06.09.2004, 17:00
Sadler parim Californias
Elliot Sadler California ovaalil peetud sõidu finišis
Elliot Sadler võitis NASCAR sarja sõidu California ovaalil ning kindlustas endale pääsu hooaja kümnel viimasel sõidul peetavale meistritiitli jahile .
Sadlerile tagas võidu boksipeatuste taktika, mis tõstis ta teisena lõpetanud Kasey Kahne’i ja Mark Martini ette.
Esikuuikusse mahtusid veel Jamie McMurray, Ryan Newman ja Carl Edwards.
Punktitabeli tippu tõusis Jimmie Johnson, kes koos Jeff Gordoni, Dale Earnhardt Jr.-i, Tony Stewarti, Matt Kensethi ja Sadleriga on taganud võimaluse heidelda tänavu sarja meistritiitli eest.
Veel neljale vabale kohale pretendeerivad üheksa sõitjat.
Pop Secret 500 tulemused:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | AUTO | RINGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 250 |
| 2 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | 250 |
| 3 | Mark Martin | Ford | 250 |
| 4 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 250 |
| 5 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 250 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 250 |
| 7 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 8 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 250 |
| 9 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 10 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 250 |
| 11 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 250 |
| 13 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 14 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 15 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 16 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 250 |
| 17 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 250 |
| 18 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 19 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 20 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 21 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | 250 |
| 22 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 250 |
| 23 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 24 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 25 | Bill Elliott | Dodge | 250 |
| 26 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 250 |
| 27 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 250 |
| 28 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 250 |
| 29 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 249 |
| 30 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 249 |
| 31 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | 248 |
| 32 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | 247 |
| 33 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 231 |
| 34 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 231 |
| 35 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 225 |
| 36 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 213 |
| 37 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 209 |
| 38 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | 207 |
| 39 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | 173 |
| 40 | Derrike Cope | Ford | 154 |
| 41 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | 32 |
| 42 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | 32 |
| 43 | Jeff Fuller | Dodge | 5 |
Punktitabel pärast Pop Secret 500 sõitu:
| KOHT | SÕITJA | PUNKTE | KAOTUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 3482 | |
| 2 | Jeff Gordon | 3432 | -50 |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3366 | -116 |
| 4 | Tony Stewart | 3304 | -178 |
| 5 | Matt Kenseth | 3253 | -229 |
| 6 | Elliott Sadler | 3204 | -278 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 3183 | -299 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | 3078 | -404 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne* | 3067 | -415 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 3058 | -424 |
| 11 | Jamie McMurray | 3033 | -449 |
| 12 | Bobby Labonte | 3022 | -460 |
| 13 | Dale Jarrett | 3015 | -467 |
| 14 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3003 | -479 |
| 15 | Kevin Harvick | 3002 | -480 |
| 16 | Casey Mears | 2704 | -778 |
| 17 | Michael Waltrip | 2674 | -808 |
| 18 | Jeff Burton | 2647 | -835 |
| 19 | Robby Gordon | 2647 | -835 |
| 20 | Rusty Wallace | 2641 | -841 |
| 21 | Sterling Marlin | 2631 | -851 |
| 22 | Greg Biffle | 2607 | -875 |
| 23 | Brian Vickers* | 2573 | -909 |
| 24 | Terry Labonte | 2565 | -917 |
| 25 | Joe Nemechek | 2486 | -996 |
| 26 | Scott Wimmer* | 2381 | -1101 |
| 27 | Ricky Rudd | 2312 | -1170 |
| 28 | Ward Burton | 2233 | -1249 |
| 29 | Scott Riggs* | 2208 | -1274 |
| 30 | Jeff Green | 2067 | -1415 |
| 31 | Brendan Gaughan* | 2045 | -1437 |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | 2033 | -1449 |
| 33 | Kyle Petty | 2021 | -1461 |
| 34 | Ricky Craven | 1901 | -1581 |
| 35 | Jimmy Spencer | 1501 | -1981 |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | 1295 | -2187 |
| 37 | Johnny Sauter* | 1217 | -2265 |
| 38 | Derrike Cope | 1021 | -2461 |
| 39 | Morgan Shepherd | 747 | -2735 |
| 40 | Todd Bodine | 652 | -2830 |
| 41 | Kevin Lepage | 616 | -2866 |
| 42 | Bill Elliott | 498 | -2984 |
| 43 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 489 | -2993 |
| 44 | John Andretti | 460 | -3022 |
| 45 | Hermie Sadler | 450 | -3032 |
| 46 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | 430 | -3052 |
| 47 | Carl Edwards | 348 | -3134 |
| 48 | PJ Jones | 316 | -3166 |
| 49 | Johnny Benson | 271 | -3211 |
| 50 | Carl Long | 267 | -3215 |
| 51 | Mike Wallace | 249 | -3233 |
| 52 | Boris Said | 223 | -3259 |
| 53 | Scott Pruett | 207 | -3275 |
| 54 | Joe Ruttman | 207 | -3275 |
| 55 | Andy Hillenburg | 206 | -3276 |
| 56 | Kenny Wallace | 201 | -3281 |
| 57 | Kyle Busch | 198 | -3284 |
| 58 | Larry Foyt | 194 | -3288 |
| 59 | Geoffrey Bodine | 192 | -3290 |
| 60 | Stanton Barrett | 184 | -3298 |
| 61 | Ron Fellows | 170 | -3312 |
| 62 | Tony Raines | 162 | -3320 |
| 63 | Larry Gunselman | 147 | -3335 |
| 64 | Kerry Earnhardt | 137 | -3345 |
| 65 | Klaus Graf | 112 | -3370 |
| 66 | Tom Hubert | 110 | -3372 |
| 67 | Jim Inglebright | 106 | -3376 |
| 68 | Andy Belmont | 98 | -3384 |
| 69 | Mike Skinner | 97 | -3385 |
| 70 | Eric McClure | 90 | -3392 |
| 71 | Mike Bliss | 70 | -3412 |
| 72 | Tony Ave | 70 | -3412 |
| 73 | Ted Christopher | 55 | -3427 |
| 74 | Shane Hmiel | 51 | -3431 |
| 75 | Austin Cameron | 49 | -3433 |
| 76 | Jason Jarrett | 43 | -3439 |
| 77 | J.J. Yeley | 40 | -3442 |
| 78 | Brandon Ash | 40 | -3442 |
| 79 | Greg Sacks | 37 | -3445 |
| 80 | Jeff Fuller | 34 | -3448 |
| 81 | Chad Blount | 34 | -3448 |
| 82 | Randy LaJoie | 34 | -3448 |
| 83 | Jason Leffler | 34 | -3448 |
