No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 39Ryan Newman | Penske Racing South | Dodge | 252 | 114 | running | 190 | 138.9 |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 66Greg Biffle | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 252 | 1 | running | 175 | 121.3 |
| 3 | 20 | ▲ 17 | 21Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 252 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| 116.9 |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 2Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 160 | 101.2 |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 1Johnny Sauter | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 155 | 106.7 |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 8Martin Truex Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 150 | 102.9 |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 81Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 146 | 95.2 |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 64Jamie McMurray | Rusty Wallace Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 142 | 91.2 |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 33Tony Raines | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 138 | 83.8 |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 19Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 134 | 84.8 |
| 11 | 42 | ▲ 31 | 41Reed Sorenson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 130 | 71.3 |
| 12 | 9 | ▼ 3 | 35Jason Keller | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 127 | 90.9 |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 20Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 38 | running | 129 | 102.8 |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 38Mike Wallace | Akins Motorsports | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 121 | 72.6 |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 59Stacy Compton | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 118 | 75.6 |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 46Robert Pressley | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 115 | 80.2 |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 84Randy LaJoie | Frank Cicci Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 112 | 58.2 |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 43Jeff Green | Curb Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 109 | 54.2 |
| 19 | 8 | ▼ 11 | 6Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 106 | 103.1 |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 32Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 103 | 66.3 |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 34Todd Bodine | Frank Cicci Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 100 | 66.9 |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 4Kevin Hamlin | Biagi Brothers Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 97 | 50.2 |
| 23 | 40 | ▲ 17 | 44Justin Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 94 | 47.8 |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 99Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 91 | 73.9 |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 40Sterling Marlin | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 88 | 56.4 |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 14David Stremme | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge | 252 | 36 | running | 90 | 69.4 |
| 27 | 35 | ▲ 8 | 27David Green | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 82 | 53.0 |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 23Mark Green | Keith Coleman Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 79 | 36.7 |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 60Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 76 | 91.2 |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 18J.J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 252 | 0 | running | 73 | 61.7 |
| 31 | 21 | ▼ 10 | 25Ashton Lewis | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 251 | 0 | running | 70 | 55.4 |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 58Regan Smith | Glynn Motorsports | Dodge | 248 | 0 | running | 67 | 45.9 |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 0Kertus Davis | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 64 | 30.2 |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 12Joel Kauffman | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge | 248 | 0 | running | 61 | 35.1 |
| 35 | 11 | ▼ 24 | 22Kenny Wallace | ppc Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 58 | 69.7 |
| 36 | 43 | ▲ 7 | 49Steve Grissom | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Ford | 229 | 0 | running | 55 | 35.1 |
| 37 | 41 | ▲ 4 | 47Jon Wood | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 52 | 41.2 |
| 38 | 1 | ▼ 37 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 177 | 63 | accident | 54 | 84.5 |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 28Derrike Cope | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | quit | 46 | 28.8 |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 75Jay Sauter | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | rear end | 43 | 26.0 |
| 41 | 5 | ▼ 36 | 11Paul Menard | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | accident | 40 | 57.3 |
| 42 | 34 | ▼ 8 | 36Stanton Barrett | DCT Motorsports | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | accident | 37 | 39.2 |
| 43 | 32 | ▼ 11 | 91Clay Rogers | Tommy Ramirez (Owner) | Dodge | 20 | 0 | accident | 34 | 31.4 |