| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods | Kansas Speedway | |||||||||
| October 10, 2004 | Race 30 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 128.058 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .081 second | Time of Race: 03:07:39 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 24 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2-4, 17-19, 142-150, 153-156, 198-203, 210-213, 215-217, 242-245, 252-254 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 185/5 | 267 | Running | $279,725 |
| 2 | 12 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 175/5 | 267 | Running | $177,840 |
| 3 | 6 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard/Subway | 170/5 | 267 | Running | $147,825 |
| 4 | 11 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Wizard of Oz/Pedigree | 165/5 | 267 | Running | $120,875 |
| 5 | 3 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers HEMI/UAW | 165/10 | 267 | Running | $110,675 |
| 6 | 22 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools | 155/5 | 267 | Running | $91,825 |
| 7 | 10 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 151/5 | 267 | Running | $88,800 |
| 8 | 9 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 147/5 | 267 | Running | $84,800 |
| 9 | 8 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 138/0 | 267 | Running | $88,500 |
| 10 | 13 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Wizard of Oz/Kodak/Jasper | 134/0 | 267 | Running | $82,375 |
| 11 | 26 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 130/0 | 267 | Running | $79,075 |
| 12 | 2 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 132/5 | 267 | Running | $76,575 |
| 13 | 30 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Wizard of Oz/DuPont | 124/0 | 267 | Running | $81,700 |
| 14 | 24 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 121/0 | 267 | Running | $74,450 |
| 15 | 17 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 118/0 | 267 | Running | $74,950 |
| 16 | 5 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 115/0 | 267 | Running | $73,650 |
| 17 | 15 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 112/0 | 267 | Running | $77,650 |
| 18 | 36 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 109/0 | 267 | Running | $72,050 |
| 19 | 25 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 106/0 | 267 | Running | $71,450 |
| 20 | 18 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 103/0 | 267 | Running | $72,800 |
| 21 | 19 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 105/5 | 267 | Running | $70,250 |
| 22 | 16 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 97/0 | 267 | Running | $69,650 |
| 23 | 31 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 94/0 | 267 | Running | $69,975 |
| 24 | 38 | #23 | Shane Hmiel | Dodge | Bill Davis Racing | 91/0 | 265 | Running | $68,450 |
| 25 | 33 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 88/0 | 265 | Running | $68,250 |
| 26 | 14 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Wizard of Oz/Valvoline | 85/0 | 265 | Running | $67,250 |
| 27 | 32 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 82/0 | 265 | Running | $66,650 |
| 28 | 23 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 79/0 | 265 | Running | $66,050 |
| 29 | 27 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories | 76/0 | 262 | Running | $65,850 |
| 30 | 35 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 73/0 | 255 | Running | $66,100 |
| 31 | 21 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target/Breast Cancer Awareness | 75/5 | 243 | Running | $65,400 |
| 32 | 4 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 67/0 | 239 | Accident | $65,200 |
| 33 | 7 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 69/5 | 223 | Accident | $75,000 |
| 34 | 28 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 61/0 | 216 | Accident | $65,725 |
| 35 | 29 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 58/0 | 160 | Overheating | $64,600 |
| 36 | 37 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 55/0 | 146 | Overheating | $64,400 |
| 37 | 34 | #84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | CARQUEST | 52/0 | 136 | Accident | $64,175 |
| 38 | 39 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 49/0 | 88 | Handling | $63,975 |
| 39 | 20 | #50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 46/0 | 66 | Steering | $63,765 |
| 40 | 41 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | SCORE Motorsports | 43/0 | 38 | Rear End | $63,550 |
| 41 | 43 | #194 | Stanton Barrett | Ford | AmericInn/Racer's Edge | 40/0 | 30 | Vibration | $63,355 |
| 42 | 40 | #198 | Larry Gunselman | Ford | Mach One Inc. | 37/0 | 26 | Suspension | $63,170 |
| 43 | 42 | #172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Vote for Bush | 34/0 | 3 | Clutch | $63,212 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||