Cup Series
2004 EA Sports 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 10/3/04 | Time | 1:30 PM ET |
| Track | Talladega Superspeedway | Race No. | 29 |
| Type | Super Speedway | Laps | 188 |
| Location | Talladega, Alabama | Grandstand Capacity | 143,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 10 | 188 | 180 | 10 | 5518* | 2 | Running | $305,968 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 15 | 188 | 170 | 5 | 3549 | 2 | Running | $165,208 |
| 3 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 3 | 188 | 165 | 0 | 3507 | 3 | Running | $137,922 |
| 4 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | 26 | 188 | 160 | 5 | 2462 | 20 | Running | $100,640 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 8 | 188 | 155 | 5 | 5530* | 1 | Running | $104,290 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 30 | 188 | 150 | 5 | 5391* | 6 | Running | $120,603 |
| 7 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 1 | 188 | 146 | 5 | 2939 | 14 | Running | $106,075 |
| 8 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 34 | 188 | 142 | 5 | 3081 | 8 | Running | $100,000 |
| 9 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 36 | 188 | 138 | 0 | 2992 | 12 | Running | $108,562 |
| 10 | Ward Burton | Chev | 28 | 188 | 134 | 5 | 2555 | 18 | Running | $76,000 |
| 11 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 4 | 188 | 130 | 5 | 2544 | 19 | Running | $96,952 |
| 12 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 2 | 188 | 127 | 0 | 2718 | 16 | Running | $97,471 |
| 13 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 13 | 188 | 124 | 5 | 3057 | 10 | Running | $79,180 |
| 14 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 7 | 188 | 121 | 0 | 5393* | 5 | Running | $116,973 |
| 15 | Mark Martin | Ford | 17 | 188 | 118 | 0 | 5432* | 4 | Running | $79,035 |
| 16 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 19 | 188 | 115 | 5 | 5384* | 7 | Running | $112,492 |
| 17 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 24 | 188 | 112 | 0 | 3585 | 1 | Running | $76,985 |
| 18 | Mike Wallace | Dodge | 41 | 188 | 109 | 5 | 575 | 36 | Running | $68,670 |
| 19 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 5 | 188 | 106 | 5 | 5482* | 3 | Running | $112,428 |
| 20 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 37 | 188 | 103 | 5 | 2422 | 21 | Running | $68,140 |
| 21 | Terry Labonte | Chev | 38 | 188 | 100 | 0 | 2947 | 13 | Running | $95,285 |
| 22 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 6 | 188 | 97 | 5 | 5377* | 8 | Running | $102,398 |
| 23 | Hermie Sadler | Ford | 11 | 188 | 94 | 5 | 619 | 34 | Running | $67,420 |
| 24 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chev | 22 | 188 | 91 | 0 | 228 | 47 | Running | $63,000 |
| 25 | Michael Waltrip | Chev | 14 | 188 | 88 | 5 | 3149 | 6 | Running | $98,786 |
| 26 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 33 | 188 | 85 | 5 | 3110 | 7 | Running | $106,403 |
| 27 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 23 | 187 | 82 | 0 | 3417 | 5 | Running | $95,360 |
| 28 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 12 | 187 | 79 | 0 | 3012 | 11 | Running | $73,625 |
| 29 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 35 | 187 | 76 | 0 | 2370 | 23 | Running | $78,065 |
| 30 | Ricky Craven | Chev | 20 | 187 | 73 | 0 | 2086 | 24 | Running | $62,405 |
| 31 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 29 | 187 | 70 | 0 | 2649 | 17 | Running | $82,820 |
| 32 | Kenny Wallace | Chev | 43 | 185 | 67 | 0 | 268 | 42 | Running | $61,735 |
| 33 | Larry Gunselman | Ford | 42 | 183 | 64 | 0 | 211 | 49 | Running | $62,575 |
| 34 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 32 | 178 | 61 | 0 | 3058 | 9 | Accident | $94,555 |
| 35 | Bobby Labonte | Chev | 27 | 178 | 58 | 0 | 3425 | 4 | Accident | $106,533 |
| 36 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 21 | 164 | 55 | 0 | 2826 | 15 | Overheating | $69,400 |
| 37 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 16 | 157 | 52 | 5 | 5371* | 9 | Engine | $81,150 |
| 38 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 9 | 147 | 49 | 0 | 5263* | 10 | Accident | $77,689 |
| 39 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 18 | 142 | 46 | 0 | 2407 | 22 | Accident | $87,495 |
| 40 | Jimmy Spencer | Chev | 40 | 142 | 43 | 5 | 1747 | 25 | Accident | $61,155 |
| 41 | Chad Blount | Dodge | 31 | 131 | 40 | 0 | 74 | 64 | Engine | $61,105 |
| 42 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 25 | 122 | 37 | 0 | 747 | 31 | Engine | $94,477 |
| 43 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chev | 39 | 120 | 34 | 0 | 670 | 33 | Accident | $69,261 |