No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | ▲ 17 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 67 | running | 185 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 43 | running | 175 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 500 |
| 9 |
| running |
| 170 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 50 | running | 165 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 120 | running | 165 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 104 | running | 147 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 6 | running | 143 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 34 | running | 139 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 30Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | — |
| 13 | 38 | ▲ 25 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 17 | running | 129 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 18 | running | 123 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 2 | running | 120 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 103 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 06Travis Kvapil | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 97 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 31Robby Gordon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 91 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 5Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 30 | running | 93 | — |
| 26 | 6 | ▼ 20 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 85 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 0Ward Burton | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 79 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 73 | — |
| 31 | 20 | ▼ 11 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 484 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 32 | 33 | ▲ 1 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | accident | 67 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 77Brendan Gaughan | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 424 | 0 | running | 61 | — |
| 35 | 39 | ▲ 4 | 4Jimmy Spencer | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 421 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 32Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 404 | 0 | accident | 55 | — |
| 37 | 32 | ▼ 5 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 52 | — |
| 38 | 31 | ▼ 7 | 02Hermie Sadler | SCORE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | electrical | 49 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 98Chad Chaffin | Mach 1 Motorsports | Ford | 100 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 40 | 41 | ▲ 1 | 72Kirk Shelmerdine | Kirk Shelmerdine Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | engine | 43 | — |
| 41 | 42 | ▲ 1 | 80Mario Gosselin | Stan Hover Motorsports | Ford | 74 | 0 | suspension | 40 | — |
| 42 | 43 | ▲ 1 | 37Kevin Lepage | EM Motorsports | Dodge | 11 | 0 | vibration | 37 | — |
| 43 | 40 | ▼ 3 | 50Todd Bodine | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 1 | 0 | accident | 34 | — |