Cup Series
2004 MBNA America 400 - Results
Race Specs
| Date | 9/26/04 | Time | 12:30 PM ET |
| Track | Dover Motor Speedway | Race No. | 28 |
| Type | Speedway | Laps | 400 |
| Location | Dover, Delaware | Grandstand Capacity | 140,000 |
Race Results
| Finish | Driver | Make | Start Pos | Comp Laps | Base Pts | Bon Pts | Total Pts | Pts Rank | Finish Status | Winnings |
| 1 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 2 | 400 | 180 | 10 | 5264* | 8 | Running | $195,477 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | Ford | 12 | 400 | 170 | 5 | 5314* | 5 | Running | $138,560 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | Chev | 21 | 400 | 165 | 5 | 5371* | 1 | Running | $140,533 |
| 4 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 11 | 400 | 160 | 0 | 3342 | 5 | Running | $122,877 |
| 5 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 13 | 400 | 155 | 5 | 5370* | 2 | Running | $99,745 |
| 6 | Tony Stewart | Chev | 23 | 400 | 150 | 0 | 5236* | 9 | Running | $117,168 |
| 7 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | 1 | 400 | 146 | 0 | 5214* | 10 | Running | $105,015 |
| 8 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | 10 | 400 | 142 | 0 | 3473 | 1 | Running | $79,715 |
| 9 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chev | 16 | 399 | 138 | 5 | 5353* | 3 | Running | $113,293 |
| 10 | Jimmie Johnson | Chev | 9 | 399 | 134 | 0 | 5314* | 4 | Running | $86,415 |
| 11 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 19 | 399 | 130 | 0 | 2958 | 9 | Running | $75,630 |
| 12 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 14 | 399 | 127 | 0 | 2591 | 16 | Running | $92,321 |
| 13 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | 7 | 398 | 124 | 0 | 3020 | 7 | Running | $105,348 |
| 14 | Bobby Labonte | Chev | 6 | 398 | 121 | 0 | 3367 | 3 | Running | $107,123 |
| 15 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | 34 | 398 | 118 | 0 | 2997 | 8 | Running | $104,415 |
| 16 | Michael Waltrip | Chev | 5 | 397 | 115 | 0 | 3056 | 6 | Running | $96,671 |
| 17 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | 27 | 397 | 112 | 0 | 2294 | 23 | Running | $79,415 |
| 18 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 15 | 397 | 109 | 0 | 710 | 31 | Running | $97,417 |
| 19 | Kevin Harvick | Chev | 30 | 397 | 106 | 0 | 3374 | 2 | Running | $99,493 |
| 20 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | 4 | 397 | 103 | 0 | 5275* | 6 | Running | $100,648 |
| 21 | Jeff Green | Dodge | 28 | 396 | 100 | 0 | 2361 | 20 | Running | $89,565 |
| 22 | Brendan Gaughan | Dodge | 25 | 396 | 97 | 0 | 2297 | 22 | Running | $72,565 |
| 23 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | 29 | 395 | 94 | 0 | 2579 | 17 | Running | $84,740 |
| 24 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 26 | 395 | 91 | 0 | 2934 | 10 | Running | $73,065 |
| 25 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | 31 | 394 | 88 | 5 | 2314 | 21 | Running | $62,265 |
| 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Chev | 36 | 393 | 85 | 0 | 1699 | 25 | Running | $62,415 |
| 27 | Terry Labonte | Chev | 38 | 393 | 82 | 0 | 2847 | 13 | Running | $88,515 |
| 28 | Tony Raines | Chev | 37 | 391 | 79 | 0 | 241 | 44 | Running | $58,590 |
| 29 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chev | 22 | 385 | 76 | 0 | 636 | 33 | Running | $77,829 |
| 30 | Robby Gordon | Chev | 32 | 385 | 73 | 0 | 2854 | 12 | Running | $93,977 |
| 31 | Scott Riggs | Chev | 18 | 363 | 70 | 0 | 2409 | 19 | Wheel Bearing | $85,802 |
| 32 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 8 | 319 | 67 | 5 | 5272* | 7 | Accident | $118,833 |
| 33 | Jeff Burton | Chev | 33 | 167 | 64 | 0 | 2928 | 11 | Accident | $66,730 |
| 34 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | 42 | 105 | 61 | 0 | 851 | 29 | Handling | $57,595 |
| 35 | Joe Nemechek | Chev | 24 | 91 | 58 | 0 | 2788 | 14 | Overheating | $65,380 |
| 36 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | 35 | 86 | 55 | 0 | 671 | 32 | Vibration | $57,250 |
| 37 | Ward Burton | Chev | 17 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 2416 | 18 | Engine | $57,125 |
| 38 | Brian Vickers | Chev | 3 | 46 | 49 | 0 | 2771 | 15 | Accident | $65,100 |
| 39 | Geoffrey Bodine | Ford | 41 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 278 | 40 | Oil Pressure | $56,875 |
| 40 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | 43 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 609 | 34 | Engine | $56,705 |
| 41 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | 40 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 247 | 43 | Rear End | $56,550 |
| 42 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | 20 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 3360 | 4 | Flywheel | $86,300 |
| 43 | Jeff Fuller | Dodge | 39 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 66 | Overheating | $56,555 |