| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 16, 2004 | Race 31 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.214 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.727 seconds | Time of Race: 03:50:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 18 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2-7, 9-12, 24-30, 77-80, 121-124, 173-176, 211-214, 224-231, 269-272, 313-317, 320-322 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's/HMS 20th Anniv. | 185/5 | 334 | Running | $191,450 |
| 2 | 23 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont/HMS 20th Anniv. | 170/0 | 334 | Running | $161,678 |
| 3 | 25 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser/MLB World Series | 170/5 | 334 | Running | $155,928 |
| 4 | 21 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie | 165/5 | 334 | Running | $110,250 |
| 5 | 8 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army/G.I. Joe | 160/5 | 334 | Running | $112,750 |
| 6 | 39 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 150/0 | 334 | Running | $113,992 |
| 7 | 5 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Combos | 151/5 | 334 | Running | $112,158 |
| 8 | 24 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 142/0 | 334 | Running | $80,625 |
| 9 | 35 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AOL/RCR 35th Anniversary | 138/0 | 334 | Running | $77,700 |
| 10 | 15 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 134/0 | 334 | Running | $113,903 |
| 11 | 36 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 130/0 | 334 | Running | $113,803 |
| 12 | 31 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Prilosec OTC | 132/5 | 334 | Running | $100,525 |
| 13 | 12 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 129/5 | 334 | Running | $74,500 |
| 14 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 126/5 | 334 | Running | $136,117 |
| 15 | 11 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 118/0 | 333 | Running | $88,150 |
| 16 | 41 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 115/0 | 332 | Running | $89,006 |
| 17 | 34 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 112/0 | 332 | Running | $103,483 |
| 18 | 19 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular/RCR 35th Anniversary | 109/0 | 332 | Running | $93,137 |
| 19 | 43 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero | 106/0 | 331 | Running | $61,350 |
| 20 | 3 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target/SpongeBob SquarePants | 103/0 | 331 | Running | $79,400 |
| 21 | 30 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 100/0 | 331 | Running | $60,550 |
| 22 | 20 | #14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | 97/0 | 330 | Running | $56,675 |
| 23 | 16 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Jasper Engines & Transmissions | 94/0 | 329 | Running | $69,375 |
| 24 | 29 | #09 | Johnny Sauter * | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 91/0 | 329 | Running | $60,455 |
| 25 | 40 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/HMS 20th Anniv. | 88/0 | 328 | Running | $86,325 |
| 26 | 42 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 85/0 | 327 | Running | $77,375 |
| 27 | 32 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 82/0 | 326 | Running | $66,934 |
| 28 | 6 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 79/0 | 319 | Accident | $91,991 |
| 29 | 22 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil Products | 76/0 | 310 | Accident | $58,050 |
| 30 | 13 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 73/0 | 277 | Accident | $66,425 |
| 31 | 14 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 70/0 | 274 | Running | $98,633 |
| 32 | 2 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers Mopar/UAW | 77/10 | 267 | Accident | $133,050 |
| 33 | 18 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard/Subway | 64/0 | 265 | Running | $63,550 |
| 34 | 38 | #84 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | CARQUEST/HMS 20th Anniv. | 61/0 | 264 | Accident | $54,575 |
| 35 | 33 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 58/0 | 238 | Engine | $80,750 |
| 36 | 7 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Goodwrench/RCR 35th Anniversary | 55/0 | 221 | Engine | $90,793 |
| 37 | 10 | #99 | Dave Blaney | Ford | Canteen Vending/Kraft Foods | 52/0 | 218 | Accident | $88,087 |
| 38 | 4 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 49/0 | 30 | Engine | $82,022 |
| 39 | 27 | #137 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 46/0 | 25 | Ignition | $54,290 |
| 40 | 17 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC/HMS 20th Anniv. | 43/0 | 22 | Accident | $62,255 |
| 41 | 37 | #113 | Greg Sacks | Dodge | ARC Dehooker/Vita Coco | 40/0 | 10 | Radiator | $54,220 |
| 42 | 26 | #50 | Jeff Fuller | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 37/0 | 7 | Accident | $54,180 |
| 43 | 28 | #251 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Marathon Oil/Chase | 34/0 | 1 | Accident | $53,499 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||