The 2004 Pocono 500 was the 14th stock car race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Sunday, June 13, 2004, before a crowd of 90,000 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports would win the race under caution, after Jeff Burton blew an engine on lap 196. The win was Johnson's ninth NASCAR Nextel Cup Series career win and his third win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Jeremy Mayfield of Evernham Motorsports and Bobby Labonte of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2004 Pocono 500
Race details
Race 14 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series
The 2004 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart, winner of the 2003 Pocono 500.
The 2004 Pocono 500 program cover, featuring Tony Stewart, winner of the 2003 Pocono 500.
Date June 13, 2004
Official name 23rd Annual Pocono 500
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Average speed 112.129 miles per hour (180.454 km/h)
Attendance 90,000
Pole position
Driver Evernham Motorsports
Time 52.164
Most laps led
Driver Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 126
Winner
No. 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, Darrell Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet NetZero Hi Speed
00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet Buyer's Choice Auto Warranties
01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet U. S. Army
2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Miller Lite
02 Andy Belmont* SCORE Motorsports Pontiac ShowControl
4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Morgan–McClure Motorsports
5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Kellogg's
6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Viagra
8 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet Budweiser
9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet Valvoline
12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Alltel
15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts
16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford Pennzoil SUV, Truck, and Minivan
17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt Power Tools
18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet Interstate Batteries
19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge Dodge Dealers, UAW
20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet The Home Depot
21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford Motorcraft, U. S. Air Force
22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge Caterpillar
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont
25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services
29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet GM Goodwrench
30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet America Online
31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cingular Wireless
32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet Tide
37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge Carter's Royal Dispos-All
38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford M&M's
40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light
41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Target
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Texaco, Havoline
43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge Cheerios, Betty Crocker
45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge Georgia-Pacific Brawny
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's
49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge Schwan's Home Service
50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge Arnold Development Companies
51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet Negotiations Seminar
52 Stan Boyd* Rick Ware Racing Dodge Rick Ware Racing
72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford Freddie B's
77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge Kodak
80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer
88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford UPS
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge Racing With Jesus, Arnold Development Companies
94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet Husqvarna
97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford Irwin Industrial Tools
98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford Lucas Oil
99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Duke Children's Hospital
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would take place on Friday, June 11, at 11:20 AM EST, and would last for two hours.[2] Brian Vickers of Hendrick Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 52.254 and an average speed of 172.236 miles per hour (277.187 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.254 172.236
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.327 171.995
3 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.412 171.716
Official first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 9:30 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Mark Martin of Roush Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.731 and an average speed of 167.501 miles per hour (269.567 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 53.731 167.501
2 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 53.762 167.404
3 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 53.852 167.125
Official second practice results

Third and final practice

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The third and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Saturday, June 12, at 11:10 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a 53.681 and an average speed of 167.657 miles per hour (269.818 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 53.681 167.657
2 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 53.804 167.274
3 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.841 167.159
Official Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would occur on Friday, June 11, at 3:05 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time; the fastest of the two would count as their official qualifying lap.[2] Positions 1-38 would be decided on time, while positions 39-43 would be based on provisionals. Four spots are awarded by the use of provisionals based on owner's points. The fifth is awarded to a past champion who has not otherwise qualified for the race. If no past champ needs the provisional, the next team in the owner points will be awarded a provisional.[6]

Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 52.164 and an average speed of 172.533 miles per hour (277.665 km/h).[7]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Stanton Barrett and Andy Hillenburg.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 52.164 172.533
2 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.232 172.308
3 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 52.270 172.183
4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 52.360 171.887
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.379 171.825
6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.391 171.785
7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 52.406 171.736
8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 52.426 171.671
9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 52.484 171.481
10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.552 171.259
11 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 52.557 171.243
12 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 52.608 171.077
13 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.619 171.041
14 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.652 170.934
15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 52.673 170.865
16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.820 170.390
17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 52.823 170.380
18 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 52.827 170.367
19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 52.849 170.296
20 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.859 170.264
21 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 52.901 170.129
22 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 52.960 169.940
23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.973 169.898
24 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 53.069 169.590
25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 53.075 169.571
26 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 53.101 169.488
27 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 53.120 169.428
28 37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge 53.147 169.342
29 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.205 169.157
30 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 53.306 168.837
31 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 53.318 168.798
32 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 53.418 168.482
33 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 53.576 167.986
34 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 53.655 167.738
35 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.667 167.701
36 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 53.789 167.320
37 50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge 54.148 166.211
38 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 54.308 165.721
Provisionals
39 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford
40 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 55.540 162.045
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge
42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 55.097 163.348
43 98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 54.425 165.365
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet 54.322 165.679
45 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford 56.058 160.548
WD 02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac
WD 52 Stan Boyd Rick Ware Racing Dodge
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts Winnings
1 5 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 126 running 190 $186,950
2 7 19 Jeremy Mayfield Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 5 running 175 $149,495
3 17 18 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 200 1 running 170 $139,953
4 6 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 19 running 165 $132,858
5 27 97 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford 200 0 running 155 $95,600
6 16 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 200 0 running 150 $121,718
7 19 5 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 151 $96,640
8 13 31 Robby Gordon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 142 $98,377
9 14 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 138 $75,390
10 21 41 Casey Mears Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 200 0 running 134 $82,090
11 9 16 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Ford 200 2 running 135 $71,240
12 12 38 Elliott Sadler Robert Yates Racing Ford 200 0 running 127 $96,183
13 2 25 Brian Vickers Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 200 1 running 129 $71,215
14 1 9 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge 200 4 running 126 $107,990
15 32 43 Jeff Green Petty Enterprises Dodge 200 0 running 118 $87,740
16 40 10 Scott Riggs MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 115 $89,777
17 26 0 Ward Burton Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 112 $59,290
18 3 01 Joe Nemechek MBV Motorsports Chevrolet 200 10 running 114 $85,090
19 35 21 Ricky Rudd Wood Brothers Racing Ford 200 0 running 106 $84,696
20 23 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 103 $95,593
21 15 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 200 5 running 105 $105,918
22 37 50 P. J. Jones Arnold Motorsports Dodge 198 1 running 102 $57,790
23 33 4 Jimmy Spencer Morgan–McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 94 $68,890
24 39 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 196 0 engine 91 $90,632
25 18 49 Ken Schrader BAM Racing Dodge 196 0 running 88 $56,915
26 10 88 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford 195 2 engine 90 $88,082
27 8 20 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet 194 1 running 87 $100,393
28 43 98 Geoff Bodine Mach 1 Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 79 $53,465
29 29 30 Dave Blaney Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 191 0 running 76 $63,790
30 11 12 Ryan Newman Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 183 18 crash 78 $100,007
31 20 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 176 2 crash 75 $86,490
32 30 2 Rusty Wallace Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 167 0 crash 67 $96,673
33 22 15 Michael Waltrip Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 166 0 crash 64 $89,621
34 34 32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Chevrolet 152 0 engine 61 $68,829
35 24 22 Scott Wimmer Bill Davis Racing Dodge 125 0 crash 58 $60,265
36 4 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 112 2 engine 60 $60,065
37 25 45 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge 101 0 engine 52 $51,900
38 41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Dodge 71 0 handling 49 $51,785
39 31 77 Brendan Gaughan Penske-Jasper Racing Dodge 59 0 engine 46 $59,660
40 42 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Kirk Shelmerdine Racing Ford 42 0 wheel bearing 43 $51,505
41 38 00 Carl Long McGlynn Racing Chevrolet 39 0 crash 40 $51,365
42 28 37 Todd Bodine R&J Racing Dodge 11 0 overheating 37 $51,275
43 36 51 Kevin Lepage Competitive Edge Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 overheating 34 $51,459
Failed to qualify or withdrew
44 94 Stanton Barrett W. W. Motorsports Chevrolet
45 80 Andy Hillenburg Hover Motorsports Ford
WD 02 Andy Belmont SCORE Motorsports Pontiac
WD 52 Stan Boyd Rick Ware Racing Dodge
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Utter, Jim (June 13, 2004). "Johnson gets the win at Pocono as it gets weird near the end". ThatsRacin. Archived from the original on October 21, 2004. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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  4. ^ "NASCAR.com - Races - 2004 Pocono 1 Practice 2 Results". NASCAR.com. 2004-06-12. Archived from the original on 2005-04-06. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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  7. ^ "Kahne Sets Mark, Seizes Pocono 500 Pole". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
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