2004 EA Sports 500
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Date
October 3, 2004
Official name
EA Sports 500
Location
Talladega, Alabama, U.S.
Course
Talladega Superspeedway
| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 2004 EA Sports 500 program cover, based on the cover for the NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup video game | |||
| Date | October 3, 2004 | ||
| Official name | EA Sports 500 | ||
| Location | Talladega, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Course | Talladega Superspeedway | ||
| Course length | 2.66 miles (4.28 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.801 km) | ||
| Average speed | 156.929 miles per hour (252.553 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 150,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | MB2 Motorsports | ||
| Time | 50.202 sec (190.749 mph, 306.981 km/h) | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Laps | 78 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Bill Weber, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
The 2004 EA Sports 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race that took place on October 3, 2004, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. It was the 29th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the third in the ten-race, season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup.