De 24 uur van Daytona 2004 was de 42e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 31 januari en 1 februari 2004 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.

De race werd gewonnen door de Bell Motorsports #54 van Andy Pilgrim, Terry Borcheller, Christian Fittipaldi en Forest Barber, die allemaal hun eerste Daytona-zege behaalden. De GT-klasse werd gewonnen door de Orbit Racing #44 van Mike Fitzgerald, Robin Liddell, Johnny Mowlem, Joe Policastro en Joe Policastro jr. De SGS-klasse werd gewonnen door de Doncaster Racing #91 van Jean-François Dumoulin, Marc Lieb, Robert Julien en Greg Pootmans.

Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.

Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Banden Ronden Motor 1 DP 54 Bell Motorsports Andy Pilgrim Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi Forest Barber Doran JE4 526 Pontiac LS6 5.5 L V8 2 GT 44 Orbit Racing Mike Fitzgerald Robin Liddell Johnny Mowlem Joe Policastro Joe Policastro jr. Porsche 996 GT3-RS 523 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 3 GT 74 Flying Lizard Motorsports Lonnie Pechnik Seth Neiman Johannes van Overbeek Peter Cunningham Mike Rockenfeller Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 523 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 4 DP 27 Doran Lista Racing Didier Theys Marc Goossens Jan Lammers Fredy Lienhard Doran JE4 521 Lexus 4.3 L V8 DNF DP 2 Howard-Boss Motorsports Andy Wallace Dale Earnhardt jr. Tony Stewart Crawford DP03 519 Chevrolet LS6 5.5 L V8 6 GT 73 Red Bull BE Racing Philipp Peter Dieter Quester Andrea Montermini Klaus Engelhorn Ferrari 360 Modena 511 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 7 DP 6 Michael Shank Racing Kelly Collins Thomas Erdos Cort Wagner Mike Newton Brent Martini Doran JE4 509 Lexus 4.3 L V8 DNF DP 10 SunTrust Racing Max Angelelli Wayne Taylor Emmanuel Collard Riley Mk. XI 508 Pontiac LS6 5.5 L V8 9 SGS 91 Doncaster Racing Jean-François Dumoulin Marc Lieb Robert Julien Greg Pootmans Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 504 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 10 DP 01 Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Pruett Max Papis Scott Dixon Jimmy Morales Riley Mk. XI 502 Lexus 4.3 L V8 11 GT 56 Seikel Motorsport Tony Burgess Philip Collin Peter van Merksteijn sr. Gabrio Rosa Fabio Rosa Porsche 996 GT3-RS 501 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 12 SGS 38 TPC Racing Randy Pobst Andy Lally John Littlechild Marc Bunting Michael Levitas Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 501 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 13 SGS 71 Doncaster Racing Dave Lacey Greg Wilkins Tom Nastasi Mark Wilkins Ken Wilden Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 494 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 14 GT 66 The Racer's Group/Monster Cable Kevin Buckler Timo Bernhard Patrick Long Jörg Bergmeister Porsche 996 GT3-RS 494 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 15 SGS 41 Orison-Planet Earth Motorsports Joe Nonnamaker Will Nonnamaker Wayne Nonnamaker Paul Menard Charlie Menard Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 493 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 16 GT 72 Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd. Jack Lewis Tom McGlynn Manuel Matos Edison Lluch Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 492 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 GT 67 The Racer's Group/Monster Cable Robert Nearn Pierre Ehret Jim Matthews Lars Nielsen Cyrille Sauvage Porsche 996 GT3-RS 492 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT 83 Cirtek Motorsport Rob Wilson Frank Mountain Martyn Konig Porsche 996 GT3-RS 491 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 19 SGS 13 Foxhill Racing Andrew Davis Michael Cawley Charles Espenlaub Joe Foster Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 491 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 20 SGS 16 AASCO Motorsports Craig Stanton David Murry Tim Sugden Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 487 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 21 GT 68 The Racer's Group/Monster Cable Ian James Chris Gleason R. J. Valentine Bohdan Kroczek Abraham Zimroth Porsche 996 GT3-RS 487 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 SGS 63 Glenn Yee Motorsports Hugh Plumb Michael Lewis Kim Wolfkill Geoff Escalette Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 482 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 23 SGS 47 Michael Baughman Racing Michael Baughman Bob Ward Brad Jaeger Frank Del Vecchio Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 482 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 24 GT 98 GT Technologies Ronald Zitza Bill Riddell Hartmut Von Seelen Carlos de Quesada Marc Feinstein Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 481 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 25 DP 80 G&W Motorsports Hugo Guenette Jason Workman Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Fabio Spatafora Picchio DP2 466 BMW 4.9 L V8 26 GT 30 Risi Competizione Anthony Lazzaro Ralf Kelleners Matteo Bobbi Maserati Trofeo Light 462 Maserati 4.2 L V8 27 SGS 82 dds Racing Steven Lynn Jack Henricks Jim Brillhart Terry Heath Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 461 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF DP 4 Howard-Boss Motorsports Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson Jimmie Johnson David Brule Crawford DP03 456 Chevrolet LS6 5.5 L V8 29 SGS 00 Team Vision Dwain Derment Dough Baron Dennis Puddester Steven Bernheim Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 454 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 30 SGS 14 Autometrics Motorsports Cory Friedman Lynn Wilson Bransen Patch Adam Merzon Mike Smith Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 449 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 31 SGS 86 G&W Motorsports Tracy Krohn Ron Forristall Mae Van Wijk Andres van der Dys Armando Trentini Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 443 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 32 GT 94 Mastercar Mauro Casadei François Labhardt Manfred Jurasz Jim Michaelian Ferrari 360 Modena 439 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 33 GT 57 Stevenson Motorsports/Auto Assets Chip Vance Piers Maserati John Stevenson John Buttermore Porsche 996 GT3-RS 428 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 34 GT 24 Specter Werkes/Sports Tom Bambard Pete Halsmer John Heinricy Jeff Nowicki Chevrolet Corvette C5 407 Chevrolet LS6 5.7 L V8 35 DP 09 Spirit of Daytona Racing Doug Goad Robby Gordon Milka Duno Stéphane Grégoire Crawford DP03 401 Pontiac LS6 5.5 L V8 DNF GT 93 Mastercar Luca Drudi Ferdinando Monfardini Matteo Meneghello Joe Colasacco Ross Fonferko Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge 388 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF GT 33 Scuderia Ferrari of Washington Fabrizio de Simone Stephen Earle Emil Assentato Nick Longhi Maserati Trofeo Light 384 Maserati 4.2 L V8 38 SGS 46 Michael Baughman Racing Peter Argetsinger Mark Patterson John Pew Jim Victor Dario Cioti Chevrolet Corvette Z06 369 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 39 SGS 17 AASCO Motorsports Joe Kunz Derek Clark Gary Becker Patrick Flanagan Mark Webber Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 366 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF DP 7 Southard Motorsports Shane Lewis George Robinson Jack Baldwin Vic Rice Stephen Southard Fabcar FDSC/03 359 BMW 4.9 L V8 DNF DP 59 Brumos Racing J. C. France Hurley Haywood Scott Sharp Tommy Riggins Fabcar FDSC/03 343 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF DP 5 Essex Racing Scott Maxwell Joe Pruskowski Justin Pruskowski Ross Bentley Multimatic MDP1 335 Ford 5.0 L V8 DNF DP 70 SpeedSource Sylvain Tremblay Selby Wellman Chris Hall Larry Huang Multimatic MDP1 304 Ford 5.0 L V8 DNF DP 9 Mears Motorcoach/SpeedSource Mike Borkowski Paul Mears jr. Arie Luyendyk jr. Nick Ham Justin Bell Multimatic MDP1 289 Ford 5.0 L V8 DNF GT 22 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. Niclas Jönsson Boris Said Joey Hand Justin Marks Bill Auberlen BMW M3 E46 267 BMW 3.2 L I6 DNF GT 97 Graham Nash Motorsports Robert Orcutt Kurt Thiel Ken Dobson Paul Jenkins Porsche 996 GT3-RS 261 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 47 GT 60 Xtreme Racing Group Anthony Puleo Robert Dubler Squeak Kennedy Joe Evans Chevrolet Corvette 193 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 DNF DP 45 Gunnar Racing Gunnar Jeannette Mike Brockman Paul Newman Kyle Petty Fabcar FDSC/03 185 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF GT 21 Prototype Technology Group, Inc. Niclas Jönsson Boris Said Joey Hand Justin Marks Bill Auberlen BMW M3 E46 162 BMW 3.2 L I6 DNF DP 58 Brumos Racing David Donohue Darren Law Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Fabcar FDSC/03 150 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 DNF DP 15 Essex Racing Dave Gaylord Don Kitch jr. John Olsen Tom Hessert jr. Tom Hessert III Multimatic MDP1 149 Ford 5.0 L V8 DNF GT 11 JMB Racing Iradj Alexander Diego Alessi Edy Gay Maurizio Mediani Paul Dana Ferrari 360 Modena 98 Ferrari 3.6 L V8 DNF GT 88 ASM Team Pedro Couceiro Miguel Amaral Manuel Gião Carlos Barbot Porsche 996 GT3-RS 65 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6

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