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by just one car length (.081 of a second) in front of 90,000 fans. Nemechek won the pole position for the race at just over 180 miles per hour (290 km/h) during Friday's qualifying session. The race took three hours to complete and nine caution periods slowed the race for 39 laps. The race began
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Speedway awarded a grand total of $ 3,553,992 to all the drivers who qualified for this event ($ 5,732,972.3 when adjusted for inflation).
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1190:Chevy Rock and Roll 400
1095:Samsung/Radio Shack 500
1075:UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
1012:2004 UAW-GM Quality 500
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1100:Advance Auto Parts 500
369:Craftsman Truck Series
32:Race 30 of 36 in the
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1175:GFS Marketplace 400
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986:Previous race:
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27:Race details
1223:Banquet 400
1180:Sharpie 500
1155:Siemens 300
1105:Aaron's 499
1065:Daytona 500
1003:2004 season
818:Mark Martin
786:Jeff Gordon
499:Greg Biffle
357:Shane Hmiel
333:Race report
327:Greg Biffle
321:in NASCAR.
281:(3 & 4)
279:Mike Bagley
265:Barney Hall
1294:Categories
1233:Subway 500
1130:Pocono 500
1070:Subway 400
832:References
751:Kurt Busch
587:Kurt Busch
572:$ 110,675
544:$ 120,875
514:$ 147,825
484:$ 177,840
469:Ricky Rudd
454:$ 279,725
342:Ricky Rudd
323:Ricky Rudd
275:Dave Moody
231:Bill Weber
227:Announcers
116:Attendance
60:2004-10-10
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718:$ 82,375
690:$ 88,500
680:Chevrolet
660:$ 84,800
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444:Chevrolet
424:Winnings
1253:Ford 400
420:Laps led
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