Auto Club 500

California Speedway — May 2, 2004

Jeff Gordon

Winner

250

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jeff Gordon won the 2004 Auto Club 500 at California Speedway on May 2, 2004, leading 81 of 250 laps. Jimmie Johnson finished second; Ryan Newman rounded out the podium. The race featured 15 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, May 2, 2004

Track

California Speedway

Season

2004

Winner

Jeff Gordon

Leaders

15 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	16	+15	Jeff Gordon		250	—	Running	81	190
2	19	+17	Jimmie Johnson		250	—	Running	37	175
3	7	+4	Ryan Newman	Dodge	250	—	Running	2	170
4	25	+21	Matt Kenseth		250	—	Running	11	165
5	27	+22	Bobby Labonte		250	—	Running	—	155
6	5	-1	Brendan Gaughan	Dodge	250	—	Running	1	155
7	29	+22	Terry Labonte		250	—	Running	—	146
8	13	+5	Casey Mears	Dodge	250	—	Running	—	142
9	24	+15	Kevin Harvick		250	—	Running	3	143
10	15	+5	Ward Burton	Dodge	250	—	Running	—	134
11	26	+15	Mark Martin		250	—	Running	—	130
12	23	+11	Robby Gordon		250	—	Running	—	127
13	1	-12	Kasey Kahne		250	—	Running	77	129
14	20	+6	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	249	—	Running	1	126
15	12	-3	Jamie McMurray	Dodge	249	—	Running	—	118
16	11	-5	Tony Stewart		249	—	Running	—	115
17	35	+18	Ricky Rudd		249	—	Running	—	112
18	34	+16	Ricky Craven		249	—	Running	—	109
19	10	-9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.		249	—	Running	—	106
20	32	+12	Ken Schrader	Dodge	249	—	Running	1	108
21	37	+16	Johnny Sauter	Dodge	249	—	Running	—	100
22	14	-8	Elliott Sadler		249	—	Running	—	97
23	21	-2	Kurt Busch		249	—	Running	—	94
24	31	+7	Dale Jarrett		249	—	Running	—	91
25	4	-21	Scott Riggs		249	—	Running	—	88
26	30	+4	Jeff Burton		249	—	Running	—	85
27	8	-19	Sterling Marlin	Dodge	249	—	Running	—	82
28	2	-26	Joe Nemechek		249	—	Running	2	84
29	6	-23	Brian Vickers		248	—	Running	1	81
30	39	+9	Scott Wimmer	Dodge	248	—	Running	—	73
31	36	+5	Derrike Cope	Dodge	248	—	Running	—	70
32	17	-15	Michael Waltrip		245	—	Running	—	67
33	18	-15	Greg Biffle		223	—	Running	28	69
34	41	+7	Todd Bodine		209	—	DNF	1	66
35	9	-26	Rusty Wallace	Dodge	193	—	DNF	—	58
36	38	+2	Morgan Shepherd	Dodge	163	—	DNF	1	60
37	3	-34	Jeff Green	Dodge	147	—	DNF	—	52
38	22	-16	Jimmy Spencer	Dodge	127	—	DNF	3	54
39	28	-11	Kyle Petty	Dodge	40	—	DNF	—	46
40	43	+3	Stanton Barrett		20	—	DNF	—	43
41	40	-1	Hermie Sadler		20	—	DNF	—	40
42	42	—	Kirk Shelmerdine		5	—	DNF	—	37
43	33	-10	Joe Ruttman		2	—	DNF	—	34