No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | ▲ 26 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 89 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 41Jimmy Spencer | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 54 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 20 | ▲ 17 | 28Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 181 | running | 170 | — |
| 5 | 32 | ▲ 27 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 33 | ▲ 26 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 25Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 37 | ▲ 26 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 32Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 74 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 38 | ▲ 22 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 77Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 7Casey Atwood | Ultra-Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 2 | ▼ 18 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 9Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 36Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 5 | ▼ 18 | 4Mike Skinner | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 34 | ▲ 10 | 1Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 22Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 497 | 20 | running | 90 | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 30Jeff Green | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 55Bobby Hamilton | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 1 | ▼ 30 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 480 | 82 | running | 75 | — |
| 32 | 43 | ▲ 11 | 02Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 41 | ▲ 8 | 90Rick Mast | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 463 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 34 | 21 | ▼ 13 | 43John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 462 | 0 | running | 61 | — |
| 35 | 40 | ▲ 5 | 23Hut Stricklin | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 448 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 11Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 55 | — |
| 37 | 8 | ▼ 29 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 38 | 14 | ▼ 24 | 14Stacy Compton | A.J. Foyt Racing | Pontiac | 400 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 39 | 28 | ▼ 11 | 10Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac | 375 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 40 | 36 | ▼ 4 | 44Buckshot Jones | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 41 | 10 | ▼ 31 | 21Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 346 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 42 | 42 | — | 71Dick Trickle | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |
| 43 | 39 | ▼ 4 | 26Joe Nemechek | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 167 | 0 | accident | 34 | — |