| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 33 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series | |||
 Atlanta Motor Speedway (after 1997, before Atlanta International Speedway) | |||
| Date | October 31, 2004 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.540 mi (2.478 km) | ||
| Distance | 325 laps, 500.5 mi (805.5 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 78.8 °F (26.0 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 145.847 mph (234.718 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Penske-Jasper Racing | ||
| Time | 28.939 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | |
| Laps | 227 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach Jr. | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 4.2/10[2] | ||
The 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 was a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series stock car race held on October 31, 2004 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps, the race was the 33rd of the 36-race 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season. Ryan Newman of Penske-Jasper Racing won the pole, while Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports won the race. Roush Racing teammates Mark Martin and Carl Edwards finished second and third, respectively. This was also 2017 Cup Series Champion Martin Truex Jr.'s first Cup Series start.
- ^ "Weather Information for the 2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500". The Farmer's Almanac. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "TV RATINGS 2004". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.