2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 Atlanta Motor Speedway (after 1997, before Atlanta International Speedway) | |||
| Date | October 31, 2004 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.540 miles (2.478 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 78.8 °F (26.0 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 145.847 mph (234.718 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske-Jasper Racing | ||
| Time | 28.939 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 227 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 4.2/10[2] | ||
The 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on October 31, 2004 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps, the race was the 33rd of the 36-race 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing won the pole, while Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Roush Racing teammates Mark Martin and Carl Edwards finished second and third, respectively. This was also 2017 Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr.'s first Cup Series start.
Background
[edit]
Atlanta Motor Speedway was formerly a 1.522 miles (2.449 km) oval[3] until 1997, when two doglegs were added and the track became 1.54 miles long and a quad-oval.[4] As of the 2014 season, the track is considered one of 16 intermediate tracks on the Cup schedule.[5]
One week after the plane crash prior to the Subway 500 that killed ten people, six of whom affiliated with Hendrick Motorsports,[6] the four teams replaced their standard hood designs with a decal of the ten people killed.[7]
59 cars were initially entered for the race, the most since the 1999 Daytona 500.[8] After the preliminary list was released, J. J. Yeley, Greg Sacks, Larry Hollenbeck, and Andy Belmont entered the race, while Carl Long and Derrike Cope withdrew.[9] Afterwards, Randy LaJoie replaced Larry Gunselman, and two days later, Cope replaced Stanton Barrett, and Mike Wallace replaced Jimmy Spencer.[8]
Entry list
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Brendan Gaughan went out for qualifying first, and Larry Foyt was the last driver to qualify.[10] Ryan Newman won the pole with a lap time of 28.939 seconds and speed of 191.575 miles per hour (308.310 km/h), his 26th career pole and second straight.[8] Joe Nemechek started second, followed by Elliott Sadler, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Gordon. Scott Riggs, Scott Wimmer, Kerry Earnhardt, Johnny Sauter, Hermie Sadler, Wallace, Cope, LaJoie, Sacks, Foyt, Kirk Shelmerdine, Morgan Shepherd, Belmont, Hollenbeck, and Kenny Wallace failed to qualify;[11] Wallace never made an attempt due to a battery failure.[12] Due in most part of Riggs and Wimmer—who made every race to that point—failing to qualify, it led to the creation of the "Top 35 Rule" in 2005 to ensure NASCAR's top-tier teams make the field.[13]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Make | Team | Time | Avg. Speed (mph) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | 28.939 | 191.575 |
| 2 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | MBV Motorsports | 28.978 | 191.318 |
| 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Robert Yates Racing | 29.014 | 191.080 |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 29.028 | 190.988 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Roush Racing | 29.093 | 190.561 |
| 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | 29.198 | 189.876 |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Roush Racing | 29.219 | 189.740 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29.256 | 189.500 |
| 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29.264 | 189.448 |
| 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29.290 | 189.280 |
| 11 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Evernham Motorsports | 29.307 | 189.170 |
| 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | 29.361 | 188.822 |
| 13 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29.371 | 188.758 |
| 14 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29.373 | 188.745 |
| 15 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 29.374 | 188.738 |
| 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 29.388 | 188.648 |
| 17 | 14 | John Andretti | Ford | ppc Racing | 29.393 | 188.616 |
| 18 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 29.398 | 188.584 |
| 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 29.443 | 188.296 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Robert Yates Racing | 29.456 | 188.213 |
| 21 | 30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29.476 | 188.085 |
| 22 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Roush Racing | 29.533 | 187.722 |
| 23 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | R&J Racing | 29.567 | 187.505 |
| 24 | 50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Arnold Motorsports | 29.581 | 187.418 |
| 25 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | 29.597 | 187.316 |
| 26 | 06 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | 29.651 | 186.975 |
| 27 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | PPI Motorsports | 29.663 | 186.899 |
| 28 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 29.682 | 186.780 |
| 29 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 29.686 | 186.755 |
| 30 | 51 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Competitive Edge Motorsports | 29.721 | 186.535 |
| 31 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | 29.723 | 186.522 |
| 32 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge | Evernham Motorsports | 29.728 | 186.491 |
| 33 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | 29.735 | 186.447 |
| 34 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | Haas CNC Racing | 29.750 | 186.353 |
| 35 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | 29.770 | 186.228 |
| 36 | 11 | J. J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | 29.812 | 185.965 |
| 37 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | 29.831 | 185.847 |
| 38 | 98 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Bill Elliott Racing | 29.841 | 185.785 |
| Provisionals | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Racing | 29.942 | 185.158 |
| 40 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | 30.447 | 182.087 |
| 41 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 29.877 | 185.561 |
| 42 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 30.075 | 184.339 |
| 43 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 30.142 | 183.929 |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||
| 44 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Chevrolet | MBV Motorsports | 29.941 | 185.164 |
| 45 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | 30.032 | 184.603 |
| 46 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 30.063 | 184.413 |
| 47 | 09 | Johnny Sauter (R) | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | 30.169 | 183.765 |
| 48 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | SCORE Motorsports | 30.223 | 183.436 |
| 49 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | 30.225 | 183.424 |
| 50 | 94 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | W.W. Motorsports | 30.331 | 182.783 |
| 51 | 96 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Mach 1 Motorsports | 30.437 | 182.147 |
| 52 | 13 | Greg Sacks | Dodge | Sacks Motorsports | 30.447 | 182.087 |
| 53 | 59 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | BAM Racing | 30.558 | 181.425 |
| 54 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | 30.710 | 180.528 |
| 55 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Shepherd Racing Ventures | 31.468 | 176.179 |
| 56 | 80 | Andy Belmont | Ford | Hover Motorsports | 31.581 | 175.549 |
| 57 | 62 | Larry Hollenbeck | Chevrolet | Hollenbeck Motorsports | 32.272 | 171.790 |
| 58 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Michael Waltrip Racing | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Race
[edit]Prior to the race, a moment of silence was held for the ten killed in the Hendrick plane crash. Rock band Third Day performed the national anthem.[8]
Joe Nemechek took the lead on lap one, though Ryan Newman led for the next 48 laps. Carl Edwards led for four laps before losing the lead to Newman during a caution period for oil on the track; Bobby Labonte was the beneficiary, allowing him to gain back a lap. From laps 54 to 74, Newman and Edwards led 10 and 11 laps, respectively, before Mark Martin led for 41 laps. Jimmie Johnson led briefly for four laps from 116 to 119, before Martin reclaimed the lead on lap 120; 18 laps later, Bobby Labonte spun in turn 2, bringing out the second caution, and allowing Casey Mears to regain a lap. Martin would lead until lap 178, when another oil caution was called, Greg Biffle the beneficiary, with Michael Waltrip leading lap 179, before Martin reclaimed the lead. Johnson and Nemechek led laps 237 and 238-239, respectively, until Martin led for another 70 laps; during Martin's lead, another oil caution was waved on lap 287 with Jeff Burton getting a lap back, and on lap 301, Kevin Harvick stalled on pit road; Biffle was once again the beneficiary. Johnson led for two laps until lap 312, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed on the backstretch after Edwards made contact with him,[14] allowing Kasey Kahne to lead for four laps. Brian Vickers was the beneficiary of the caution. On the final restart, Johnson took the lead from Jeff Burton, and led for the remainder of the race.[11] With 9 laps to go, things started to get crazy behind Johnson. 6 cars with those being Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip (whose 1 lap down), Carl Edwards, Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek, and Ryan Newman began to race hard behind Johnson. The 6 drivers came off of turn 4 going 3 by 3 down the front stretch. With 8 to go off of turn 2, Jeff Burton slid up the race track in front of Ryan Newman and somehow never wrecked. Johnson beat Martin by 0.293 seconds.[14] The win was Johnson's 13th career Cup win, seventh of 2004, first at Atlanta, and third consecutive,[8] making him the first driver to win three straight races since Hendrick teammate[15] Jeff Gordon in 1998–1999, and the first to do so in a season since Gordon during the 1998 season.[8] Martin finished second, and the top five consisted of Edwards, Nemechek, and Kahne; Burton, Vickers, Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart, and Biffle rounded out the top ten.[11]
Race results
[edit]| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Team | Sponsor | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | Lowe's | 325 | 17 | running | 185 | $298,250 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Roush Racing | Viagra | 325 | 227 | running | 180 | $238,500 |
| 3 | 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | World Financial Group | 325 | 15 | running | 170 | $180,117 |
| 4 | 2 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | MBV Motorsports | U.S. Army | 325 | 3 | running | 165 | $145,050 |
| 5 | 32 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 325 | 4 | running | 160 | $137,275 |
| 6 | 21 | 30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | America Online | 325 | 0 | running | 150 | $110,700 |
| 7 | 13 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | GMAC | 325 | 0 | running | 146 | $100,250 |
| 8 | 29 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | Texaco / Havoline | 325 | 0 | running | 142 | $99,325 |
| 9 | 15 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | Home Depot | 324 | 0 | running | 138 | $130,063 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Roush Racing | National Guard | 324 | 0 | running | 134 | $95,735 |
| 11 | 12 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | Miller Lite | 324 | 0 | running | 130 | $128,233 |
| 12 | 43 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | Rent-A-Center / Motorcraft | 324 | 0 | running | 127 | $108,456 |
| 13 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | Target | 324 | 0 | running | 124 | $98,625 |
| 14 | 40 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | NAPA Auto Parts | 324 | 1 | running | 126 | $113,081 |
| 15 | 20 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | Robert Yates Racing | UPS | 324 | 0 | running | 118 | $111,742 |
| 16 | 14 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | Cingular Wireless | 324 | 0 | running | 115 | $110,512 |
| 17 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | Mobil 1 / Alltel | 323 | 58 | running | 117 | $138,092 |
| 18 | 25 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | Jasper Engines & Transmissions / Kodak | 323 | 0 | running | 109 | $85,225 |
| 19 | 41 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | Coors Light | 323 | 0 | running | 106 | $109,400 |
| 20 | 19 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | Wellbutrin XL | 323 | 0 | running | 103 | $119,233 |
| 21 | 35 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Bugles | 322 | 0 | running | 100 | $101,050 |
| 22 | 38 | 98 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | Bill Elliott Racing | McDonald's | 322 | 0 | running | 97 | $70,700 |
| 23 | 37 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | BAM Racing | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 321 | 0 | running | 94 | $73,200 |
| 24 | 31 | 23 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | Bill Davis Racing | 321 | 0 | running | 91 | $73,325 |
| 25 | 17 | 14 | John Andretti | Ford | ppc Racing | VB / A-Plus @ Sunoco | 320 | 0 | running | 88 | $69,000 |
| 26 | 11 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 320 | 0 | running | 85 | $92,000 |
| 27 | 36 | 11 | J. J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs Racing | MBNA | 319 | 0 | running | 82 | $67,400 |
| 28 | 23 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | R&J Racing | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 319 | 0 | running | 79 | $66,800 |
| 29 | 18 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Petty Enterprises | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 319 | 0 | running | 76 | $80,150 |
| 30 | 34 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | Haas CNC Racing | NetZero | 318 | 0 | running | 73 | $69,500 |
| 31 | 42 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | Kellogg's | 318 | 0 | running | 70 | $93,100 |
| 32 | 26 | 06 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Penske-Jasper Racing | Mobil 1 | 317 | 0 | running | 67 | $66,175 |
| 33 | 6 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Budweiser | 311 | 0 | crash | 64 | $114,103 |
| 34 | 10 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | DuPont | 299 | 0 | running | 61 | $113,228 |
| 35 | 9 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | GM Goodwrench | 296 | 0 | engine | 58 | $101,478 |
| 36 | 3 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Robert Yates Racing | M&M's | 262 | 0 | running | 55 | $104,883 |
| 37 | 33 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Bass Pro Shops | 259 | 0 | engine | 52 | $65,400 |
| 38 | 27 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | PPI Motorsports | Tide | 225 | 0 | running | 49 | $81,664 |
| 39 | 24 | 50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Arnold Motorsports | U.S. Micro | 222 | 0 | handling | 46 | $65,150 |
| 40 | 30 | 51 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Competitive Edge Motorsports | Universal Chevrolet / Marathon Oil | 220 | 0 | engine | 43 | $65,025 |
| 41 | 39 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Roush Racing | DeWalt | 175 | 0 | engine | 40 | $115,678 |
| 42 | 22 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Roush Racing | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | 51 | 0 | engine | 37 | $84,790 |
| 43 | 28 | 84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | Carquest | 44 | 0 | timing | 34 | $64,909 |
| Failed to qualify | |||||||||||
| 44 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Chevrolet | MBV Motorsports | Valvoline | ||||||
| 45 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | Caterpillar | ||||||
| 46 | 33 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | ||||||
| 47 | 09 | Johnny Sauter (R) | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | Miccosukee Gaming & Resort | ||||||
| 48 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | SCORE Motorsports | East Tennessee Trailers | ||||||
| 49 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Morgan–McClure Motorsports | Lucas Oil | ||||||
| 50 | 94 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | W.W. Motorsports | Holler & Green Trucking | ||||||
| 51 | 96 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Mach 1 Motorsports | Mach 1 Inc. | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | Greg Sacks | Dodge | Sacks Motorsports | ARC Dehooker / Vita Coco | ||||||
| 53 | 59 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | BAM Racing | BAM Racing | ||||||
| 54 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Vote for Bush | ||||||
| 55 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Racing with Jesus / Red Line Oil | ||||||
| 56 | 80 | Andy Belmont | Ford | Hover Motorsports | roseda.com | ||||||
| 57 | 62 | Larry Hollenbeck | Chevrolet | Hollenbeck Motorsports | S.W.A.T. Fitness Club | ||||||
| 58 | 00 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Michael Waltrip Racing | Aaron's / Mad Magazine | ||||||
Post-race
[edit]"The No. 6 car was coming, but I had 10 angels riding along."
Over the radio, Johnson stated, "in loving memory, all the way," and celebrated his win by driving to the flagstand to receive the checkered flag, then performing a Polish victory lap; Johnson later stated he had felt guilty for destroying one of Hendrick Director of Engine Operations Randy Dorton's[16] (who was among those killed on the flight) engines while celebrating his first career win.[17]
In victory lane, Hendrick competition director Ken Howes gave Johnson a cell phone with Rick Hendrick on the line.[17] The three other Hendrick drivers (Gordon, Labonte, Vickers) joined Johnson in victory lane,[18] and the team wore their caps backwards in honor of Hendrick's son Ricky Hendrick.[19]
After the race, Martin, who led a race-high 227 laps, defended crew chief Pat Tryson for their late pit stop strategy, stating, "We were a sitting duck. If we pitted, they stay out and win. If we stay out, they pit. So it was nobody's fault but those caution flags." Seven of the Chase for the Nextel Cup drivers suffered problems during the race: points leader Kurt Busch suffered an engine failure on lap 52, and finished 42nd; defending Cup champion Matt Kenseth also blew an engine, finishing 41st; Elliott Sadler crashed in pit road, damaging his steering, and finished 36th; Gordon finished 34th after being forced to go into the garage for a poor-handling car; Jeremy Mayfield's tire was cut, forcing him into the wall, and finished 26th; Ryan Newman suffered from pit stop errors, and finished 17th and two laps down; finally, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s crash on the backstretch relegated him to 33rd.[14]
Standings after the race
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Source: [11]
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 6052 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 5993 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | 5980 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 5971 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 5954 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | 5907 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | 5866 |
| 8 | Elliott Sadler | 5815 |
| 9 | Matt Kenseth | 5795 |
| 10 | Jeremy Mayfield | 5736 |
References
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- ^ Smith, Marty. "Hendrick stronger 10 years later". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Van Brimmer, Andy (November 1, 2004). "Johnson wins a week after plane crash". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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- ^ "Newman Rockets To Pole". Motor Racing Network. October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ "NASCAR to do away with top-35 qualifying rule; 2004 Atlanta race was instrumental in rule's creation". SB Nation Atlanta. October 17, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Associated Press (November 1, 2004). "Johnson gets emotional win in Atlanta". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Emotional Win For Johnson". Motor Racing Network. October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "RANDY DORTON". Hendrick Motorsports. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ a b James, Brant (November 1, 2004). "Johnson's victory in memory of fallen". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Johnson wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway". Clayton Daily Herald. November 1, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Associated Press (November 1, 2004). "Jimmie Johnson nabs poignant win". Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved October 31, 2014.