No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | ▲ 15 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 36 | running | 185 | 121.8 |
| 2 | 35 | ▲ 33 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | 102.4 |
| 3 | 22 | ▲ 19 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 170 |
| 111.9 |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 25 | running | 165 | 90.4 |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 47 | running | 160 | 109.7 |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 6 | running | 155 | 92.7 |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | 102.7 |
| 8 | 37 | ▲ 29 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | 76.0 |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | 81.1 |
| 10 | 10 | — | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 78.5 |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 135 | 67.4 |
| 12 | 12 | — | 11Jason Leffler | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | 87.5 |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | 73.8 |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | 73.1 |
| 15 | 3 | ▼ 12 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 499 | 68 | running | 123 | 117.0 |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 115 | 76.7 |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 112 | 54.1 |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 109 | 68.0 |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 498 | 33 | running | 111 | 101.6 |
| 20 | 43 | ▲ 23 | 7Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 4 | running | 108 | 56.7 |
| 21 | 1 | ▼ 20 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 100 | 69.9 |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 97 | 49.7 |
| 23 | 23 | — | 4Mike Wallace | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 94 | 44.7 |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 91 | 58.4 |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 88 | 58.2 |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 247 | running | 95 | 118.7 |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 77Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 490 | 0 | engine | 82 | 65.0 |
| 28 | 41 | ▲ 13 | 37Kevin Lepage | RJ Motorsports | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 79 | 34.9 |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 76 | 65.1 |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 73 | 35.5 |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 466 | 0 | running | 70 | 31.0 |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 436 | 0 | running | 67 | 79.8 |
| 33 | 6 | ▼ 27 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 435 | 32 | engine | 69 | 97.0 |
| 34 | 42 | ▲ 8 | 07Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | running | 61 | 45.1 |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 412 | 0 | running | 58 | 48.6 |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 0Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | overheating | 55 | 77.9 |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 66Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 340 | 0 | accident | 52 | 30.8 |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 321 | 0 | running | 49 | 36.1 |
| 39 | 21 | ▼ 18 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | overheating | 46 | 65.3 |
| 40 | 28 | ▼ 12 | 32Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | overheating | 43 | 43.9 |
| 41 | 40 | ▼ 1 | 09Johnny Sauter | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 55 | 0 | brakes | 40 | 39.2 |
| 42 | 39 | ▼ 3 | 34Randy LaJoie | Mach 1 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | engine | 37 | 28.9 |
| 43 | 34 | ▼ 9 | 75Mike Garvey | Zero Four Motorsports | Dodge | 18 | 0 | brakes | 34 | 28.8 |