The 2004 Golden Corral 500 was the fourth race of the

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season, held at

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on March 14, 2004. The race was won by

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, who led 55 laps that day. Ryan Newman of

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would win the pole, while

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would lead the most laps with 127 laps led. 125,000 were in attendance for the race.

Entry list

Qualifying

Ryan Newman would win the pole with a 28.640.

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would qualify for his first ever NASCAR Cup Series race.

Results

References

External links

2004 Golden Corral 500 qualifying
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