2004 Pop Secret 500

2004 Pop Secret 500
Race details
Race 25 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
	2004 Pop Secret 500 program cover
Date	September 5, 2004
Official name	Pop Secret 500
Location	California Speedway, Fontana, California
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.0 miles (3.219 km)
Distance	250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed	128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h)
Attendance	90,000
Pole position
Driver	Brian Vickers ;
Time	38.417
Most laps led
Driver	Mark Martin
Laps	65
Winner
No. 38	Elliott Sadler
Television in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr.

Last updated November 07, 2025

The 2004 Pop Secret 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 5, 2004, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.2-kilometre) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler, driving for Robert Yates Racing, won the race.^[1]^[2]

The first fall race at California Speedway would be held on Labor Day weekend, bumping the Mountain Dew Southern 500 off as part of the 2004 NASCAR Realignment. Brian Vickers won the pole. Portions of this race were filmed for the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded . Rookie Kasey Kahne got his fifth 2nd-place finish of the season. This was the NASCAR Cup Series debut for J.J. Yeley.

Qualifying

1. Brian Vickers #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 187.417 mph

2. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.364 mph

3. Bill Elliott #98 McDonalds Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.307 mph

4. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN FordR oush Racing 185.955 mph

5. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 185.816 mph

6. Casey Mears #41 Target House Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 185.802 mph

7. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 185.773 mph

8. Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 185.658 mph

9. Scott Riggs #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 185.557 mph

10. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 185.553 mph

11. Mark Martin #6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 185.529 mph

12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 185.266 mph

13. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 185.261 mph

14. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL/Sony Handycam Dodge Penske Racing 185.180 mph

15. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.810 mph

16. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.772 mph

17. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 184.431 mph

18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.374 mph

19. Carl Edwards #99 Shop Rat Ford Roush Racing 184.360 mph

20. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 184.195 mph

21. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 184.135 mph

22. Brendan Gaughan #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 184.106 mph

23. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 184.091 mph

24. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 184.073 mph

25. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 183.932 mph

26. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 183.899 mph

27. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 183.734 mph

28. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 183.673 mph

29. Shane Hmiel #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Bill Davis Racing 183.613 mph

30. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 183.589 mph

31. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 183.486 mph

32. J J Yeley #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 183.243 mph

33. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing183.206 mph

34. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.987 mph

35. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.788 mph

36. Boris Said #136 Centrix Financial Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 182.778 mph

37. Bobby Labonte #18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 182.741 mph

38. Scott Wimmer #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 182.551 mph

39. Ward Burton #0 Netzero HiSpeed ChevroletHaas CNC Racing 182.131 mph (provisional)

40. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 181.369 mph (provisional)

41. Jimmy Spencer #4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 182.209 mph (provisional)

42. Jeff Fuller #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Developments 180.991 mph (provisional)

43. Derrike Cope #96 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards no time (provisional)

Did not qualify

44. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 178.191 mph

45. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 176.592 mph

46. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 179.730 mph

47. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 180.591 mph

48. Mike Wallace #35 Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 179.368 mph^[3]

Results

POS^[2]	ST	#	DRIVER	SPONSOR / OWNER	CAR	LAPS	MONEY	STATUS	LED	PTS
1	17	38	Elliott Sadler	M&M's (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	279398	running	59	185
2	5	9	Kasey Kahne	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	190315	running	39	175
3	11	6	Mark Martin	Viagra (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	144450	running	65	175
4	23	42	Jamie McMurray	Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	124500	running	0	160
5	14	12	Ryan Newman	Alltel / Sony Handycam (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	154367	running	2	160
6	19	99	Carl Edwards	Shop Rat (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	136792	running	0	150
7	9	10	Scott Riggs	Valvoline (James Rocco)	Chevrolet	250	121437	running	0	146
8	25	88	Dale Jarrett	UPS (Yates Racing)	Ford	250	124642	running	0	142
9	35	31	Robby Gordon	Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	128612	running	8	143
10	26	2	Rusty Wallace	Miller Lite (Roger Penske)	Dodge	250	131808	running	0	134
11	4	97	Kurt Busch	Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	114700	running	7	135
12	10	01	Joe Nemechek	U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	250	108425	running	0	127
13	1	25	Brian Vickers	GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	107625	running	44	129
14	16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's Tool World (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	103800	running	1	126
15	34	30	Jeff Burton	America Online (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	96200	running	0	118
16	2	19	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham)	Dodge	250	110900	running	9	120
17	20	21	Ricky Rudd	Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers)	Ford	250	111556	running	0	112
18	33	20	Tony Stewart	Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127978	running	0	109
19	15	5	Terry Labonte	Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	110775	running	0	106
20	37	18	Bobby Labonte	Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	250	127033	running	0	103
21	38	22	Scott Wimmer	CAT Dealers (Bill Davis)	Dodge	250	103875	running	0	100
22	30	17	Matt Kenseth	Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt (Jack Roush)	Ford	250	129803	running	0	97
23	21	15	Michael Waltrip	NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	250	115606	running	10	99
24	18	84	Kyle Busch	Carquest (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	250	78250	running	0	91
25	3	98	Bill Elliott	McDonald's (Bill Elliott)	Dodge	250	77925	running	0	88
26	31	40	Sterling Marlin	Coors Light (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	250	114325	running	0	85
27	13	43	Jeff Green	Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	250	106935	running	0	82
28	27	29	Kevin Harvick	GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	250	116238	running	0	79
29	6	41	Casey Mears	Target House (Chip Ganassi)	Dodge	249	90750	running	0	76
30	36	36	Boris Said	Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers)	Chevrolet	249	77700	running	0	73
31	39	0	Ward Burton	NetZero / Fear Factor (Gene Haas)	Chevrolet	248	80150	running	0	70
32	41	4	Jimmy Spencer	Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure)	Chevrolet	247	79600	running	1	72
33	40	49	Ken Schrader	Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau)	Dodge	231	77050	engine	1	69
34	12	8	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Budweiser True Music / Dave Matthews (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Chevrolet	231	125103	crash	0	61
35	28	45	Kyle Petty	Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises)	Dodge	225	85339	engine	0	58
36	7	16	Greg Biffle	National Guard (Jack Roush)	Ford	213	84900	crash	0	55
37	8	24	Jeff Gordon	DuPont (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	209	124228	engine	0	52
38	24	32	Bobby Hamilton Jr.	Tide (Cal Wells)	Chevrolet	207	84800	running	0	49
39	29	23	Shane Hmiel	Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis)	Dodge	173	76740	transmission	4	51
40	43	96	Derrike Cope	Mach One Inc. (William Edwards)	Ford	154	76690	crash	0	43
41	32	11	J.J. Yeley	Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs)	Chevrolet	32	76640	crash	0	40
42	22	77	Brendan Gaughan	Kodak Easy Share / Jasper (Doug Bawel)	Dodge	32	84585	crash	0	37
43	42	50	Jeff Fuller	Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold)	Dodge	5	75875	overheating	0	34
Failed to qualify or withdrew
POS	NAME	NBR	SPONSOR	OWNER	CAR
44	Kevin Lepage	37	Woodward	John Carter	Dodge
45	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Hermie Sadler	Chevrolet
46	Mike Wallace	35	Gary Keller Racing	Gary Keller	Chevrolet
47	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge
48	Kirk Shelmerdine	72	Freddie B's	Kirk Shelmerdine	Ford
WD	Joe Ruttman	09	Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts	James Finch	Dodge
WD	Damon Lusk	62	SWAT Fitness Club	Larry Hollenbeck	Chevrolet
WD	Tony Raines	92	Broadway Motors	Bob Jenkins	Ford
WD	Steve Grissom	93	Global Industrial Contractors	Pat Whitener	Chevrolet

Race statistics

Time of race: 3:53:47^[2]
Average speed: 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h)^[2]
Pole speed: 187.417 miles per hour (301.618 km/h)^[2]
Cautions: 11 for 51 laps^[2]
Margin of victory: 0.263 seconds^[2]
Lead changes: 29^[2]
Percent of race run under caution: 20.4%^[2]
Average green flag run: 16.6 laps^[2]

References

1 2 "Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
↑ "Qualifying times: Pop Secret 500". Crash. September 4, 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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[raceresults-1] 1 2 "Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

[RR-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

[3] "Qualifying times: Pop Secret 500". Crash. September 4, 2004. Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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v t e 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
Points races	Daytona 500 Subway 400 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Golden Corral 500 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 Food City 500 Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Advance Auto Parts 500 Aaron's 499 Auto Club 500 Chevy American Revolution 400 Coca-Cola 600 MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" Pocono 500 DHL 400 Dodge/Save Mart 350 Pepsi 400 Tropicana 400 Siemens 300 Pennsylvania 500 Brickyard 400 Sirius at The Glen GFS Marketplace 400 Sharpie 500 Pop Secret 500 Chevy Rock and Roll 400
Chase for the Nextel Cup	Sylvania 300 MBNA America 400 EA Sports 500 Banquet 400 UAW-GM Quality 500 Subway 500 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Checker Auto Parts 500 Mountain Dew Southern 500 Ford 400
Exhibition races	Budweiser Shootout Gatorade 125s Nextel All-Star Challenge

2004 Pop Secret 500

Contents

Qualifying

Results

Race statistics

References