September 5, 2004 11:52 PM EDT (03:52 GMT)
FONTANA, Calif. -- Here is a lap-by-lap account of the Pop Secret 500 at California Speedway: Lap 250: Elliott Sadler wins the Pop Secret 500 Lap 240: Green flag. Elliott Sadler leads Lap 234: Caution out for Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ken Schrader crash Lap 230: Green flag. Elliott Sadler leads Lap 226: Elliott Sadler scored as leader Lap 225: Caution out for Kyle Petty's blown engine Lap 224: Green flag. Brian Vickers leads Lap 220: Leaders on pit road, Brian Vickers takes lead with two-tire stop Lap 219: Caution out for Dale Earnhardt Jr. spin Lap 217: Mark Martin takes lead from Kasey Kahne Lap 213: Robby Gordon begins round of pit stops Lap 209: Jeff Gordon's engine blows Lap 208: Jeff Gordon makes unscheduled pit stop Lap 196: Michael Waltrip makes unscheduled pit stop due to cut tire Lap 194: Kasey Kahne takes lead from Elliott Sadler Lap 190: Elliott Sadler takes lead from Robby Gordon Lap 185: Robby Gordon takes lead from Elliott Sadler Lap 181: Green flag. Elliott Sadler leads Lap 178: Caution out for Kurt Busch spin Lap 177: Green flag. Robby Gordon leads Lap 175: Robby Gordon scored as leader Lap 174: Shane Hmiel to the garage Lap 174: Leaders on pit road. Elliott Sadler scored as the leader Lap 171: Caution out for Derrike Cope crash Lap 167: Kasey Kahne takes lead from Shane Hmiel Lap 162: Ryan Newman pits, gives up lead to Shane Hmiel Lap 160: Jimmie Johnson pits, gives up lead to Ryan Newman Lap 159: Mark Martin pits, gives up lead to Jimmie Johnson Lap 156: Green flag pit stops begin Lap 154: Mark Martin takes Kasey Kahne by 3.392 seconds Lap 135: Mark Martin takes lead from Kasey Kahne Lap 129: Kasey Kahne takes lead from Elliott Sadler Lap 125: Elliott Sadler takes lead from Kasey Kahne Lap 122: Kasey Kahne takes lead from Elliott Sadler Lap 120: Green flag. Elliott Sadler leads Lap 116: Caution out for Jimmy Spencer, Shane Hmiel crash Lap 115: Greg Biffle returns Lap 113: Green flag. Elliott Sadler leads Lap 106: Leaders on pit road, Elliott Sadler scored as leader Lap 105: Caution for debris Lap 103: Rusty Wallaces makes unscheduled stop Lap 97: Mark Martin leads Elliott Sadler by 2.701 Lap 87: Greg Biffle to the garage Lap 82: Mark Martin takes lead from Brian Vickers Lap 78: Green flag. Brian Vickers leads Lap 74: Leaders on pit road, Brian Vickers win race off pit road Lap 73: Dale Jarrett makes unscheduled pit stop Lap 73: Jeff Gordon makes unscheduled pit stop Lap 72: Caution out for Greg Biffle's spin Lap 67: Casey Mears makes unscheduled pit stop Lap 62: Mark Martin takes lead from Michael Waltrip Lap 59: Michael Waltrip leads Mark Martin by 1.027 seconds Lap 52: Michael Waltrip takes lead from Kurt Busch Lap 48: Green flag. Kurt Busch leads. Brian Vickers restarts 13th. Lap 47: Bobby Hamilton Jr. to the garage Lap 46: Kurt Busch stays out, retains lead Lap 45: Leaders on pit road Lap 44: Caution out for Carl Edwards' flat tire Lap 43: Kasey Kahne passes Jimmie Johnson for second place Lap 39: Green flag. Brian Vickers leads Lap 33: Caution out for Brendan Gaughan, J.J. Yeley crash Lap 31: Green flag. Brian Vickers leads Lap 30: Matt Kenseth pits, gives up lead to Brian Vickers Lap 30: Matt Kenseth scored as leader Lap 29: Leaders on pit road Lap 27: Caution out for debris Lap 19: Brian Vickers takes lead from Jeremy Mayfield Lap 17: Jeremy Mayfield leads Brian Vickers by 1.496 seconds Lap 12: Derrike Cope returns Lap 10: Jeremy Mayfield takes lead from Brian Vickers Lap 6: Jeff Fuller to the garage Lap 1: Derrike Cope to the garage Lap 1: Brian Vickers leads from the Bud Pole |