Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 2004 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Rahal-Letterman Argent/Pioneer | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.518 | 180 | 91 | $1,761,740 |
| 2 | 5 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Team 7-Eleven | Dallara/Honda | 138.516 | 180 | 28 | $659,240 |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | Dan Wheldon | Klein Tools/Jim Beam | Dallara/Honda | 138.491 | 180 | 26 | $533,040 |
| 4 | 23 | 7 | Bryan Herta | XM Satellite Radio | Dallara/Honda | 138.489 | 180 | 3 | $366,440 |
| 5 | 4 | 36 | Bruno Junqueira | PacifiCare/Secure Horizons | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.474 | 180 | 16 | $296,240 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Vitor Meira | Rahal-Letterman Team Centrix | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.463 | 180 | 0 | $301,240 |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | Adrian Fernandez | Quaker State Telmex Tecate | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.459 | 180 | 3 | $294,740 |
| 8 | 13 | 1 | Scott Dixon | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Panoz G Force/Toyota | 138.431 | 180 | 0 | $283,740 |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | Helio Castroneves (W) | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara/Toyota | 138.414 | 180 | 0 | $311,990 |
| 10 | 12 | 16 | Roger Yasukawa | Rahal-Letterman Racing Sammy | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.401 | 180 | 0 | $261,740 |
| 11 | 9 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura (R) | Panasonic ARTA | Panoz G Force/Honda | 138.386 | 180 | 0 | $294,740 |
| 12 | 24 | 51 | Alex Barron | Red Bull Cheever Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | 138.325 | 180 | 3 | $269,240 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Delphi | Dallara/Toyota | 138.309 | 180 | 0 | $253,990 |
| 14 | 3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Arca/Ex | Dallara/Honda | 138.297 | 180 | 1 | $255,740 |
| 15 | 25 | 24 | Felipe Giaffone | Team Purex/Dreyer & Reinbold | Dallara/Chevrolet | Running | 179 | 0 | $249,490 |
| 16 | 29 | 21 | Jeff Simmons (R) | Pioneer Mo Nunn Racing | Dallara/Toyota | Running | 179 | 0 | $224,990 |
| 17 | 17 | 20 | Al Unser Jr. (W) | Patrick Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | Running | 179 | 0 | $220,740 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Tomas Scheckter | Pennzoil Panther | Dallara/Chevrolet | Running | 179 | 0 | $234,240 |
| 19 | 26 | 12 | Tora Takagi | Pioneer Mo Nunn Racing | Dallara/Toyota | Running | 179 | 0 | $230,740 |
| 20 | 30 | 33 | Richie Hearn | Lucas Oil Products/Sam Schmidt | Panoz G Force/Toyota | Running | 178 | 0 | $207,740 |
| 21 | 19 | 39 | Sarah Fisher | Bryant Heating & Cooling/Cure Autism Now | Dallara/Toyota | Running | 177 | 0 | $208,740 |
| 22 | 33 | 18 | Robby McGehee | Burger King Angus Steak Burger PDM | Dallara/Chevrolet | Running | 177 | 0 | $202,740 |
| 23 | 28 | 91 | Buddy Lazier (W) | LifeFitness DRR/Hemelgarn Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | Fuel system | 164 | 0 | $212,240 |
| 24 | 32 | 25 | Marty Roth (R) | Roth Racing | Dallara/Toyota | Accident | 128 | 0 | $203,990 |
| 25 | 15 | 10 | Darren Manning (R) | Target Chip Ganassi Racing | Panoz G Force/Toyota | Accident | 104 | 0 | $227,490 |
| 26 | 11 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Dallara/Toyota | Accident | 104 | 9 | $223,240 |
| 27 | 27 | 13 | Greg Ray | Access Motorsports | Panoz G Force/Honda | Accident | 98 | 0 | $239,735 |
| 28 | 31 | 98 | PJ Jones (R) | CURB Records | Dallara/Chevrolet | Accident | 92 | 0 | $195,490 |
| 29 | 18 | 70 | Robby Gordon | Meijer/Coca-Cola Robby Gordon | Dallara/Chevrolet | Mechanical | 88 | 0 | $192,420 |
| 30 | 14 | 2 | Mark Taylor (R) | Menards/Johns Manville Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | Accident | 62 | 0 | $211,990 |
| 31 | 16 | 52 | Ed Carpenter (R) | Red Bull Cheever Racing | Dallara/Chevrolet | Accident | 62 | 0 | $212,485 |
| 32 | 22 | 41 | Larry Foyt (R) | A.J. Foyt Racing | Panoz G Force/Toyota | Accident | 54 | 0 | $192,485 |
| 33 | 21 | 14 | A.J. Foyt IV | Conseco/A.J. Foyt Racing | Dallara/Toyota | Handling | 26 | 0 | $215,735 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner