UAW-GM Quality 500 | October 16, 2004 | Race 31 of 36
| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | 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 Resort & Gaming | 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 |