of Newman and Harvick. Terry Labonte was seventh-fastest, Robby Gordon eighth, Jeff Green ninth, and Craven tenth.Practice 3 Speeds http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice3_speeds.html NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20041030183801/http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2004/8/data/practice3_speeds.html October 30, 2004 Jeff Burton was afflicted with a problem with his brakes in the closing stages of the session; he spun back into the wall and heavily damaged his car's left side. Burton switched to a back-up car. Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Position Driver Points 10px 2 1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1,167 10px 1 2 Kurt Busch 1,162 10px 1 3 Matt Kenseth 1,155 10px 2 4 Jimmie Johnson 1,088 10px 5 Elliott Sadler 1,069Source: thumb|right|Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pictured in 2002) regained the points lead after finishing third. Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Position Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Ford 52 10px 1 2 Dodge 51 10px 1 3 Chevrolet 49Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings. References 30em Nextel Cup Series 2004 2004 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 2004 Aaron's 499 Advance Auto Parts 500 Advance Auto Parts 500 Category:NASCAR races at Martinsville Speedway