Nemechek On EA Sports 500 Pole
Written by Josh Katinger · October 1, 2004
Joe Nemechek won his third career Talladega Bud Pole on Friday, taking the top starting spot for Sunday’s EA Sports 500.
Nemechek toured the 2.66-mile superspeedway in 50.202 seconds, an average speed of 190.749 miles per hour.
Veteran drivers rounded out the top three spots. Ricky Rudd was second at 50.239/190.609 and Dale Jarrett clocked in third at 50.301/190.374.
Scott Riggs and Jeff Gordon, who won at Talladega in April, completed the top five.
EA Sports 500 Race Lineup
Pos. Car Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 #01 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet U.S. Army 190.749 50.202 Leader
2 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft/Rent-A-Center 190.609 50.239 -0.037
3 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 190.374 50.301 -0.099
4 #10 Scott Riggs* Chevrolet Zerex/Valvoline 190.310 50.318 -0.116
5 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 189.763 50.463 -0.261
6 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M’s 189.751 50.466 -0.264
7 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt 189.710 50.477 -0.275
8 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools 189.676 50.486 -0.284
9 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 189.526 50.526 -0.324
10 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 189.481 50.538 -0.336
11 #02 Hermie Sadler Ford East Tennessee Trailers 189.477 50.539 -0.337
12 #16 Greg Biffle Ford National Guard/Subway 189.466 50.542 -0.340
13 #30 Jeff Burton Chevrolet America Online 189.391 50.562 -0.360
14 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 189.354 50.572 -0.370
15 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench 189.260 50.597 -0.395
16 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 189.133 50.631 -0.429
17 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 189.115 50.636 -0.434
18 #43 Jeff Green Dodge Cheerios/Betty Crocker 189.081 50.645 -0.443
19 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 189.017 50.662 -0.460
20 #11 Ricky Craven Chevrolet Old Spice 188.980 50.672 -0.470
21 #25 Brian Vickers* Chevrolet GMAC Financial Services 188.965 50.676 -0.474
22 #133 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/Tracker 188.954 50.679 -0.477
23 #9 Kasey Kahne* Dodge Dodge Dealers/UAW 188.887 50.697 -0.495
24 #42 Jamie McMurray Dodge Texaco/Havoline 188.842 50.709 -0.507
25 #99 Dave Blaney Ford Roush Racing 188.786 50.724 -0.522
26 #77 Brendan Gaughan* Dodge Kodak/Jasper Engines 188.768 50.729 -0.527
27 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 188.508 50.799 -0.597
28 #0 Ward Burton Chevrolet NetZero HiSpeed 188.489 50.804 -0.602
29 #22 Scott Wimmer* Dodge Caterpillar 188.452 50.814 -0.612
30 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 188.408 50.826 -0.624
31 #06 Chad Blount Dodge Mobil 1 188.082 50.914 -0.712
32 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light/Rascal Flatts 188.074 50.916 -0.714
33 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 188.030 50.928 -0.726
34 #41 Casey Mears Dodge Target/Breast Cancer Awareness 187.953 50.949 -0.747
35 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia-Pacific/Brawny 187.890 50.966 -0.764
36 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 187.886 50.967 -0.765
37 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge Schwan’s Home Service 187.849 50.977 -0.775
38 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg’s 187.691 51.020 -0.818
Provisional
39 #32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Chevrolet Tide 185.427 51.643 -1.441
40 #4 Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet Lucas Oil Products 187.471 51.080 -0.878
41 #09 Mike Wallace Dodge Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 187.350 51.113 -0.911
42 #198 Larry Gunselman Ford Mach One Inc. 181.598 52.732 -2.530
43 #1 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet Aaron’s 187.629 51.037 -0.835
Did not Qualify
44 #137 Kevin Lepage Dodge Carter’s Royal Dispos-all 186.499 51.346 -1.144
45 #172 Kirk Shelmerdine Ford Vote for Bush 185.664 51.577 -1.375
46 #280 Carl Long Ford Commercial Truck & Trailer 179.571 53.327 -3.125
* Denotes Rookie
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