| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 15, 2004 | Race 1 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.345 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .273 seconds | Time of Race: 03:11:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8-11, 34-38, 60-64, 72-80 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 185/5 | 200 | Running | $1,495,070 |
| 2 | 5 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 180/10 | 200 | Running | $1,096,160 |
| 3 | 26 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $758,839 |
| 4 | 10 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $610,792 |
| 5 | 6 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $472,189 |
| 6 | 14 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 150/0 | 200 | Running | $358,839 |
| 7 | 2 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $358,772 |
| 8 | 39 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 147/5 | 200 | Running | $318,490 |
| 9 | 12 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 143/5 | 200 | Running | $307,917 |
| 10 | 31 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 134/0 | 200 | Running | $279,529 |
| 11 | 13 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Passion of the Christ/Interstate | 130/0 | 200 | Running | $278,445 |
| 12 | 1 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 127/0 | 200 | Running | $249,312 |
| 13 | 29 | #1 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Kraft Foods | 129/5 | 200 | Running | $235,287 |
| 14 | 25 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 121/0 | 200 | Running | $235,087 |
| 15 | 23 | #23 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Whelen Engineering | 118/0 | 200 | Running | $232,762 |
| 16 | 15 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie | 115/0 | 199 | Running | $236,887 |
| 17 | 19 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 112/0 | 199 | Running | $218,912 |
| 18 | 16 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft Quality Parts | 109/0 | 199 | Running | $246,020 |
| 19 | 17 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 106/0 | 199 | Running | $225,887 |
| 20 | 38 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 108/5 | 199 | Running | $245,812 |
| 21 | 33 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific/Brawny | 105/5 | 199 | Running | $226,127 |
| 22 | 43 | #133 | Mike Skinner | Chevrolet | RCR | 97/0 | 198 | Running | $213,813 |
| 23 | 28 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 94/0 | 198 | Running | $225,339 |
| 24 | 40 | #7 | Jimmy Spencer | Dodge | Jonny Cat | 91/0 | 198 | Running | $223,513 |
| 25 | 22 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 88/0 | 195 | Running | $222,889 |
| 26 | 21 | #30 | Johnny Sauter * | Chevrolet | America Online | 85/0 | 193 | Running | $213,687 |
| 27 | 24 | #09 | Johnny Benson | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 82/0 | 177 | Accident | $210,414 |
| 28 | 41 | #14 | Larry Foyt | Dodge | LPGA | 79/0 | 176 | Running | $212,487 |
| 29 | 18 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 76/0 | 154 | Running | $245,572 |
| 30 | 42 | #50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Thrifty Rent-a-Car/Melling | 73/0 | 153 | Running | $207,962 |
| 31 | 20 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 70/0 | 149 | Running | $255,056 |
| 32 | 32 | #4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | YokeTV.com | 67/0 | 132 | Running | $207,488 |
| 33 | 34 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 64/0 | 110 | Accident | $232,087 |
| 34 | 36 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 61/0 | 109 | Accident | $231,328 |
| 35 | 30 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 58/0 | 78 | Accident | $241,230 |
| 36 | 7 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 55/0 | 75 | Accident | $224,137 |
| 37 | 4 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 52/0 | 75 | Accident | $254,714 |
| 38 | 9 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 49/0 | 70 | Accident | $246,193 |
| 39 | 35 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 46/0 | 70 | Accident | $211,888 |
| 40 | 37 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 43/0 | 59 | Accident | $203,438 |
| 41 | 27 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 40/0 | 42 | Engine | $231,887 |
| 42 | 11 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | NBA All-Star Game on TNT | 37/0 | 25 | Engine | $239,554 |
| 43 | 8 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 34/0 | 7 | Engine | $216,997 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||