| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 36 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid / Sharpie (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 142,175 | running | 111 | 180 |
| 2 | 11 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline (Nelson Bowers) | Pontiac | 500 | 105,450 | running | 16 | 175 |
| 3 | 18 | 28 | Ricky Rudd | Havoline (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 110,417 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 75,870 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 4 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 500 | 106,675 | running | 145 | 140 |
| 6 | 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 49,550 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 7 | 14 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide (Cal Wells) | Ford | 500 | 57,300 | running | 129 | 151 |
| 8 | 15 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 80,975 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Ford | 500 | 86,625 | running | 41 | 143 |
| 10 | 20 | 6 | Mark Martin | Pfizer / Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 84,258 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 11 | 31 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Pontiac | 500 | 88,338 | running | 2 | 135 |
| 12 | 29 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Pontiac | 500 | 85,828 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 13 | 40 | 43 | John Andretti | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 500 | 71,133 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 14 | 27 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Marines / Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 500 | 81,942 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Ford | 499 | 72,475 | running | 33 | 123 |
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Steve Park | Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 499 | 75,400 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 17 | 35 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo Supergard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 83,692 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 18 | 37 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 499 | 50,330 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 19 | 17 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 55,875 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel) | Ford | 499 | 64,825 | running | 18 | 108 |
| 21 | 22 | 7 | Casey Atwood | Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith) | Dodge | 499 | 52,075 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 34 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 499 | 70,158 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 23 | 12 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 499 | 66,631 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 21 | 41 | Jimmy Spencer | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 499 | 48,714 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 25 | 23 | 55 | Bobby Hamilton | Schneider Electric / Square D (Andy Petree) | Chevrolet | 499 | 48,075 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 26 | 25 | 36 | Ken Schrader | M&M's (Nelson Bowers) | Pontiac | 499 | 48,225 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 27 | 26 | 14 | Mike Wallace | Conseco (A.J. Foyt) | Pontiac | 499 | 39,560 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 28 | 24 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 499 | 47,410 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 29 | 19 | 07 | Ted Musgrave | Sirius Satellite Radio / Kenwood (Jim Smith) | Dodge | 498 | 36,275 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 30 | 32 | 26 | Todd Bodine | Discover Card (Travis Carter) | Ford | 498 | 64,387 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 31 | 13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench Service (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 498 | 81,903 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 28 | 30 | Jeff Green | America Online (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 498 | 36,050 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 33 | 9 | 4 | Mike Skinner | Kodak Perfect Touch (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 498 | 35,925 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 34 | 39 | 21 | Elliott Sadler | Motorcraft (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 498 | 43,875 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 35 | 8 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | Virginia Lottery (Hermie Sadler) | Chevrolet | 497 | 35,825 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 497 | 90,753 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 37 | 38 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Sprint (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 497 | 35,725 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 33 | 11 | Brett Bodine | Hooters Restaurants (Brett Bodine) | Ford | 497 | 35,665 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 41 | 23 | Geoffrey Bodine | Hills Brothers Coffee (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 497 | 35,615 | running | 5 | 51 |
| 40 | 42 | 44 | Steve Grissom | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 497 | 35,540 | running | 0 | 43 |
| 41 | 6 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 496 | 43,490 | running | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 424 | 62,491 | crash | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 43 | 66 | Hideo Fukuyama | Standing Together / World Berries (Travis Carter) | Ford | 400 | 34,730 | crash | 0 | 34 |
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Failed to qualify: Brian Rose (#51), Carl Long (#59), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Ryan McGlynn (#80), Kirk Shelmerdine (#27)
To the back: Steve Grissom (#44) engine change, Bobby Hamilton (#55) engine change
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 17 | 17 | | |
 | 18 | 22 | 5 | #43 spun turn 4 | |
 | 23 | 42 | 20 | | |
 | 43 | 47 | 5 | #02 spun frontstretch | |
 | 48 | 101 | 54 | | |
 | 102 | 106 | 5 | #23 spun turn 4 | |
 | 107 | 133 | 27 | | |
 | 134 | 138 | 5 | #18 spun turn 4 | |
 | 139 | 179 | 41 | | |
 | 180 | 184 | 5 | #97 spun turn 4 | |
 | 185 | 205 | 21 | | |
 | 206 | 210 | 5 | #44 spun turn 4 | |
 | 211 | 238 | 28 | | |
 | 239 | 244 | 6 | #25 spun backstretch | |
 | 245 | 256 | 12 | | |
 | 257 | 262 | 6 | #23 spun turn 4 | |
 | 263 | 266 | 4 | | |
 | 267 | 270 | 4 | debris | |
 | 271 | 343 | 73 | | |
 | 344 | 348 | 5 | #19 spun turn 2 | |
 | 349 | 408 | 60 | | |
 | 409 | 417 | 9 | #66 accident turn 3 | |
 | 418 | 425 | 8 | | |
 | 426 | 430 | 5 | #9 accident frontstretch | |
 | 431 | 500 | 70 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 13.0% Average green flag run: 33.5 laps |
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Ryan Newman | 1 | 33 | 33 |
| Ward Burton | 34 | 43 | 10 |
| Dave Blaney | 44 | 61 | 18 |
| Rusty Wallace | 62 | 102 | 41 |
| Ward Burton | 103 | 203 | 101 |
| Tony Stewart | 204 | 205 | 2 |
| Ward Burton | 206 | 239 | 34 |
| Geoffrey Bodine | 240 | 244 | 5 |
| Ricky Craven | 245 | 373 | 129 |
| Johnny Benson, Jr. | 374 | 388 | 15 |
| Kurt Busch | 389 | 408 | 20 |
| Johnny Benson, Jr. | 409 | 409 | 1 |
| Kurt Busch | 410 | 500 | 91 |
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