May 22, 2004 | Race 103 of 36 | Practice 1
| FIN | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Casey Mears | Dodge | Target | 182.896 | 29.525 | Leader |
| 2 | 43 | Jeff Green | Dodge | Great American Bake Sale | 181.360 | 29.775 | -0.250 |
| 3 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | Dodge Dealers / UAW | 180.198 | 29.967 | -0.442 |
| 4 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Coors Light | 179.468 | 30.089 | -0.564 |
| 5 | 22 | Scott Wimmer* | Dodge | Caterpillar | 179.414 | 30.098 | -0.573 |
| 6 | 23 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Finish Line Dodge | 178.867 | 30.190 | -0.665 |
| 7 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | Motorcraft / U.S. Air Force | 178.814 | 30.199 | -0.674 |
| 8 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 178.619 | 30.232 | -0.707 |
| 9 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan* | Dodge | Kodak EasyShare | 178.194 | 30.304 | -0.779 |
| 10 | 0 | Ward Burton | Chevrolet | NetZero HiSpeed | 178.183 | 30.306 | -0.781 |
| 11 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Ford | Roundup FastAct | 177.877 | 30.358 | -0.833 |
| 12 | 4 | Jimmy Spencer | Chevrolet | Morgan-McClure | 177.591 | 30.407 | -0.882 |
| 13 | 10 | Scott Riggs* | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 177.352 | 30.448 | -0.923 |
| 14 | 30 | Johnny Sauter* | Chevrolet | America Online | 176.246 | 30.639 | -1.114 |
| 15 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Schwan's Home Service | 176.211 | 30.645 | -1.120 |
| 16 | 133 | Kerry Earnhardt | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 175.919 | 30.696 | -1.171 |
| 17 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Chevrolet | ETT / The FanZCar | 173.394 | 31.143 | -1.618 |
| 18 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Dodge | Carter's Royal Dispos-all | 172.568 | 31.292 | -1.767 |
| 19 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Dodge | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny | 171.854 | 31.422 | -1.897 |
| 20 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | GEICO | 171.849 | 31.423 | -1.898 |
| 21 | 194 | Stanton Barrett | Chevrolet | Husqvarna | 171.674 | 31.455 | -1.930 |
| 22 | 172 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Ford | Vote For Kirk | 165.975 | 32.535 | -3.010 |
| 23 | 259 | Andy Belmont | Pontiac | Dave Despain 4 President | - | - | - |
| 24 | 280 | Andy Hillenburg | Ford | Commercial Truck & Trailer | - | - | - |
| 25 | 146 | Carl Long | Dodge | RacingMetal.com | - | - | - |