| Date | Race Name | Track | Winner | Bud Poll | TV |
| 02/07/04 | Budweiser Shootout | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Jarrett | Jeremy Mayfield | TNT |
| 02/12/04 | Gatorade 125s (1st) | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Greg Biffle | TNT |
| 02/12/04 | Gatorade 125s (2nd) | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Elliott Sadler | TNT |
| 02/15/04 | Daytona 500 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Greg Biffle | NBC |
| 02/22/04 | Subway 400 | North Carolina Speedway | Matt Kenseth | Ryan Newman | FOX |
| 03/07/04 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Matt Kenseth | Kasey Kahne | FOX |
| 03/14/04 | Golden Corral 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Ryan Newman | FOX |
| 03/21/04 | Carolina Dodge Dealers' 400 | Darlington Raceway | Jimmie Johnson | Kasey Kahne | FOX |
| 03/28/04 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Kurt Busch | Ryan Newman | FOX |
| 04/04/04 | Samsung/Radio Shack 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Bobby Labonte | FOX |
| 04/18/04 | Advance Auto Parts 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Rusty Wallace | Jeff Gordon | FOX |
| 04/25/04 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | Jeff Gordon | Ricky Rudd | FOX |
| 05/02/04 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | Jeff Gordon | Kasey Kahne | FOX |
| 05/15/04 | Pontiac Performance 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Brian Vickers | FX |
| 05/22/04 | Nextel All-Star Challenge | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Matt Kenseth | Rusty Wallace | FX |
| 05/22/04 | Nextel Open | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Sterling Marlin | Dave Blaney | FX |
| 05/30/04 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Jimmie Johnson | FOX |
| 06/06/04 | TBD | Dover Int'l Speedway | Mark Martin | Jeremy Mayfield | FX |
| 06/13/04 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | Jimmie Johnson | Kasey Kahne | FOX |
| 06/20/04 | TBD | Michigan Int'l Speedway | Ryan Newman | Jeff Gordon | FOX |
| 06/27/04 | Dodge/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon | FOX |
| 07/03/04 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona Int'l Speedway | Jeff Gordon | Jeff Gordon | FOX |
| 07/11/04 | Tropicana 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | Tony Stewart | Jeff Gordon | NBC |
| 07/25/04 | New England 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Kurt Busch | Ryan Newman | TNT |
| 08/01/04 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | Jimmie Johnson | Casey Mears | TNT |
| 08/08/04 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Jeff Gordon | Casey Mears | NBC |
| 08/15/04 | Sirius at The Glen Watkins | Glen International | Tony Stewart | Jimmie Johnson | TNT |
| 08/22/04 | TBD | Michigan Int'l Speedway | Greg Biffle | Jimmie Johnson | TNT |
| 08/28/04 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Jeff Gordon | TNT |
| 09/05/04 | Pop Secret 500 | California Speedway | Elliott Sadler | Brian Vickers | NBC |
| 09/11/04 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond Int'l Raceway | Jeremy Mayfield | Ryan Newman | TNT |
| 09/19/04 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire Int'l Speedway | Kurt Busch | Jeff Gordon | TNT |
| 09/26/04 | MBNA 400 | Dover Int'l Speedway | Ryan Newman | Jeremy Mayfield | TNT |
| 10/03/04 | EA SPORTS 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Joe Nemechek | NBC |
| 10/10/04 | Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods | Kansas Speedway | Joe Nemechek | Joe Nemechek | NBC |
| 10/16/04 | UAW-GM Quality 500 | Lowe's Motor Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman | NBC |
| 10/24/04 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman | NBC |
| 10/31/04 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Jimmie Johnson | Ryan Newman | NBC |
| 11/07/04 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix Int'l Raceway | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Ryan Newman | NBC |
| 11/14/04 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Jimmie Johnson | Kurt Busch | NBC |
| 11/21/04 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Greg Biffle | Kurt Busch | NBC |