2004 Food City 500 Results
Kurt Busch won the 2004 Food City 500 at Bristol on March 28, 2004, leading 119 of 500 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 43 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 97 | Kurt Busch | 13 | 500 | 119 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | 4 | 500 | 100 | Running |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 500 | 72 | Running |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | 23 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 49 | Ken Schrader | 19 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Newman | 1 | 500 | 25 | Running |
| 8 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | 6 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | 8 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 18 | 500 | 91 | Running |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3 | 500 | 58 | Running |
| 13 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | 20 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | 9 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 30 | Johnny Sauter | 10 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 500 | 8 | Running |
| 17 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | 16 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 33 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 31 | Robby Gordon | 32 | 500 | 1 | Running |
| 20 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | 7 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | 30 | 500 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 32 | Ricky Craven | 25 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | 21 | 499 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 20 | Tony Stewart | 12 | 498 | 25 | Running |
| 25 | 45 | Kyle Petty | 36 | 498 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 50 | Derrike Cope | 37 | 497 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | 26 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 0 | Ward Burton | 39 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 43 | Jeff Green | 29 | 496 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | 35 | 495 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | 42 | 490 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 94 | Stanton Barrett | 38 | 453 | 0 | Crash |
| 33 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | 27 | 428 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 10 | Scott Riggs | 28 | 404 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 25 | Brian Vickers | 22 | 377 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 41 | Casey Mears | 24 | 331 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | 15 | 166 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 99 | Jeff Burton | 31 | 138 | 0 | Too slow |
| 39 | 98 | Geoffrey Bodine | 34 | 59 | 0 | Brakes |
| 40 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | 57 | 0 | Crash |
| 41 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | 41 | 7 | 0 | Handling |
| 42 | 09 | Joe Ruttman | 40 | 4 | 0 | Rear end |
| 43 | 80 | Andy Hillenburg | 43 | 4 | 0 | Brakes |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | March 28, 2004 |
| Track | Bristol |
| Laps | 500 |