2004 Auto Club 500
The 2004 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on May 2, 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 tenth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Rookie Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the pole, and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
_-_Speedway.svg.png) Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway | |||
| Date | May 2, 2004 | ||
| Official name | Auto Club 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 | 137.268 miles per hour (220.911 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 120,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Evernham Motorsports | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 81 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Broadcasting Company | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds | ||
Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[2] The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 4 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford |
| 5 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Penske Racing | Dodge |
| 7 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet |
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References
- 2004 Auto Club 500 racing information at Racing Reference
- "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
| Previous race: 2004 Aaron's 499 |
Nextel Cup Series 2004 season |
Next race: 2004 Chevy American Revolution 400 |
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