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2004 Pennsylvania 500
Race details
Race 20 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Pennsylvania 500 program cover, featuring Ryan Newman, winner of the 2003 race.
The 2004 Pennsylvania 500 program cover, featuring Ryan Newman, winner of the 2003 race.
Date August 1, 2004
Official name 32nd Annual Pennsylvania 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 126.271 miles per hour (203.213 km/h)
Attendance 90,000
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 52.411
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 124
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network TNT
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2004 Pennsylvania 500 was the 20th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 32nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, August 1, 2004, before a crowd of 90,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would hold off the field on the final restart with five to go to win his 10th career NASCAR Nextel Cup Series win and his fourth win of the season, sweeping both Pocono races in 2004.[1] To fill out the podium, Mark Martin of Roush Racing and Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Jason Jarrett SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet SCORE Motorsports
4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's "Official Sponsor of USA Olympics"
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.* Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Mobil 1, Speedpass
13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge Vita Coco, ARC Dehooker
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford National Guard
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Summer Sales Deal
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft, U. S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
37 Andy Hillenburg R&J Racing Dodge R&J Racing
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Aspen Edge
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Negotiations Seminar
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford L. R. Lyons & Son Transportation
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak
80 Carl Long Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus, Red Line Oil
90 A. J. Henriksen Donlavey Racing Ford Donlavey Racing
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Roush Racing
Official entry list

*While Earnhardt Jr. had originally intended to run all of the race,[2] he would eventually exit the car, being replaced by John Andretti on lap 52 due to injuries sustained at a sports car race. Earnhardt Jr. would go onto say that he also did not want to run the race due to problems with the car all weekend.[3] However, as Earnhardt Jr. did start the race, he was credited with the finish.

Practice

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Initially, three practices were originally going to be held- one on Friday, and two on Saturday. However, rain on Saturday would cancel the two Saturday practices, only leaving the Friday session to be run.

First and final practice

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The only 2-hour practice session was held on Friday, July 30, at 11:20 AM EST.[4] Joe Nemechek of MBV Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.511 and an average speed of 171.393 miles per hour (275.830 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 52.511 171.393
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.729 170.684
3 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.776 170.532
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, July 30, at 3:10 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[4] Positions 1-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39-43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[6]

Casey Mears of Chip Ganassi Racing would win his first ever pole, setting a time of 52.411 and an average speed of 171.720 miles per hour (276.357 km/h).[7]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Kevin Lepage, Andy Hillenburg, and, in Donlavey Racing’s final attempt at a race, A. J. Henriksen.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.411 171.720
2 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 52.431 171.654
3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 52.466 171.540
4 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.553 171.256
5 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.580 171.168
6 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.629 171.008
7 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.634 170.992
8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 52.698 170.785
9 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 52.701 170.775
10 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 52.739 170.652
11 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.748 170.623
12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 52.748 170.623
13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.779 170.522
14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.796 170.467
15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 52.823 170.380
16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.880 170.197
17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 52.934 170.023
18 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.038 169.690
19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 53.065 169.603
20 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 53.083 169.546
21 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 53.084 169.543
22 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.119 169.431
23 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 53.168 169.275
24 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 53.173 169.259
25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 53.197 169.182
26 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 53.233 169.068
27 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 53.243 169.036
28 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 53.370 168.634
29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.439 168.416
30 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 53.479 168.290
31 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.591 167.939
32 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 53.602 167.904
33 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.707 167.576
34 50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge 53.841 167.159
35 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 53.905 166.960
36 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 53.956 166.803
37 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 54.058 166.488
38 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 54.220 165.990
Provisionals
39 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 54.481 165.195
40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 54.958 163.761
41 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 55.432 162.361
42 02 Jason Jarrett SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 54.913 163.896
43 80 Carl Long Hover Motorsports Ford 54.328 165.660
Failed to qualify
44 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 54.493 165.159
45 37 Andy Hillenburg R&J Racing Dodge 55.046 163.500
46 90 A. J. Henriksen Donlavey Racing Ford 56.516 159.247
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 14 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 124 running 190 $276,950
2 21 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 200 11 running 175 $132,895
3 20 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 0 running 165 $131,645
4 19 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 160 $98,430
5 13 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 11 running 160 $121,728
6 29 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $103,440
7 22 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 146 $105,827
8 15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 142 $113,968
9 9 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 0 running 138 $92,490
10 5 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 134 $101,823
11 28 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 200 0 running 130 $87,040
12 33 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 1 running 132 $87,506
13 30 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 200 0 running 124 $103,457
14 6 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 121 $69,215
15 4 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 118 $94,290
16 2 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 31 running 120 $85,590
17 12 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 200 0 running 112 $99,423
18 1 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 17 running 114 $82,215
19 25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 0 running 106 $67,029
20 35 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 103 $68,265
21 39 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 200 1 running 105 $57,990
22 26 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 97 $82,877
23 36 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 94 $58,290
24 24 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 194 1 running 96 $88,032
25 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 193 0 running 88 $101,093
26 3 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 192 0 transmission 85 $74,165
27 31 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 187 2 running 87 $64,615
28 10 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 177 0 crash 79 $63,965
29 17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 176 0 crash 76 $98,373
30 7 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 170 0 engine 73 $61,640
31 27 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 162 0 transmission 70 $52,990
32 18 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 141 0 engine 67 $88,618
33 32 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 128 1 engine 69 $78,890
34 23 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 126 0 handling 61 $86,782
35 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 108 0 crash 58 $99,043
36 11 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 100 0 engine 55 $88,121
37 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 79 0 engine 52 $51,900
38 37 98 Todd Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 72 0 engine 49 $51,785
39 43 80 Carl Long Hover Motorsports Ford 44 0 too slow 46 $51,660
40 42 02 Jason Jarrett SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 handling 43 $51,505
41 41 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 40 0 too slow 40 $51,365
42 38 13 Greg Sacks Sacks Motorsports Dodge 19 0 vibration 37 $51,275
43 34 50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge 8 0 brakes 34 $51,459
Failed to qualify
44 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet
45 37 Andy Hillenburg R&J Racing Dodge
46 90 A. J. Henriksen Donlavey Racing Ford
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Poole, David (August 1, 2004). "Johnson dominates, wins at Pocono". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Caldwell, Dave (2004-08-01). "AUTO RACING; Despite Injuries, Earnhardt Wants to Go the Distance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "Junior: Car so bad there was no use me being in it". Crash. 2004-08-02. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ a b "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - 2004 Pocono 2 Race Info / Rundown Page". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  5. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pocono 2 Practice 1 Results". NASCAR.com. August 1, 2004. Archived from the original on December 11, 2004. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Provisional Land Page". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  7. ^ "Casey Mears wins pole". wthr.com. August 7, 2004. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved December 11, 2004.
  8. ^ "2004 Pennsylvania 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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