| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | |||||||||
| November 21, 2004 | Race 36 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 105.623 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .342 second | Time of Race: 03:50:55 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 14 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2-4, 7-9, 49-52, 94-97, 114-131, 148-151, 157-160, 164-170, 174-177, 192-195, 200-207, 225-231, 253-257, 266-269 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard/Subway | 190/10 | 271 | Running | $314,850 |
| 2 | 39 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 170/0 | 271 | Running | $231,705 |
| 3 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 165/0 | 271 | Running | $208,708 |
| 4 | 8 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 165/5 | 271 | Running | $167,003 |
| 5 | 1 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 160/5 | 271 | Running | $130,650 |
| 6 | 17 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 150/0 | 271 | Running | $102,000 |
| 7 | 18 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 146/0 | 271 | Running | $88,950 |
| 8 | 10 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 147/5 | 271 | Running | $110,983 |
| 9 | 7 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 138/0 | 271 | Running | $90,806 |
| 10 | 9 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 134/0 | 271 | Running | $99,728 |
| 11 | 11 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 135/5 | 271 | Running | $67,950 |
| 12 | 6 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 132/5 | 271 | Running | $100,133 |
| 13 | 21 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 124/0 | 271 | Running | $86,175 |
| 14 | 22 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 121/0 | 271 | Running | $91,867 |
| 15 | 25 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 118/0 | 271 | Running | $84,712 |
| 16 | 38 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Lone Star Steakhouse/Coors Light | 115/0 | 271 | Running | $91,925 |
| 17 | 24 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 112/0 | 271 | Running | $89,881 |
| 18 | 14 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 109/0 | 271 | Running | $65,225 |
| 19 | 30 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 106/0 | 271 | Running | $104,203 |
| 20 | 23 | #14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | 103/0 | 271 | Running | $55,150 |
| 21 | 29 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 100/0 | 271 | Running | $79,500 |
| 22 | 37 | #100 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 97/0 | 271 | Running | $52,800 |
| 23 | 16 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 94/0 | 271 | Running | $100,703 |
| 24 | 27 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 91/0 | 270 | Running | $86,717 |
| 25 | 43 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 88/0 | 269 | Running | $55,500 |
| 26 | 41 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 85/0 | 268 | Running | $68,575 |
| 27 | 19 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 82/0 | 267 | Running | $73,375 |
| 28 | 32 | #136 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | USG Durock | 79/0 | 266 | Transmission | $51,575 |
| 29 | 33 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 76/0 | 266 | Running | $86,552 |
| 30 | 3 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 78/5 | 264 | Accident | $107,917 |
| 31 | 42 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 70/0 | 264 | Running | $81,100 |
| 32 | 35 | #1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | 67/0 | 251 | Flat Tire | $50,750 |
| 33 | 28 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 64/0 | 247 | Wheel Bearing | $54,480 |
| 34 | 15 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 61/0 | 232 | Running | $89,183 |
| 35 | 20 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 58/0 | 231 | Running | $69,039 |
| 36 | 40 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 55/0 | 231 | Running | $57,935 |
| 37 | 31 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Chex Party Mix | 52/0 | 223 | Engine | $75,975 |
| 38 | 4 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 49/0 | 192 | Overheating | $79,400 |
| 39 | 26 | #06 | Travis Kvapil | Dodge | Mobil 1/Jasper Engines | 46/0 | 162 | Accident | $49,325 |
| 40 | 12 | #0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero | 43/0 | 145 | Accident | $49,100 |
| 41 | 13 | #23 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | 40/0 | 115 | Accident | $48,910 |
| 42 | 34 | #113 | Greg Sacks | Dodge | ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco | 37/0 | 3 | Overheating | $48,605 |
| 43 | 36 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Drive for Diversity/Sam Bass | 34/0 | 0 | Accident | $48,630 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||