EA Sports 500
The EA Sports 500 was held on October 3 at Talladega Superspeedway. Joe Nemechek won the pole. At the finish line, on the last lap Elliott Sadler flipped over just as he had done in the same race in 2003. He was uninjured, though.
- Complete Results
Top Ten Results
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Jarrett
- Brendan Gaughan
- Kurt Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Joe Nemechek
- Casey Mears
- Robby Gordon
- Ward Burton
Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#37), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Carl Long (#80)
- Although he won the race, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., was later penalized 25 points for uttering an obscenity during his post-race interview on NBC.
- This was the first play-by-play gig led by Bill Weber due to Allen Bestwick's injury during a hockey match.
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