Sunday 2nd May 2004
Jeff Gordon scored his second-straight victory of the season, and third at Auto Club (California) Speedway in the Auto Club 500. Gordon was able to outdistance his rivals in a fuel mileage strategy to score his 66th career Cup Series win. Gordon’s Hendrick teammate Jimmie Johnson was second, coming from the 19th starting position after crashing his primary car in Friday’s opening practice session.
