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infobox-table vevent" style="width: 28em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">2004 Brickyard 400 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 21 of 36 in the <a href="/wiki/2004_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup_Series" title="2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series">2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series</a> season</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2004_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="2004 Brickyard 400 program cover"><img alt="2004 Brickyard 400 program cover" 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href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Speedway,_Indiana" title="Speedway, Indiana">Speedway, Indiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />2.5 mi (4.023 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 161 laps, 402.5 mi (647.76 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Scheduled Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Mild with temperatures approaching 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 115.037 miles per hour (185.134 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 124</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 24</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Bestwick" title="Allen Bestwick">Allen Bestwick</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wally_Dallenbach_Jr." title="Wally Dallenbach Jr.">Wally Dallenbach Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Benny_Parsons" title="Benny Parsons">Benny Parsons</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>2004 Brickyard 400</b>, the 11th running of the <a href="/wiki/Brickyard_400" title="Brickyard 400">event</a>, was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">Nextel Cup Series</a> race held on August 8, 2004, at <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Speedway,_Indiana" title="Speedway, Indiana">Speedway, Indiana</a>. Contested at 161 laps – extended from 160 laps due to a <a href="/wiki/Green%E2%80%93white%E2%80%93checker_finish" class="mw-redirect" title="Green–white–checker finish">green–white–checker finish</a> – on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the <a href="/wiki/2004_in_NASCAR_Nextel_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 in NASCAR Nextel Cup">2004</a> <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Sprint_Cup_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprint Cup Series">NEXTEL Cup Series</a> season. <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a> won the race. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Brickyard_400&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ims_aerial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ims_aerial.jpg/220px-Ims_aerial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ims_aerial.jpg/330px-Ims_aerial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ims_aerial.jpg/440px-Ims_aerial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3410" data-file-height="1448" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Motor_Speedway" title="Indianapolis Motor Speedway">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>, the track where the race was held.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Indianapolis Motor Speedway</b>, located in <a href="/wiki/Speedway,_Indiana" title="Speedway, Indiana">Speedway, Indiana</a>, (an <a href="/wiki/Enclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Enclave">enclave</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>) in the United States, is the home of the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_500" title="Indianapolis 500">Indianapolis 500</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Brickyard_400" title="Brickyard 400">Brickyard 400</a>. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Indianapolis" title="Downtown Indianapolis">Downtown Indianapolis</a>. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is 2.5 miles (4.023 km) long. The track's turns are <a href="/wiki/Banked_turn" title="Banked turn">banked</a> at 9 <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a>, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Brickyard_400&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the first time in Nextel Cup Series history, the <a href="/wiki/Green-white-checker_finish" class="mw-redirect" title="Green-white-checker finish">Green-white-checker finish</a> rule caused a race to be extended, in this case for one additional lap. On the extra lap, <a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a> blew a tire, <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a> hit the wall, then <a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a> suffered tire failures. <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a> retained the lead to become the first four-time winner of the Brickyard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_results">Race results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_Brickyard_400&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Race results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Manufacturer </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Gordon" title="Jeff Gordon">Jeff Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hendrick_Motorsports" title="Hendrick Motorsports">Hendrick Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>88</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Jarrett" title="Dale Jarrett">Dale Jarrett</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Yates_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Yates Racing">Robert Yates Racing</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>38</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elliott_Sadler" title="Elliott Sadler">Elliott Sadler</a></td> <td>Robert Yates Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kasey_Kahne" title="Kasey Kahne">Kasey Kahne</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Evernham_Motorsports" title="Evernham Motorsports">Evernham Motorsports</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dodge" title="Dodge">Dodge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Stewart" title="Tony Stewart">Tony Stewart</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gibbs_Racing" title="Joe Gibbs Racing">Joe Gibbs Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greg_Biffle" title="Greg Biffle">Greg Biffle</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roush_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Roush Racing">Roush Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>42</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McMurray" title="Jamie McMurray">Jamie McMurray</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chip_Ganassi_Racing" title="Chip Ganassi Racing">Chip Ganassi Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Harvick" title="Kevin Harvick">Kevin Harvick</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>91</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Elliott" title="Bill Elliott">Bill Elliott</a></td> <td>Evernham Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>97</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kurt_Busch" title="Kurt Busch">Kurt Busch</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Mayfield" title="Jeremy Mayfield">Jeremy Mayfield</a></td> <td>Evernham Motorsports</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>99</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burton" title="Jeff Burton">Jeff Burton</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Wallace" title="Rusty Wallace">Rusty Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penske-Jasper_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Penske-Jasper Racing">Penske-Jasper Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Green_(racing_driver)" title="Jeff Green (racing driver)">Jeff Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Petty_Enterprises" title="Petty Enterprises">Petty Enterprises</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Labonte" title="Bobby Labonte">Bobby Labonte</a></td> <td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matt_Kenseth" title="Matt Kenseth">Matt Kenseth</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>01</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Nemechek" title="Joe Nemechek">Joe Nemechek</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/MBV_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="MBV Motorsports">MBV Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>49</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ken_Schrader" title="Ken Schrader">Ken Schrader</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/BAM_Racing" title="BAM Racing">BAM Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Spencer_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)">Jimmy Spencer</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morgan-McClure_Motorsports" class="mw-redirect" title="Morgan-McClure Motorsports">Morgan-McClure Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip" title="Michael Waltrip">Michael Waltrip</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt,_Inc." title="Dale Earnhardt, Inc.">Dale Earnhardt, Inc.</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>30</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Blaney" title="Dave Blaney">Dave Blaney</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Childress_Racing" title="Richard Childress Racing">Richard Childress Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robby_Gordon" title="Robby Gordon">Robby Gordon</a></td> <td>Richard Childress Racing</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td>45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Petty" title="Kyle Petty">Kyle Petty</a></td> <td>Petty Enterprises</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Craven" title="Ricky Craven">Ricky Craven</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/PPI_Motorsports" title="PPI Motorsports">PPI Motorsports</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Martin" title="Mark Martin">Mark Martin</a></td> <td>Roush Racing</td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Casey_Mears" title="Casey Mears">Casey Mears</a></td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Earnhardt_Jr." title="Dale Earnhardt Jr.">Dale Earnhardt Jr.</a></td> <td>Dale Earnhardt, Inc.</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Rudd" title="Ricky Rudd">Ricky Rudd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers Racing</a></td> <td>Ford </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Vickers" title="Brian Vickers">Brian Vickers</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Raines" title="Tony Raines">Tony Raines</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davis_Racing" title="Bill Davis Racing">Bill Davis Racing</a></td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Newman_(racing_driver)" title="Ryan Newman (racing driver)">Ryan Newman</a></td> <td>Penske-Jasper Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wimmer" title="Scott Wimmer">Scott Wimmer</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Bill Davis Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td>40</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sterling_Marlin" title="Sterling Marlin">Sterling Marlin</a></td> <td>Chip Ganassi Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Wallace" title="Kenny Wallace">Kenny Wallace</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Waltrip_Racing" title="Michael Waltrip Racing">Michael Waltrip Racing</a></td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td>77</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Gaughan" title="Brendan Gaughan">Brendan Gaughan</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>Penske-Jasper Racing</td> <td>Dodge </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>48</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Johnson" title="Jimmie Johnson">Jimmie Johnson</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Riggs" title="Scott Riggs">Scott Riggs</a> <b>(R)</b></td> <td>MBV Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Labonte" title="Terry Labonte">Terry Labonte</a></td> <td>Hendrick Motorsports</td> <td>Chevrolet </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ward_Burton" title="Ward Burton">Ward Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haas_CNC_Racing" 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