| Date | Race | City | Winner | Make | Winnings |
| 2-8 | Bud Shootout* | Daytona,FL | Dale Jarrett | Ford | $213,000 |
| 2-13 | Gatorade 125's #1 * | Daytona,FL | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $55,612 |
| 2-13 | Gatorade 125's #2 * | Daytona,FL | Elliott Sadler | Ford | $56,689 |
| 2-16 | Daytona 500 | Daytona,FL | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $1,495,070 |
| 2-22 | Subway 400 | Rockingham,NC | Matt Kenseth | Ford | $222,303 |
| 3-7 | UAW/DaimlerCrysler 400 | Las Vegas,NV | Matt Kenseth | Ford | $458,828 |
| 3-14 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta,GA | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $180,078 |
| 3-21 | Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 | Darlington,SC | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $151,150 |
| 3-28 | Food City 500 | Bristol,TN | Kurt Busch | Ford | $173,465 |
| 4-4 | Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Fort Worth,TX | Elliott Sadler | Ford | $507,733 |
| 4-18 | Advance Auto Parts 500 | Martinsville,VA | Rusty Wallace | Dodge | $160,998 |
| 4-25 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega, AL | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | $320,258 |
| 5-2 | Auto Club 500 | Fontana,CA | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | $318,628 |
| 5-15 | Chevy American Revolution 400 | Richmond,VA | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $285,051 |
| 5-22 | Nextel All-Star Challenge* | Charlotte,NC | Matt Kenseth | Ford | $1,044,000 |
| 5-30 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte,NC | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $426,350 |
| 6-6 | MBNA America 400 | Dover,DE | Mark Martin | Ford | $271,900 |
| 6-13 | Pocono 500 | Long Pond,PA | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $186,950 |
| 6-20 | Michigan 400 | Brooklyn,MI | Ryan Newman | Dodge | $176,367 |
| 6-27 | Dodge/Save Mart 350K | Sonoma,CA | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | $388,103 |
| 7-3 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona,FL | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | $346,703 |
| 7-11 | Tropicana 400 | Joliet,IL | Tony Stewart | Chevy | $336,803 |
| 7-25 | Siemens 300 | Loudon,NH | Kurt Busch | Ford | $222,225 |
| 8-1 | Pennsylvania 500 | Long Pond,PA | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $276,950 |
| 8-8 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis,IN | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | $518,053 |
| 8-15 | Sirius @ the Glen | Watkins Glen,NY | Tony Stewart | Chevy | $195,288 |
| 8-22 | GFS Marketplace 400 | Brooklyn,MI | Greg Biffle | Ford | $190,180 |
| 8-28 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol,TN | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $322,443 |
| 9-5 | Pop Secret 400 | Fontana, CA | Elliott Sadler | Ford | $279,398 |
| 9-11 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond,VA | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge | $211,120 |
| 9-19 | Sylvania 300 | Loudon,NH | Kurt Busch | Ford | $237,225 |
| 9-26 | MBNA 400 | Dover,DE | Ryan Newman | Dodge | $195,477 |
| 10-3 | EA Sports 500 | Talladega,AL | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $305,968 |
| 10-10 | Banquet 400 | Kansas City,KS | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | $279,725 |
| 10-16 | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Charlotte,NC | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $191,450 |
| 10-24 | Subway 500 | Martinsville,VA | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $157,440 |
| 10-31 | MBNA Bass Pro 500 | Atlanta,GA | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $298,250 |
| 11-7 | Checker 500 | Phoenix,AZ | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevy | $274,503 |
| 11-14 | Mt. Dew Southern 500 | Darlington,SC | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | $269,675 |
| 11-21 | Ford 400 | Homestead,FL | Greg Biffle | Ford | $314,850 |
10-24-2004-A Hendrick Motorsports plane crashes, on its way to Martinsville for the race.. Killing Rick Hendrick's son Ricky, brother John, and other relative and team members. Chief engine builder Randy Dorton was among those aboard. My condolences to the Hendrick family and racing teams. These people will be sadly missed. Hendrick Motorsports identified the dead as: Ricky Hendrick, Rick Hendrick's son; John Hendrick, Rick Hendrick's brother and president of Hendrick Motorsports; Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick, John Hendrick's 22-year-old twin daughters; Joe Jackson, an executive with DuPont; Jeff Turner, general manager of Hendrick Motorsports; Randy Dorton, the team's chief engine builder; Scott Lathram, a pilot for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart; and pilots Richard Tracy and Elizabeth Morrison. Lathram was a former Kentucky State Police trooper.
