2004 Aaron's 312

Race 8 of 34

Talladega
117 laps
Time of race: 2:16:31
Average speed of winner: 136.783 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 21 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Bowyer pole, Hornaday 1-10, K. Wallace 11-16, Earnhardt, Jr. 17-18, R. Gordon 19-34, Sauter 35, R. Gordon 36-39, Earnhardt, Jr. 40-41, R. Gordon 42-50, Truex 51-53, Biffle 54, Truex 55-56, R. Gordon 57-71, M. Wallace 72-73, Waltrip 74, R. Gordon 75, Busch 76-77, R. Gordon 78, Truex 79, Nemechek 80-83, Hornaday 84-94, Truex 95-117

Video links: Part 1 (Opening ceremonies), Part 2 (Start/1st caution), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 (2nd caution), Part 6, Part 7 (3rd caution), Part 8 (Big One), Part 9 (5th caution), Part 10 (Finish), Part 11 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Martin Truex, Jr.	8	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker	Chevrolet			183.522	117	4	29	running	53135	185
2	10	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	81	Taco Bell	Chevrolet			182.738	117	2	4	running	31750	175
3	2	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	2	ACDelco	Chevrolet			183.737	117	2	21	running	46415	170
4	13	Kyle Busch	5	Lowe's/Briggs & Stratton	Chevrolet			181.863	117	1	2	running	40685	165
5	6	Jason Leffler	00	Haas Automation	Chevrolet			183.164	117	0	0	running	32255	155
6	24	Kenny Wallace	23	Stacker 2	Chevrolet			180.570	117	1	6	running	27585	155
7	4	Robby Gordon	55	Fruit of the Loom	Chevrolet			183.494	117	6	46	running	20985	156
8	11	Michael Waltrip	99	Aaron's 312	Chevrolet			182.133	117	1	1	running	19535	147
9	14	David Green	37	Timber Wolf	Chevrolet			181.653	117	0	0	running	30510	138
10	12	Joe Nemechek	87	Cellular One	Chevrolet			181.984	117	1	4	running	19685	139
11	27	Mike Wallace	4	GEICO/Sport Clips	Ford			180.213	117	1	2	running	26010	135
12	29	Jason Keller	22	Sport Clips	Ford			179.926	117	0	0	running	29135	127
13	40	Casey Atwood	14	U.S. Navy	Chevrolet			provisional	117	0	0	running	23840	124
14	7	Robert Pressley	47	Clorox/Wisk	Ford			183.164	117	0	0	running	23385	121
15	17	C.W. Smith	67	Panasonic Triple Play Plus	Chevrolet			181.007	117	0	0	running	18610	118
16	8	Paul Menard	33	Menards/Turtle Wax Platinum	Chevrolet			183.098	117	0	0	running	21955	115
17	22	Ashton Lewis	46	Lewis Motorsports	Chevrolet			180.689	117	0	0	running	21830	112
18	25	Steve Grissom	36	Tucson/DCT Motorsports	Chevrolet			180.540	117	0	0	running	21705	109
19	36	David Keith	95	Sadler Racing	Ford			178.790	117	0	0	running	17560	106
20	35	Kim Crosby	51	Boudreaux's Butt Paste	Dodge			178.870	117	0	0	running	18185	103
21	26	Greg Biffle	60	Charter Communications	Ford			180.438	117	1	1	running	17260	105
22	1	Clint Bowyer	21	Reese's Peanut Butter Cups	Chevrolet			184.253	117	0	0	running	21310	97
23	21	Stacy Compton	59	Kingsford/Bush's Beans	Ford			180.764	116	0	0	running	21310	94
24	15	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	25	U.S. Marine Corps	Ford			181.491	115	0	0	accident	26355	91
25	20	Tracy Hines	6	Ragu	Dodge			180.799	115	0	0	accident	16785	88
26	19	Tony Raines	74	Outdoor Channel	Chevrolet			180.819	115	0	0	accident	20580	85
27	31	Larry Hollenbeck	62	SWAT Fitness/Shanks on Ice	Chevrolet			179.339	115	0	0	running	16435	82
28	42	Tina Gordon	10	Sticks 'N' Stuff	Chevrolet			provisional	114	0	0	running	23815	79
29	33	Justin Ashburn	16	Fikes Automotive.com/31-W	Chevrolet			179.058	114	0	0	running	16185	76
30	28	Hermie Sadler	02	Zapf Creation	Pontiac			179.966	113	0	0	running	20080	73
31	16	Johnny Sauter	27	Kleenex/Winn-Dixie	Chevrolet			181.467	112	1	1	running	15910	75
32	43	Jimmy Kitchens	39	Yahoo!	Ford			provisional	112	0	0	running	15850	67
33	30	Donnie Neuenberger	77	University of Maryland/BG Products	Ford			179.477	111	0	0	running	15815	64
34	37	Randy MacDonald	72	MacDonald Motorsports	Chevrolet			178.770	109	0	0	engine	17775	61
35	38	Mike Harmon	24	Quality Plus Services	Chevrolet			178.241	106	0	0	accident	15740	58
36	23	Johnny Benson, Jr.	1	Miccosukee Resorts	Dodge			180.625	101	0	0	accident	25225	55
37	39	Tim Fedewa	12	Supercuts	Chevrolet			provisional	99	0	0	accident	19690	52
38	9	Kasey Kahne	38	Great Clips	Dodge			182.748	99	0	0	accident	15635	49
39	5	Mike Bliss	20	Rockwell Automation	Chevrolet			183.266	99	0	0	accident	19620	46
40	18	David Stremme	32	TrimSpa X32	Dodge			180.997	78	0	0	accident	17565	43
41	41	Derrike Cope	49	Advil	Ford			provisional	76	0	0	running	17530	40
42	32	Jeff Fuller	88	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet			179.306	49	0	0	handling	20995	37
43	34	Rick Markle	68	Markle Motorsports	Chevrolet			178.894	30	0	0	handling	15455	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Michael Waltrip	1180	8	0	1	3	6
2	David Green	1163	8	0	0	3	7
3	Martin Truex, Jr.	1153	8	2	2	4	5
4	Kyle Busch	1137	8	2	0	3	5
5	Robby Gordon	1118	8	0	0	3	5
6	Jason Keller	1051	8	0	0	0	3
7	Johnny Sauter	988	8	0	0	2	3
8	Bobby Hamilton, Jr.	961	8	0	0	2	3
9	Ron Hornaday, Jr.	954	8	0	0	1	4
10	Jason Leffler	937	8	0	0	1	4
11	Tim Fedewa	914	8	0	0	0	1
12	Kenny Wallace	888	8	0	0	0	1
13	Greg Biffle	887	8	1	1	2	3
14	Johnny Benson, Jr.	884	8	1	0	1	4
15	Mike Bliss	867	8	1	0	0	2
16	Robert Pressley	833	8	0	0	0	0
17	David Stremme	826	8	0	0	2	3
18	Casey Atwood	810	8	0	0	0	1
19	Stacy Compton	803	8	0	0	0	0
20	Kasey Kahne	792	8	0	0	2	2
21	Kevin Harvick	790	5	0	1	4	4
22	Paul Menard	779	8	0	0	0	0
23	Ashton Lewis	764	8	0	0	0	0
24	Mike Wallace	757	8	0	0	0	1
25	Joe Nemechek	685	6	0	0	0	3