Motor car race
The2004 Pocono 500 was the 14thstock car race of the2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of theevent . The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 2004, before a crowd of 90,000 inLong Pond, Pennsylvania , atPocono 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 ofHendrick Motorsports would win the race under caution, afterJeff Burton blew an engine on lap 196. The win was Johnson's ninthNASCAR Nextel Cup Series career win and his third win of the season.[ 1] Jeremy Mayfield ofEvernham Motorsports andBobby Labonte ofJoe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The layout ofPocono Raceway , the venue where the race was held. The race was held atPocono Raceway , which is a three-turnsuperspeedway located inLong Pond, Pennsylvania . The track hosts two annualNASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as oneXfinity Series andCamping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted anIndyCar Series race.
Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by eitherSpeedway Motorsports, Inc. orInternational 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 bySports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and anIndyCar 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.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite 02 Andy Belmont *SCORE Motorsports Pontiac ShowControl 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra 8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers ,UAW 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Pennzoil SUV, Truck, and Minivan 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 Dealers ,UAW 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 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-All 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 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 52 Stan Boyd *Rick Ware Racing Dodge Rick Ware Racing 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Freddie B's 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus ,Arnold Development Companies 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet Husqvarna 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools 98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Duke Children's Hospital Official entry list
The first practice session would take place on Friday, June 11, at 11:20 AMEST , and would last for two hours.[ 2] Brian Vickers ofHendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 52.254 and an average speed of 172.236 miles per hour (277.187 km/h).[ 3]
The second practice session would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 9:30 AMEST , and would last for 45 minutes.[ 2] Mark Martin ofRoush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.731 and an average speed of 167.501 miles per hour (269.567 km/h).[ 4]
Third and final practice [ edit ] The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 11:10 AMEST , and would last for 45 minutes.[ 2] Kasey Kahne ofEvernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.681 and an average speed of 167.657 miles per hour (269.818 km/h).[ 5]
Qualifying would occur on Friday, June 11, at 3:05 PMEST . Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[ 2] [ 6]
Kasey Kahne ofEvernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 52.164 and an average speed of 172.533 miles per hour (277.665 km/h).[ 7]
Two drivers would fail to qualify:Stanton Barrett andAndy Hillenburg .
Full qualifying results [ edit ] Fin[ 8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings 1 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 126 running 190 $186,950 2 7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 5 running 175 $149,495 3 17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 1 running 170 $139,953 4 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 19 running 165 $132,858 5 27 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 155 $95,600 6 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $121,718 7 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 151 $96,640 8 13 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 142 $98,377 9 14 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 138 $75,390 10 21 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 134 $82,090 11 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 2 running 135 $71,240 12 12 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 127 $96,183 13 2 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 129 $71,215 14 1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 4 running 126 $107,990 15 32 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 0 running 118 $87,740 16 40 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 115 $89,777 17 26 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 112 $59,290 18 3 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 10 running 114 $85,090 19 35 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 106 $84,696 20 23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 103 $95,593 21 15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 200 5 running 105 $105,918 22 37 50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge 198 1 running 102 $57,790 23 33 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 94 $68,890 24 39 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 196 0 engine 91 $90,632 25 18 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 196 0 running 88 $56,915 26 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 195 2 engine 90 $88,082 27 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 194 1 running 87 $100,393 28 43 98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 79 $53,465 29 29 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 76 $63,790 30 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 183 18 crash 78 $100,007 31 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 176 2 crash 75 $86,490 32 30 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 167 0 crash 67 $96,673 33 22 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 166 0 crash 64 $89,621 34 34 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 engine 61 $68,829 35 24 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 125 0 crash 58 $60,265 36 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 112 2 engine 60 $60,065 37 25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 101 0 engine 52 $51,900 38 41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 71 0 handling 49 $51,785 39 31 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 59 0 engine 46 $59,660 40 42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 42 0 wheel bearing 43 $51,505 41 38 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 39 0 crash 40 $51,365 42 28 37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge 11 0 overheating 37 $51,275 43 36 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 overheating 34 $51,459 Failed to qualify or withdrew 44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 45 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford WD 02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac WD 52 Stan Boyd Rick Ware Racing Dodge Official race results
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