| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer | Chicagoland Speedway | |||||||||
| July 11, 2004 | Race 18 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 129.507 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.925 seconds | Time of Race: 03:05:33 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 19-23, 25-29, 40-42, 121-126, 128-134, 173-177, 210-214, 246-249, 254-256 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 190/10 | 267 | Running | $336,803 |
| 2 | 3 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175/5 | 267 | Running | $208,640 |
| 3 | 29 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 165/0 | 267 | Running | $183,592 |
| 4 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/5 | 267 | Running | $172,453 |
| 5 | 19 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 160/5 | 267 | Running | $130,575 |
| 6 | 24 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 155/5 | 267 | Running | $123,075 |
| 7 | 32 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 151/5 | 267 | Running | $126,200 |
| 8 | 9 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | USG Sheetrock | 142/0 | 267 | Running | $112,850 |
| 9 | 39 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 138/0 | 267 | Running | $129,556 |
| 10 | 17 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 134/0 | 267 | Running | $122,053 |
| 11 | 20 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 130/0 | 267 | Running | $121,908 |
| 12 | 26 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 132/5 | 267 | Running | $127,853 |
| 13 | 14 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 124/0 | 267 | Running | $88,100 |
| 14 | 4 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 121/0 | 267 | Running | $87,950 |
| 15 | 12 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 118/0 | 267 | Running | $92,150 |
| 16 | 31 | #1 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Kraft Foods | 115/0 | 267 | Running | $73,250 |
| 17 | 23 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 117/5 | 267 | Running | $107,837 |
| 18 | 11 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Wellbutrin XL | 114/5 | 267 | Running | $117,133 |
| 19 | 22 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 106/0 | 267 | Running | $75,150 |
| 20 | 5 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 103/0 | 267 | Running | $84,400 |
| 21 | 13 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 100/0 | 267 | Running | $109,083 |
| 22 | 25 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 97/0 | 267 | Running | $116,828 |
| 23 | 40 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 94/0 | 267 | Running | $91,975 |
| 24 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 96/5 | 265 | Running | $79,850 |
| 25 | 34 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Wide Open Energy Drink | 88/0 | 265 | Running | $71,550 |
| 26 | 42 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 85/0 | 265 | Running | $78,839 |
| 27 | 41 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Red Baron Frozen Pizza | 82/0 | 263 | Running | $69,750 |
| 28 | 38 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 79/0 | 248 | Accident | $95,300 |
| 29 | 16 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 76/0 | 245 | Running | $94,037 |
| 30 | 15 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 73/0 | 240 | Running | $76,100 |
| 31 | 7 | #180 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Slim Jim/Act II | 70/0 | 205 | Accident | $65,900 |
| 32 | 30 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 67/0 | 204 | Running | $91,256 |
| 33 | 6 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Comcast High-Speed Internet | 64/0 | 197 | Running | $99,342 |
| 34 | 8 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1/ALLTEL | 61/0 | 166 | Accident | $111,667 |
| 35 | 21 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 58/0 | 151 | Running | $84,600 |
| 36 | 2 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 60/5 | 136 | Accident | $94,275 |
| 37 | 36 | #30 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | America Online | 57/5 | 129 | Accident | $72,175 |
| 38 | 35 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 49/0 | 116 | Engine | $71,975 |
| 39 | 43 | #50 | PJ Jones | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 46/0 | 108 | Too Slow | $63,765 |
| 40 | 33 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | The FanZCar | 43/0 | 103 | Transmission | $63,555 |
| 41 | 28 | #09 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 40/0 | 86 | Engine | $63,355 |
| 42 | 27 | #251 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | NegotiationsSeminar.com | 42/5 | 34 | Fuel Pump | $63,170 |
| 43 | 37 | #137 | Chad Blount | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 34/0 | 3 | Electrical | $63,207 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||