No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 17Matt Kenseth | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 117 | running | 185 | 132.8 |
| 2 | 19 | ▲ 17 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 1 | running | 175 | 110.1 |
| 3 | 40 | ▲ 37 | 8Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 500 |
| 35 |
| running |
| 170 |
| 109.9 |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 10Scott Riggs | Valvoline Evernham Racing Team | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 160 | 104.4 |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 24Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 41 | running | 160 | 116.4 |
| 6 | 6 | — | 11Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 150 | 102.1 |
| 7 | 39 | ▲ 32 | 99Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 500 | 16 | running | 151 | 94.1 |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 12Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 142 | 93.8 |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 31Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 263 | running | 148 | 132.1 |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 48Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 134 | 89.7 |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 29Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 0 | running | 130 | 96.7 |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 9Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 127 | 85.7 |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 21Ken Schrader | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 124 | 79.4 |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 22Dave Blaney | Bill Davis Racing | Dodge | 500 | 0 | running | 121 | 69.4 |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 88Dale Jarrett | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 118 | 65.6 |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 55Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 115 | 61.9 |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 42Casey Mears | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 499 | 0 | running | 112 | 75.0 |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 1Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 109 | 69.8 |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 16Greg Biffle | Roush Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 106 | 76.1 |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 32Travis Kvapil | PPI Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 103 | 54.9 |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 49Kevin Lepage | BAM Racing | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 100 | 59.1 |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 20Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 97 | 64.2 |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 43Bobby Labonte | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 94 | 71.5 |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 66Jeff Green | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 91 | 55.0 |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 96Tony Raines | Hall of Fame Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 88 | 42.3 |
| 26 | 41 | ▲ 15 | 01Joe Nemechek | Ginn Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 85 | 50.5 |
| 27 | 42 | ▲ 15 | 7Robby Gordon | Robby Gordon Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 0 | running | 82 | 60.7 |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 6Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 79 | 56.6 |
| 29 | 37 | ▲ 8 | 26Jamie McMurray | Roush Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 76 | 47.2 |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 78Kenny Wallace | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 73 | 31.9 |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 18J.J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | running | 70 | 43.2 |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 14Sterling Marlin | Ginn Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | running | 67 | 60.3 |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 25Brian Vickers | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 487 | 0 | running | 64 | 35.8 |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 45Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 481 | 0 | running | 61 | 60.5 |
| 35 | 36 | ▲ 1 | 40David Stremme | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 468 | 0 | running | 58 | 41.0 |
| 36 | 10 | ▼ 26 | 41Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 460 | 0 | running | 55 | 50.8 |
| 37 | 1 | ▼ 36 | 2Kurt Busch | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 446 | 27 | running | 57 | 86.8 |
| 38 | 27 | ▼ 11 | 07Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 415 | 0 | running | 49 | 44.0 |
| 39 | 9 | ▼ 30 | 19Elliott Sadler | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 395 | 0 | accident | 46 | 85.1 |
| 40 | 38 | ▼ 2 | 38David Gilliland | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 346 | 0 | running | 43 | 33.6 |
| 41 | 30 | ▼ 11 | 34Carl Long | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | electrical | 40 | 32.2 |
| 42 | 43 | ▲ 1 | 4Scott Wimmer | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | engine | 37 | 36.2 |
| 43 | 33 | ▼ 10 | 74Derrike Cope | McGlynn Racing | Dodge | 7 | 0 | handling | 34 | 24.8 |