Official NASCAR Race Results
Kurt Busch won the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-28-2004 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie / Irwin Industrial Tools | 190 | 500 | 119 | Running | 173,465 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175 | 500 | 100 | Running | 141,878 |
| 3 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 165 | 500 | 0 | Running | 131,978 |
| 4 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 165 | 500 | 72 | Running | 135,125 |
| 5 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 155 | 500 | 0 | Running | 136,098 |
| 6 | 19 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 150 | 500 | 0 | Running | 77,945 |
| 7 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 151 | 500 | 25 | Running | 124,862 |
| 8 | 6 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 117 | 500 | 0 | Running | 87,095 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 138 | 500 | 0 | Running | 120,168 |
| 10 | 8 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 134 | 500 | 0 | Running | 110,796 |
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 110 | 500 | 91 | Running | 118,748 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Jackson Hewitt / National Guard | 132 | 500 | 58 | Running | 84,890 |
| 13 | 20 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 124 | 500 | 0 | Running | 102,440 |
| 14 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree / M&M's | 121 | 500 | 0 | Running | 103,273 |
| 15 | 10 | 30 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | America Online | 123 | 500 | 1 | Running | 83,090 |
| 16 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 120 | 500 | 8 | Running | 90,215 |
| 17 | 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 112 | 500 | 0 | Running | 96,565 |
| 18 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 109 | 500 | 0 | Running | 100,065 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 111 | 500 | 1 | Running | 104,792 |
| 20 | 7 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | Kodak / Punisher | 103 | 500 | 0 | Running | 81,900 |
| 21 | 30 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 100 | 500 | 0 | Running | 104,557 |
| 22 | 25 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 97 | 499 | 0 | Running | 93,390 |
| 23 | 21 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 94 | 499 | 0 | Running | 81,045 |
| 24 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 96 | 498 | 25 | Running | 115,518 |
| 25 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 88 | 498 | 0 | Running | 82,570 |
| 26 | 37 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 85 | 497 | 0 | Running | 68,440 |
| 27 | 26 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 82 | 496 | 0 | Running | 87,694 |
| 28 | 39 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero Hi Speed | 79 | 496 | 0 | Running | 71,150 |
| 29 | 29 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 76 | 496 | 0 | Running | 94,285 |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Food City | 73 | 495 | 0 | Running | 70,685 |
| 31 | 42 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Pontiac | East Tennessee Trailers | 70 | 490 | 0 | Running | 66,890 |
| 32 | 38 | 94 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Bojangles' / AmericInn | 67 | 453 | 0 | Crash | 66,845 |
| 33 | 27 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Wellbutrin XL | 64 | 428 | 0 | Running | 112,808 |
| 34 | 28 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline / Harlem Globetrotters | 61 | 404 | 0 | Crash | 91,922 |
| 35 | 22 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 58 | 377 | 0 | Running | 74,690 |
| 36 | 24 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 55 | 331 | 0 | Running | 66,645 |
| 37 | 15 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft / Rent-A-Center | 52 | 166 | 0 | Crash | 92,666 |
| 38 | 31 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Roush Racing | 49 | 138 | 0 | Too slow | 99,977 |
| 39 | 34 | 98 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | Lucas Oil Products | 46 | 59 | 0 | Brakes | 66,505 |
| 40 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 43 | 57 | 0 | Crash | 96,315 |
| 41 | 41 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Black Wolf Harley-Davidson | 40 | 7 | 0 | Handling | 66,390 |
| 42 | 40 | 09 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 37 | 4 | 0 | Rear end | 66,335 |
| 43 | 43 | 80 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 34 | 4 | 0 | Brakes | 65,656 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-28-2004
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Food City 500
- Race #: 6
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Kurt Busch
- Start Position: 13th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 82.607 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $4,108,366
- Cautions: 11
- Caution Laps: 85
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole: 128.314 mph


