The 2004 Indianapolis 500 was the 88th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and Round 4 of the 2004 IndyCar Series. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 30 May 2004. Buddy Rice started on pole position and was the race winner.
88th Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Buddy Rice | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 180 | - | 91 | Running | 53 | 138.518 | - |
| 2 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 180 | - | 28 | Running | 40 | - | - |
| 3 | 26 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 180 | - | 26 | Running | 35 | - | - |
| 4 | 7 | Bryan Herta | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 180 | - | 3 | Running | 32 | - | - |
| 5 | 36 | Bruno Junqueira | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 180 | - | 16 | Running | 30 | - | - |
| 6 | 17 | Vitor Meira | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 28 | - | - |
| 7 | 5 | Adrian Fernandez | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 180 | - | 3 | Running | 26 | - | - |
| 8 | 1 | Scott Dixon | G-Force | Toyota | Firestone | 13 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 24 | - | - |
| 9 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 8 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 22 | - | - |
| 10 | 16 | Roger Yasukawa | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 20 | - | - |
| 11 | 55 | Kosuke Matsuura | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 19 | - | - |
| 12 | 51 | Alex Barron | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 24 | 180 | - | 3 | Running | 18 | - | - |
| 13 | 8 | Scott Sharp | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 20 | 180 | - | 0 | Running | 17 | - | - |
| 14 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 180 | - | 1 | Running | 16 | - | - |
| 15 | 24 | Felipe Giaffone | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 25 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 15 | - | - |
| 16 | 21 | Jeff Simmons | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 29 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 14 | - | - |
| 17 | 20 | Al Unser Jr. | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 13 | - | - |
| 18 | 4 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 19 | 12 | Tora Takagi | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 26 | 179 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 20 | 33 | Richie Hearn | G-Force | Toyota | Firestone | 30 | 178 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 21 | 39 | Sarah Fisher | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 19 | 177 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 22 | 18 | Robby McGehee | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 33 | 177 | - | 0 | Running | 12 | - | - |
| 23 | 91 | Buddy Lazier | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 28 | 164 | - | 0 | Fuel System | 12 | - | - |
| 24 | 25 | Marty Roth | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 32 | 128 | - | 0 | Accident | 12 | - | - |
| 25 | 10 | Darren Manning | G-Force | Toyota | Firestone | 15 | 104 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 26 | 6 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 11 | 104 | - | 9 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 27 | 13 | Greg Ray | G-Force | Honda | Firestone | 27 | 98 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 28 | 98 | P.J. Jones | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 31 | 92 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 29 | 70 | Robby Gordon | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 18 | 88 | - | 0 | Mechanical | 10 | - | - |
| 30 | 2 | Mark Taylor | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 62 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 31 | 52 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 16 | 62 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 32 | 41 | Larry Foyt | G-Force | Toyota | Firestone | 22 | 54 | - | 0 | Accident | 10 | - | - |
| 33 | 14 | A.J. Foyt IV | Dallara | Toyota | Firestone | 21 | 26 | - | 0 | Handling | 10 | - | - |