NASCAR: Talladega, Round 29
3rd October 2004 - EA Sports 500
Practice 1
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.304 0.000 0.000 190.363 0.000 0.000
2. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 50.387 0.083 0.083 190.049 0.314 0.314
3. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 50.408 0.021 0.104 189.970 0.079 0.393
4. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 50.507 0.099 0.203 189.598 0.372 0.765
5. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 50.525 0.018 0.221 189.530 0.068 0.833
6. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 50.532 0.007 0.228 189.504 0.026 0.859
7. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 50.543 0.011 0.239 189.462 0.042 0.901
8. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 50.608 0.065 0.304 189.219 0.243 1.144
9. 02 Hermie Sadler Ford 50.705 0.097 0.401 188.857 0.362 1.506
10. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 50.737 0.032 0.433 188.738 0.119 1.625
11. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 50.771 0.034 0.467 188.612 0.126 1.751
12. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 50.774 0.003 0.470 188.600 0.012 1.763
13. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 50.794 0.020 0.490 188.526 0.074 1.837
14. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 50.800 0.006 0.496 188.504 0.022 1.859
15. 133 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 50.806 0.006 0.502 188.482 0.022 1.881
16. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 50.835 0.029 0.531 188.374 0.108 1.989
17. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 50.846 0.011 0.542 188.333 0.041 2.030
18. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 50.848 0.002 0.544 188.326 0.007 2.037
19. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 50.851 0.003 0.547 188.315 0.011 2.048
20. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 50.882 0.031 0.578 188.200 0.115 2.163
21. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 50.894 0.012 0.590 188.156 0.044 2.207
22. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 50.895 0.001 0.591 188.152 0.004 2.211
23. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 50.904 0.009 0.600 188.119 0.033 2.244
24. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 50.919 0.015 0.615 188.063 0.056 2.300
25. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 50.928 0.009 0.624 188.030 0.033 2.333
26. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 50.934 0.006 0.630 188.008 0.022 2.355
27. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 50.935 0.001 0.631 188.004 0.004 2.359
28. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 50.989 0.054 0.685 187.805 0.199 2.558
29. 1 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 50.991 0.002 0.687 187.798 0.007 2.565
30. 11 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 51.012 0.021 0.708 187.721 0.077 2.642
31. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 51.041 0.029 0.737 187.614 0.107 2.749
32. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 51.067 0.026 0.763 187.518 0.096 2.845
33. 99 Dave Blaney Ford 51.093 0.026 0.789 187.423 0.095 2.940
34. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 51.120 0.027 0.816 187.324 0.099 3.039
35. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 51.146 0.026 0.842 187.229 0.095 3.134
36. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 51.174 0.028 0.870 187.126 0.103 3.237
37. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 51.233 0.059 0.929 186.911 0.215 3.452
38. 06 Chad Blount Dodge 51.240 0.007 0.936 186.885 0.026 3.478
39. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 51.254 0.014 0.950 186.834 0.051 3.529
40. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 51.260 0.006 0.956 186.812 0.022 3.551
41. 6 Mark Martin Ford 51.407 0.147 1.103 186.278 0.534 4.085
42. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 51.537 0.130 1.233 185.808 0.470 4.555
43. 137 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.671 0.134 1.367 185.326 0.482 5.037
44. 198 Larry Gunselman Ford 51.990 0.319 1.686 184.189 1.137 6.174
45. 172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 52.356 0.366 2.052 182.902 1.287 7.461
46. 280 Carl Long Ford 54.160 1.804 3.856 176.809 6.093 13.554
Starting Line-up
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 50.202 0.000 0.000 190.749 0.000 0.000
2. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 50.239 0.037 0.037 190.609 0.140 0.140
3. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 50.301 0.062 0.099 190.374 0.235 0.375
4. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 50.318 0.017 0.116 190.310 0.064 0.439
5. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 50.463 0.145 0.261 189.763 0.547 0.986
6. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 50.466 0.003 0.264 189.751 0.012 0.998
7. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 50.477 0.011 0.275 189.710 0.041 1.039
8. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 50.486 0.009 0.284 189.676 0.034 1.073
9. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 50.526 0.040 0.324 189.526 0.150 1.223
10. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 50.538 0.012 0.336 189.481 0.045 1.268
11. 02 Hermie Sadler Ford 50.539 0.001 0.337 189.477 0.004 1.272
12. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 50.542 0.003 0.340 189.466 0.011 1.283
13. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 50.562 0.020 0.360 189.391 0.075 1.358
14. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 50.572 0.010 0.370 189.354 0.037 1.395
15. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 50.597 0.025 0.395 189.260 0.094 1.489
16. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 50.631 0.034 0.429 189.133 0.127 1.616
17. 6 Mark Martin Ford 50.636 0.005 0.434 189.115 0.018 1.634
18. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 50.645 0.009 0.443 189.081 0.034 1.668
19. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 50.662 0.017 0.460 189.017 0.064 1.732
20. 11 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 50.672 0.010 0.470 188.980 0.037 1.769
21. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 50.676 0.004 0.474 188.965 0.015 1.784
22. 33 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 50.679 0.003 0.477 188.954 0.011 1.795
23. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 50.697 0.018 0.495 188.887 0.067 1.862
24. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 50.709 0.012 0.507 188.842 0.045 1.907
25. 99 Dave Blaney Ford 50.724 0.015 0.522 188.786 0.056 1.963
26. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 50.729 0.005 0.527 188.768 0.018 1.981
27. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 50.799 0.070 0.597 188.508 0.260 2.241
28. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 50.804 0.005 0.602 188.489 0.019 2.260
29. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 50.814 0.010 0.612 188.452 0.037 2.297
30. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 50.826 0.012 0.624 188.408 0.044 2.341
31. 06 Chad Blount Dodge 50.914 0.088 0.712 188.082 0.326 2.667
32. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 50.916 0.002 0.714 188.074 0.008 2.675
33. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 50.928 0.012 0.726 188.030 0.044 2.719
34. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 50.949 0.021 0.747 187.953 0.077 2.796
35. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 50.966 0.017 0.764 187.890 0.063 2.859
36. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 50.967 0.001 0.765 187.886 0.004 2.863
37. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 50.977 0.010 0.775 187.849 0.037 2.900
38. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 51.020 0.043 0.818 187.691 0.158 3.058
Provisional
39. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 51.643
40. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 51.080
41. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 51.113
42. 98 Larry Gunselman Ford 52.732
43. 1 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 51.037
DNQ 37 Kevin Lepage Dodge 51.346
DNQ 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford 51.577
DNQ 80 Carl Long Ford 53.327
Practice 2
Pos No Driver Make Time Gap To 1st Speed Gap To 1st
1. 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 48.597 0.000 0.000 197.049 0.000 0.000
2. 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 48.600 0.003 0.003 197.037 0.012 0.012
3. 22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge 48.888 0.288 0.291 195.876 1.161 1.173
4. 133 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 48.891 0.003 0.294 195.864 0.012 1.185
5. 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 48.947 0.056 0.350 195.640 0.224 1.409
6. 11 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 48.953 0.006 0.356 195.616 0.024 1.433
7. 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 49.077 0.124 0.480 195.122 0.494 1.927
8. 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 49.120 0.043 0.523 194.951 0.171 2.098
9. 41 Casey Mears Dodge 49.135 0.015 0.538 194.892 0.059 2.157
10. 43 Jeff Green Dodge 49.140 0.005 0.543 194.872 0.020 2.177
11. 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 49.155 0.015 0.558 194.812 0.060 2.237
12. 02 Hermie Sadler Ford 49.161 0.006 0.564 194.789 0.023 2.260
13. 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 49.164 0.003 0.567 194.777 0.012 2.272
14. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.173 0.009 0.576 194.741 0.036 2.308
15. 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 49.206 0.033 0.609 194.610 0.131 2.439
16. 99 Carl Edwards Ford 49.237 0.031 0.640 194.488 0.122 2.561
17. 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 49.246 0.009 0.649 194.452 0.036 2.597
18. 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 49.284 0.038 0.687 194.302 0.150 2.747
19. 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 49.294 0.010 0.697 194.263 0.039 2.786
20. 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.307 0.013 0.710 194.212 0.051 2.837
21. 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 49.317 0.010 0.720 194.172 0.040 2.877
22. 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 49.318 0.001 0.721 194.169 0.003 2.880
23. 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 49.335 0.017 0.738 194.102 0.067 2.947
24. 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 49.358 0.023 0.761 194.011 0.091 3.038
25. 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 49.361 0.003 0.764 193.999 0.012 3.050
26. 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 49.438 0.077 0.841 193.697 0.302 3.352
27. 06 Chad Blount Dodge 49.440 0.002 0.843 193.689 0.008 3.360
28. 6 Mark Martin Ford 49.475 0.035 0.878 193.552 0.137 3.497
29. 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.496 0.021 0.899 193.470 0.082 3.579
30. 97 Kurt Busch Ford 49.501 0.005 0.904 193.451 0.019 3.598
31. 25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet 49.504 0.003 0.907 193.439 0.012 3.610
32. 10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet 49.517 0.013 0.920 193.388 0.051 3.661
33. 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 49.536 0.019 0.939 193.314 0.074 3.735
34. 77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge 49.541 0.005 0.944 193.294 0.020 3.755
35. 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 49.561 0.020 0.964 193.216 0.078 3.833
36. 16 Greg Biffle Ford 49.561 0.000 0.964 193.216 0.000 3.833
37. 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 49.577 0.016 0.980 193.154 0.062 3.895
38. 9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge 49.578 0.001 0.981 193.150 0.004 3.899
39. 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 49.594 0.016 0.997 193.088 0.062 3.961
40. 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 49.672 0.078 1.075 192.785 0.303 4.264
41. 1 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 49.817 0.145 1.220 192.223 0.562 4.826
42. 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 49.942 0.125 1.345 191.742 0.481 5.307
43. 198 Larry Gunselman Ford 50.061 0.119 1.464 191.287 0.455 5.762
Race Result
Pos St No Driver Make Pts Bns Laps Winnings Status
1. 10 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 190 10 188 $305,968 Running
2. 15 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 175 5 188 $165,208 Running
3. 3 88 Dale Jarrett Ford 165 0 188 $137,922 Running
4. 26 77 Brendan Gaughan * Dodge 165 5 188 $100,640 Running
5. 8 97 Kurt Busch Ford 160 5 188 $104,290 Running
6. 30 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 155 5 188 $120,603 Running
7. 1 01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 151 5 188 $106,075 Running
8. 34 41 Casey Mears Dodge 147 5 188 $100,000 Running
9. 36 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet 138 0 188 $108,562 Running
10. 28 0 Ward Burton Chevrolet 139 5 188 $76,000 Running
11. 4 10 Scott Riggs * Chevrolet 135 5 188 $96,952 Running
12. 2 21 Ricky Rudd Ford 127 0 188 $97,471 Running
13. 13 30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 129 5 188 $79,180 Running
14. 7 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 121 0 188 $116,973 Running
15. 17 6 Mark Martin Ford 118 0 188 $79,035 Running
16. 19 12 Ryan Newman Dodge 120 5 188 $112,492 Running
17. 24 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge 112 0 188 $76,985 Running
18. 41 09 Mike Wallace Dodge 114 5 188 $68,670 Running
19. 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 111 5 188 $112,428 Running
20. 37 49 Ken Schrader Dodge 108 5 188 $68,140 Running
21. 38 5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 100 0 188 $95,285 Running
22. 6 38 Elliott Sadler Ford 102 5 188 $102,398 Running
23. 11 02 Hermie Sadler Ford 99 5 188 $67,420 Running
24. 22 133 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 91 0 188 $63,000 Running
25. 14 15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 93 5 188 $98,786 Running
26. 33 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge 90 5 188 $106,403 Running
27. 23 9 Kasey Kahne * Dodge 82 0 187 $95,360 Running
28. 12 16 Greg Biffle Ford 79 0 187 $73,625 Running
29. 35 45 Kyle Petty Dodge 76 0 187 $78,065 Running
30. 20 11 Ricky Craven Chevrolet 73 0 187 $62,405 Running
31. 29 22 Scott Wimmer * Dodge 70 0 187 $82,820 Running
32. 43 1 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 67 0 185 $61,735 Running
33. 42 198 Larry Gunselman Ford 64 0 183 $62,575 Running
34. 32 40 Sterling Marlin Dodge 61 0 177 $94,555 Accident
35. 27 18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 58 0 177 $106,533 Accident
36. 21 25 Brian Vickers * Chevrolet 55 0 164 $69,400 Overheating
37. 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 57 5 157 $81,150 Overheating
38. 9 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 49 0 147 $77,689 Accident
39. 18 43 Jeff Green Dodge 46 0 142 $87,495 Accident
40. 40 4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 48 5 142 $61,155 Accident
41. 31 06 Chad Blount Dodge 40 0 131 $61,105 Engine
42. 25 99 Carl Edwards Ford 37 0 122 $94,477 Engine
43. 39 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet 34 0 120 $69,261 Accident
Average Speed: 156.929 mph
Margin of Victory: .117 second Time of Race: 03:11:12
Lead Changes: 47
Cautions: 30-34, 60-63, 124-128, 144-147, 180-183
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5543 29 5 14 18
2. Kurt Busch 5530 29 3 7 15
3. Jeff Gordon 5482 29 5 12 20
4. Mark Martin 5432 29 1 8 13
5. Matt Kenseth 5393 29 2 8 16
6. Tony Stewart 5391 29 2 9 15
7. Ryan Newman 5384 29 2 9 12
8. Elliott Sadler 5377 29 2 7 12
9. Jimmie Johnson 5371 29 4 15 17
10. Jeremy Mayfield 5263 29 1 4 11
Championship Standings
Pos Driver Points Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10
11. Jamie McMurray 3585 29 0 7 17
12. Kevin Harvick 3549 29 0 4 11
13. Dale Jarrett 3507 29 0 6 12
14. Kasey Kahne* 3442 29 0 10 11
15. Bobby Labonte 3425 29 0 5 9
16. Michael Waltrip 3149 29 0 2 9
17. Rusty Wallace 3110 29 1 3 8
18. Casey Mears 3085 29 0 1 9
19. Sterling Marlin 3058 29 0 2 6
20. Jeff Burton 3057 29 0 2 4
21. Greg Biffle 3037 29 1 2 5
22. Robby Gordon 2992 29 0 2 6
23. Terry Labonte 2947 29 0 0 6
24. Joe Nemechek 2935 29 0 0 5
25. Brian Vickers* 2826 29 0 0 3
26. Ricky Rudd 2718 29 0 0 1
27. Scott Wimmer* 2649 29 0 1 2
28. Ward Burton 2555 29 0 0 3
29. Scott Riggs* 2544 29 0 1 2
30. Brendan Gaughan* 2462 29 0 1 2
31. Ken Schrader 2422 29 0 0 1
32. Jeff Green 2407 29 0 0 0
33. Kyle Petty 2370 29 0 0 0
34. Ricky Craven 2086 26 0 0 0
35. Jimmy Spencer 1747 23 0 0 0
36. Dave Blaney 1295 15 0 0 0
37. Johnny Sauter* 1217 13 0 0 0
38. Derrike Cope 1058 18 0 0 0
39. Morgan Shepherd 851 17 0 0 0
40. Todd Bodine 780 16 0 0 0
41. Carl Edwards 747 7 0 0 3
42. Kevin Lepage 671 13 0 0 0
43. Bobby Hamilton Jr. 670 10 0 0 0
44. Hermie Sadler 619 11 0 0 0
45. Kirk Shelmerdine 609 15 0 0 0
46. Mike Wallace 575 7 0 0 1
47. Bill Elliott 498 5 0 0 1
48. John Andretti 460 5 0 0 0
49. PJ Jones 316 5 0 0 0
50. Geoffrey Bodine 278 5 0 0 0
51. Johnny Benson 271 4 0 0 0
52. Kenny Wallace 268 4 0 0 0
53. Carl Long 267 6 0 0 0
54. Joe Ruttman 247 7 0 0 0
55. Tony Raines 241 4 0 0 0
56. Mike Bliss 230 2 0 1 1
57. Kerry Earnhardt 228 3 0 0 0
58. Boris Said 223 2 0 0 1
59. Larry Gunselman 211 4 0 0 0
60. Scott Pruett 207 2 0 1 1
61. Andy Hillenburg 206 5 0 0 0
62. Kyle Busch 198 3 0 0 0
63. Larry Foyt 194 3 0 0 0
64. Stanton Barrett 184 4 0 0 0
65. Ron Fellows 170 1 0 1 1
66. Shane Hmiel 127 2 0 0 0
67. Klaus Graf 112 1 0 0 0
68. Tom Hubert 110 2 0 0 0
69. Jim Inglebright 106 1 0 0 0
70. Andy Belmont 98 2 0 0 0
71. Mike Skinner 97 1 0 0 0
72. Eric McClure 90 1 0 0 0
73. Ted Christopher 89 2 0 0 0
74. Chad Blount 74 2 0 0 0
75. David Green 70 1 0 0 0
76. Tony Ave 70 1 0 0 0
77. Jeff Fuller 68 2 0 0 0
78. Austin Cameron 49 1 0 0 0
79. Jason Jarrett 43 1 0 0 0
80. J.J. Yeley 40 1 0 0 0
81. Brandon Ash 40 1 0 0 0
82. Greg Sacks 37 1 0 0 0
83. Jason Leffler 34 1 0 0 0
84. Randy LaJoie 34 1 0 0 0