2004 Coca-Cola 600

February 2025 NASNEX Coca-Cola 600 2004 5 30 2004 12 36 2004_Coca-Cola_600_program_cover.png 2004 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Victory Circle!" Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 142.763 mph km/h on 180,000 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 27.981 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 334 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Fox Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds The 2004 Coca-Cola 600, the 45th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 30, 2004 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second win of the season and also at Charlotte. Michael Waltrip finished 2nd and Matt Kenseth finished 3rd. Failed to qualify: Steve Park (No. Car number 7), Todd Bodine (No. 37), Carl Long (No. 46), Stanton Barrett (No. 94), Geoffrey Bodine (No. 98), Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Jeff Fultz (No. 78), Kirk Shelmerdine (No. 72), Andy Hillenburg (No. 80) Background thumb|left|Lowe's Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Nextel All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Humpy Wheeler as track president. Entry list Car2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Entry List - Charlotte Motor Speedway https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/entrylist/2004/charlotte-motor-speedway/coca-cola-600 2021-06-18 frcs.pro Driver MakeTeam0Ward BurtonChevroletHaas CNC Racing01Joe NemechekChevroletMBV Motorsports1John AndrettiChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.02Hermie SadlerChevroletSCORE Motorsports2Rusty WallaceDodgePenske Racing4Jimmy SpencerChevroletMorgan–McClure Motorsports5Terry LabonteChevroletHendrick Motorsports6Mark MartinFordRoush Racing7Steve ParkDodgeUltra Motorsports8Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.09Bobby Hamilton Jr.DodgePhoenix Racing9Kasey KahneDodgeEvernham Motorsports10Scott RiggsChevroletMBV Motorsports12Ryan NewmanDodgePenske Racing15Michael WaltripChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.16Greg BiffleFordRoush Racing17Matt KensethFordRoush Racing18Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing19Jeremy MayfieldDodgeEvernham Motorsports20Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing21Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers Racing22Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis Racing23Dave BlaneyDodgeBill Davis Racing24Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports25Brian VickersChevroletHendrick Motorsports29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing30Johnny SauterChevroletRichard Childress Racing31Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress Racing32Ricky CravenChevroletPPI Motorsports37Todd BodineDodgeR&J Racing38Elliott SadlerFordRobert Yates Racing40Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi Racing41Casey MearsDodgeChip Ganassi Racing42Jamie McMurrayDodgeChip Ganassi Racing43Jeff GreenDodgePetty Enterprises45Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises46Carl LongDodgeGlenn Racing48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletHendrick Motorsports49Ken SchraderDodgeBAM Racing50Derrike CopeDodgeArnold Motorsports51Kevin LepageChevroletCompetitive Edge Motorsports72Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine Racing77Brendan GaughanDodgePenske-Jasper Racing78Jeff FultzFordHarrah Racing80Andy HillenburgFordHover Motorsports84Kyle BuschChevroletHendrick Motorsports88Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates Racing89Morgan ShepherdDodgeShepherd Racing Ventures94Stanton BarrettChevroletW.W. Motorsports97Kurt BuschFordRoush Racing98Geoffrey BodineFordMach 1 Motorsports99Jeff BurtonFordRoush Racing Qualifying Pos.2004-05-28 Qualifying times: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte. https://www.crash.net/nascar/results/88510/1/qualifying-times-coca-cola-600-charlotte 2021-06-18 Crash en2004 Nascar Coca Cola 600 Qualifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI95L0ihNWI en 2021-06-18CarDriverManufacturerAvg. Speed (mph)Time148Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet187.05228.869212Ryan NewmanDodge186.94828.885324Jeff GordonChevrolet186.92228.889438Elliott SadlerFord186.61928.936525Brian VickersChevrolet186.26528.991620Tony StewartChevrolet186.11129.015777Brendan GaughanDodge186.04029.026843Jeff GreenDodge185.78429.066918Bobby LabonteChevrolet185.61229.093108Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet185.31229.1401123Dave BlaneyDodge185.28729.1441215Michael WaltripChevrolet185.10929.1721301Joe NemechekChevrolet184.97629.1931441Casey MearsDodge184.83729.2151519Jeremy MayfieldDodge184.80529.220162Rusty WallaceDodge184.67929.240170Ward BurtonChevrolet184.47729.272186Mark MartinFord184.46429.274199Kasey KahneDodge184.44529.2772031Robby GordonChevrolet184.23129.3112142Jamie McMurrayDodge184.09329.3332251Kevin LepageChevrolet184.08029.3352329Kevin HarvickChevrolet183.98629.350244Jimmy SpencerChevrolet183.98629.350251John AndrettiChevrolet183.94329.3572632Ricky CravenChevrolet183.92429.3602784Kyle BuschChevrolet183.84229.3732810Scott RiggsChevrolet183.79229.3812922Scott WimmerDodge183.75529.3873016Greg BiffleFord183.73629.3903109Bobby Hamilton, Jr.Dodge183.66729.4013297Kurt BuschFord183.58629.4143388Dale JarrettFord183.58029.4153499Jeff BurtonFord183.49229.429355Terry LabonteChevrolet183.46129.4343640Sterling MarlinDodge183.42429.4403717Matt KensethFord183.25629.4673850Derrike CopeDodge183.08829.494Provisionals3930Johnny SauterChevrolet182.26029.6284021Ricky RuddFord182.93329.5194149Ken SchraderDodge182.69229.5584245Kyle PettyDodge180.80829.8664302Hermie SadlerChevrolet180.23429.961Failed to qualify447Steve ParkDodge182.16229.6444537Todd BodineDodge182.14929.6464646Carl LongDodge181.23829.7954794Stanton BarrettChevrolet180.04829.9924898Geoffrey BodineFord179.82030.0304989Morgan ShepherdDodge179.37230.1055078Jeff FultzFord179.33030.1125172Kirk ShelmerdineFord177.21230.4725280Andy HillenburgFord171.14131.553WD33Kerry EarnhardtChevrolet0.0000.000 Race results Fin2004 Coca-Cola 600 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2004_Coca-Cola_600 2021-06-18 www.thethirdturn.com en2004 Coca-Cola 600 results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Coca-Cola_600/W/ live Racing Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428015713/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2004_Coca-Cola_600/W/ 2021-04-28 St # Driver Make Team LapsLedStatusPts 1 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 400334running190 2 12 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 4000running170 3 37 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Roush Racing 4001running170 4 21 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 40015running165 5 4 38 Elliott Sadler Ford Robert Yates Racing 40041running160 6 10 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 4002running155 7 14 41 Casey Mears Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 4002running151 8 15 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Evernham Motorsports 4000running142 9 6 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 4000running138 10 16 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Penske Racing 4000running134113297Kurt BuschFordRoush Racing4000running13012199Kasey KahneDodgeEvernham Motorsports4005running13213918Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs Racing4000running124141301Joe NemechekChevroletMBV Motorsports3980running12115525Brian VickersChevroletHendrick Motorsports3980running11816170Ward BurtonChevroletHaas CNC Racing3980running115171123Dave BlaneyDodgeBill Davis Racing3980running112183388Dale JarrettFordRobert Yates Racing3980running10919251John AndrettiChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.3980running106202031Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress Racing3970running103213016Greg BiffleFordRoush Racing3970running100223499Jeff BurtonFordRoush Racing3970running97232329Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress Racing3960running94242632Ricky CravenChevroletPPI Motorsports3960running91252810Scott RiggsChevroletMBV Motorsports3950running88264021Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers Racing3950running8527843Jeff GreenDodgePetty Enterprises3950running82282922Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis Racing3940running7929244Jimmy SpencerChevroletMorgan–McClure Motorsports3940running7630324Jeff GordonChevroletHendrick Motorsports3930running73314149Ken SchraderDodgeBAM Racing3930running70322784Kyle BuschChevroletHendrick Motorsports3930running6733777Brendan GaughanDodgePenske-Jasper Racing3920running64343850Derrike CopeDodgeArnold Motorsports3910running6135212Ryan NewmanDodgePenske Racing3900engine5836186Mark MartinFordRoush Racing3870running5537355Terry LabonteChevroletHendrick Motorsports3850running52384245Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises3840running49393640Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi Racing3310rear end46403930Johnny SauterChevroletRichard Childress Racing2030crash43414302Hermie SadlerChevroletSCORE Motorsports1370engine40423109Bobby Hamilton, Jr.DodgePhoenix Racing730handling37432251Kevin LepageChevroletCompetitive Edge Motorsports560overheating0 Race statistics Time of race: 4:12:10 Average Speed: 142.763 mph Pole Speed: 187.052 mph Cautions: 7 for 37 laps Margin of Victory: under caution Lead changes: 16 Percent of race run under caution: 9.2% Average green flag run: 51.9 laps References 2004 Nextel Cup Series 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 2004 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" Coca-Cola 600 Coca-Cola 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway