2004 Coca-Cola 600
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| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2004 Coca-Cola 600 program cover, with artwork by NASCAR artist Sam Bass. The painting is called "Victory Circle!" | |||
| Date | May 30, 2004 | ||
| Location | Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 142.763 mph (229.755 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 180,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 27.981 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 334 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds | ||
The 2004 Coca-Cola 600, the 45th running of the race, was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held on May 30, 2004 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race, his second win of the season and also at Charlotte. Michael Waltrip finished 2nd and Matt Kenseth finished 3rd.
Failed to qualify: Steve Park (No. 7), Todd Bodine (No. 37), Carl Long (No. 46), Stanton Barrett (No. 94), Geoffrey Bodine (No. 98), Morgan Shepherd (No. 89), Jeff Fultz (No. 78), Kirk Shelmerdine (No. 72), Andy Hillenburg (No. 80)
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the Nextel All-Star Challenge, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Humpy Wheeler as track president.
Entry list
Qualifying
| Pos.[3][4] | Car | Driver | Manufacturer | Avg. Speed (mph) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 187.052 | 28.869 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 186.948 | 28.885 |
| 3 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 186.922 | 28.889 |
| 4 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 186.619 | 28.936 |
| 5 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | 186.265 | 28.991 |
| 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 186.111 | 29.015 |
| 7 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | 186.040 | 29.026 |
| 8 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 185.784 | 29.066 |
| 9 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 185.612 | 29.093 |
| 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | 185.312 | 29.140 |
| 11 | 23 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | 185.287 | 29.144 |
| 12 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 185.109 | 29.172 |
| 13 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 184.976 | 29.193 |
| 14 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 184.837 | 29.215 |
| 15 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 184.805 | 29.220 |
| 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 184.679 | 29.240 |
| 17 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 184.477 | 29.272 |
| 18 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | 184.464 | 29.274 |
| 19 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 184.445 | 29.277 |
| 20 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 184.231 | 29.311 |
| 21 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 184.093 | 29.333 |
| 22 | 51 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 184.080 | 29.335 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 183.986 | 29.350 |
| 24 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | 183.986 | 29.350 |
| 25 | 1 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | 183.943 | 29.357 |
| 26 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | 183.924 | 29.360 |
| 27 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 183.842 | 29.373 |
| 28 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | 183.792 | 29.381 |
| 29 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 183.755 | 29.387 |
| 30 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 183.736 | 29.390 |
| 31 | 09 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Dodge | 183.667 | 29.401 |
| 32 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 183.586 | 29.414 |
| 33 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 183.580 | 29.415 |
| 34 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 183.492 | 29.429 |
| 35 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 183.461 | 29.434 |
| 36 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 183.424 | 29.440 |
| 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 183.256 | 29.467 |
| 38 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | 183.088 | 29.494 |
| Provisionals | |||||
| 39 | 30 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 182.260 | 29.628 |
| 40 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 182.933 | 29.519 |
| 41 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 182.692 | 29.558 |
| 42 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 180.808 | 29.866 |
| 43 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | 180.234 | 29.961 |
| Failed to qualify | |||||
| 44 | 7 | Steve Park | Dodge | 182.162 | 29.644 |
| 45 | 37 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | 182.149 | 29.646 |
| 46 | 46 | Carl Long | Dodge | 181.238 | 29.795 |
| 47 | 94 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | 180.048 | 29.992 |
| 48 | 98 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 179.820 | 30.030 |
| 49 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | 179.372 | 30.105 |
| 50 | 78 | Jeff Fultz | Ford | 179.330 | 30.112 |
| 51 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | 177.212 | 30.472 |
| 52 | 80 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | 171.141 | 31.553 |
| WD | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 |