No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | ▲ 14 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 151 | running | 185 | 132.2 |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 283 | running | 180 | 142.6 |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| 114.6 |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 18Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | 104.3 |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | 99.4 |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 97Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | 85.9 |
| 7 | 30 | ▲ 23 | 42Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 146 | 105.0 |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 11Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | 92.3 |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | 85.5 |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 101.6 |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 21Ricky Rudd | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 2 | running | 135 | 91.6 |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 19 | running | 132 | 90.3 |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 49Ken Schrader | BAM Racing | Dodge | 500 | 17 | running | 129 | 77.5 |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | 79.0 |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | 69.0 |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 07Dave Blaney | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 10 | running | 120 | 68.0 |
| 17 | 34 | ▲ 17 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | 72.1 |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | 78.5 |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 2Rusty Wallace | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | 105.7 |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 6 | running | 108 | 62.2 |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 77Travis Kvapil | Penske-Jasper Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 100 | 84.4 |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 41Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | 60.9 |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | 71.5 |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 10Scott Riggs | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 91 | 51.5 |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 22Scott Wimmer | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 88 | 45.7 |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 85 | 49.9 |
| 27 | 39 | ▲ 12 | 15Michael Waltrip | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 498 | 12 | running | 87 | 50.3 |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 79 | 83.6 |
| 29 | 9 | ▼ 20 | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 76 | 56.0 |
| 30 | 43 | ▲ 13 | 32Bobby Hamilton Jr. | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 73 | 30.9 |
| 31 | 28 | ▼ 3 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 70 | 58.4 |
| 32 | 41 | ▲ 9 | 66Hermie Sadler | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 67 | 31.4 |
| 33 | 38 | ▲ 5 | 08Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Chevrolet | 488 | 0 | running | 64 | 34.2 |
| 34 | 35 | ▲ 1 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 61 | 50.8 |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 4Mike Wallace | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 448 | 0 | running | 58 | 42.1 |
| 36 | 17 | ▼ 19 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 425 | 0 | running | 55 | 68.1 |
| 37 | 11 | ▼ 26 | 43Jeff Green | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 409 | 0 | engine | 52 | 60.9 |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 40Sterling Marlin | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 370 | 0 | accident | 49 | 47.3 |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 09Bobby Hamilton | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 339 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | 40.7 |
| 40 | 40 | — | 37Jimmy Spencer | RJ Motorsports | Dodge | 235 | 0 | electrical | 43 | 29.8 |
| 41 | 31 | ▼ 10 | 0Mike Bliss | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | accident | 40 | 37.9 |
| 42 | 33 | ▼ 9 | 7Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | engine | 37 | 30.5 |
| 43 | 42 | ▼ 1 | 95Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | engine | 34 | 25.6 |