No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 2Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 33 | running | 185 | 118.8 |
| 2 | 14 | ▲ 12 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 8 | running | 175 | 117.0 |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 124 |
| running |
| 170 |
| 130.2 |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | 108.9 |
| 5 | 30 | ▲ 25 | 43Bobby Labonte | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 155 | 91.9 |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | 103.6 |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 52 | running | 151 | 105.7 |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 34 | running | 147 | 98.2 |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 138 | 90.3 |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 89.8 |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | 95.8 |
| 12 | 1 | ▼ 11 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 245 | running | 137 | 126.2 |
| 13 | 13 | — | 38Elliott Sadler | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | 88.8 |
| 14 | 33 | ▲ 19 | 11Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | 76.0 |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 66Jeff Green | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 118 | 73.2 |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 19Jeremy Mayfield | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 115 | 77.8 |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 14Sterling Marlin | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 112 | 61.4 |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 109 | 59.8 |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 4Scott Wimmer | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 106 | 52.8 |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 103 | 77.4 |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 3 | running | 105 | 103.6 |
| 22 | 22 | — | 41Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 97 | 58.1 |
| 23 | 32 | ▲ 9 | 22Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 94 | 59.1 |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 21Ken Schrader | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 91 | 75.7 |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 42Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 88 | 63.9 |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 7Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 85 | 61.9 |
| 27 | 36 | ▲ 9 | 96Terry Labonte | Hall of Fame Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 82 | 39.4 |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 01Joe Nemechek | MB2 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 79 | 52.1 |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 07Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | running | 76 | 54.6 |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 73 | 38.3 |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 61Kevin Lepage | Peak Fitness Racing | Ford | 485 | 1 | running | 75 | 40.2 |
| 32 | 34 | ▲ 2 | 55Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Dodge | 481 | 0 | running | 67 | 37.5 |
| 33 | 24 | ▼ 9 | 18J.J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 64 | 67.8 |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 61 | 53.8 |
| 35 | 8 | ▼ 27 | 26Jamie McMurray | Roush Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 58 | 47.6 |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 40David Stremme | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 435 | 0 | running | 55 | 35.5 |
| 37 | 17 | ▼ 20 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | running | 52 | 58.1 |
| 38 | 25 | ▼ 13 | 1Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 430 | 0 | accident | 49 | 48.0 |
| 39 | 43 | ▲ 4 | 95Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Racing | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | electrical | 46 | 31.9 |
| 40 | 41 | ▲ 1 | 32Travis Kvapil | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | accident | 43 | 41.0 |
| 41 | 38 | ▼ 3 | 10Scott Riggs | Valvoline Evernham Racing Team | Dodge | 344 | 0 | running | 40 | 40.0 |
| 42 | 31 | ▼ 11 | 49Brent Sherman | BAM Racing | Dodge | 302 | 0 | accident | 37 | 25.5 |
| 43 | 42 | ▼ 1 | 00Hermie Sadler | MBA Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | handling | 34 | 23.3 |