| Race name | Pop Secret 500 |
|---|---|
| Details ref | [1][2] |
| Fulldate | September 5, 2004 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Race no | 25 |
| Season no | 36 |
| Official name | Pop Secret 500 |
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California |
| Course | 2.0 mi |
| Course | 3.219 km |
| Distance laps | 250 |
| Distance | 500 mi |
| Distance | 804.672 km |
| Avg | 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h) |
| Attendance | 90,000 |
| Pole driver | Brian Vickers |
| Pole team | Hendrick Motorsports |
| Pole time | 38.417 |
| Most driver | Mark Martin |
| Most team | Roush Racing |
| Most laps | 65 |
| Car | 38 |
| First driver | Elliott Sadler |
| First team | Robert Yates Racing |
| Network | NBC |
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach Jr. |
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 | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 250 | 279398 | running | 59 | 185 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 250 | 190315 | running | 39 | 175 |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 250 | 144450 | running | 65 | 175 |
| 4 | 23 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 250 | 124500 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 250 | 154367 | running | 2 | 160 |
| 6 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 250 | 136792 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 250 | 121437 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 25 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 250 | 124642 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 35 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 250 | 128612 | running | 8 | 143 |
| 10 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 250 | 131808 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 4 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 250 | 114700 | running | 7 | 135 |
| 12 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 250 | 108425 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 250 | 107625 | running | 44 | 129 |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 250 | 103800 | running | 1 | 126 |
| 15 | 34 | 30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 250 | 96200 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 250 | 110900 | running | 9 | 120 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 250 | 111556 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 250 | 127978 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 250 | 110775 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 250 | 127033 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 38 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 250 | 103875 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 250 | 129803 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 250 | 115606 | running | 10 | 99 |
| 24 | 18 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 250 | 78250 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 3 | 98 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 250 | 77925 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 31 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 250 | 114325 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 13 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 250 | 106935 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 250 | 116238 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 6 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 249 | 90750 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 36 | 36 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 249 | 77700 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 39 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 248 | 80150 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 41 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | 247 | 79600 | running | 1 | 72 |
| 33 | 40 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 231 | 77050 | engine | 1 | 69 |
| 34 | 12 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 231 | 125103 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 225 | 85339 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 213 | 84900 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 209 | 124228 | engine | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 24 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | 207 | 84800 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 29 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | 173 | 76740 | transmission | 4 | 51 |
| 40 | 43 | 96 | Derrike Cope | Ford | 154 | 76690 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 32 | 11 | J. J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 32 | 76640 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 22 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | 32 | 84585 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 42 | 50 | Jeff Fuller | Dodge | 5 | 75875 | overheating | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew | |||||||||
| Pos | Name | No. | Car | ||||||
| 44 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Dodge | ||||||
| 45 | Hermie Sadler | 02 | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 46 | Mike Wallace | 35 | Chevrolet | ||||||
| 47 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Dodge | ||||||
| 48 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 72 | Ford | ||||||
| WD | Joe Ruttman | 09 | Dodge | ||||||
| WD | Damon Lusk | 62 | Chevrolet | ||||||
| WD | Tony Raines | 92 | Ford | ||||||
| WD | Steve Grissom | 93 | 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
- ^ "Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived September 9, 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "Qualifying times: Pop Secret 500.". Crash. 2004-09-04. Retrieved 2021-06-03.