| 2004 Daytona 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $13,658,808 | Race Date: | Feb 15, 2004 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .273 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 11Min 53Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 26 | Average Speed: | 156.345 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 23 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. D. Earnhardt, Jr. | Driver: | Greg Biffle G. Biffle | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #16 Ford | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Team: | Roush Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tony Eury, Sr. | Crew Chief: | Doug Richert | |||||
| Laps Led: | 59 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 188.387 MPH | |||||
| Official 2004 Daytona 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 58 |
| 2 | 5 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot | Running | | 180 | 200 | 98 |
| 3 | 26 | 22 | Scott Wimmer (R) | Caterpillar | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service | Running | | 165 | 200 | 6 |
| 5 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Running | | 160 | 200 | 16 |
| 6 | 14 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army | Running | | 150 | 200 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's | Running |  | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 39 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Running | | 147 | 200 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools | Running | | 143 | 200 | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | 16 | Greg Biffle | National Guard | Running | | 127 | 200 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 1 | John Andretti | Kraft Foods | Running | | 129 | 200 | 1 |
| 14 | 25 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target | Running | | 121 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | 23 | Dave Blaney | Whelen Engineering | Running | | 118 | 200 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Sharpie | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 0 | Ward Burton | NetZero HiSpeed | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Quality Parts | Running | | 109 | 199 | 0 |
| 19 | 17 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan (R) | Kodak / Jasper Engines | Running | | 106 | 199 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's | Running | | 108 | 199 | 1 |
| 21 | 33 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia Pacific / Brawny | Running | | 105 | 199 | 5 |
| 22 | 43 | 133 | Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Running | | 97 | 198 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide | Running | | 94 | 198 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Jonny Cat | Running | | 91 | 198 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Running | | 88 | 195 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 30 | Johnny Sauter (R) | America Online | Running | | 85 | 193 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 9 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | Accident | | 82 | 177 | 0 |
| 28 | 41 | 14 | Larry Foyt | LPGA | Running | | 79 | 176 | 0 |
| 29 | 18 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite | Running | | 76 | 154 | 0 |
| 30 | 42 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Thrifty Rent-a-Car / Melling | Running | | 73 | 153 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel | Running | | 70 | 149 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | YokeTV.com | Running | | 67 | 132 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | Accident | | 64 | 110 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 10 | Scott Riggs (R) | Valvoline | Accident | | 61 | 109 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless | Accident | | 58 | 78 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline | Accident | | 55 | 75 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light | Accident | | 52 | 75 | 0 |
| 38 | 9 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts | Accident | | 49 | 70 | 0 |
| 39 | 35 | 25 | Brian Vickers (R) | GMAC Financial Services | Accident | | 46 | 70 | 0 |
| 40 | 37 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service | Accident | | 43 | 59 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 9 | Kasey Kahne (R) | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Engine | | 40 | 42 | 0 |
| 42 | 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | NBA All-Star Game on TNT | Engine | | 37 | 25 | 0 |
| 43 | 8 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra | Engine | | 34 | 7 | 0 |
