| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 28, 2004 | Race 24 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 88.538 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.390 seconds | Time of Race: 03:00:36 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 21-24, 34-40, 58-61, 84-88, 90-98, 328-337, 359-363, 366-373, 389-399 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 30 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 190/10 | 500 | Running | $322,443 |
| 2 | 4 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $213,887 |
| 3 | 11 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $169,590 |
| 4 | 15 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $128,280 |
| 5 | 8 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 155/0 | 500 | Running | $142,158 |
| 6 | 3 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 150/0 | 500 | Running | $132,115 |
| 7 | 5 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 151/5 | 500 | Running | $101,715 |
| 8 | 24 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 142/0 | 499 | Running | $107,515 |
| 9 | 23 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 138/0 | 499 | Running | $134,168 |
| 10 | 14 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 139/5 | 499 | Running | $119,232 |
| 11 | 10 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 130/0 | 499 | Running | $92,165 |
| 12 | 18 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 127/0 | 499 | Running | $114,152 |
| 13 | 7 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 124/0 | 499 | Running | $91,440 |
| 14 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 126/5 | 498 | Running | $135,118 |
| 15 | 12 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 118/0 | 498 | Running | $109,335 |
| 16 | 19 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 120/5 | 498 | Running | $121,468 |
| 17 | 39 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 112/0 | 497 | Running | $111,522 |
| 18 | 16 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 109/0 | 497 | Running | $79,075 |
| 19 | 6 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 106/0 | 497 | Running | $121,528 |
| 20 | 20 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 103/0 | 497 | Running | $87,835 |
| 21 | 2 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 100/0 | 496 | Running | $107,535 |
| 22 | 9 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 97/0 | 496 | Running | $101,510 |
| 23 | 40 | #50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 99/5 | 495 | Running | $76,785 |
| 24 | 21 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Goodwrench/Realtree | 91/0 | 494 | Running | $110,963 |
| 25 | 28 | #100 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 88/0 | 493 | Running | $71,740 |
| 26 | 13 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 90/5 | 490 | Running | $114,248 |
| 27 | 36 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 87/5 | 481 | Running | $105,961 |
| 28 | 41 | #09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Phoenix Racing | 79/0 | 468 | Running | $72,595 |
| 29 | 27 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 76/0 | 462 | Running | $98,635 |
| 30 | 22 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Energizer | 73/0 | 433 | Accident | $87,675 |
| 31 | 38 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Food City/Supreme Clean | 70/0 | 430 | Running | $72,065 |
| 32 | 26 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 67/0 | 418 | Running | $71,455 |
| 33 | 25 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roundup FastAct | 64/0 | 386 | Accident | $103,187 |
| 34 | 35 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 61/0 | 373 | Accident | $89,735 |
| 35 | 17 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 58/0 | 313 | Accident | $76,615 |
| 36 | 34 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 55/0 | 268 | Accident | $87,005 |
| 37 | 31 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 52/0 | 150 | Accident | $76,759 |
| 38 | 42 | #198 | Derrike Cope | Ford | Mach One Inc. | 49/0 | 121 | Brakes | $68,250 |
| 39 | 33 | #251 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | NegotiationsSeminar.com | 46/0 | 88 | Accident | $68,125 |
| 40 | 32 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 43/0 | 64 | Accident | $94,056 |
| 41 | 43 | #89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil | 40/0 | 49 | Handling | $67,875 |
| 42 | 37 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 37/0 | 31 | Accident | $75,755 |
| 43 | 29 | #137 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 34/0 | 11 | Vibration | $67,862 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||