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May 3, 2004
1:26 PM EDT (1726 GMT)
FONTANA, Calif. -- Here is a lap-by-lap account of the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway:
Lap 250: Checkered flag. Jeff Gordon wins.
Lap 249: Bobby Labonte is out of gas. Jeremy Mayfield and Kasey Kahne also out of fuel.
Lap 248: Joe Nemechek out of fuel.
Lap 247: Bobby Labonte gaining on Jeff Gordon.
Lap 221: Kasey Kahne slides and loses second place to Bobby Labonte.
Lap 204: Jeff Gordon leads again after pit stops have cycled through.
Lap 204: Dale Jarrett scrapes the wall.
Lap 197: Green-flag pit stops begin. This should be the last round.
Lap 192: Jeff Gordon takes the lead back from Kasey Kahne
Lap 166: Kasey Kahne takes the lead again.
Lap 164: Kurt Busch scrapes the wall. No caution. Morgan Shepherd heads to garage.
Lap 158: Restart. Jeff Gordon still leads after a long caution to clean up Jeff Green's debris.
Lap 151: Many drivers (positions 16-29) elect to pit.
Lap 150: Scott Wimmer on pit road with a problem. Elliott Sadler also pits early in the caution.
Lap 149: Caution for Jeff Green. Looks like an engine failure.
Lap 146: Restart. Jeff Gordon is the leader.
Lap 142: Leaders make pit stops. Jeff Gordon wins race off pit road.
Lap 140: Caution for debris.
Lap 131: Jeff Burton and Ricky Rudd have a scrape. No caution.
Lap 130: No. 4 Jimmy Spencer heads to garage with possible engine problem.
Lap 125: Midway point. In the midst of a long green-flag run.
Lap 106: Jimmie Johnson takes the lead from Kasey Kahne.
Lap 100: Brian Vickers scrapes the wall, but keeps going.
Lap 98: Green flag. Restart. 33 cars on the lead lap. Greg Biffle has a problem on the restart. No caution.
Lap 92: Leaders pit. Kasey Kahne wins race off pit road.
Lap 91: Caution out for debris in Turn 3. Kurt Busch pits to fix damage before pit road opens.
Lap 86: Jeff Gordon thinks he may have a tire going down. Currently in sixth place.
Lap 83: Greg Biffle takes the lead back. Possibly had an ignition box problem.
Lap 82: Kasey Kahne takes the lead briefly.
Lap 67: Greg Biffle takes the lead from Jeff Gordon.
Lap 66: Jeff Gordon takes the lead.
Lap 63: Green flag. Restart. Matt Kenseth leads. Ward Burton spins out and gets back on track. No caution.
Lap 58: Caution. Kurt Busch spins out and takes Rusty Wallace with him. Michael Waltrip experiences mechanical problems.
Lap 56: Green flag. Matt Kenseth leads.
Lap 52: Kyle Petty heads to the garage.
Lap 52: Matt Kenseth wins the race off pit road.
Lap 51: No. 98 Todd Bodine has a mechanical failure. Caution is out. Kasey Kahne slips in Bodine's oil, but does not hit the wall. Jeff Gordon takes the lead.
Lap 45: Jeff Gordon gaining on Kasey Kahne.
Lap 35: Jeff Gordon takes second place from Ryan Newman.
Lap 31: Green flag. Kasey Kahne leads.
Lap 26: Tony Stewart 39th after multiple stops to fix damage to his car.
Lap 24: Kasey Kahne wins the race off pit road.
Lap 23: Pit stops begin.
Lap 22: Stanton Barrett hits the wall hard. First caution. Barrett climbs out of the car OK.
Lap 18: Ryan Newman concerned about overheating due to debris on his grill.
Lap 11: Kasey Kahne ans second-place Ryan Newman pulling away.
Lap 7: Tony Stewart has another brush with Jeff Gordon. No caution, but Stewart has a little damage.
Lap 6: Rusty Wallace and Tony Stewart brush. No caution.
Lap 4: Kasey Kahne takes back the lead.
Lap 2: Joe Nemechek takes the lead. No. 09 Joe Ruttman heading to garage.
Lap 1: Kasey Kahne holds off Joe Nemechek to lead the first lap.
Green flag: Kasey Kahne and Joe Nemechek lead the field.
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