No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 109 | running | 185 | 127.4 |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 35 | running | 175 | 120.1 |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| 105.0 |
| 4 | 19 | ▲ 15 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | 104.9 |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | 93.5 |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 155 | 100.6 |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 77Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | 79.9 |
| 8 | 37 | ▲ 29 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | 67.3 |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 91 | running | 143 | 114.3 |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 73.9 |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 130 | 75.0 |
| 12 | 12 | — | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 127 | 68.0 |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 498 | 157 | running | 134 | 126.8 |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 121 | 84.0 |
| 15 | 4 | ▼ 11 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 28 | running | 123 | 97.9 |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 497 | 50 | running | 120 | 97.8 |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 112 | 81.3 |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 44Terry Labonte | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 496 | 10 | running | 114 | 65.0 |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 496 | 19 | running | 111 | 81.8 |
| 20 | 2 | ▼ 18 | 07Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 103 | 64.0 |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 50Jimmy Spencer | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 492 | 0 | running | 100 | 45.0 |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 97 | 79.3 |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 94 | 49.4 |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 456 | 0 | running | 91 | 79.7 |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 452 | 0 | running | 88 | 66.9 |
| 26 | 42 | ▲ 16 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 85 | 43.5 |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 437 | 0 | running | 82 | 58.1 |
| 28 | 39 | ▲ 11 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 79 | 51.5 |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 427 | 0 | running | 76 | 65.7 |
| 30 | 7 | ▼ 23 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 418 | 0 | running | 73 | 58.4 |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 406 | 0 | running | 70 | 53.2 |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 66Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 67 | 29.8 |
| 33 | 40 | ▲ 7 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | running | 64 | 33.1 |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 4Mike Wallace | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | accident | 61 | 51.9 |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 360 | 0 | accident | 58 | 70.6 |
| 36 | 24 | ▼ 12 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | accident | 55 | 75.2 |
| 37 | 41 | ▲ 4 | 0Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 52 | 39.2 |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 11Jason Leffler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 342 | 0 | running | 49 | 26.9 |
| 39 | 18 | ▼ 21 | 32Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | accident | 46 | 50.5 |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 08Shane Hmiel | Braun Racing | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | overheating | 43 | 42.7 |
| 41 | 23 | ▼ 18 | 92Stanton Barrett | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | oil pressure | 40 | 32.5 |
| 42 | 43 | ▲ 1 | 00Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | overheating | 0 | 31.9 |
| 43 | 31 | ▼ 12 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 20 | 0 | accident | 34 | 26.9 |