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NASNEX 8 Penske Racing Ryan Newman Joe Gibbs Racing 127 Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds 805.477 325 500.5 FOX 2004 Dale Earnhardt Inc. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1.54 125,000 Tony Stewart 2004 3 14 36 Atlanta Motor Speedway 158.679 mph km/h on 4 Golden Corral 500 2004 Golden Corral 500 program cover.png The 2004 Golden Corral 500 program cover. 28.640 secs 2.478
The 2004 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 14, 2004. The race was won by Dale Earnhardt Jr., who led 55 laps that day.
Ryan Newman of Penske Racing would win the pole, while Tony Stewart of Joe Gibbs Racing would lead the most laps with 127 laps led. 125,000 were in attendance for the race.
Entry list
No.2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Golden Corral 500 Entry List - Atlanta Motor Speedway https://frcs.pro/nascar/cup/races/entrylist/2004/atlanta-motor-speedway/golden-corral-500 2021-06-11 frcs.pro Driver Make Team0Ward BurtonChevroletGene Haas01Joe NemechekChevroletNelson Bowers02Andy BelmontPontiacHermie Sadler2Rusty WallaceDodgeRoger Penske4Kevin LepageChevroletLarry McClure5Terry LabonteChevroletRick Hendrick6Mark MartinFordJack Roush8Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.09Joe RuttmanDodgeJames Finch9Kasey KahneDodgeRay Evernham10Scott RiggsChevroletJames Rocco12Ryan NewmanDodgeRoger Penske15Michael WaltripChevroletDale Earnhardt, Inc.16Greg BiffleFordJack Roush17Matt KensethFordJack Roush18Bobby LabonteChevroletJoe Gibbs19Jeremy MayfieldDodgeRay Evernham20Tony StewartChevroletJoe Gibbs21Ricky RuddFordWood Brothers22Scott WimmerDodgeBill Davis23Dave BlaneyDodgeBill Davis24Jeff GordonChevroletRick Hendrick25Brian VickersChevroletRick Hendrick29Kevin HarvickChevroletRichard Childress30Johnny SauterChevroletRichard Childress31Robby GordonChevroletRichard Childress32Ricky CravenChevroletCal Wells38Elliott SadlerFordYates Racing40Sterling MarlinDodgeChip Ganassi41Casey MearsDodgeChip Ganassi42Jamie McMurrayDodgeChip Ganassi43Jeff GreenDodgePetty Enterprises45Kyle PettyDodgePetty Enterprises48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletRick Hendrick49Ken SchraderDodgeBeth Ann Morgenthau50Derrike CopeDodgeDon Arnold72Kirk ShelmerdineFordKirk Shelmerdine77Brendan GaughanDodgeDoug Bawel80Andy HillenburgFordStan Hover88Dale JarrettFordYates Racing89Morgan ShepherdDodgeShepherd Racing Ventures97Kurt BuschFordJack Roush98Todd BodineFordWilliam Edwards99Jeff BurtonFordJack Roush
Qualifying
Ryan Newman would win the pole with a 28.640. Kirk Shelmerdine would qualify for his first ever NASCAR Cup Series race.
Pos.2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Golden Corral 500 Bud Pole Qualifying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbvXi9bil_o en 2021-06-11CarDriverMakeTimeAvg. (mph)112Ryan NewmanDodge28.640193.57225Brian VickersChevrolet28.780192.63348Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet28.818192.38424Jeff GordonChevrolet28.820192.37538Elliott SadlerFord28.974191.34688Dale JarrettFord28.976191.3378Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet28.984191.28829Kevin HarvickChevrolet28.991191.23941Casey MearsDodge28.994191.211018Bobby LabonteChevrolet29.002191.16112Rusty WallaceDodge29.035190.94129Kasey KahneDodge29.055190.811316Greg BiffleFord29.088190.591423Dave BlaneyDodge29.102190.501515Michael WaltripChevrolet29.107190.471619Jeremy MayfieldDodge29.107190.471710Scott RiggsChevrolet29.155190.161843Jeff GreenDodge29.169190.071920Tony StewartChevrolet29.176190.022097Kurt BuschFord29.194189.90210Ward BurtonChevrolet29.202189.852242Jamie McMurrayDodge29.220189.732331Robby GordonChevrolet29.224189.712449Ken SchraderDodge29.229189.682577Brendan GaughanDodge29.234189.642601Joe NemechekChevrolet29.261189.472745Kyle PettyDodge29.371188.76286Mark MartinFord29.395188.602932Ricky CravenChevrolet29.422188.433017Matt KensethFord29.471188.123140Sterling MarlinDodge29.476188.093299Jeff BurtonFord29.503187.913321Ricky RuddFord29.520187.813450Derrike CopeDodge29.523187.79354Kevin LepageChevrolet29.565187.52365Terry LabonteChevrolet29.649186.993722Scott WimmerDodge29.661186.913898Todd BodineFord29.755186.323930Johnny SauterChevrolet29.779186.174009Joe RuttmanDodge29.835185.824102Andy BelmontPontiac32.115172.634272Kirk ShelmerdineFord31.074178.414380Andy HillenburgFord31.745174.64Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:4489Morgan ShepherdDodge30.010184.74
Results
PosRace Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-06-11 Racing-Reference en-USStNo.DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPoints178Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet325180078running5518521619Jeremy MayfieldDodge325137750running221753129Kasey KahneDodge325120125running01654348Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet32597400running01605112Ryan NewmanDodge325120467running4316063017Matt KensethFord325120728running015071920Tony StewartChevrolet325133778running12715681316Greg BiffleFord32574000running21479688Dale JarrettFord32596217running013810424Jeff GordonChevrolet325114228running38139111423Dave BlaneyDodge32564275running0130122097Kurt BuschFord32578950running012713210Ward BurtonChevrolet32463775running012414286Mark MartinFord32470550running0121152601Joe NemechekChevrolet32486750running0118163140Sterling MarlinDodge32394800running0115172331Robby GordonChevrolet32392987running1117181018Bobby LabonteChevrolet323102673running0109191843Jeff GreenDodge32283615running0106203299Jeff BurtonFord32296182running010321225Brian VickersChevrolet32269315running0100222932Ricky CravenChevrolet32281310running097231515Michael WaltripChevrolet32193591running09424365Terry LabonteChevrolet32186560running091251710Scott RiggsChevrolet32185072running088262449Ken SchraderDodge32159235running085273722Scott WimmerDodge32177420running082282745Kyle PettyDodge32167059running07929538Elliott SadlerFord32087293running076303930Johnny SauterChevrolet32066335running073313321Ricky RuddFord32081316running07032829Kevin HarvickChevrolet31890963running067332577Brendan GaughanDodge31463120running06434941Casey MearsDodge30256000engine376635112Rusty WallaceDodge29188873running05836354Kevin LepageChevrolet28755005running055372242Jamie McMurrayDodge24562970engine052383450Derrike CopeDodge18654935engine049394102Andy BelmontPontiac8054890rear end046404272Kirk ShelmerdineFord6054840handling043413898Todd BodineFord1654800engine00424380Andy HillenburgFord1554760engine037434009Joe RuttmanDodge654071vibration034
References
External links
2004 Golden Corral 500 qualifyingNextel Cup Series 2004 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 2004 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
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