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Jeff Gordon = Third Martinsville Pole

Written by John Davison · April 16, 2004

Jeff Gordon scored his third straight pole at the oldest track on NASCAR’s tour. Now, if he can match his previous two finishes, he’ll have a true hat trick of three poles and three wins to go with them.


Going out second on the field for qualifying, Gordon cranked out a lap of 20.252 sec/93.502 mph, besting Jamie McMurray’s lap by .057 sec.

Ryan Newman took third on the grid, flanked by Dale Earnhardt Jr, with Kevin Harvick and Ward burton on the row behind them.

Row No. nine is the ‘beer wagon’ row, with Rusty Wallace’s Miller Dodge on the inside and Sterling Marlin’s Coors Dodge outside of Wallace.

Pos., Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Behind
1) Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 20.252 sec, 93.502 mph
2) Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 20.309 sec, 93.240 mph, -0.057 sec
3) Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 20.339 sec, 93.102 mph, -0.087 sec
4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 20.358 sec, 93.015 mph, -0.106 sec
5) Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 20.361 sec, 93.001 mph, -0.109 sec
6) Ward Burton, No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed Chevrolet, 20.382 sec, 92.906 mph, -0.130 sec
7) Kurt Busch, No. 97 Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford, 20.387 sec, 92.883 mph, -0.135 sec
8) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 20.388 sec, 92.878 mph, -0.136 sec
9) Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 20.397 sec, 92.837 mph, -0.145 sec
10) Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 20.424 sec, 92.715 mph, -0.172 sec
11) Brendan Gaughan*, No. 77 Kodak EasyShare Dodge, 20.432 sec, 92.678 mph, -0.180 sec
12) Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 20.438 sec, 92.651 mph, -0.186 sec
13) Scott Riggs*, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 20.452 sec, 92.588 mph, -0.200 sec
14) Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force Ford, 20.459 sec, 92.556 mph, -0.207 sec
15) Kasey Kahne*, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 20.469 sec, 92.511 mph, -0.217 sec
16) Scott Wimmer*, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 20.472 sec, 92.497 mph, -0.220 sec
17) Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 20.474 sec, 92.488 mph, -0.222 sec
18) Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 20.480 sec, 92.461 mph, -0.228 sec
19) Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 20.480 sec, 92.461 mph, -0.228 sec
20) Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 20.487 sec, 92.429 mph, -0.235 sec
21) Robby Gordon, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 20.500 sec, 92.371 mph, -0.248 sec
22) Johnny Sauter*, No. 30 America Online Chevrolet, 20.516 sec, 92.299 mph, -0.264 sec
23) Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 20.525 sec, 92.258 mph, -0.273 sec
24) Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard Ford, 20.526 sec, 92.254 mph, -0.274 sec
25) Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 20.533 sec, 92.222 mph, -0.281 sec
26) Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 20.543 sec, 92.177 mph, -0.291 sec
27) Jeff Burton, No. 99 Team Caliber Racing Ford, 20.545 sec, 92.168 mph, -0.293 sec
28) Terry Labonte, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 20.565 sec, 92.079 mph, -0.313 sec
29) Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 20.580 sec, 92.012 mph, -0.328 sec
30) Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet, 20.589 sec, 91.971 mph, -0.337 sec
31) Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 20.591 sec, 91.963 mph, -0.339 sec
32) Ricky Craven, No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 20.594 sec, 91.949 mph, -0.342 sec
33) Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 20.602 sec, 91.913 mph, -0.350 sec
34) Jimmy Spencer, No. 4 Featherlite Custom Trailers Chevrolet, 20.619 sec, 91.838 mph, -0.367 sec
35) Brian Vickers*, No. 25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet, 20.637 sec, 91.757 mph, -0.385 sec
36) Stanton Barrett, No. 94 W.W. Motorsports Chevrolet, 20.637 sec, 91.757 mph, -0.385 sec
37) Hermie Sadler, No. 02 The FanZCar Chevrolet, 20.646 sec, 91.717 mph, -0.394 sec
38) Joe Ruttman, No. 09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge, 20.667 sec, 91.624 mph, -0.415 sec

Provisional
39) Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 20.770 sec, 91.170 mph, -0.518 sec
40) Derrike Cope, No. 50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge, 20.739 sec, 91.306 mph, -0.487 sec
41) Andy Hillenburg, No. 80 Commercial Truck & Trailer Ford, 21.056 sec, 89.932 mph, -0.804 sec
42) Morgan Shepherd, No. 89 Voyles/Carter’s Royal Dispos-all Dodge, 20.782 sec, 91.117 mph, -0.530 sec
43) Todd Bodine, No. 98 Lucas Oil Products Ford, 20.716 sec, 91.408 mph, -0.464 sec

Did not Qualify
Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 72 Freddie B’s Ford, 21.463 sec, 88.226 mph, -1.211 sec

*: Rookie

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