The 2004 Golden Corral 500 was a Nextel Cup (now Sprint Cup) event held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 14, 2004. Dale Earnhardt, Jr captured his second win in the fourth race of the year, grabbing the lead late but pulling away to a 4.5-second victory on Jeremy Mayfield. Points leader Matt Kenseth finished 6th and maintained an 83-point lead on Tony Stewart (7th). Stats