2004 Coca-Cola 600

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2004 Coca-Cola 600
Race details [1]
Race 12 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
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!"
Date May 30, 2004 (2004-05-30)
Location Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 142.763 mph (229.755 km/h)
Attendance 180,000
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 27.981 seconds
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 334
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers 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 Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth 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 second and Matt Kenseth finished third.

Contents

Failed to qualify: Steve Park (No. 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

Lowe's Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Lowesmotorspeedway.jpg
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

Car [2] DriverMakeSponsorTeam
0Ward BurtonChevroletNetZero Hi Speed Haas CNC Racing
01Joe NemechekChevroletU.S. Army MBV Motorsports
1John AndrettiChevroletSnap-On Tools Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
02Hermie SadlerChevroletZapf Creations SCORE Motorsports
2Rusty WallaceDodgeMiller Lite Penske Racing
4Jimmy SpencerChevroletMorgan-McClure Morgan-McClure Motorsports
5Terry LabonteChevroletKellogg's Hendrick Motorsports
6Mark MartinFordViagra Roush Racing
7Steve ParkDodgeUltra Motorsports Ultra Motorsports
8Dale Earnhardt Jr.ChevroletBudweiser Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
09Bobby Hamilton Jr.DodgeMiccosukee Gaming & Resorts Phoenix Racing
9Kasey KahneDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
10Scott RiggsChevroletValvoline MBV Motorsports
12Ryan NewmanDodgeAlltel Penske Racing
15Michael WaltripChevroletNAPA Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
16Greg BiffleFordNational Guard / Subway Roush Racing
17Matt KensethFordSmirnoff Ice / DeWalt Roush Racing
18Bobby LabonteChevroletInterstate Batteries / Shrek 2 Joe Gibbs Racing
19Jeremy MayfieldDodgeDodge Dealers / UAW Evernham Motorsports
20Tony StewartChevroletHome Depot Joe Gibbs Racing
21Ricky RuddFordMotorcraft / U.S. Air Force Wood Brothers Racing
22Scott WimmerDodgeCaterpillar Bill Davis Racing
23Dave BlaneyDodgeWhelen Engineering Bill Davis Racing
24Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont Hendrick Motorsports
25Brian VickersChevroletGMAC Financial Services Hendrick Motorsports
29Kevin HarvickChevroletGM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing
30Johnny SauterChevroletAmerica Online Richard Childress Racing
31Robby GordonChevroletCingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing
32Ricky CravenChevroletTide PPI Motorsports
37Todd BodineDodgeCarter's Royal Dispos-all R&J Racing
38Elliott SadlerFordPedigree Robert Yates Racing
40Sterling MarlinDodgeCoors Light / U.S. Marines Chip Ganassi Racing
41Casey MearsDodgeTarget Chip Ganassi Racing
42Jamie McMurrayDodgeTexaco / Havoline PPI Motorsports
43Jeff GreenDodgeCheerios / Great American Bake Sale Petty Enterprises
45Kyle PettyDodgeKrazy Kritters / Georgia-Pacific / Brawny Petty Enterprises
46Carl LongDodgeRacingMetal.com Glenn Racing
48Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's Hendrick Motorsports
49Ken SchraderDodgeSchwan's Home Service BAM Racing
50Derrike CopeDodgeBennett Lane Winery Arnold Motorsports
51Kevin LepageChevroletNegotiationsSeminar.com Competitive Edge Motorsports
72Kirk ShelmerdineFordFreddie B's Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
77Brendan GaughanDodgeKodak Easy Share / Jasper Penske-Jasper Racing
78Jeff FultzFord Harrah Racing
80Andy HillenburgFordCommercial Truck & Trailer Hover Motorsports
84Kyle BuschChevroletCarquest Hendrick Motorsports
88Dale JarrettFordUPS Robert Yates Racing
89Morgan ShepherdDodgeBojangles Shepherd Racing Ventures
94Stanton BarrettChevroletHusqvarna W.W. Motorsports
97Kurt BuschFordIrwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie Roush Racing
98Geoffrey BodineFordLucas Oil Products Mach 1 Motorsports
99Jeff BurtonFordRoundup Fast Act Roush Racing

Qualifying

Pos. [3] [4] CarDriverManufacturerAvg. Speed (mph)Time
148Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet187.05228.869
212Ryan NewmanDodge186.94828.885
324Jeff GordonChevrolet186.92228.889
438Elliott SadlerFord186.61928.936
525Brian VickersChevrolet186.26528.991
620Tony StewartChevrolet186.11129.015
777Brendan GaughanDodge186.04029.026
843Jeff GreenDodge185.78429.066
918Bobby LabonteChevrolet185.61229.093
108Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Chevrolet185.31229.140
1123Dave BlaneyDodge185.28729.144
1215Michael WaltripChevrolet185.10929.172
1301Joe NemechekChevrolet184.97629.193
1441Casey MearsDodge184.83729.215
1519Jeremy MayfieldDodge184.80529.220
162Rusty WallaceDodge184.67929.240
170Ward BurtonChevrolet184.47729.272
186Mark MartinFord184.46429.274
199Kasey KahneDodge184.44529.277
2031Robby GordonChevrolet184.23129.311
2142Jamie McMurrayDodge184.09329.333
2251Kevin LepageChevrolet184.08029.335
2329Kevin HarvickChevrolet183.98629.350
244Jimmy SpencerChevrolet183.98629.350
251John AndrettiChevrolet183.94329.357
2632Ricky CravenChevrolet183.92429.360
2784Kyle BuschChevrolet183.84229.373
2810Scott RiggsChevrolet183.79229.381
2922Scott WimmerDodge183.75529.387
3016Greg BiffleFord183.73629.390
3109Bobby Hamilton, Jr.Dodge183.66729.401
3297Kurt BuschFord183.58629.414
3388Dale JarrettFord183.58029.415
3499Jeff BurtonFord183.49229.429
355Terry LabonteChevrolet183.46129.434
3640Sterling MarlinDodge183.42429.440
3717Matt KensethFord183.25629.467
3850Derrike CopeDodge183.08829.494
Provisionals
3930Johnny SauterChevrolet182.26029.628
4021Ricky RuddFord182.93329.519
4149Ken SchraderDodge182.69229.558
4245Kyle PettyDodge180.80829.866
4302Hermie SadlerChevrolet180.23429.961
Failed to qualify
447Steve ParkDodge182.16229.644
4537Todd BodineDodge182.14929.646
4646Carl LongDodge181.23829.795
4794Stanton BarrettChevrolet180.04829.992
4898Geoffrey BodineFord179.82030.030
4989Morgan ShepherdDodge179.37230.105
5078Jeff FultzFord179.33030.112
5172Kirk ShelmerdineFord177.21230.472
5280Andy HillenburgFord171.14131.553
WD33Kerry EarnhardtChevrolet0.0000.000

Race results

Fin [5] [6] St#DriverMakeSponsorTeamLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings
1148Jimmie JohnsonChevroletLowe's Hendrick Motorsports 400334running190
21215Michael WaltripChevroletNAPA Auto Parts Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 4000running170
33717Matt KensethFordSmirnoff Ice, DeWalt Roush Racing 4001running170
42142Jamie McMurrayDodgeTexaco, Havoline Chip Ganassi Racing 40015running165
5438Elliott SadlerFordPedigree Robert Yates Racing 40041running160
6108Dale Earnhardt, Jr.ChevroletBudweiser Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 4002running155
71441Casey MearsDodgeTarget Chip Ganassi Racing 4002running151
81519Jeremy MayfieldDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW Evernham Motorsports 4000running142
9620Tony StewartChevroletHome Depot Joe Gibbs Racing 4000running138
10162Rusty WallaceDodgeVote Miller President of Beers Penske Racing 4000running134
113297Kurt BuschFordIrwin Industrial Tools, Sharpie Roush Racing 4000running130
12199Kasey KahneDodgeDodge Dealers, UAW Evernham Motorsports 4005running132
13918Bobby LabonteChevroletInterstate Batteries, Shrek 2 Joe Gibbs Racing 4000running124
141301Joe NemechekChevroletU.S. Army MBV Motorsports 3980running121
15525Brian VickersChevroletGMAC Financial Services Hendrick Motorsports 3980running118
16170Ward BurtonChevroletNetZero Hi Speed Haas CNC Racing 3980running115
171123Dave BlaneyDodgeWhelen Engineering Bill Davis Racing 3980running112
183388Dale JarrettFordUPS Robert Yates Racing 3980running109
19251John AndrettiChevroletSnap-On Tools Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 3980running106
202031Robby GordonChevroletCingular Wireless Richard Childress Racing 3970running103
213016Greg BiffleFordNational Guard, Subway Roush Racing 3970running100
223499Jeff BurtonFordRoundup Fast Act Roush Racing 3970running97
232329Kevin HarvickChevroletGM Goodwrench Richard Childress Racing 3960running94
242632Ricky CravenChevroletTide PPI Motorsports 3960running91
252810Scott RiggsChevroletValvoline MBV Motorsports 3950running88
264021Ricky RuddFordMotorcraft, U.S. Air Force Wood Brothers Racing 3950running85
27843Jeff GreenDodgeCheerios, Great American Bake Sale Petty Enterprises 3950running82
282922Scott WimmerDodgeCaterpillar Bill Davis Racing 3940running79
29244Jimmy SpencerChevroletMorgan-McClure Motorsports Morgan-McClure Motorsports 3940running76
30324Jeff GordonChevroletDuPont Hendrick Motorsports 3930running73
314149Ken SchraderDodgeSchwan's Home Service BAM Racing 3930running70
322784Kyle BuschChevroletCARQUEST Auto Parts Hendrick Motorsports 3930running67
33777Brendan GaughanDodgeKodak Easy Share, Jasper Engines & Transmissions Penske-Jasper Racing 3920running64
343850Derrike CopeDodgeBennett Lane Winery Arnold Motorsports 3910running61
35212Ryan NewmanDodgeAlltel Penske Racing 3900engine58
36186Mark MartinFordViagra Roush Racing 3870running55
37355Terry LabonteChevroletKellogg's Hendrick Motorsports 3850running52
384245Kyle PettyDodgeKrazy Kritters, Georgia-Pacific, Brawny Petty Enterprises 3840running49
393640Sterling MarlinDodgeCoors Light, US Marines Chip Ganassi Racing 3310rear end46
403930Johnny SauterChevroletAmerica Online Richard Childress Racing 2030crash43
414302Hermie SadlerChevroletZapf Creations SCORE Motorsports 1370engine40
423109Bobby Hamilton, Jr.DodgeMiccosukee Gaming & Resorts Phoenix Racing 730handling37
432251Kevin LepageChevroletNegotiationsSeminar.com Competitive Edge Motorsports 560overheating0
Failed to qualify
447Steve ParkDodgeUltra Motorsports Ultra Motorsports
4537Todd BodineDodgeCarter's Royal Dispos-all R&J Racing
4646Carl LongDodgeRacingMetal.com Glenn Racing
4794Stanton BarrettChevroletHusqvarna W.W. Motorsports
4898Geoffrey BodineFordLucas Oil Products Mach 1 Motorsports
4989Morgan ShepherdDodgeBojangles Shepherd Racing Ventures
5078Jeff FultzFord Harrah Racing
5172Kirk ShelmerdineFordFreddie B's Kirk Shelmerdine Racing
5280Andy HillenburgFordCommercial Truck & Trailer Hover Motorsports
WD33Kerry EarnhardtChevroletBass Pro Shops / Tracker Richard Childress Racing

Race statistics

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