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{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 21 of 36 in the [[2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series]] season
| Race Name = Brickyard 400
| Details ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Brickyard 400 weather information|url=http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/IN/Indianapolis/2004-08-08|publisher=The Old Farmers' Almanac|access-date=November 10, 2015}}</ref>
| Fulldate = {{Start date|2004|August|8}}
| Year = 2004
| Race_No = 21
| Season_No = 36
| Image = 2004_Brickyard_400_program_cover_and_logo.png
| Caption = 2004 Brickyard 400 program cover
| Official name = Brickyard 400
| Location = [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana]]
| Course_mi = 2.5
| Course_km = 4.023
| Distance_laps = 161
| Distance_mi = 402.5
| Distance_km = 647.76
| Scheduled_laps = 160
| Scheduled_mi = 400
| Scheduled_km = 643.737
| Weather = Mild with temperatures approaching {{convert|77|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|8|mph|km/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|115.037|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = [[Casey Mears]]
| Pole_Team = [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| Pole_Time =
| Most_Driver = [[Jeff Gordon]]
| Most_Team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| Most_laps = 124
| Car = 24
| First_Driver = [[Jeff Gordon]]
| First_Team = [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
| Network = [[NBC]]
| Announcers = [[Allen Bestwick]], [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]] and [[Benny Parsons]]
}}

The '''2004 Brickyard 400''', the 11th running of the [[Brickyard 400|event]], was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Nextel Cup Series]] race held on August 8, 2004, at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Speedway, Indiana]]. Contested at 161 laps – extended from 160 laps due to a [[green–white–checker finish]] – on the 2.5 mile (4.023 km) speedway, it was the twenty-first race of the [[2004 in NASCAR Nextel Cup|2004]] [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|NEXTEL Cup Series]] season. [[Jeff Gordon]] of [[Hendrick Motorsports]] won the race.

==Background==
[[File:Ims aerial.jpg|thumb|left|[[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], the track where the race was held.]]
The '''Indianapolis Motor Speedway''', located in [[Speedway, Indiana]], (an [[enclave]] suburb of [[Indianapolis]]) in the United States, is the home of the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[Brickyard 400]]. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately {{convert|6|mi|km|0|spell=in}} west of [[Downtown Indianapolis]]. It is a four-turn rectangular-oval track that is {{convert|2.5|mi|3}} long. The track's turns are [[Banked turn|banked]] at 9 [[Degree (angle)|degrees]], while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, has no banking. The back stretch, opposite of the front, also has a zero degree banking. The racetrack has seats for more than 250,000 spectators.

==Summary==
For the first time in Nextel Cup Series history, the [[Green-white-checker finish]] rule caused a race to be extended, in this case for one additional lap. On the extra lap, [[Casey Mears]] blew a tire, [[Ricky Rudd]] hit the wall, then [[Mark Martin]] and [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] suffered tire failures. [[Jeff Gordon]] retained the lead to become the first four-time winner of the Brickyard.

==Race results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Pos
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Driver
! Team
! Manufacturer
|-
! 1
| 24 || [[Jeff Gordon]] || [[Hendrick Motorsports]] || [[Chevrolet]]
|-
! 2
| 88 || [[Dale Jarrett]] || [[Robert Yates Racing]] || [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
|-
! 3
| 38 || [[Elliott Sadler]] || Robert Yates Racing || Ford
|-
! 4
| 9 || [[Kasey Kahne]] '''(R)''' || [[Evernham Motorsports]] || [[Dodge]]
|-
! 5
| 20 || [[Tony Stewart]] || [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 6
| 16 || [[Greg Biffle]] || [[Roush Racing]] || Ford
|-
! 7
| 42 || [[Jamie McMurray]] || [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 8
| 29 || [[Kevin Harvick]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 9
| 91 || [[Bill Elliott]] || Evernham Motorsports || Dodge
|-
! 10
| 97 || [[Kurt Busch]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 11
| 19 || [[Jeremy Mayfield]] || Evernham Motorsports || Dodge
|-
! 12
| 99 || [[Jeff Burton]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 13
| 2 || [[Rusty Wallace]] || [[Penske-Jasper Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 14
| 43 || [[Jeff Green (racing driver)|Jeff Green]] || [[Petty Enterprises]] || Dodge
|-
! 15
| 18 || [[Bobby Labonte]] || Joe Gibbs Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 16
| 17 || [[Matt Kenseth]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 17
| 01 || [[Joe Nemechek]] || [[MBV Motorsports]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 18
| 49 || [[Ken Schrader]] || [[BAM Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 19
| 4 || [[Jimmy Spencer (racing driver)|Jimmy Spencer]] || [[Morgan-McClure Motorsports]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 20
| 15 || [[Michael Waltrip]] || [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 21
| 30 || [[Dave Blaney]] || [[Richard Childress Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 22
| 31 || [[Robby Gordon]] || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet
|-
! 23
| 45 || [[Kyle Petty]] || Petty Enterprises || Dodge
|-
! 24
| 32 || [[Ricky Craven]] || [[PPI Motorsports]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 25
| 6 || [[Mark Martin]] || Roush Racing || Ford
|-
! 26
| 41 || [[Casey Mears]] || Chip Ganassi Racing || Dodge
|-
! 27
| 8 || [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] || Dale Earnhardt, Inc. || Chevrolet
|-
! 28
| 21 || [[Ricky Rudd]] || [[Wood Brothers Racing]] || Ford
|-
! 29
| 25 || [[Brian Vickers]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 30
| 23 || [[Tony Raines]] || [[Bill Davis Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 31
| 12 || [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] || Penske-Jasper Racing || Dodge
|-
! 32
| 22 || [[Scott Wimmer]] '''(R)''' || Bill Davis Racing || Dodge
|-
! 33
| 40 || [[Sterling Marlin]] || Chip Ganassi Racing || Dodge
|-
! 34
| 00 || [[Kenny Wallace]] || [[Michael Waltrip Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 35
| 77 || [[Brendan Gaughan]] '''(R)''' || Penske-Jasper Racing || Dodge
|-
! 36
| 48 || [[Jimmie Johnson]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 37
| 10 || [[Scott Riggs]] '''(R)''' || MBV Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 38
| 5 || [[Terry Labonte]] || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet
|-
! 39
| 0 || [[Ward Burton]] || [[Haas CNC Racing]] || Chevrolet
|-
! 40
| 98 || [[Derrike Cope]] || [[Mach 1 Motorsports]] || Ford
|-
! 41
| 50 || [[Todd Bodine]] || [[Arnold Motorsports]] || Dodge
|-
! 42
| 09 || [[Scott Pruett]] || [[Phoenix Racing (NASCAR team)|Phoenix Racing]] || Dodge
|-
! 43
| 60 || [[Jason Leffler]] || Haas CNC Racing || Chevrolet
|-
|}

Failed to qualify: [[Kevin Lepage]] (#51), [[Hermie Sadler]] (#02), [[Morgan Shepherd]] (#89), [[Greg Sacks]] (#13), [[Andy Hillenburg]] (#37), [[Geoffrey Bodine]] (#34), [[Kirk Shelmerdine]] (#72)

==Race statistics==
* Time of race: 3:29:56
* Average Speed: {{convert|115.037|mph}}
* Pole Speed: 186.293
* Cautions: 13 for 47 laps
* Margin of Victory: under caution
* Lead changes: 9
* Percent of race run under caution: 29.2%
* Average green flag run: 8.8 laps

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Brickyard 400}}
{{2004 Nextel Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2004 Brickyard 400}}
[[Category:2004 in sports in Indiana|Brickyard 400]]
[[Category:2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|Brickyard 400]]
[[Category:NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]

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