| 2004 Sam's Town 300 | 
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| Held on March 6, 2004 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV | |
| 200 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Reese's | Chevy | 200 | 14 | running | 185 |
| 2 | 3 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Great Clips | Dodge | 200 | 11 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 14 | 32 | David Stremme | Trim Spa | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 13 | 99 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 2 | 25 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | U.S. Marines | Ford | 200 | 58 | running | 160 |
| 6 | 19 | 9 | Matt Kenseth | Pennzoil | Ford | 200 | 68 | running | 160 |
| 7 | 21 | 12 | Tim Fedewa | Supercuts | Chevy | 200 | 5 | running | 151 |
| 8 | 20 | 22 | Jason Keller | Miller High Life | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Cellular One | Chevy | 200 | 33 | running | 143 |
| 10 | 9 | 60 | Greg Biffle | Charter Communications | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 17 | 37 | David Green | Timber Wolf | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 1 | 20 | Mike Bliss | Rockwell Automation | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 29 | 82 | Randy LaJoie | Jani-King | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Oreo, Ritz | Chevy | 200 | 1 | running | 126 |
| 15 | 10 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Lowe's, Pella | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 16 | 27 | Johnny Sauter | Kleenex, Cottonelle | Pontiac | 200 | 9 | running | 95 |
| 17 | 22 | 59 | Stacy Compton | Kingsford, Bush's Beans | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 37 | 6 | Paul Wolfe | Ragu | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 6 | 55 | Robby Gordon | Fruit of the Loom | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 25 | 4 | Mike Wallace | GEICO, Sport Clips | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 23 | 33 | Paul Menard | Menards, Energizer | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 5 | 00 | Jason Leffler | Haas Automation | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 7 | 18 | J.J. Yeley | Vigoro, Home Depot | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 26 | 47 | Robert Pressley | Clorox, Wisk | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 27 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Ron Hornaday, Jr. | AC Delco | Chevy | 198 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 34 | 49 | Derrike Cope | Advil Liqui-Gels | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 15 | 66 | Billy Parker | Duraflame | Dodge | 197 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 24 | 46 | Ashton Lewis, Jr. | Lewis Motorsports | Chevy | 197 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 30 | 04 | Eric McClure | I Can Learn Education Systems | Chevy | 196 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 39 | 10 | Jason Schuler | Operation Fire SAFE | Chevy | 192 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 43 | 36 | Steve Grissom | DCT Motorsports | Chevy | 189 | 1 | running | 72 |
| 33 | 32 | 31 | Dave Blaney | Whelen Engineering | Ford | 177 | 0 | crash | 64 |
| 34 | 8 | 1 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Yellow Transportation | Dodge | 124 | 0 | rear end | 61 |
| 35 | 38 | 96 | Gus Wasson | Night & Day Contact Lenses | Chevy | 99 | 0 | engine | 58 |
| 36 | 28 | 14 | Casey Atwood | Navy "Accelerate Your Life" | Chevy | 92 | 0 | engine | 55 |
| 37 | 33 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Treasure Island Las Vegas | Chevy | 80 | 0 | engine | 52 |
| 38 | 41 | 16 | Justin Ashburn | Spectra Metals, 31-W Insulation | Chevy | 63 | 0 | too slow | 49 |
| 39 | 42 | 24 | Mike Harmon | Global Industrial Contractors | Chevy | 54 | 0 | too slow | 46 |
| 40 | 40 | 0 | Jimmy Kitchens | Jerry Springer | Chevy | 44 | 0 | engine | 43 |
| 41 | 35 | 77 | Donnie Neuenberger | BG Products, Nevada Palace | Ford | 43 | 0 | crash | 40 |
| 42 | 36 | 51 | Shane Sieg | EPH Tools & Machining | Dodge | 37 | 0 | crash | 37 |
| 43 | 31 | 88 | Jeff Fuller | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevy | 34 | 0 | overheating | 34 |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Failed to Qualify: Andy Ponstein, David Starr, Larry Gunselman, Damon Lusk, Bruce Bechtel, Randy Briggs | |||||||||
| Time of Race: 2h:27:20 | |||||||||
| Fast Qualifier: Mike Bliss - 31.535 sec. | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.119 seconds | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 122.172 mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 32 laps - 33-40 (#00,51,59,77 accident (turn 2)); 97-107 (oil on track); 171-179 (#04 accident (turns 1/2)); 182-185 (#31 accident (frontstretch)) | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers - Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 1-34; Steve Grissom 35; Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 36-59; Joe Nemechek 60-92; Johnny Sauter 93; Matt Kenseth 94-108; Kasey Kahne 109-119; Matt Kenseth 120-165; Martin Truex, Jr. 166; Tim Fedewa 167-171; Johnny Sauter 172-179; Matt Kenseth 180-186; Kevin Harvick 187-200 |
