No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 119 | running | 190 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 100 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 14 | ▲ 11 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 72 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 25 | running | 151 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 91 | running | 135 | — |
| 12 | 3 | ▼ 9 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 58 | running | 132 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 30Johnny Sauter | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 8 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 32 | ▲ 13 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 111 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 77Brendan Gaughan | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 32Ricky Craven | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 25 | running | 96 | — |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 50Derrike Cope | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 0Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 4Kevin Lepage | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 42 | ▲ 11 | 02Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Pontiac | 490 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 94Stanton Barrett | W.W. Motorsports | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | accident | 61 | — |
| 35 | 22 | ▼ 13 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 24 | ▼ 12 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 331 | 0 | running | 55 | — |
| 37 | 15 | ▼ 22 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 166 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 38 | 31 | ▼ 7 | 99Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 138 | 0 | too slow | 49 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 98Geoff Bodine | Mach 1 Motorsports | Ford | 59 | 0 | brakes | 46 | — |
| 40 | 5 | ▼ 35 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 57 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 41 | 41 | — | 72Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | handling | 40 | — |
| 42 | 40 | ▼ 2 | 09Joe Ruttman | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 4 | 0 | rear end | 37 | — |
| 43 | 43 | — | 80Andy Hillenburg | Stan Hover Motorsports | Ford | 4 | 0 | brakes | 34 | — |