| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 19, 2004 | Race 27 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 109.753 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.488 seconds | Time of Race: 02:53:31 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 18-21, 37-40, 65-70, 104-107, 114-116, 177-181, 277-280 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie | 190/10 | 300 | Running | $237,225 |
| 2 | 5 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 170/0 | 300 | Running | $175,108 |
| 3 | 3 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 300 | Running | $155,158 |
| 4 | 12 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 165/5 | 300 | Running | $131,700 |
| 5 | 11 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 160/5 | 300 | Running | $92,400 |
| 6 | 25 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | USG Sheetrock | 150/0 | 300 | Running | $105,725 |
| 7 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 151/5 | 300 | Running | $116,478 |
| 8 | 6 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 147/5 | 300 | Running | $107,333 |
| 9 | 16 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 143/5 | 300 | Running | $103,956 |
| 10 | 14 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 139/5 | 300 | Running | $109,778 |
| 11 | 2 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 135/5 | 300 | Running | $86,800 |
| 12 | 19 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 127/0 | 300 | Running | $103,200 |
| 13 | 8 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 124/0 | 300 | Running | $78,425 |
| 14 | 17 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 121/0 | 300 | Running | $108,533 |
| 15 | 26 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 118/0 | 300 | Running | $77,275 |
| 16 | 33 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 115/0 | 300 | Running | $67,875 |
| 17 | 35 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 112/0 | 299 | Running | $89,650 |
| 18 | 13 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 109/0 | 299 | Running | $107,333 |
| 19 | 31 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 106/0 | 299 | Running | $92,000 |
| 20 | 21 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 103/0 | 299 | Running | $100,817 |
| 21 | 34 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 100/0 | 299 | Running | $78,125 |
| 22 | 24 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 97/0 | 298 | Running | $72,800 |
| 23 | 36 | #50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Yale Cancer Center | 94/0 | 298 | Running | $65,425 |
| 24 | 23 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 91/0 | 298 | Running | $90,950 |
| 25 | 29 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 88/0 | 298 | Running | $64,285 |
| 26 | 30 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 85/0 | 298 | Running | $88,762 |
| 27 | 15 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 82/0 | 297 | Running | $94,267 |
| 28 | 20 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 79/0 | 297 | Running | $70,675 |
| 29 | 18 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 81/5 | 296 | Running | $70,390 |
| 30 | 32 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 73/0 | 296 | Running | $67,650 |
| 31 | 42 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | SCORE Motorsports | 70/0 | 295 | Running | $59,950 |
| 32 | 22 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 67/0 | 293 | Running | $94,417 |
| 33 | 10 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1/ALLTEL | 69/5 | 262 | Engine | $105,902 |
| 34 | 41 | #09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 61/0 | 256 | Accident | $59,725 |
| 35 | 9 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 58/0 | 251 | Running | $74,989 |
| 36 | 27 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | CAT Dealers | 55/0 | 207 | Accident | $66,410 |
| 37 | 28 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 52/0 | 192 | Overheating | $84,306 |
| 38 | 38 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 49/0 | 121 | Suspension | $58,100 |
| 39 | 4 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 51/5 | 83 | Accident | $104,813 |
| 40 | 40 | #89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil | 43/0 | 81 | Too Slow | $57,950 |
| 41 | 39 | #198 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Mach One Inc. | 40/0 | 50 | Ignition | $57,850 |
| 42 | 37 | #172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Vote for Bush | 37/0 | 30 | Too Slow | $57,800 |
| 43 | 43 | #280 | Ted Christopher | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 34/0 | 17 | Engine | $57,959 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||