No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 61 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 26 | ▲ 24 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 500 |
| 152 |
| running |
| 175 |
| — |
| 4 | 31 | ▲ 27 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 41 | running | 160 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 11 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 28Ricky Rudd | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 6 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 22Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 20 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 23Hut Stricklin | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Ford | 500 | 10 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 77Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 117 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 14Stacy Compton | A.J. Foyt Racing | Pontiac | 500 | 1 | running | 114 | — |
| 19 | 39 | ▲ 20 | 10Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 41Jimmy Spencer | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 30Jeff Green | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 68 | running | 99 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 1Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 4Mike Skinner | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 11Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 55Bobby Hamilton | Andy Petree Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 47 | running | 87 | — |
| 28 | 37 | ▲ 9 | 21Elliott Sadler | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 02Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 32Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 40 | running | 78 | — |
| 31 | 6 | ▼ 25 | 9Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 495 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 7 | ▼ 25 | 29Kenny Wallace | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 67 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 44Buckshot Jones | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 483 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 11 | ▼ 23 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | vibration | 61 | — |
| 35 | 14 | ▼ 21 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 446 | 0 | vibration | 58 | — |
| 36 | 40 | ▲ 4 | 36Ken Schrader | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 442 | 0 | running | 55 | — |
| 37 | 42 | ▲ 5 | 90Rick Mast | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 411 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 7Casey Atwood | Ultra-Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 357 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 39 | 24 | ▼ 15 | 25Jerry Nadeau | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 341 | 42 | overheating | 51 | — |
| 40 | 41 | ▲ 1 | 26Frank Kimmel | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 282 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 41 | 10 | ▼ 31 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Ford | 257 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 42 | 21 | ▼ 21 | 43John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 209 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |
| 43 | 43 | — | 71Andy Hillenburg | Marcis Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | clutch | 34 | — |