2004 Auto Club 500

February 2025 CUST Race 10 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season Auto Club 500 2004 05 2 2004 10 36 2004_Auto_Club_500_program_cover.jpg 200px The 2004 Auto Club 400 program cover. Auto Club 500 California Speedway, Fontana, California 2.0 3.23 250 500 804.672 137.268 mph 120,000 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports 38.515 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports 81 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Fox Broadcasting Company Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds The 2004 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on May 2, 2004 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Rookie Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the pole, and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.2004 Auto Club 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Auto_Club_500/W live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428015712/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Auto_Club_500/W/ 2021-04-28 Background thumb|The layout of California Speedway, the venue where the race was held. The track, California Speedway, was a four-turn superspeedway that was 2 mi km long.Auto Club Speedway Track Facts http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx Auto Club Speedway March 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100824155657/http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/Track-Info/Track-Facts.aspx 2010-08-24 dead The track's turns were banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, was banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway was banked at three degrees. +Entry list#DriverTeamMake0Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet01Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet02Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet2Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge4Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet5Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Mark MartinRoush RacingFord8Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet9Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge09Joe RuttmanPhoenix RacingDodge10Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet12Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge15Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord17Matt KensethRoush RacingFord18Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet19Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge20Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet21Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord22Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge24Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet38Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord40Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge41Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge43Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge45Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge50Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge72Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord77Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge88Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge94Stanton BarrettW. 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MotorsportsChevrolet97Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord98Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord99Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord Qualifying Pos.2005-02-05 Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site https://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004calif-grid.htm 2021-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20050205231555/https://www.jayski.com/stats/2004grids/2004calif-grid.htm 2005-02-05#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed19Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge38.515186.940201Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet38.557186.737343Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge38.644186.316410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet38.679186.148577Brendan GaughanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge38.742185.845625Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet38.750185.806712Ryan NewmanPenske-Jasper RacingDodge38.760185.759840Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge38.763185.74492Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge38.806185.538108Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet38.808185.5291120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet38.886185.1571242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge38.912185.0331341Casey MearsChip Ganassi RacingDodge38.954184.8831438Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord38.978184.720150Ward BurtonHaas CNC RacingChevrolet39.007184.5821624Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.028184.4831715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet39.037184.4401816Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord39.075184.2611948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.083184.2232019Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge39.089184.1952197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord39.090184.190224Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet39.116184.0682331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39.150183.9082429Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39.158183.8702517Matt KensethRoush RacingFord39.167183.828266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord39.167183.8282718Bobby LabonteJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet39.180183.7672845Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge39.239183.491295Terry LabonteHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet39.275183.3233099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord39.310183.1593188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord39.372182.8713249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge39.438182.5653309Johnny Benson Jr.*Phoenix RacingDodge39.499182.2833432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet39.505182.2553521Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord39.573181.9423650Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge39.577181.9243730Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39.672181.4883889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge39.717181.283Provisionals3922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge40.173179.2254002Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet40.181179.1894198Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord40.421178.0944272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord41.273174.4484394Stanton BarrettW. W. MotorsportsChevrolet41.108175.148 *Driver would change to Joe Ruttman for the race. Results Fin2004 Auto Club 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Auto_Club_500 2021-08-27 www.thethirdturn.com enAuto Club 500 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=7327 2021-08-27 www.ultimateracinghistory.com St No. DriverTeamMakeLapsLaps LedStatusPtsWinnings 1 16 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25081running190$318,628 2 19 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25037running175$194,675 3 7 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper RacingDodge2502running170$191,267 4 25 17 Matt Kenseth Roush RacingFord25011running165$172,578 5 27 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2500running155$150,233 6 5 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper RacingDodge2501running155$106,125 7 29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2500running146$119,625 8 13 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi RacingDodge2500running142$108,375 9 24 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2503running143$123,203 10 15 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC RacingChevrolet2500running134$88,35011266Mark MartinRoush RacingFord2500running130$90,450122331Robby GordonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2500running127$112,4371319Kasey KahneEvernham MotorsportsDodge25077running129$127,250142019Jeremy MayfieldEvernham MotorsportsDodge2491running126$112,437151242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingDodge2490running118$87,725161120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet2490running115$120,603173521Ricky RuddWood Brothers RacingFord2490running112$102,981183432Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsChevrolet2490running109$97,22519108Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Dale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2490running106$119,203203249Ken SchraderBAM RacingDodge2491running108$74,925213730Johnny SauterRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2490running100$84,175221438Elliott SadlerRobert Yates RacingFord2490running97$109,058232197Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord2490running94$90,550243188Dale JarrettRobert Yates RacingFord2490running91$103,21725410Scott RiggsMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2490running88$97,187263099Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord2490running85$104,31727840Sterling MarlinChip Ganassi RacingDodge2490running82$103,20028201Joe NemechekMBV MotorsportsChevrolet2492running84$88,10029625Brian VickersHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2481running81$76,900303922Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingDodge2480running73$83,039313650Derrike CopeArnold MotorsportsDodge2480running70$65,975321715Michael WaltripDale Earnhardt, Inc.Chevrolet2450running67$101,831331816Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord22328running69$74,500344198Todd BodineMach 1 MotorsportsFord2091engine66$65,3753592Rusty WallacePenske-Jasper RacingDodge1930running58$109,008363889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesDodge1631electrical60$65,02537343Jeff GreenPetty EnterprisesDodge1470engine52$91,05038224Jimmy SpencerMorgan–McClure MotorsportsChevrolet1273engine54$64,550392845Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesDodge400engine46$64,430404394Stanton BarrettW. W. MotorsportsChevrolet200crash43$64,280414002Hermie SadlerSCORE MotorsportsChevrolet200transmission40$64,155424272Kirk ShelmerdineKirk Shelmerdine RacingFord50handling37$64,050433309Joe RuttmanPhoenix RacingDodge20vibration34$64,161 References 2004 Nextel Cup Series 2004 Aaron's 499 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 Auto Club 500 Auto Club 500 Category:NASCAR races at Auto Club Speedway