| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 14, 2004 | Race 4 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 158.679 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.584 seconds | Time of Race: 03:09:15 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 16 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 127-132, 150-155, 247-251 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/5 | 325 | Running | $180,078 |
| 2 | 16 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 175/5 | 325 | Running | $137,750 |
| 3 | 12 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 165/0 | 325 | Running | $120,125 |
| 4 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 160/0 | 325 | Running | $97,400 |
| 5 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 160/5 | 325 | Running | $120,467 |
| 6 | 30 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 150/0 | 325 | Running | $120,728 |
| 7 | 19 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 156/10 | 325 | Running | $133,778 |
| 8 | 13 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 147/5 | 325 | Running | $74,000 |
| 9 | 6 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS/Arnold Palmer Tribute | 138/0 | 325 | Running | $96,217 |
| 10 | 4 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 139/5 | 325 | Running | $114,228 |
| 11 | 14 | #23 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | 130/0 | 325 | Running | $64,275 |
| 12 | 20 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $78,950 |
| 13 | 21 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 124/0 | 324 | Running | $63,775 |
| 14 | 28 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 121/0 | 324 | Running | $70,550 |
| 15 | 26 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 118/0 | 324 | Running | $86,750 |
| 16 | 31 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 115/0 | 323 | Running | $94,800 |
| 17 | 23 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 117/5 | 323 | Running | $92,987 |
| 18 | 10 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 109/0 | 323 | Running | $102,673 |
| 19 | 18 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 106/0 | 322 | Running | $83,615 |
| 20 | 32 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | SKF | 103/0 | 322 | Running | $96,182 |
| 21 | 2 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 100/0 | 322 | Running | $69,315 |
| 22 | 29 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 97/0 | 322 | Running | $81,310 |
| 23 | 15 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 94/0 | 321 | Running | $93,591 |
| 24 | 36 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 91/0 | 321 | Running | $86,560 |
| 25 | 17 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 88/0 | 321 | Running | $85,072 |
| 26 | 24 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 85/0 | 321 | Running | $59,235 |
| 27 | 37 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 82/0 | 321 | Running | $77,420 |
| 28 | 27 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific/Brawny | 79/0 | 321 | Running | $67,059 |
| 29 | 5 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 76/0 | 320 | Running | $87,293 |
| 30 | 39 | #30 | Johnny Sauter * | Chevrolet | America Online | 73/0 | 320 | Running | $66,335 |
| 31 | 33 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 70/0 | 320 | Running | $81,316 |
| 32 | 8 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 67/0 | 318 | Running | $90,963 |
| 33 | 25 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak EasyShare | 64/0 | 314 | Running | $63,120 |
| 34 | 9 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 66/5 | 302 | Engine | $56,000 |
| 35 | 11 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 58/0 | 291 | Running | $88,873 |
| 36 | 35 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 55/0 | 287 | Running | $55,005 |
| 37 | 22 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 52/0 | 245 | Engine | $62,970 |
| 38 | 34 | #50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 49/0 | 186 | Engine | $54,935 |
| 39 | 41 | #02 | Andy Belmont | Pontiac | Intell Food Brokers | 46/0 | 80 | Rear End | $54,890 |
| 40 | 42 | #172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | TUCSON | 43/0 | 60 | Handling | $54,840 |
| 41 | 38 | #198 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Lucas Oil Products | PE | 16 | Engine | $54,800 |
| 42 | 43 | #280 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 37/0 | 15 | Engine | $54,760 |
| 43 | 40 | #09 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 34/0 | 6 | Vibration | $54,071 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||