2004 Sylvania 300

Race 27 of 36

Loudon
300 laps
Time of race: 2:53:31
Average speed of winner: 109.753 mph
Margin of victory: 2.488 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 12 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 30 laps
Fastest lap: Kurt Busch
Lap leaders: J. Gordon 1-11, Stewart 12-27, J. Gordon 28-37, Kahne 38-65, Waltrip 66-104, Mears 105-111, E. Sadler 112-131, Kahne 132-134, Busch 135-183, Earnhardt, Jr. 184-185, Busch 186-255, Newman 256-259, McMurray 260, Harvick 261, Johnson 262-264, Busch 265-300

Race notes: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. took the points lead from Jeff Gordon.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Kurt Busch	97	IRWIN Industrial Tools	Ford	Roush	Fennig		300	3	155	running	237225	190
2	5	Matt Kenseth	17	DeWalt Power Tools	Ford	Roush	Reiser		300	0	0	running	175108	170
3	3	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	8	Budweiser	Chevrolet	DEI	Eury, Sr.		300	1	2	running	155158	170
4	12	Kasey Kahne	9	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Baldwin		300	2	31	running	131700	165
5	11	Jamie McMurray	42	Texaco/Havoline	Dodge	Ganassi	Wingo		300	1	1	running	92400	160
6	25	Joe Nemechek	01	USG Sheetrock	Chevrolet	MB2	Ryan Pemberton		300	0	0	running	105725	150
7	1	Jeff Gordon	24	DuPont	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Loomis		300	2	21	running	116478	151
8	6	Elliott Sadler	38	M&M's	Ford	Yates	Todd Parrott		300	1	20	running	107333	147
9	16	Michael Waltrip	15	NAPA	Chevrolet	DEI	Labbe		300	1	39	running	103956	143
10	14	Kevin Harvick	29	GM Goodwrench	Chevrolet	Childress	Berrier		300	1	1	running	109778	139
11	2	Jimmie Johnson	48	Lowe's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Knaus		300	1	3	running	86800	135
12	19	Sterling Marlin	40	Coors Light	Dodge	Ganassi	McCall		300	0	0	running	103200	127
13	8	Mark Martin	6	Viagra	Ford	Roush	Tryson		300	0	0	running	78425	124
14	17	Rusty Wallace	2	Miller Lite	Dodge	Penske	Larry Carter		300	0	0	running	108533	121
15	26	Jeff Burton	30	America Online	Chevrolet	Childress	Hamlin		300	0	0	running	77275	118
16	33	Ken Schrader	49	Schwan's Home Service	Dodge	BAM			300	0	0	running	67875	115
17	35	Ricky Craven	32	Tide	Chevrolet	PPI	Beam		299	0	0	running	89650	112
18	13	Bobby Labonte	18	Interstate Batteries	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Brandon Thomas		299	0	0	running	107333	109
19	31	Jeff Green	43	Cheerios/Betty Crocker	Dodge	Petty	Steadman		299	0	0	running	92000	106
20	21	Carl Edwards	99	Roush Racing	Ford	Roush	Osborne		299	0	0	running	100817	103
21	34	Kyle Petty	45	Georgia-Pacific/Brawny	Dodge	Petty	Henderson		299	0	0	running	78125	100
22	24	Brian Vickers	25	GMAC	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Sospenzo		298	0	0	running	72800	97
23	36	Todd Bodine	50	Yale Cancer Center	Dodge	Don Arnold	Hillman		298	0	0	running	65425	94
24	23	Terry Labonte	5	Kellogg's	Chevrolet	Hendrick	Long		298	0	0	running	90950	91
25	29	Ward Burton	0	NetZero	Chevrolet	Haas	Ingle		298	0	0	running	64285	88
26	30	Scott Riggs	10	Valvoline	Chevrolet	MB2	Randolph		298	0	0	running	88762	85
27	15	Dale Jarrett	88	UPS	Ford	Yates	Ford		297	0	0	running	94267	82
28	20	Greg Biffle	16	National Guard	Ford	Roush	Richert		297	0	0	running	70675	79
29	18	Casey Mears	41	Target	Dodge	Ganassi	Elledge		296	1	7	running	70390	81
30	32	Brendan Gaughan	77	Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans.	Dodge	Penske	Shane Wilson		296	0	0	running	67650	73
31	42	Hermie Sadler	02	SCORE Motorsports	Chevrolet	Hermie Sadler	Cope		295	0	0	running	59950	70
32	22	Robby Gordon	31	Cingular Wireless	Chevrolet	Childress	Chris Andrews		293	0	0	running	94417	67
33	10	Ryan Newman	12	Mobil 1/Alltel	Dodge	Penske	Borland		262	1	4	engine	105902	69
34	41	Mike Wallace	09	Miccosukee Resort	Dodge	Finch	Pitts		256	0	0	accident	59725	61
35	9	Jeremy Mayfield	19	Dodge Dealers/UAW	Dodge	Evernham	Francis		251	0	0	running	74989	58
36	27	Scott Wimmer	22	Caterpillar	Dodge	Bill Davis	Stoddard		207	0	0	accident	66410	55
37	28	Ricky Rudd	21	Motorcraft	Ford	Wood Brothers	McSwain		192	0	0	overheating	84306	52
38	38	Jimmy Spencer	4	Lucas Oil	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure	Carrier		121	0	0	suspension	58100	49
39	4	Tony Stewart	20	The Home Depot	Chevrolet	Gibbs	Zipadelli		83	1	16	accident	104813	51
40	40	Morgan Shepherd	89	Racing with Jesus/Red Line Oil	Dodge	Shepherd	Troy Kelly		81	0	0	too slow	57950	43
41	39	Geoff Bodine	98	Mach 1 Racing	Ford	Mach One	Steurer		50	0	0	ignition	57850	40
42	37	Kirk Shelmerdine	72	Vote for Bush	Ford	Shelmerdine	Phil Harris		30	0	0	too slow	57800	37
43	43	Ted Christopher	80	Commercial Truck & Trailer	Ford	Hover	Hover		17	0	0	engine	57959	34

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	5210	27	0	4	13	16
2	Kurt Busch	5210	27	0	3	5	13
3	Jeff Gordon	5201	27	6	5	11	19
4	Matt Kenseth	5200	27	0	2	8	16
5	Jimmie Johnson	5180	27	1	4	15	16
6	Elliott Sadler	5172	27	0	2	7	12
7	Mark Martin	5139	27	0	1	7	12
8	Tony Stewart	5086	27	0	2	9	13
9	Ryan Newman	5074	27	5	1	8	11
10	Jeremy Mayfield	5068	27	1	1	4	10
11	Jamie McMurray	3331	27	0	0	7	16
12	Kasey Kahne	3323	27	4	0	10	11
13	Kevin Harvick	3268	27	0	0	3	10
14	Bobby Labonte	3246	27	1	0	5	9
15	Dale Jarrett	3182	27	0	0	4	10
16	Michael Waltrip	2941	27	0	0	2	9
17	Rusty Wallace	2896	27	0	1	3	8
18	Sterling Marlin	2879	27	0	0	2	6
19	Jeff Burton	2864	27	0	0	2	4
20	Casey Mears	2843	27	2	0	1	8
21	Greg Biffle	2828	27	1	1	2	5
22	Robby Gordon	2781	27	0	0	2	5
23	Terry Labonte	2765	27	0	0	0	6
24	Joe Nemechek	2730	27	0	0	0	4
25	Brian Vickers	2722	27	2	0	0	3