| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| EA Sports 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | |||||||||
| October 03, 2004 | Race 29 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.929 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .117 second | Time of Race: 03:11:12 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 47 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 30-34, 60-63, 124-128, 144-147, 180-183 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 190/10 | 188 | Running | $305,968 |
| 2 | 15 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $165,208 |
| 3 | 3 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 165/0 | 188 | Running | $137,922 |
| 4 | 26 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak EasyShare/Jasper | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $100,640 |
| 5 | 8 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $104,290 |
| 6 | 30 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $120,603 |
| 7 | 1 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $106,075 |
| 8 | 34 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target/Breast Cancer Awareness | 147/5 | 188 | Running | $100,000 |
| 9 | 36 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $108,562 |
| 10 | 28 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero/Shark Tale | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $76,000 |
| 11 | 4 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Zerex/Valvoline | 135/5 | 188 | Running | $96,952 |
| 12 | 2 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/Rent-A-Center | 127/0 | 188 | Running | $97,471 |
| 13 | 13 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 129/5 | 188 | Running | $79,180 |
| 14 | 7 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Smirnoff Ice/DeWalt | 121/0 | 188 | Running | $116,973 |
| 15 | 17 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 118/0 | 188 | Running | $79,035 |
| 16 | 19 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 120/5 | 188 | Running | $112,492 |
| 17 | 24 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 112/0 | 188 | Running | $76,985 |
| 18 | 41 | #09 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 114/5 | 188 | Running | $68,670 |
| 19 | 5 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 111/5 | 188 | Running | $112,428 |
| 20 | 37 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 108/5 | 188 | Running | $68,140 |
| 21 | 38 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/Delphi | 100/0 | 188 | Running | $95,285 |
| 22 | 6 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 102/5 | 188 | Running | $102,398 |
| 23 | 11 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | East Tennessee Trailers | 99/5 | 188 | Running | $67,420 |
| 24 | 22 | #133 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker | 91/0 | 188 | Running | $63,000 |
| 25 | 14 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 93/5 | 188 | Running | $98,786 |
| 26 | 33 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 90/5 | 188 | Running | $106,403 |
| 27 | 23 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 82/0 | 187 | Running | $95,360 |
| 28 | 12 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard/Subway | 79/0 | 187 | Running | $73,625 |
| 29 | 35 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 76/0 | 187 | Running | $78,065 |
| 30 | 20 | #11 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Old Spice | 73/0 | 187 | Running | $62,405 |
| 31 | 29 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 70/0 | 187 | Running | $82,820 |
| 32 | 43 | #1 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Aaron's | 67/0 | 185 | Running | $61,735 |
| 33 | 42 | #198 | Larry Gunselman | Ford | Mach One Inc. | 64/0 | 183 | Running | $62,575 |
| 34 | 32 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light/Rascal Flatts | 61/0 | 177 | Accident | $94,555 |
| 35 | 27 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 58/0 | 177 | Accident | $106,533 |
| 36 | 21 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 55/0 | 164 | Overheating | $69,400 |
| 37 | 16 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 57/5 | 157 | Overheating | $81,150 |
| 38 | 9 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 49/0 | 147 | Accident | $77,689 |
| 39 | 18 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 46/0 | 142 | Accident | $87,495 |
| 40 | 40 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 48/5 | 142 | Accident | $61,155 |
| 41 | 31 | #06 | Chad Blount | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 40/0 | 131 | Engine | $61,105 |
| 42 | 25 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 37/0 | 122 | Engine | $94,477 |
| 43 | 39 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 34/0 | 120 | Accident | $69,261 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||