| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 28, 2004 | Race 6 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 82.607 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .428 second | Time of Race: 03:13:34 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 13 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 59-65, 68-73, 102-110, 169-178, 202-209, 381-394, 408-413, 432-437, 464-472, 483-487, 494-498 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 190/10 | 500 | Running | $173,465 |
| 2 | 4 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $141,878 |
| 3 | 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $131,978 |
| 4 | 17 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $135,125 |
| 5 | 23 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $136,098 |
| 6 | 19 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $77,945 |
| 7 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $124,862 |
| 8 | 6 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $87,095 |
| 9 | 2 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $120,168 |
| 10 | 8 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $110,796 |
| 11 | 18 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 135/5 | 500 | Running | $118,748 |
| 12 | 3 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt/National Guard | 132/5 | 500 | Running | $84,890 |
| 13 | 20 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $102,440 |
| 14 | 9 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree/M&M's | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $103,273 |
| 15 | 10 | #30 | Johnny Sauter * | Chevrolet | America Online | 123/5 | 500 | Running | $83,090 |
| 16 | 11 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 120/5 | 500 | Running | $90,215 |
| 17 | 16 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 112/0 | 500 | Running | $96,565 |
| 18 | 33 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 109/0 | 500 | Running | $100,065 |
| 19 | 32 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 111/5 | 500 | Running | $104,792 |
| 20 | 7 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Punisher | 103/0 | 500 | Running | $81,900 |
| 21 | 30 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 100/0 | 500 | Running | $104,557 |
| 22 | 25 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 97/0 | 499 | Running | $93,390 |
| 23 | 21 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 94/0 | 499 | Running | $81,045 |
| 24 | 12 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 96/5 | 498 | Running | $115,518 |
| 25 | 36 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific/Brawny | 88/0 | 498 | Running | $82,570 |
| 26 | 37 | #50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 85/0 | 497 | Running | $68,440 |
| 27 | 26 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 82/0 | 496 | Running | $87,694 |
| 28 | 39 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 79/0 | 496 | Running | $71,150 |
| 29 | 29 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 76/0 | 496 | Running | $94,285 |
| 30 | 35 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Food City | 73/0 | 495 | Running | $70,685 |
| 31 | 42 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Pontiac | East Tennessee Trailers | 70/0 | 490 | Running | $66,890 |
| 32 | 38 | #194 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Bojangles/AmericInn | 67/0 | 453 | Accident | $66,845 |
| 33 | 27 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Wellbutrin XL | 64/0 | 428 | Running | $112,808 |
| 34 | 28 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline/Harlem Globetrotters | 61/0 | 404 | Accident | $91,922 |
| 35 | 22 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 58/0 | 377 | Accident | $74,690 |
| 36 | 24 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 55/0 | 331 | Accident | $66,645 |
| 37 | 15 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/Rent-A-Center | 52/0 | 166 | Accident | $92,666 |
| 38 | 31 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Roush Racing | 49/0 | 138 | Too Slow | $99,977 |
| 39 | 34 | #198 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Lucas Oil Products | 46/0 | 59 | Brakes | $66,505 |
| 40 | 5 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 43/0 | 57 | Accident | $96,315 |
| 41 | 41 | #172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Freddie B's | 40/0 | 7 | Handling | $66,390 |
| 42 | 40 | #09 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 37/0 | 4 | Rear End | $66,335 |
| 43 | 43 | #280 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 34/0 | 4 | Brakes | $65,656 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||