| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Pontiac | 500 | 125,875 | running | 179 | 180 |
| 2 | 12 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 77,925 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 3 | 3 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Exide Batteries (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 83,225 | running | 202 | 175 |
| 4 | 11 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Texaco / Havoline (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 59,275 | running | 37 | 165 |
| 5 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Automotive Finishes (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 59,075 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 6 | 31 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | Quality Care / Ford Credit (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 57,375 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 25 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter) | Ford | 500 | 46,075 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 8 | 8 | 31 | Mike Skinner | Lowe's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 42,750 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 34 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Felix Sabates) | Chevrolet | 500 | 42,550 | running | 27 | 143 |
| 10 | 14 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Pontiac | 500 | 60,100 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 39,185 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 12 | 13 | 25 | Jerry Nadeau | Michael Holigan.com (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 38,975 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 28 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios (Petty Enterprises) | Pontiac | 500 | 44,450 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 24 | 33 | Joe Nemechek | Oakwood Homes (Andy Petree) | Chevrolet | 500 | 37,825 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 20 | 94 | Bill Elliott | McDonald's (Bill Elliott) | Ford | 500 | 39,625 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 39 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's (Nelson Bowers) | Pontiac | 499 | 34,125 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 38 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 499 | 43,125 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Valvoline / Cummins (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 42,630 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 33 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Aaron's (Tim Beverley) | Pontiac | 499 | 27,675 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 36 | 50 | Ricky Craven | Midwest Transit (Hal Hicks / Mike Witters) | Chevrolet | 499 | 28,175 | running | 1 | 108 |
| 21 | 15 | 01 | Ted Musgrave | BellSouth (Felix Sabates) | Chevrolet | 498 | 35,675 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 6 | 55 | Kenny Wallace | Square D / Cooper Lighting (Andy Petree) | Chevrolet | 498 | 35,825 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 2 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Ford | 498 | 43,275 | running | 53 | 99 |
| 24 | 42 | 7 | Michael Waltrip | NationsRent (Jim Smith) | Chevrolet | 498 | 34,525 | running | 1 | 96 |
| 25 | 22 | 19 | Casey Atwood | Motorola (Ray Evernham) | Ford | 497 | 23,375 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 19 | 14 | Rick Mast | Conseco (A.J. Foyt) | Pontiac | 497 | 23,425 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 18 | 66 | Darrell Waltrip | Big Kmart / Route 66 (Travis Carter) | Ford | 497 | 25,975 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 26 | 27 | Mike Bliss | Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Birmingham) | Pontiac | 496 | 23,525 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 41 | 16 | Kevin Lepage | FamilyClick.com / TV Guide (Jack Roush) | Ford | 494 | 33,575 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 21 | 93 | Dave Blaney | Amoco (Bill Davis) | Pontiac | 494 | 22,225 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 27 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint (Petty Enterprises) | Pontiac | 486 | 22,075 | drivetrain | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 43 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Citgo (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 480 | 33,550 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 16 | 77 | Robert Pressley | Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel) | Ford | 458 | 24,825 | crash | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 37 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 447 | 32,700 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 7 | 4 | Bobby Hamilton | Kodak (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 444 | 32,075 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 32 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 406 | 31,500 | crash | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 40 | 97 | Kurt Busch | John Deere (Jack Roush) | Ford | 396 | 29,375 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 35 | 12 | Jeremy Mayfield | Mobil 1 (Michael Kranefuss) | Ford | 393 | 29,250 | overheating | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 30 | 9 | Stacy Compton | Kodiak / Cougar (Mark Melling) | Ford | 333 | 21,125 | crash | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 17 | 75 | Wally Dallenbach, Jr. | RotoZip Tools (Darwin Oordt) | Ford | 329 | 20,975 | brakes | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 9 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ralph's Supermarkets (Brett Bodine) | Ford | 317 | 20,850 | overheating | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 29 | 90 | Hut Stricklin | Hills Brothers Coffee (Junie Donlavey) | Ford | 114 | 20,725 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Pontiac | 61 | 39,100 | engine | 0 | 34 |
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Failed to qualify: Scott Pruett (#32), Steve Grissom (#44), Carl Long (#85), Dave Marcis (#71), Rich Bickle (#60)
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 17 | 17 | | |
 | 18 | 21 | 4 | #9 accident turn 4 | |
 | 22 | 53 | 32 | | |
 | 54 | 59 | 6 | #8 accident turn 2 | |
 | 60 | 64 | 5 | | |
 | 65 | 69 | 5 | #22 stopped frontstretch | |
 | 70 | 116 | 47 | | |
 | 117 | 127 | 11 | #14,90 accident turn 4 | |
 | 128 | 160 | 33 | | |
 | 161 | 166 | 6 | #97,50 accident turn 2 | |
 | 167 | 175 | 9 | | |
 | 176 | 182 | 7 | debris turn 3 | |
 | 183 | 188 | 6 | | |
 | 189 | 194 | 6 | #4,55,97,77,21,8 accident turn 4 | |
 | 195 | 243 | 49 | | |
 | 244 | 249 | 6 | #93 accident turn 2 | |
 | 250 | 282 | 33 | | |
 | 283 | 290 | 8 | #4 loose tire turn 2 | |
 | 291 | 294 | 4 | | |
 | 295 | 300 | 6 | #21 spun turn 4 | |
 | 301 | 357 | 57 | | |
 | 358 | 366 | 9 | #55 spun turn 4 | |
 | 367 | 466 | 100 | | |
 | 467 | 471 | 5 | #93 spun turn 1 | |
 | 472 | 480 | 9 | | |
 | 481 | 489 | 9 | #93,8 accident turn 1 | |
 | 490 | 500 | 11 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 17.6% Average green flag run: 29.4 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Tony Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Rusty Wallace | 2 | 54 | 53 |
| Tony Stewart | 55 | 205 | 151 |
| Jeff Burton | 206 | 207 | 2 |
| Ricky Rudd | 208 | 244 | 37 |
| Jeff Burton | 245 | 283 | 39 |
| Michael Waltrip | 284 | 284 | 1 |
| Sterling Marlin | 285 | 305 | 21 |
| Jeff Burton | 306 | 358 | 53 |
| Ricky Craven | 359 | 359 | 1 |
| Jeff Burton | 360 | 467 | 108 |
| Sterling Marlin | 468 | 473 | 6 |
| Tony Stewart | 474 | 500 | 27 |
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