2004_Auto_Club_500

2004 Auto Club 500

2004 Auto Club 500

Motor car race

The 2004 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on May 2, 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 tenth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Rookie Kasey Kahne of Evernham Motorsports won the pole, and Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.[2]

The layout of California Speedway, the venue where the race was held.
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Background

The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[3] The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.

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Qualifying

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*Driver would change to Joe Ruttman for the race.

Results

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References

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    2004 Auto Club 500 racing information at Racing Reference
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    "2004 Auto Club 500 race results". Racing-Reference. Archived from the original on 2021-04-28.
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    "Auto Club Speedway Track Facts". Auto Club Speedway. Archived from the original on 2010-08-24. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
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    "Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site". 2005-02-05. Archived from the original on 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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    "2004 Auto Club 500 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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    "Auto Club 500". www.ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
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