No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Paul Menard | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 258 | 85 | running | 190 | 132.0 |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 20Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 64 | running | 175 | 117.4 |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 18J.J. Yeley | Joe Gibbs Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 258 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 165 |
| 100.4 |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 38Jason Leffler | Braun Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 38 | running | 165 | 129.9 |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 1Mike Wallace | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 258 | 6 | running | 160 | 107.6 |
| 6 | 28 | ▲ 22 | 59Stacy Compton | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 150 | 81.7 |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 50Danny O'Quinn Jr. | Roush Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 146 | 85.9 |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 22Kenny Wallace | ppc Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 142 | 94.1 |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 00Johnny Sauter | Haas CNC Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | running | 138 | 101.7 |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 99David Reutimann | Michael Waltrip Racing | Dodge | 258 | 0 | running | 134 | 92.5 |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 01Jay Sauter | Duesenberg and Leik Motorsports | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | running | 130 | 78.7 |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 10John Andretti | ppc Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 127 | 69.5 |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 90Stephen Leicht | Robert Yates Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 124 | 80.7 |
| 14 | 14 | — | 47Jon Wood | JTG Daugherty Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 121 | 81.8 |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 4Auggie Vidovich | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Dodge | 258 | 3 | running | 123 | 63.9 |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 25Ashton Lewis | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 115 | 66.8 |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 27David Green | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 112 | 85.4 |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 2Clint Bowyer | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 56 | running | 114 | 113.6 |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 21Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | running | 106 | 100.3 |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 33Ron Hornaday Jr. | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | running | 103 | 76.9 |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 60Carl Edwards | Roush Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 100 | 79.1 |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 35Regan Smith | Team Rensi Motorsports | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 97 | 53.7 |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 06Todd Kluever | Roush Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 94 | 65.4 |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 5Kyle Busch | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | running | 91 | 56.5 |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 64Steve Wallace | Rusty Wallace Racing | Dodge | 256 | 0 | running | 88 | 62.4 |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 41David Stremme | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dodge | 256 | 0 | running | 85 | 97.1 |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 36Tim Sauter | McGill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 256 | 6 | running | 87 | 55.5 |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 98Erin Crocker | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 256 | 0 | running | 79 | 48.7 |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 66Scott Wimmer | Brewco Motorsports | Ford | 255 | 0 | running | 76 | 65.1 |
| 30 | 33 | ▲ 3 | 08Jason A. White (Virginia) | Ashton Gray Racing | Dodge | 254 | 0 | running | 73 | 43.4 |
| 31 | 31 | — | 12Joel Kauffman | FitzBradshaw Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 70 | 41.5 |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 85John Hayden | Premier Motorsports | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | accident | 0 | 38.4 |
| 33 | 12 | ▼ 21 | 88Mark McFarland | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | accident | 64 | 77.7 |
| 34 | 30 | ▼ 4 | 49Derrike Cope | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | brakes | 61 | 41.2 |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 77Burney Lamar | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | accident | 58 | 48.4 |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 0Kertus Davis | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | handling | 55 | 53.9 |
| 37 | 39 | ▲ 2 | 76Jerick Johnson | Jack Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | accident | 0 | 33.6 |
| 38 | 38 | — | 05Brad Teague | Day Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | rear end | 49 | 33.6 |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 58Chris Horn | Horn Auto Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | brakes | 0 | 34.5 |
| 40 | 41 | ▲ 1 | 34Kim Crosby | Frank Cicci Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | electrical | 43 | 31.0 |
| 41 | 40 | ▼ 1 | 28James Hylton | Troy Stafford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | brakes | 40 | 30.9 |