Official name Auto Club 500 | ||
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Date May 2, 2004 (2004-May-02) Course Permanent racing facility2.0 mi (3.23 km) Distance 250 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km) Average speed 137.268 miles per hour (220.911 km/h) | ||
The 2004 Auto Club 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on May 2, 2004 at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 250 laps on the 2-mile (3.23 km) asphalt D-shaped oval, it was the tenth race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
Background
The track, California Speedway, is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. The track's turns are banked from fourteen degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at eleven degrees. Unlike the front stretch, the backstraightaway is banked at three degrees.
References
2004 Auto Club 500 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA