Official NASCAR Race Results
Jimmie Johnson won the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
11-14-2004 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 185 | 367 | 124 | Running | 269,675 |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 175 | 367 | 36 | Running | 190,825 |
| 3 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 175 | 367 | 155 | Running | 185,403 |
| 4 | 11 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 165 | 367 | 15 | Running | 118,675 |
| 5 | 13 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 155 | 367 | 0 | Running | 129,550 |
| 6 | 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Smirnoff Ice / Sharpie | 155 | 367 | 9 | Running | 103,275 |
| 7 | 24 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | World Financial Group | 146 | 367 | 0 | Running | 114,642 |
| 8 | 18 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | USG Sheetrock | 147 | 367 | 1 | Running | 102,625 |
| 9 | 15 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 138 | 367 | 0 | Running | 115,958 |
| 10 | 30 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | NetZero | 134 | 367 | 0 | Running | 86,750 |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 130 | 367 | 0 | Running | 114,253 |
| 12 | 20 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 132 | 367 | 1 | Running | 103,450 |
| 13 | 21 | 30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 124 | 367 | 0 | Running | 78,600 |
| 14 | 32 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 121 | 367 | 0 | Running | 95,025 |
| 15 | 23 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 123 | 367 | 17 | Running | 100,562 |
| 16 | 26 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force | 115 | 367 | 0 | Running | 93,731 |
| 17 | 6 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 112 | 366 | 0 | Running | 109,678 |
| 18 | 16 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 109 | 365 | 0 | Running | 106,058 |
| 19 | 10 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 106 | 365 | 0 | Running | 88,150 |
| 20 | 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 108 | 365 | 1 | Running | 113,603 |
| 21 | 27 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 100 | 365 | 0 | Running | 71,700 |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Caterpillar | 97 | 365 | 0 | Running | 83,975 |
| 23 | 8 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 94 | 365 | 0 | Running | 98,683 |
| 24 | 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard / Subway | 96 | 365 | 8 | Running | 69,550 |
| 25 | 31 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 88 | 364 | 0 | Running | 86,437 |
| 26 | 22 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 85 | 364 | 0 | Running | 70,575 |
| 27 | 29 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | Kodak / Jasper Engines | 82 | 363 | 0 | Running | 67,375 |
| 28 | 25 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 79 | 363 | 0 | Running | 85,500 |
| 29 | 42 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 76 | 363 | 0 | Running | 58,050 |
| 30 | 33 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 73 | 362 | 0 | Running | 55,875 |
| 31 | 35 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 70 | 357 | 0 | Running | 71,514 |
| 32 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 67 | 354 | 0 | Running | 90,728 |
| 33 | 17 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA | 64 | 336 | 0 | Running | 91,756 |
| 34 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Mobil 1 / Alltel | 61 | 330 | 0 | Engine | 101,517 |
| 35 | 34 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 58 | 300 | 0 | Crash | 54,425 |
| 36 | 39 | 98 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Mach One Inc. | 55 | 262 | 0 | Engine | 54,275 |
| 37 | 12 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 52 | 194 | 0 | Crash | 84,992 |
| 38 | 37 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 49 | 181 | 0 | Oil pump | 53,850 |
| 39 | 38 | 50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Mesco Building Solutions | 46 | 143 | 0 | Crash | 53,725 |
| 40 | 41 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | E. Tennessee Trailers / Hammonds Chevy | 43 | 130 | 0 | Handling | 53,575 |
| 41 | 43 | 80 | Mario Gosselin | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 40 | 14 | 0 | Too slow | 53,450 |
| 42 | 36 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Freddie B's | 37 | 14 | 0 | Too slow | 53,340 |
| 43 | 40 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Racing With Jesus / Red Line Oil | 34 | 10 | 0 | Too slow | 53,454 |
Race Recap
- Date: 11-14-2004
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Mountain Dew Southern 500
- Race #: 35
- Cars: 43
- Winner: Jimmie Johnson
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 125.044 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $4,038,809
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 47
- Lead Changes: 27
- Pole: 0.000 mph
