2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Larry Gunselman (#98) The Golden Corral 500 was held on March 14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89) Withdrew: Larry Foyt (#14) The Samsung/Radio Shack 500 was held on April 4 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Larry Foyt (#14), Todd Bodine (#98), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72) The Auto Club 500 was held on May 2 at California Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Stanton Barrett (#94), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72) The Nextel Open was held on May 22 at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Stanton Barrett (#94), Andy Hillenburg (#80) The DHL 400 was held on June 20 at Michigan International Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kerry Earnhardt (#33), Carl Long (#00) The Dodge/Save Mart 350 was held on June 27 at Infineon Raceway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Chad Blount (#37), Tony Raines (#23), Derrike Cope (#94), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Eric McClure (#04), Kenny Wallace (#00) The Tropicana 400 was held on July 11 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Todd Bodine (#98), Greg Sacks (#13), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72) The Siemens 300 was held on July 25 at New Hampshire International Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#51), Kyle Busch (#84), Ryan McGlynn (#00) The Pennsylvania 500 was held on August 1 at Pocono Raceway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#51), Andy Hillenburg (#37), A. J. Henriksen (#90) The Brickyard 400 was held on August 8 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Scott Pruett (#39), Boris Said (#36), Klaus Graf (#59), Stanton Barrett (#52) The GFS Marketplace 400 was held on August 22 at Michigan International Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#02), Stanton Barrett (#52), Brad Teague (#72), Tony Ave (#80), Ryan McGlynn (#00) The inaugural Pop Secret 500 was held on September 5 at California Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Morgan Shepherd (#89), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Hermie Sadler (#02), Kevin Lepage (#37), Mike Wallace (#35) The Chevy Rock and Roll 400 was held on September 11 at Richmond International Raceway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Johnny Sauter (#33), Tony Raines (#51), Kevin Lepage (#37), Greg Sacks (#13), Hermie Sadler (#02), Brad Teague (#92), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Carl Long (#80) Making The Chase - Starting with this year, and every year following until 2017, the fall race at Richmond served as the end of the Cup Series' regular season and as the cut off for making the Chase for the Nextel Cup.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#37), Martin Truex Jr. (#1), Johnny Sauter (#33), Greg Sacks (#13), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Carl Long (#46), Tony Raines (#92), Stan Boyd (#79) The MBNA America 400 was held on September 26 at Dover International Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Hermie Sadler (#02), Derrike Cope (#80), Greg Sacks (#13), Carl Long (#00), Kenny Hendrick (#35), Stanton Barrett (#92), Mike Garvey (#75) The EA Sports 500 was held on October 3 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#37), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Carl Long (#80) The Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods was held on October 10 at Kansas Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Carl Long (#46), Brad Teague (#94), Greg Sacks (#13), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Mike Garvey (#75), Klaus Graf (#59) The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was held on October 31 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Scott Riggs (#10), Scott Wimmer (#22), Kerry Earnhardt (#33), Johnny Sauter (#09), Hermie Sadler (#02), Mike Wallace (#4), Derrike Cope (#94), Randy LaJoie (#98), Greg Sacks (#13), Larry Foyt (#59), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Andy Belmont (#80), Larry Hollenbeck (#62), Kenny Wallace (#00) The Checker Auto Parts 500 was held on November 7 at Phoenix International Raceway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Mike Garvey (#75), Tony Raines (#51), Stanton Barrett (#94), Mario Gosselin (#80), Ryan McGlynn (#00), Geoff Bodine (#93), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72) The Mountain Dew Southern 500 was held on November 14 at Darlington Raceway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kevin Lepage (#37), John Andretti (#14), Derrike Cope (#94), Carl Long (#00), Travis Kvapil (#06) The Ford 400 was held on November 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Top ten results Failed to qualify: Kyle Petty (#45), Johnny Sauter (#09), Mike Garvey (#75), Tony Raines (#51), Kevin Lepage (#37), Todd Bodine (#50), Larry Foyt (#70), J. J. Yeley (#11), Randy LaJoie (#98), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Kirk Shelmerdine (#72), Carl Long (#80), Geoff Bodine (#93) (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time.

Kurt Busch , driving the No. 97 car, won the 2004 Nextel Cup Series championship.
Jimmie Johnson came in second behind Busch by 8 points.
Jeff Gordon came in third behind Busch by 16 points.
Chevrolet won the Manufacturer's championship with 22 wins.