No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 116 | running | 180 | — |
| 2 | 37 | ▲ 35 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 25 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 500 |
| 26 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 34 | ▲ 30 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 15 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 174 | running | 148 | — |
| 10 | 40 | ▲ 30 | 23Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 7Jimmy Spencer | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 498 | 139 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 498 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 498 | 5 | running | 126 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 32Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 36 | ▲ 19 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 9Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 10Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 30Jeff Green | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 33 | ▲ 9 | 11Brett Bodine | Brett Bodine Racing | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | accident | 85 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 25Joe Nemechek | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 01Jerry Nadeau | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 456 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 1Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 446 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 43 | ▲ 12 | 43John Andretti | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 440 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 39 | ▲ 7 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 423 | 0 | running | 67 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 22Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 422 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 32 | ▼ 2 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 422 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 42 | ▲ 7 | 0Jack Sprague | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | 409 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 55 | — |
| 37 | 3 | ▼ 34 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 385 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 31 | ▼ 7 | 77Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 371 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 39 | 17 | ▼ 22 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 40 | 41 | ▲ 1 | 54Todd Bodine | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 342 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 41 | 6 | ▼ 35 | 4Mike Skinner | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | 310 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 42 | 22 | ▼ 20 | 74Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | engine | 37 | — |
| 43 | 24 | ▼ 19 | 37Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |