2004 BOXSCORE
Samsung/RadioShack 500
WINNER
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race No. 7 April 4, 2004 | 501 Miles - 334 Laps | Purse: $6,812,841
Elliott Sadler Finish Start Pos. Pos.
Race Recap
Elliott Sadler (No. 38 M&M’s Ford) ended a 108-race winless streak as he edged rookie Kasey Kahne by 0.028 of a second for the victory in the Samsung/RadioShack 500, marking the closest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish in Texas Motor Speedway history. Sadler, who started 19th, passed Jeff Gordon with 27 laps remaining and held off a charging Kahne for his second career win and first with Robert Yates Racing. Kahne dominated much of the race, leading 148 of 334 laps.
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Car No. Driver Team Laps
Total Money Won
Status
1 19 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 334 $507,733 Running 2 3 9 Kasey Kahne # Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 334 335,550 Running 3 9 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 334 253,178 Running 4 7 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 334 227,653 Running 5 10 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 334 174,883 Running 6 12 97 Kurt Busch IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 334 147,050 Running 7 6 41 Casey Mears Fuji Film/Target Dodge 334 117,875 Running 8 17 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Chevrolet 334 156,453 Running 9 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 334 126,475 Running 10 26 42 Jamie McMurray Texaco/Havoline Dodge 334 114,150 Running 11 20 23 Dave Blaney Batesville Speedway/BadBoy Mowers Dodge 334 101,950 Running 12 13 25 Brian Vickers # GMAC Chevrolet 333 107,950 Running 13 22 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench/Icebreakers Chevrolet 333 135,153 Running 14 5 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 333 104,925 Running 15 24 10 Scott Riggs # Valvoline Chevrolet 332 121,712 Running 16 25 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 332 145,103 Running 17 28 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 332 100,425 Running 18 11 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 332 121,842 Running 19 39 49 Ken Schrader Schwan’s Home Service Dodge 332 89,425 Running 20 41 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Chevrolet 332 124,981 Running 21 38 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 332 87,375 Running 22 29 21 Ricky Rudd Keep It Genuine Ford 332 110,981 Running 23 18 31 Robby Gordon Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 331 119,537 Running 24 37 30 Johnny Sauter # America Online Chevrolet 331 89,925 Running 25 1 18 Bobby Labonte Interstate Batteries Chevrolet 330 139,908 Running 26 14 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 330 111,925 Running 27 23 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 330 110,842 Running 28 40 32 Ricky Craven Tide Chevrolet 330 83,925 Running 29 42 4 Jimmy Spencer Featherlight Luxury Coaches Chevrolet 328 74,825 Running 30 35 14 Larry Foyt Smith ChryslerDodge/FtWorth HD Dodge 327 74,175 Running 31 4 16 Greg Biffle National Guard Ford 318 79,775 Engine 32 27 0 Ward Burton NetZero Hi-Speed Chevrolet 304 70,675 Running 33 32 22 Scott Wimmer # Caterpillar Dodge 294 78,500 Accident 34 21 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 293 76,475 Accident 35 33 43 Jeff Green Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 290 93,625 Engine 36 2 91 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge 273 72,350 Accident 37 31 50 Derrike Cope Arnold Development Co. Dodge 232 65,125 Drive Shaft 38 16 77 Brendan Gaughan # Kodak Easy Share Dodge 230 72,000 Engine 39 15 12 Ryan Newman ALLTEL Dodge 194 110,742 Accident 40 34 09 Johnny Benson Miccosukee Resorts Dodge 151 63,750 Rear End 41 30 5 Terry Labonte Kellogg’s/Delphi Chevrolet 119 90,385 Engine 42 43 72 Kirk Shelmerdine Freddie B’s Ford 8 63,525 Handling 43 36 98 Todd Bodine Lucas Oil Ford 5 63,634 Engine # Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contender Failed to Qualify: (4) - Kyle Busch (#84), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Andy Hillenburg (#80), Andy Belmont (#02) Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 216,000, Elliott Sadler won the Samsung/RadioShack 500 - his second career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory. Prior to the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped from their original starting positions to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #19 J. Mayfield (engine change), #22 S. Wimmer (engine change), #98 T. Bodine (engine change). Time of Race: 3 hours, 36 minutes, 30 seconds Average Speed: 138.845 mph Margin of Victory: .028 seconds Bud Pole Award: Bobby Labonte, #18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet (193.903 mph, 27.849 seconds) Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award: Kasey Kahne, #9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Caution Flags: 7 for 45 laps. 19-23 (Debris on Backstretch); 119-124 (Debris in Turn 4); 197-204 (Car #12-Accident, Turn 4); 267272 (Car #0-Spin, Backstretch); 277-283 (Car #91 - Accident, Turn 3); 285-291 (Cars #22, 19 & 25 - Accident, Frontstretch); 296-301 (Oil on track) Lap Leaders: 24 lead changes among 12 drivers. Bobby Labonte - pole, Bill Elliott 1-19, Joe Nemechek 20, Kyle Petty 21, Rusty Wallace 22-23, Sterling Marlin 24-37, Elliott 38-44, Marlin 45-48, Kasey Kahne 49-81, Elliott Sadler 82, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 83-84, Johnny Sauter 85, Kahne 86-120, Kurt Busch 121, Kahne 122-124, Sadler 125-144, Kahne 145-181, Jeff Gordon 182, Earnhardt 183184, Kahne 185-199, B. Labonte 200-204, Nemechek 205-236, Kahne 237-261, J. Gordon 262-307, Sadler 308-334. Lead Changes: 24 lead changes among 12 drivers.
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