
| Car# | Driver | Hometown | Team | |
| 1 | 00 | Carl Long | Roxboro, NC | Buyer's Choice Chevy |
| 2 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, Fla. | US Army Chevy |
| 3 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Hartford, Ohio | Jack Daniel's Chevy |
| 4 | 09 | Johnny Sauter | Neceda, Wisc. | Miccosukee Gaming Chevy |
| 5 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Milwaukie, Ore. | NetZero Chevy |
| 6 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, Mo. | Exxon/Mobil 1 Dodge |
| 7 | 4 | Mike Wallace | St. Louis, Mo. | Lucas Oil Chevy |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Las Vegas, Nev. | Kellogg's Chevy |
| 9 | 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, Ark. | Viagra Ford |
| 10 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Cerritos, Calif. | Harrah's Chevy |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Kannapolis, NC | Budweiser Chevy |
| 12 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Enumclaw, Wash. | Dodge Dealers Dodge |
| 13 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Bahama, NC | Valvoline Racing Chevy |
| 14 | 11 | Jason Leffler | Indianapolis, Ind. | Fed/Ex Chevy |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Newman | South Bend, Ind. | Exxon/Mobil 1 Dodge |
| 16 | 14 | John Andretti | Indianapolis, Ind. | VB/A-Plus at Sunoco Ford |
| 17 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Owensboro, Ky. | Napa Auto Parts Chevy |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Vancouver, Wash. | National Guard Ford |
| 19 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Cambridge, Wis. | DEWALT Ford |
| 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Corpus Christie, TX | Interstate Batteries Chevy |
| 21 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Owensboro, Ky. | Dodge Dealers |
| 22 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Rushville, Ind. | Home Depot Chevy |
| 23 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, Va. | Motorcraft Ford |
| 24 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Wausau, Wis. | Caterpillar Dodge |
| 25 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Vallejo, Calif. | Dupont Chevy |
| 26 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Thomasville, NC | GMAC Chevy |
| 27 | 27 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Winston-Salem, NC | Freddie B's Ford |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, Calif. | GM Goodwrench Chevy |
| 29 | 31 | Jeff Burton | South Boston, Va. | Cingular Chevy |
| 30 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton Jr. | Nashville, Tenn. | Tide Chevy |
| 31 | 34 | Randy Lajoie | Norwalk, Ct. | Tri-Star Ford |
| 32 | 37 | Kevin Lepage | Shelburne, Vt. | TBA Dodge |
| 33 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, Va. | M&M's Ford |
| 34 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, Tenn. | Coors Light Dodge |
| 35 | 41 | Casey Mears | Bakersfield, Calif. | Target Dodge |
| 36 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Joplin, Mo. | Havoline Dodge |
| 37 | 43 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, Ky. | Chex Party Mix Dodge |
| 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Randleman, NC | Georgia Pacific Dodge |
| 39 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | El Cajon, Calif. | Lowe's Chevy |
| 40 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Fenton, Mo. | Schwann's Dodge |
| 41 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Emporia, Va. | Peak Fitness Ford |
| 42 | 73 | Eric McClure | Abingdon, Va. | ARC DeHooker Chevy |
| 43 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Janesville, Wisc. | Exxon/Mobil 1 Dodge |
| 44 | 79 | Stan Boyd | TBA Chevy | |
| 45 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Conover, NC | UPS Ford |
| 46 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Red Line Dodge |
| 47 | 92 | Stanton Barrett | Bishop, Calif. | TBA Chevy |
| 48 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sharpie Ford |
| 49 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Columbia, Mo. | Office Depot Ford |
| Green = needs to get in on speed, not Top 35 2004 Owners Points | ||||
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