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UAW-GM Quality 500
Lowe's Motor Speedway | October 16, 2004 | 334 laps | 501 miles | 7 p.m. | NBC
Race 31 of 36
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Johnson and Johnson
Johnson and Johnson

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson thought he needed a victory to jump back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship.

He got it, and it still wasn't enough.

Johnson won the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday night -- leading teammate Jeff Gordon across the finish line for a 1-2 finish for Hendrick Motorsports -- but gained almost no ground in the Chase for the Championship.

On a night in which almost all 10 of the championship contenders had some sort of trouble, Kurt Busch and Gordon rebounded the best. More
Car Driver Speed
12 Ryan Newman188.877
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UAW-GM Quality 500
Fin.No.Driver
148Jimmie Johnson
224Jeff Gordon
38Dale Earnhardt Jr.
497Kurt Busch
501Joe Nemechek
688Dale Jarrett
738Elliott Sadler
842Jamie McMurray
930Jeff Burton
1020Tony Stewart
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After: UAW-GM Quality 500
RankDriverBehind
1. --Kurt BuschLeader
2. --Dale Earnhardt Jr.-24
3. --Jeff Gordon-74
4. --Elliott Sadler-157
5. --Mark Martin-186
6. --Tony Stewart-204
7. --Matt Kenseth-215
8. +1Jimmie Johnson-227
9. -1Ryan Newman-271
10. --Jeremy Mayfield-349
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Archived Features
•Nextel Direct From: UAW-GM Quality 500
•Track Smack: Charlotte
•Local Look: Charlotte
•Last Lap: Mailing it in
•Power Rankings: Charlotte
Archived Headlines
•  Conservative approach benefits Junior at Lowe's
•  Gordon defies logic with runner-up finish
•  Martin, Newman take big hit on track, in standings
•  Sure victory slips away from Kahne once again
•  Notes: Chevy clinches manufacturers' title
•  Quotebook: Chase for the Nextel Cup drivers
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