2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500

November 2015 February 2025 NASNEX Mountain Dew Southern 500 http://racing-reference.info/race/2004_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500/W 2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Racing-Reference November 28, 2015 2004 11 14 2004 35 36 2004_Mountain_Dew_Southern_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 2004 Southern 500 program cover Mountain Dew Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington County, South Carolina 1.366 2.198 367 501.322 806.800 Temperatures hovering around 44.8 F C; wind speeds up to 13.8 mph km/hWeather information at The Old Farmers' Almanac 125.044 mi/h 70,000 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 155 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBC Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. The 2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500, the 55th running of the event was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on November 14, 2004, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 367 laps at the 1.366 mi km off on speedway, it was the 35th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. For the 2004 season, a shuffling of the NASCAR schedule saw the race move to November. Track management believed the November date would allow for cooler, more comfortable weather for fans, who had increasingly voiced concerns about the hot, humid, weather. In addition, it meant the race would be part of the new Chase for the Nextel Cup playoff date. Rockingham lost its fall date to Fontana, and the Pop Secret 500 was moved to the prestigious Labor Day weekend date. The track also installed lights. Qualifying was canceled due to rain and the starting lineup was set by owner's points. Kurt Busch was the points leader and sat on the front row. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Background thumb|left|Layout of Darlington Raceway, the track where the race was held Darlington Raceway, nicknamed by many NASCAR fans and drivers as "The Lady in Black" or "The Track Too Tough to Tame" and advertised as a "NASCAR Tradition", is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends. The track, Darlington Raceway, is a four-turn, 1.366 mi km off on oval.http://www.cbssports.com/nascar/tracks/page/darlington/darlington-raceway Darlington Raceway CBS Sports 2013-05-07 The track's first two turns are banked at twenty-five degrees, while the final two turns are banked two degrees lower at twenty-three degrees. The front stretch (the location of the finish line) and the back stretch is banked at six degrees. Darlington Raceway can seat up to 60,000 people. Top 10 results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Laps Laps Led Points 1 4 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 367 124 185 2 5 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 367 36 175 3 2 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 367 155 175 4 11 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco / Havoline 367 15 165 5 13 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers / UAW 367 0 155 6 1 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Smirnoff Ice / Sharpie 367 9 155 7 24 99 Carl Edwards Roush Racing Ford World Financial Group 367 0 146 8 18 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet USG Sheetrock 367 1 147 9 15 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 367 0 138 10 30 0 Mike Bliss Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero 367 0 134 Race statistics Time of race: 4:00:33 Average speed: 125.044 mph Pole speed: no time trials Cautions: 8 for 47 laps Margin of victory: 0.959 seconds Lead changes: 27 among 10 drivers Percent of race run under caution: 12.8% Average green flag run: 35.6 laps References Mountain Dew Southern 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Category:NASCAR races at Darlington Raceway