2004 Pop Secret 500
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 25 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
_-_Speedway.svg) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | September 5, 2004 | ||
| Official name | Pop Secret 500 | ||
| Location | California Speedway, Fontana, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.0 mi (3.23 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 | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 65 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| 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 (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler of Robert Yates Racing won the race.[1]
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 second-place finish of the season.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 2 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge |
| 3 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 4 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 6 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MBV Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford |
| 9 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing | Dodge |
Race statistics
- Time of race: 3:53:47
- Average Speed: 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h)
- Pole Speed: 187.417
- Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
- Margin of Victory: 0.263
- Lead changes: 29
- Percent of race run under caution: 20.4%
- Average green flag run: 16.6 laps
References
- ^ a b "Official Race Results: Pop Secret 500". NASCAR. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on September 9, 2004. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
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