No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 179 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 3Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 202 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 28Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 37 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 31 | ▲ 25 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 25 | ▲ 18 | 26Jimmy Spencer | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 31Mike Skinner | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 34 | ▲ 25 | 40Sterling Marlin | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 1Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 25Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 28 | ▲ 15 | 43John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 33Joe Nemechek | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 94Bill Elliott | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 39 | ▲ 23 | 36Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 38 | ▲ 21 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 10Johnny Benson Jr. | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 50Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 01Ted Musgrave | Team SABCO | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 55Kenny Wallace | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 498 | 53 | running | 99 | — |
| 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 7Michael Waltrip | Ultra Mattei Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 1 | running | 96 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 19Casey Atwood | Evernham Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 14Rick Mast | A.J. Foyt Racing | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 66Darrell Waltrip | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 27Mike Bliss | Eel River Racing | Pontiac | 496 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 41 | ▲ 12 | 16Kevin Lepage | Roush Racing | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 21 | ▼ 9 | 93Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 494 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 486 | 0 | drive train | 70 | — |
| 32 | 43 | ▲ 11 | 21Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 67 | — |
| 33 | 16 | ▼ 17 | 77Robert Pressley | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 458 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 61 | — |
| 35 | 7 | ▼ 28 | 4Bobby Hamilton | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 32 | ▼ 4 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 406 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 38 | 35 | ▼ 3 | 12Jeremy Mayfield | Penske-Kranefuss Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | overheating | 49 | — |
| 39 | 30 | ▼ 9 | 9Stacy Compton | Melling Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 17 | ▼ 23 | 75Wally Dallenbach Jr. | Galaxy Motorsports | Ford | 329 | 0 | brakes | 43 | — |
| 41 | 9 | ▼ 32 | 11Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 317 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 42 | 29 | ▼ 13 | 90Hut Stricklin | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | accident | 37 | — |
| 43 | 4 | ▼ 39 | 22Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |