No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 313 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 26 | ▲ 24 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 3 | 16 | ▲ 13 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 61 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 31 | ▲ 25 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 40 | running | 155 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 10 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 28 | ▲ 19 | 9Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 39 | ▲ 28 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 41 | ▲ 29 | 30Steve Park | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 23Kenny Wallace | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 115 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 22Ward Burton | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 25Joe Nemechek | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 19 | running | 108 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 01Mike Skinner | MB2 Motorsports | Pontiac | 499 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 74Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 0Jason Leffler | Haas CNC Racing | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 497 | 18 | running | 81 | — |
| 30 | 43 | ▲ 13 | 02Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 40 | ▲ 9 | 1John Andretti | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 32Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Pontiac | 495 | 0 | running | 67 | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 490 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 10Johnny Benson Jr. | MBV Motorsports | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 61 | — |
| 35 | 24 | ▼ 11 | 4Kevin Lepage | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Pontiac | 475 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 37 | ▲ 1 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 473 | 0 | running | 55 | — |
| 37 | 25 | ▼ 12 | 77Dave Blaney | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 38 | 6 | ▼ 32 | 7Jimmy Spencer | Ultra Motorsports | Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 39 | 13 | ▼ 26 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 407 | 37 | engine | 51 | — |
| 40 | 36 | ▼ 4 | 54Todd Bodine | Carter-Haas Motorsports | Ford | 385 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 41 | 20 | ▼ 21 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 42 | 42 | — | 37Derrike Cope | Quest Motor Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 | overheating | 37 | — |
| 43 | 9 | ▼ 34 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 127 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |