# 2004 Pop Secret 500

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 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the twenty-fifth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. Elliott Sadler of 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 second-place finish of the season. And this was the first NASCAR Cup Series Start 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 | # | DRIVER | SPONSOR / OWNER | CAR | LAPS | MONEY | STATUS | LED | PTS |
| 1 | 17 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 250 | 279398 | running | 59 | 185 |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 190315 | running | 39 | 175 |
| 3 | 11 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 144450 | running | 65 | 175 |
| 4 | 23 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 250 | 124500 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel / Sony Handycam (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 250 | 154367 | running | 2 | 160 |
| 6 | 19 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Shop Rat (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 136792 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 250 | 121437 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 25 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 250 | 124642 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 35 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 128612 | running | 8 | 143 |
| 10 | 26 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 250 | 131808 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 4 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin Industrial Tools / Sharpie (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 114700 | running | 7 | 135 |
| 12 | 10 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 250 | 108425 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 1 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC Financial Services (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 107625 | running | 44 | 129 |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Tool World (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 103800 | running | 1 | 126 |
| 15 | 34 | 30 | Jeff Burton | America Online (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 96200 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 2 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 250 | 110900 | running | 9 | 120 |
| 17 | 20 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 250 | 111556 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 33 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 127978 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 15 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 110775 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 37 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Wellbutrin XL (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 250 | 127033 | running | 0 | 103 |
| 21 | 38 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | CAT Dealers (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 250 | 103875 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 30 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Smirnoff Ice / DeWalt (Jack Roush) | Ford | 250 | 129803 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 21 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 250 | 115606 | running | 10 | 99 |
| 24 | 18 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Carquest (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 250 | 78250 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 3 | 98 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's (Bill Elliott) | Dodge | 250 | 77925 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 31 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 250 | 114325 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 13 | 43 | Jeff Green | Pop Secret (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 250 | 106935 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 250 | 116238 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 6 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target House (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 249 | 90750 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 36 | 36 | Boris Said | Centrix Financial (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 249 | 77700 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 39 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero / Fear Factor (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 248 | 80150 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 41 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 247 | 79600 | running | 1 | 72 |
| 33 | 40 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 231 | 77050 | engine | 1 | 69 |
| 34 | 12 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Budweiser True Music / Dave Matthews (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 231 | 125103 | crash | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 28 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 225 | 85339 | engine | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 213 | 84900 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 209 | 124228 | engine | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 24 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 207 | 84800 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 29 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Bill Davis Racing (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 173 | 76740 | transmission | 4 | 51 |
| 40 | 43 | 96 | Derrike Cope | Mach One Inc. (William Edwards) | Ford | 154 | 76690 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 32 | 11 | J.J. Yeley | Vigoro / Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 32 | 76640 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 22 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Kodak Easy Share / Jasper (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 32 | 84585 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 42 | 50 | Jeff Fuller | Arnold Development Companies (Don Arnold) | Dodge | 5 | 75875 | overheating | 0 | 34 |
| Failed to qualify or withdrew |||||||||||
| POS | NAME | NBR | SPONSOR | OWNER | CAR | | | | | |
| 44 | Kevin Lepage | 37 | Woodward | John Carter | Dodge | | | | | |
| 45 | Hermie Sadler | 02 | SCORE Motorsports | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 46 | Mike Wallace | 35 | Gary Keller Racing | Gary Keller | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| 47 | Morgan Shepherd | 89 | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | | | | | |
| 48 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 72 | Freddie B's | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | | | | | |
| WD | Joe Ruttman | 09 | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | James Finch | Dodge | | | | | |
| WD | Damon Lusk | 62 | SWAT Fitness Club | Larry Hollenbeck | Chevrolet | | | | | |
| WD | Tony Raines | 92 | Broadway Motors | Bob Jenkins | Ford | | | | | |
| WD | Steve Grissom | 93 | Global Industrial Contractors | Pat Whitener | Chevrolet | | | | | |

## Race statistics

* Time of race: 3:53:47
* Average Speed: 128.324 miles per hour (206.517 km/h)
* Pole Speed: 187.417
* Cautions: 11 for 51 laps
* Margin of Victory: 0.263
* Lead changes: 29
* Percent of race run under caution: 20.4%
* Average green flag run: 16.6 laps