ale ▁Jar rett ▁in ▁such ▁an ▁instance . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁fro zen ▁at ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁yellow ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁timing ▁interval . ▁The ▁un for ese en ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁new ▁rules ▁created ▁unexpected ▁problems . ▁ ▁A ▁controvers ial ▁finish ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁A aron ' s ▁ 4 9 9 ▁at ▁T alla de ga ▁occurred ▁as ▁Jeff ▁Gordon ▁and ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁were ▁racing ▁for ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁five ▁la ps ▁remaining . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁working ▁Lap ▁ 1 8 4 ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 , ▁beyond ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁when ▁a ▁red ▁flag ▁could ▁halt ▁the ▁race ▁( the ▁last ▁red ▁flag ▁lap ▁was ▁ 1 8 4 ). ▁As ▁E arn hardt , ▁Jr . ▁was ▁passing ▁Gordon ▁for ▁the ▁lead , ▁Brian ▁V ick ers ▁sp un ▁in ▁turn ▁three . ▁When ▁the ▁ca ution ▁was ▁displayed , ▁free zing ▁the ▁field , ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁Gordon ' s ▁car ▁was ▁just ▁ahead ▁of ▁E arn hardt ' s , ▁and ▁Gordon ▁was ▁scored ▁as ▁the ▁leader , ▁and ▁thus , ▁the ▁winner . ▁On ▁the ▁final ▁lap , ▁some ▁angry ▁fans ▁again ▁threw ▁de br is ▁( se at ▁c ush ions , ▁alco hol ic ▁be verage ▁bott les ) ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁at ▁Gordon ' s ▁car , ▁which ▁anger ed ▁many ▁obser vers , ▁including ▁Fox ▁comment ators ▁Chris ▁My ers ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Hamm ond