2004 Aaron's 499

Race 9 of 36

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:51:53
Average speed of winner: 129.396 mph
Margin of victory: under caution
Lead changes: 54 among 24 drivers
Cautions: 11 for 55 laps
Fastest lap: Jamie McMurray
Lap leaders: Rudd pole, Waltrip 1-2, Nemechek 3-4, Martin 5-10, Earnhardt, Jr. 11-14, Marlin 15-16, Earnhardt, Jr. 17, Busch 18, Mears 19-23, Newman 24, R. Gordon 25-30, J. Gordon 31-35, Jarrett 36, J. Gordon 37-39, Earnhardt, Jr. 40-43, Stewart 44-45, Earnhardt, Jr. 46, Harvick 47-49, Earnhardt, Jr. 50-53, Johnson 54-55, Earnhardt, Jr. 56, Vickers 57-58, Waltrip 59-68, Jarrett 69, R. Gordon 70-77, J. Gordon 78, Harvick 79-81, Earnhardt, Jr. 82-84, Jarrett 85, Spencer 86, Wimmer 87-88, Harvick 89-94, B. Labonte 95, McClure 96, Earnhardt, Jr. 97-113, McMurray 114-115, Sadler 116, R. Gordon 117-120, Waltrip 121, McMurray 122-123, Johnson 124-131, Nemechek 132, Johnson 133-135, Earnhardt, Jr. 136-137, Johnson 138-144, Stewart 145-148, Biffle 149, T. Labonte 150, Spencer 151, R. Gordon 152-155, Johnson 156-160, Earnhardt, Jr. 161-179, Harvick 180-181, Earnhardt, Jr. 182, J. Gordon 183-188

Race notes: Last pole for Ricky Rudd. Debut for Eric McClure.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont/Pepsi	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis	189.395	188	4	15	running	320258	185
2	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.	190.336	188	11	57	running	241433	180
3	14	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier	189.182	188	4	14	running	185808	170
4	8	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus	189.661	188	5	25	running	139655	165
5	21	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Chris Andrews	188.775	188	4	22	running	139927	160
6	6	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson	189.906	188	1	6	running	108380	155
7	25	Jeff Burton	99	Roundup	Ford	Roush	Osborne	188.874	188	0	0	running	126572	146
8	16	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge	189.085	188	1	5	running	108205	147
9	33	Jamie McMurray	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo	188.215	188	2	4	running	115705	143
10	19	Bobby Labonte	18	Wellbutrin XL	Chevrolet	Gibbs	McSwain	188.857	188	1	1	running	126313	139
11	17	Ryan Newman	12	Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland	188.969	188	1	1	running	123592	135
12	2	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe	190.974	188	3	13	running	112301	132
13	20	Brendan Gaughan	77	Kodak Easy Share	Dodge	Penske	Shane Wilson	188.775	188	0	0	running	89015	124
14	29	Johnny Sauter	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin	188.300	188	0	0	running	86935	121
15	18	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard/Subway	Ford	Roush	Richert	188.913	188	1	1	running	86480	123
16	7	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Ford	189.872	188	3	3	running	106957	120
17	1	Ricky Rudd	21	Keep It Genuine	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leslie	191.180	188	0	0	running	106281	112
18	30	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard	188.285	188	1	2	running	96885	114
19	15	Jeff Green	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Putnam	189.103	188	0	0	running	95845	106
20	23	Jimmy Spencer	4	Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier	188.641	188	2	2	running	87335	108
21	38	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis	187.838	188	0	0	running	90095	100
22	37	Tony Stewart	20	Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli	187.912	188	2	6	running	114353	102
23	40	Ken Schrader	49	Schwan's Home Service	Dodge	BAM	Eggleston	187.386	188	0	0	running	70265	94
24	28	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	Dodge	Petty	Steadman	188.430	188	0	0	running	77949	91
25	13	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long	189.230	188	1	1	running	96930	93
26	35	Eric McClure	04	77 Sports.com/I Can Learn	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure		188.019	188	1	1	running	65175	90
27	39	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo	187.728	188	1	2	running	75620	87
28	12	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott	189.253	185	1	1	running	102903	84
29	34	Johnny Benson, Jr.	09	Miccosukee Resort	Dodge	Finch	Pitts	188.148	151	0	0	suspension	63910	76
30	26	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Baldwin	188.545	150	0	0	running	97080	73
31	9	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall	189.522	146	1	2	overheating	99050	75
32	4	Joe Nemechek	01	U.S. Army	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton	190.109	146	2	3	engine	71500	72
33	32	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Larry Carter	188.270	144	0	0	running	107108	64
34	5	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline	Chevrolet	MB2	Randolph	190.019	144	0	0	running	89322	61
35	36	Kerry Earnhardt	33	Bass Pro Shops	Chevrolet	Childress	Martin	187.927	114	0	0	accident	63005	58
36	22	Kurt Busch	97	Sharpie	Ford	Roush	Fennig	188.708	82	1	1	accident	82875	60
37	27	Kenny Wallace	00	Aaron's Sales & Lease	Chevrolet	Michael Waltrip	Garone	188.515	82	0	0	accident	62700	52
38	41	Derrike Cope	50	Arnold Development Co.	Dodge	Don Arnold	Hillman	187.042	82	0	0	accident	62350	49
39	42	Dave Blaney	23	Bill Davis Racing	Dodge	Bill Davis		187.291	81	0	0	accident	62150	46
40	10	Ward Burton	0	NetZero Hi-Speed	Chevrolet	Haas	Furr	189.406	66	0	0	engine	61900	43
41	43	Morgan Shepherd	89	Carter Dispos-all	Dodge	Shepherd	Troy Kelly	183.056	65	0	0	transmission	61705	40
42	31	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser	188.270	59	0	0	engine	112298	37
43	24	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Chevrolet	PPI	Charpentier	188.641	7	0	0	engine	69581	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	1347	9	0	2	6	7
2	Jimmie Johnson	1253	9	0	1	5	6
3	Jeff Gordon	1236	9	1	1	2	7
4	Kurt Busch	1222	9	0	1	1	5
5	Matt Kenseth	1192	9	0	2	3	6
6	Kevin Harvick	1173	9	0	0	3	4
7	Tony Stewart	1169	9	0	0	2	4
8	Elliott Sadler	1153	9	0	1	2	4
9	Ryan Newman	1129	9	3	0	3	5
10	Bobby Labonte	1110	9	1	0	2	4
11	Jamie McMurray	1082	9	0	0	2	6
12	Kasey Kahne	1080	9	2	0	4	4
13	Rusty Wallace	1074	9	0	1	3	5
14	Sterling Marlin	1030	9	0	0	2	3
15	Mark Martin	1005	9	0	0	1	3
16	Jeremy Mayfield	980	9	0	0	1	2
17	Dale Jarrett	975	9	0	0	0	3
18	Casey Mears	951	9	0	0	0	3
19	Joe Nemechek	930	9	0	0	0	1
20	Greg Biffle	926	9	1	0	0	1
21	Scott Wimmer	909	9	0	0	1	1
22	Robby Gordon	906	9	0	0	2	2
23	Johnny Sauter	865	9	0	0	0	0
24	Terry Labonte	865	9	0	0	0	0
25	Ward Burton	854	9	0	0	0	1