| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 21 of 36 in the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season | |||
 2004 Brickyard 400 program cover | |||
| Date | August 8, 2004 | ||
| Official name | Brickyard 400 | ||
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.023 km) | ||
| Distance | 161 laps, 402.5 mi (647.76 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 160 laps, 400 mi (643.737 km) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 115.037 miles per hour (185.134 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 124 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 24 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Allen Bestwick, Wally Dallenbach Jr. and Benny Parsons | ||
The 2004 Brickyard 400, the 11th running of the event, was a NASCAR 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 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports won the race.
- ^ "2004 Brickyard 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved November 10, 2015.