| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Advance Auto Parts 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| April 18, 2004 | Race 8 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 68.169 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: .538 second | Time of Race: 03:51:29 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7-22, 27-31, 120-127, 162-169, 215-223, 270-277, 285-301, 372-380, 415-422, 430-439, 457-463 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 17 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 185/5 | 500 | Running | $170,998 |
| 2 | 23 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 170/0 | 500 | Running | $143,198 |
| 3 | 4 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $135,103 |
| 4 | 8 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $99,975 |
| 5 | 3 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 160/5 | 500 | Running | $113,242 |
| 6 | 1 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 160/10 | 500 | Running | $141,403 |
| 7 | 2 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 146/0 | 500 | Running | $80,725 |
| 8 | 29 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 142/0 | 500 | Running | $113,728 |
| 9 | 18 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 138/0 | 500 | Running | $100,300 |
| 10 | 25 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 134/0 | 500 | Running | $99,117 |
| 11 | 7 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie | 130/0 | 500 | Running | $80,100 |
| 12 | 9 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | M&M's | 127/0 | 500 | Running | $98,408 |
| 13 | 35 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 124/0 | 500 | Running | $78,900 |
| 14 | 30 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Home Depot | 121/0 | 500 | Running | $105,753 |
| 15 | 39 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 118/0 | 500 | Running | $95,706 |
| 16 | 32 | #32 | Ricky Craven | Chevrolet | Tide | 115/0 | 500 | Running | $88,350 |
| 17 | 11 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak EasyShare | 112/0 | 500 | Running | $70,450 |
| 18 | 31 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia Pacific/Brawny | 109/0 | 500 | Running | $76,725 |
| 19 | 5 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 106/0 | 500 | Running | $97,403 |
| 20 | 14 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 103/0 | 499 | Running | $88,581 |
| 21 | 15 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 105/5 | 499 | Running | $91,050 |
| 22 | 6 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 97/0 | 499 | Running | $60,425 |
| 23 | 28 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's | 94/0 | 498 | Running | $87,800 |
| 24 | 33 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 91/0 | 498 | Running | $82,775 |
| 25 | 27 | #99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Team Caliber Racing | 88/0 | 497 | Running | $93,417 |
| 26 | 37 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | The FanZCar | 85/0 | 497 | Running | $56,050 |
| 27 | 20 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 82/0 | 496 | Running | $80,035 |
| 28 | 13 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 79/0 | 495 | Running | $83,922 |
| 29 | 16 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 76/0 | 494 | Running | $76,950 |
| 30 | 21 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 73/0 | 493 | Running | $91,012 |
| 31 | 22 | #30 | Johnny Sauter * | Chevrolet | America Online | 70/0 | 493 | Running | $66,175 |
| 32 | 42 | #89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Voyles/Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 67/0 | 492 | Running | $55,050 |
| 33 | 40 | #50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 64/0 | 491 | Running | $55,750 |
| 34 | 19 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 61/0 | 469 | Running | $65,200 |
| 35 | 24 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 58/0 | 445 | Running | $62,650 |
| 36 | 10 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 55/0 | 390 | Running | $70,989 |
| 37 | 12 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 52/0 | 366 | Running | $54,550 |
| 38 | 34 | #4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Featherlite Custom Trailers | 49/0 | 272 | Engine | $54,500 |
| 39 | 43 | #198 | Todd Bodine | Ford | Lucas Oil Products | 46/0 | 151 | Brakes | $54,440 |
| 40 | 26 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 43/0 | 118 | Brakes | $54,365 |
| 41 | 36 | #194 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | W.W. Motorsports | 40/0 | 65 | Brakes | $54,315 |
| 42 | 41 | #280 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | 37/0 | 4 | Accident | $54,265 |
| 43 | 38 | #09 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 34/0 | 2 | Brakes | $53,566 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||