The 2004 Pop Secret 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on September 5, 2004, at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the 25th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler, driving for Robert Yates Racing, won the race.
The first fall race at California Speedway would be held on Labor Day weekend, bumping the Mountain Dew Southern 500 off as part of the 2004 NASCAR Realignment. Brian Vickers won the pole. Portions of this race were filmed for the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded. Rookie Kasey Kahne got his fifth 2nd-place finish of the season. This was the NASCAR Cup Series debut for J. J. Yeley.
Qualifying 1. Brian Vickers #25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 187.417 mph
2. Jeremy Mayfield #19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.364 mph
3. Bill Elliott #98 McDonalds Dodge Evernham Motorsports 186.307 mph
4. Kurt Busch #97 Sharpie/IRWIN FordR oush Racing 185.955 mph
5. Kasey Kahne #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Evernham Motorsports 185.816 mph
6. Casey Mears #41 Target House Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 185.802 mph
7. Greg Biffle #16 National Guard Ford Roush Racing 185.773 mph
8. Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 185.658 mph
9. Scott Riggs #10 Valvoline Chevrolet MBV Motorsports 185.557 mph
10. Joe Nemechek #01 US Army Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 185.553 mph
11. Mark Martin #6 Viagra Ford Roush Racing 185.529 mph
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 185.266 mph
13. Jeff Green #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge Petty Enterprises 185.261 mph
14. Ryan Newman #12 ALLTEL/Sony Handycam Dodge Penske Racing 185.180 mph
15. Terry Labonte #5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.810 mph
16. Jimmie Johnson #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.772 mph
17. Elliott Sadler #38 M&M's Ford Robert Yates Racing 184.431 mph
18. Kyle Busch #84 CARQUEST Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 184.374 mph
19. Carl Edwards #99 Shop Rat Ford Roush Racing 184.360 mph
20. Ricky Rudd #21 Motorcraft/US Air Force Ford Wood Brothers Racing 184.195 mph
21. Michael Waltrip #15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Dale Earnhardt Incorporated 184.135 mph
22. Brendan Gaughan #77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge Penske/Jasper Racing 184.106 mph
23. Jamie McMurray #42 Texaco Havoline Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 184.091 mph
24. Bobby Hamilton Jr #32 Tide Chevrolet PPI Motorsports 184.073 mph
25. Dale Jarrett #88 UPS Ford Robert Yates Racing 183.932 mph
26. Rusty Wallace #2 Miller Lite Dodge Penske Racing 183.899 mph
27. Kevin Harvick #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 183.734 mph
28. Kyle Petty #45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge Petty Enterprises 183.673 mph
29. Shane Hmiel #23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge Bill Davis Racing 183.613 mph
30. Matt Kenseth #17 DeWalt Ford Roush Racing 183.589 mph
31. Sterling Marlin #40 Coors Light Dodge Chip Ganassi Racing 183.486 mph
32. J J Yeley #11 Vigoro/Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 183.243 mph
33. Tony Stewart #20 Home Depot Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing183.206 mph
34. Jeff Burton # 30 America Online Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.987 mph
35. Robby Gordon #31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 182.788 mph
36. Boris Said #136 Centrix Financial Chevrolet MB2 Motorsports 182.778 mph
37. Bobby Labonte #18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet Joe Gibbs Racing 182.741 mph
38. Scott Wimmer #22 Caterpillar Dodge Bill Davis Racing 182.551 mph
39. Ward Burton #0 Netzero HiSpeed ChevroletHaas CNC Racing 182.131 mph (provisional)
40. Ken Schrader #49 Schwan's Home Service Dodge BAM Racing 181.369 mph (provisional)
41. Jimmy Spencer #4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Morgan-McClure Racing 182.209 mph (provisional)
42. Jeff Fuller #50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge Arnold Developments 180.991 mph (provisional)
43. Derrike Cope #96 Mach One Inc Ford William Edwards no time (provisional)
Did not qualify
44. Morgan Shepherd #89 Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil Dodge Cindy Shepherd 178.191 mph
45. Kirk Shelmerdine #72 Freddie B's Ford Kirk Shelmerdine 176.592 mph
46. Hermie Sadler #02 SCORE Motorsports Chevrolet Angela Sadler 179.730 mph
47. Kevin Lepage #37 Carter's Royal Dispos-all Dodge John Carter 180.591 mph
48. Mike Wallace #35 Gary Keller Racing Chevrolet Gary Keller Racing 179.368 mph
Results Pos St No. DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPoints 1 17 38 Elliott Sadler Ford250279398running59185 2 5 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge250190315running39175 3 11 6 Mark Martin Ford250144450running65175 4 23 42 Jamie McMurray Dodge250124500running0160 5 14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge250154367running2160 6 19 99 Carl Edwards Ford250136792running0150 7 9 10 Scott Riggs Chevrolet250121437running0146 8 25 88 Dale Jarrett Ford250124642running0142 9 35 31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet250128612running8143 10 26 2 Rusty Wallace Dodge250131808running013411497Kurt BuschFord250114700running7135121001Joe NemechekChevrolet250108425running012713125Brian VickersChevrolet250107625running44129141648Jimmie JohnsonChevrolet250103800running1126153430Jeff BurtonChevrolet25096200running011816219Jeremy MayfieldDodge250110900running9120172021Ricky RuddFord250111556running0112183320Tony StewartChevrolet250127978running010919155Terry LabonteChevrolet250110775running0106203718Bobby LabonteChevrolet250127033running0103213822Scott WimmerDodge250103875running0100223017Matt KensethFord250129803running097232115Michael WaltripChevrolet250115606running1099241884Kyle BuschChevrolet25078250running09125398Bill ElliottDodge25077925running088263140Sterling MarlinDodge250114325running085271343Jeff GreenDodge250106935running082282729Kevin HarvickChevrolet250116238running07929641Casey MearsDodge24990750running076303636Boris SaidChevrolet24977700running07331390Ward BurtonChevrolet24880150running07032414Jimmy SpencerChevrolet24779600running172334049Ken SchraderDodge23177050engine16934128Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevrolet231125103crash061352845Kyle PettyDodge22585339engine05836716Greg BiffleFord21384900crash05537824Jeff GordonChevrolet209124228engine052382432Bobby Hamilton Jr.Chevrolet20784800running049392923Shane HmielDodge17376740transmission451404396Derrike CopeFord15476690crash043413211J. J. YeleyChevrolet3276640crash040422277Brendan GaughanDodge3284585crash037434250Jeff FullerDodge575875overheating034Failed to qualify or withdrewPosNameNo.Car44Kevin Lepage37Dodge45Hermie Sadler02Chevrolet46Mike Wallace35Chevrolet47Morgan Shepherd89Dodge48Kirk Shelmerdine72FordWDJoe Ruttman09DodgeWDDamon Lusk62ChevroletWDTony Raines92FordWDSteve Grissom93Chevrolet
Race statistics Time of race: 3:53:47 Average speed: Pole speed: Cautions: 11 for 51 laps Margin of victory: 0.263 seconds Lead changes: 29 Percent of race run under caution: 20.4% Average green flag run: 16.6 laps
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