| 2004 Nextel Cup Race Winners | ||||
| Race | Date | Location | Race Name | Winner |
| non points | 02/07/04 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Budweiser Shootout | Dale Jarrett |
| non points | 02/12/04 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Gatorade 125s | Dale Earnhardt Jr / Elliott Sadler |
| 1 | 02/15/04 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Daytona 500 | Dale Earnhardt Jr |
| 2 | 02/22/04 | North Carolina Speedway | Subway 400 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 03/07/04 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Matt Kenseth |
| 4 | 03/14/04 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Golden Corral 500 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
| 5 | 03/21/04 | Darlington Raceway | Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 6 | 03/28/04 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Food City 500 | Kurt Busch |
| 7 | 04/04/04 | Texas Motor Speedway | Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Elliott Sadler |
| 8 | 04/18/04 | Martinsville Speedway | Advanced Auto Parts 500 | Rusty Wallace |
| 9 | 04/25/04 | Talladega Superspeedway | Aaron's 499 | Jeff Gordon |
| 10 | 05/02/04 | California Speedway | Auto Club 500 | Jeff Gordon |
| 11 | 05/15/04 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
| non points | 05/22/04 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | NASCAR Nextel All-Star | Matt Kenseth |
| 12 | 05/30/04 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Coca-Cola 600 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 13 | 06/06/04 | Dover Int'l Speedway | MBNA 400 "A Salute to Heroes" | Mark Martin |
| 14 | 06/13/04 | Pocono Raceway | Pocono 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 15 | 06/20/04 | Michigan Int'l Speedway | DHL 400 | Ryan Newman |
| 16 | 06/27/04 | Infineon Raceway | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Jeff Gordon |
| 17 | 07/03/04 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Pepsi 400 | Jeff Gordon |
| 18 | 07/11/04 | Chicagoland Speedway | Tropicana 400 | Tony Stewart |
| 19 | 07/25/04 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Seimens 300 | Kurt Busch |
| 20 | 08/01/04 | Pocono Raceway | Pennsylvania 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 21 | 08/08/04 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Brickyard 400 | Jeff Gordon |
| 22 | 08/15/04 | Watkins Glen International | Sirius at The Glen | Tony Stewart |
| 23 | 08/22/04 | Michigan Int'l Speedway | GFS Marketplace 400 | Greg Biffle |
| 24 | 08/28/04 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Sharpie 500 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
| 25 | 09/05/04 | California Speedway | Pop Secret 500 | Elliott Sadler |
| 26 | 09/11/04 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Chevy Rock 'n Roll 400 | Jeremy Mayfield |
| 27 | 09/19/04 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Sylvania 300 | Kurt Busch |
| 28 | 09/26/04 | Dover Int'l Speedway | MBNA America 400 | Ryan Newman |
| 29 | 10/03/04 | Talladega Superspeedway | EA SPORTS 500 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
| 30 | 10/10/04 | Kansas Speedway | Banquet 400 | Joe Nemechek |
| 31 | 10/16/04 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 32 | 10/24/04 | Martinsville Speedway | Subway 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 33 | 10/31/04 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 34 | 11/07/04 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr |
| 35 | 11/14/04 | Darlington Raceway | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 36 | 11/21/04 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Ford 400 | Greg Biffle |