Cup Series
2004 Mountain Dew Southern 500 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 11/14/04 | Time | 1 PM ET |
| Track | Darlington Raceway | Race No. | 35 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 367 |
| Location | Darlington, South Carolina | Grandstand Capacity | 65,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 4 | 367 | 180 | 5 | 6328* | 2 | Running | $269,675 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | Ford | 5 | 367 | 170 | 5 | 6264* | 5 | Running | $190,825 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 2 | 367 | 165 | 10 | 6325* | 3 | Running | $185,403 |
| 4 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 11 | 367 | 160 | 5 | 4451 | 1 | Running | $118,675 |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 13 | 367 | 155 | 0 | 4225 | 2 | Running | $129,550 |
| 6 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 1 | 367 | 150 | 5 | 6346* | 1 | Running | $103,275 |
| 7 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 24 | 367 | 146 | 0 | 1303 | 28 | Running | $114,625 |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 18 | 367 | 142 | 5 | 3796 | 8 | Running | $102,625 |
| 9 | Bobby Labonte | Chev | 15 | 367 | 138 | 0 | 4145 | 3 | Running | $115,985 |
| 10 | Mike Bliss | Chev | 30 | 367 | 134 | 0 | 364 | 39 | Running | $86,750 |
| 11 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 3 | 367 | 130 | 0 | 6274* | 4 | Running | $114,253 |
| 12 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 20 | 367 | 127 | 5 | 3742 | 10 | Running | $103,450 |
| 13 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 21 | 367 | 124 | 0 | 3847 | 6 | Running | $78,600 |
| 14 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 32 | 367 | 121 | 0 | 3002 | 19 | Running | $95,025 |
| 15 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 23 | 367 | 118 | 5 | 3570 | 13 | Running | $100,562 |
| 16 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 26 | 367 | 115 | 0 | 3477 | 14 | Running | $93,731 |
| 17 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 6 | 366 | 112 | 0 | 6161* | 6 | Running | $109,678 |
| 18 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 16 | 365 | 109 | 0 | 3813 | 7 | Running | $106,058 |
| 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 10 | 365 | 106 | 0 | 5942* | 10 | Running | $88,150 |
| 20 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 9 | 365 | 103 | 5 | 5963* | 8 | Running | $113,603 |
| 21 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 27 | 365 | 100 | 0 | 3412 | 16 | Running | $71,700 |
| 22 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 28 | 365 | 97 | 0 | 3074 | 17 | Running | $83,975 |
| 23 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 8 | 365 | 94 | 0 | 5963* | 9 | Running | $98,683 |
| 24 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 19 | 365 | 91 | 5 | 3712 | 11 | Running | $69,550 |
| 25 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 31 | 364 | 88 | 0 | 2972 | 20 | Running | $86,437 |
| 26 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 22 | 364 | 85 | 0 | 3605 | 12 | Running | $70,575 |
| 27 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | 29 | 363 | 82 | 0 | 3015 | 18 | Running | $67,375 |
| 28 | Terry Labonte | Chev | 25 | 363 | 79 | 0 | 3449 | 15 | Running | $85,500 |
| 29 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | 42 | 363 | 76 | 0 | 1430 | 26 | Running | $58,050 |
| 30 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 33 | 362 | 73 | 0 | 2944 | 21 | Running | $55,875 |
| 31 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chev | 35 | 357 | 70 | 0 | 1171 | 29 | Running | $71,514 |
| 32 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 14 | 354 | 67 | 0 | 4094 | 5 | Running | $90,728 |
| 33 | Michael Waltrip | Chev | 17 | 336 | 64 | 0 | 3766 | 9 | Running | $91,756 |
| 34 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 7 | 330 | 61 | 0 | 6102* | 7 | Engine | $101,517 |
| 35 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 34 | 300 | 58 | 0 | 2811 | 23 | Accident | $54,425 |
| 36 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | 39 | 262 | 55 | 0 | 126 | 58 | Engine | $54,275 |
| 37 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 12 | 194 | 52 | 0 | 4123 | 4 | Accident | $84,992 |
| 38 | Mike Wallace | Chev | 37 | 180 | 49 | 0 | 700 | 37 | Oil Pump | $53,850 |
| 39 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | 38 | 143 | 46 | 0 | 986 | 31 | Accident | $53,725 |
| 40 | Hermie Sadler | Chev | 41 | 130 | 43 | 0 | 818 | 34 | Handling | $53,575 |
| 41 | Mario Gosselin | Ford | 43 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 80 | 68 | Too Slow | $53,450 |
| 42 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | 36 | 14 | 37 | 0 | 723 | 35 | Too Slow | $53,340 |
| 43 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | 40 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 925 | 32 | Too Slow | $53,454 |