No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 415 | running | 190 | 149.8 |
| 2 | 24 | ▲ 22 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 170 | 96.3 |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 170 |
| 119.3 |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | 118.4 |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 9 | running | 160 | 96.0 |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 27 | running | 155 | 107.0 |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 0Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 4 | running | 151 | 71.1 |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | 83.7 |
| 9 | 41 | ▲ 32 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | 72.4 |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 105.3 |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | 94.8 |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | 59.3 |
| 13 | 9 | ▼ 4 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 2 | running | 129 | 102.4 |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | 62.6 |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | 71.7 |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 115 | 82.2 |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 4Mike Wallace | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | 55.6 |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 18 | running | 114 | 95.7 |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 77Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | 53.5 |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 103 | 67.3 |
| 21 | 42 | ▲ 21 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21 | running | 105 | 82.1 |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 97 | 65.2 |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 07Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 94 | 81.7 |
| 24 | 37 | ▲ 13 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 91 | 48.4 |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 88 | 54.0 |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 85 | 69.5 |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 11Terry Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 82 | 41.4 |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 50Jimmy Spencer | Arnold Motorsports | Dodge | 493 | 0 | running | 79 | 37.5 |
| 29 | 40 | ▲ 11 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 76 | 41.7 |
| 30 | 38 | ▲ 8 | 92Hermie Sadler | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 73 | 31.8 |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 70 | 44.5 |
| 32 | 43 | ▲ 11 | 80Carl Long | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 67 | 31.0 |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 64 | 70.9 |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 427 | 0 | running | 61 | 47.9 |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 32Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 58 | 50.9 |
| 36 | 29 | ▼ 7 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 410 | 0 | engine | 55 | 59.8 |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 352 | 3 | accident | 57 | 67.1 |
| 38 | 33 | ▼ 5 | 7Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 332 | 0 | oil leak | 49 | 41.9 |
| 39 | 6 | ▼ 33 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 317 | 0 | accident | 46 | 88.9 |
| 40 | 12 | ▼ 28 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | engine | 43 | 55.0 |
| 41 | 36 | ▼ 5 | 95Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | engine | 40 | 30.2 |
| 42 | 10 | ▼ 32 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 212 | 0 | accident | 37 | 61.4 |
| 43 | 21 | ▼ 22 | 00Johnny Benson Jr. | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | electrical | 34 | 32.4 |