Contested at 300 laps on the1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 27th race of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season.
New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as an IndyCar weekend and the oldest motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.
The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre.
Later in the race Robby Gordon spun Biffle collecting Chase contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield.
Kurt Busch won the race to start his run toward his first Nextel Cup Series championship.