Race: Food City 500
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series: Race 6 of 36
Date: March 28, 2004
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Food City 500 Race Information
| Winner | Kurt Busch | Car | No. 97 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Roush Racing | Winner Start | 13th |
| Started First | Ryan Newman | Most Laps Led | Kurt Busch (119) |
| Race Distance | 266.5 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.533 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 43 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 21 |
| Points Leader After Race | Matt Kenseth | Season Race | 6 of 36 |
Food City 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 119 | running | 190 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 100 | running | 175 |
| 3 | 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 17 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 72 | running | 165 |
| 5 | 23 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 19 | 49 | Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 25 | running | 151 |
| 8 | 6 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 8 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 18 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 91 | running | 135 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 58 | running | 132 |
| 13 | 20 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 10 | 30 | Johnny Sauter | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 123 |
| 16 | 11 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 8 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 16 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 33 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 32 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 111 |
| 20 | 7 | 77 | Brendan Gaughan | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 30 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 25 | 32 | Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 21 | 6 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 25 | running | 96 |
| 25 | 36 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 37 | 50 | Derrike Cope | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 26 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 39 | 0 | Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 29 | 43 | Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 73 |
| 31 | 42 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Pontiac | 490 | 0 | running | 70 |
| 32 | 38 | 94 | Stanton Barrett | W.W. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | accident | 67 |
| 33 | 27 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 64 |
| 34 | 28 | 10 | Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 22 | 25 | Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 58 |
| 36 | 24 | 41 | Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | 55 |
| 37 | 15 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | accident | 52 |
| 38 | 31 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 | too slow | 49 |
| 39 | 34 | 98 | Geoff Bodine | Mach 1 Motorsports | Ford | 59 | 0 | brakes | 46 |
| 40 | 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 57 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 41 | 72 | Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | handling | 40 |
| 42 | 40 | 09 | Joe Ruttman | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | rear end | 37 |
| 43 | 43 | 80 | Andy Hillenburg | Stan Hover Motorsports | Ford | 4 | 0 | brakes | 34 |
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