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Uncle Joe Benson at work & play at the California Speedway May 2004 NASCAR races. Since its opening in 1997, Joe Benson has been the voice of the California Speedway. In that role, he handles the master of ceremonies duties for race day, as well as play-by-play announcing. April 30 - May 2, 2004: This year's NASCAR Nextel Cup Automobile Club 500 at the California Speedway was hailed as the hottest ever at the Speedway. On-track temperatures on Sunday were over 145 degrees!! Saturday's NASCAR Busch Series Stator Bros. 300 saw Greg Biffle in Gatorade Victory Lane. Sunday's Cup race ended with Jeff Gordon's unprecedented third win at the track! Will Jeff score a four-peat Labor Day weekend at the Pop Secret 500? Stay tuned as the saga unfolds! (Photos by 'Digital' Bill McDermott and Jan Benson.)    
The U.S. Marines present the colors, 
Interviewing Kenny Schrader after he won   
Greg Biffle's winning pit stop in     The crowd begins to filter in at 8am on race day.   
The Uncle Joe's Racing Nissan 300ZX was on display  
Old friend Brendan Gaughan stopped by    
Unc introduces the drivers,   
The U.S. Navy Leapfrogs parachute in with the flag 
The Auto Club's Tom McKernan and Rick Lalor with  The NASCAR Nextel Cup cars are ready to race.  
Jeff Gordon enters Victory Lane,  Afterward, 120,000 exhausted fans begin the trek home. 
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