2004 88th Indianapolis 500 - Positions gained/lost
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160
| P | Driver | Nat | Start | Finish | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Herta |  | 23 | 4 | +19 |
| 2 | Jeff Simmons | | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| 3 | Alex Barron | | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 4 | Robby McGehee | | 33 | 22 | +11 |
| 5 | Felipe Giaffone |  | 25 | 15 | +10 |
| 6 | Richie Hearn | | 30 | 20 | +10 |
| 7 | Marty Roth |  | 32 | 24 | +8 |
| 8 | Tora Takagi |  | 26 | 19 | +7 |
| 9 | Scott Sharp | | 20 | 13 | +7 |
| 10 | Buddy Lazier | | 28 | 23 | +5 |
| 11 | Scott Dixon |  | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 12 | P.J. Jones | | 31 | 28 | +3 |
| 13 | Tony Kanaan | | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| 14 | Roger Yasukawa | | 12 | 10 | +2 |
| 15 | Vitor Meira | | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 16 | Greg Ray | | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 17 | Buddy Rice | | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Al Unser Jr. | | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | Adrian Fernandez |  | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 20 | Dan Wheldon |  | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 21 | Hélio Castroneves | | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 22 | Bruno Junqueira | | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 23 | Sarah Fisher | | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 24 | Kosuke Matsuura | | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 25 | Tomas Scheckter |  | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 26 | Darren Manning | | 15 | 25 | -10 |
| 27 | Larry Foyt | | 22 | 32 | -10 |
| 28 | Dario Franchitti |  | 3 | 14 | -11 |
| 29 | Robby Gordon | | 18 | 29 | -11 |
| 30 | A.J. Foyt IV | | 21 | 33 | -12 |
| 31 | Ed Carpenter | | 16 | 31 | -15 |
| 32 | Sam Hornish Jr. | | 11 | 26 | -15 |
| 33 | Mark Taylor |  | 14 | 30 | -16 |