| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | |||||||||
| November 07, 2004 | Race 34 of 36 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 94.848 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1.431 seconds | Time of Race: 03:19:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 10 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 77-80, 106-114, 120-123, 129-132, 144-149, 155-159, 226-231, 240-243, 283-293, 299-302, 308-313 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 190/10 | 315 | Running | $274,503 |
| 2 | 1 | #12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL/TXT2Win MVP Sweepstakes | 175/5 | 315 | Running | $181,167 |
| 3 | 8 | #24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 170/5 | 315 | Running | $170,503 |
| 4 | 5 | #29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | GM Goodwrench | 160/0 | 315 | Running | $134,938 |
| 5 | 4 | #9 | Kasey Kahne * | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 155/0 | 315 | Running | $126,950 |
| 6 | 13 | #48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 150/0 | 315 | Running | $96,225 |
| 7 | 15 | #2 | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | Miller Lite | 146/0 | 315 | Running | $111,658 |
| 8 | 6 | #20 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | The Home Depot | 142/0 | 315 | Running | $112,028 |
| 9 | 27 | #18 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | Interstate Batteries | 143/5 | 315 | Running | $113,083 |
| 10 | 28 | #97 | Kurt Busch | Ford | IRWIN Industrial Tools/Sharpie | 139/5 | 315 | Running | $84,300 |
| 11 | 20 | #30 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | America Online | 130/0 | 315 | Running | $72,500 |
| 12 | 3 | #01 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 127/0 | 315 | Running | $88,200 |
| 13 | 23 | #16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | National Guard | 124/0 | 315 | Running | $70,225 |
| 14 | 11 | #10 | Scott Riggs * | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 121/0 | 315 | Running | $85,187 |
| 15 | 22 | #6 | Mark Martin | Ford | Viagra | 118/0 | 315 | Running | $67,975 |
| 16 | 32 | #32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Chevrolet | Tide | 115/0 | 315 | Running | $80,950 |
| 17 | 19 | #15 | Michael Waltrip | Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Parts | 112/0 | 315 | Running | $91,006 |
| 18 | 2 | #25 | Brian Vickers * | Chevrolet | GMAC Financial Services | 109/0 | 315 | Running | $65,825 |
| 19 | 25 | #21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force | 106/0 | 315 | Running | $83,081 |
| 20 | 18 | #49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 103/0 | 315 | Running | $57,300 |
| 21 | 24 | #19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers/UAW | 100/0 | 315 | Running | $78,525 |
| 22 | 26 | #88 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | UPS | 97/0 | 315 | Running | $87,767 |
| 23 | 12 | #43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Cheerios/Betty Crocker | 94/0 | 315 | Running | $82,375 |
| 24 | 10 | #42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco/Havoline | 91/0 | 315 | Running | $64,800 |
| 25 | 35 | #40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 88/0 | 314 | Running | $89,050 |
| 26 | 38 | #22 | Scott Wimmer * | Dodge | Caterpillar | 85/0 | 314 | Running | $73,925 |
| 27 | 37 | #137 | Kevin Lepage | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 82/0 | 314 | Running | $52,300 |
| 28 | 34 | #45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific/Brawny | 79/0 | 313 | Running | $63,564 |
| 29 | 33 | #4 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | Love's Travel Stops/Wide Open Performance | 76/0 | 313 | Running | $54,550 |
| 30 | 40 | #77 | Brendan Gaughan * | Dodge | Kodak/Jasper Engines | 73/0 | 311 | Running | $59,925 |
| 31 | 21 | #14 | John Andretti | Ford | VB/APlus at Sunoco | 70/0 | 311 | Running | $52,300 |
| 32 | 31 | #5 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Kellogg's/"The Incredibles" | 67/0 | 309 | Running | $78,400 |
| 33 | 42 | #02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | Treasure Island Las Vegas | 64/0 | 307 | Running | $52,450 |
| 34 | 7 | #41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 61/0 | 306 | Accident | $51,400 |
| 35 | 17 | #31 | Robby Gordon | Chevrolet | Cingular Wireless | 58/0 | 306 | Engine | $86,462 |
| 36 | 16 | #17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DeWalt Power Tools | 60/5 | 280 | Engine | $101,903 |
| 37 | 29 | #99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Roush Racing | 52/0 | 272 | Running | $84,417 |
| 38 | 9 | #38 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Pedigree | 54/5 | 252 | Running | $89,708 |
| 39 | 30 | #09 | Johnny Sauter * | Dodge | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts | 46/0 | 236 | Accident | $50,750 |
| 40 | 39 | #0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero | 43/0 | 201 | Rear End | $50,600 |
| 41 | 43 | #89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Racing With Jesus/Red Line Oil | 40/0 | 181 | Handling | $50,460 |
| 42 | 41 | #198 | Randy LaJoie | Ford | Airaid Premium Filters | 37/0 | 105 | Transmission | $50,335 |
| 43 | 36 | #50 | Todd Bodine | Dodge | Arnold Development Companies | 34/0 | 11 | Vibration | $50,447 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||