| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 31 | 40 | 1 | John Andretti | Pennzoil (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 495 | 68,762 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 34 | 29 | 10 | Johnny Benson, Jr. | Valvoline (James Rocco) | Pontiac | 488 | 70,070 | running | 0 | 61 |
| 19 | 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Grainger (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 48,925 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 37 | 25 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Jasper Engines & Transmissions (Doug Bawel) | Ford | 471 | 51,175 | running | 0 | 52 |
| 40 | 36 | 54 | Todd Bodine | National Guard / Subway (Travis Carter) | Ford | 407 | 42,990 | crash | 0 | 43 |
| 10 | 21 | 99 | Jeff Burton | Citgo (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 90,142 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 18 | 2 | 22 | Ward Burton | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 500 | 84,036 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 39 | 13 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Rubbermaid (Jack Roush) | Ford | 407 | 63,065 | engine | 37 | 51 |
| 42 | 42 | 37 | Derrike Cope | PHM / Friendly's (Derrike Cope) | Chevrolet | 260 | 42,900 | overheating | 0 | 37 |
| 32 | 27 | 32 | Ricky Craven | Tide (Cal Wells) | Pontiac | 495 | 59,889 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 115,937 | running | 61 | 165 |
| 9 | 28 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 500 | 89,758 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 1 | 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 183,018 | running | 313 | 185 |
| 36 | 37 | 31 | Robby Gordon | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 473 | 68,412 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 24 | 10 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 498 | 83,353 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 7 | 5 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 92,228 | running | 10 | 151 |
| 11 | 39 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 500 | 94,003 | running | 0 | 130 |
| 2 | 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 100,250 | running | 0 | 170 |
| 13 | 14 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 68,400 | running | 0 | 124 |
| 41 | 20 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 271 | 88,023 | engine | 0 | 40 |
| 6 | 31 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Kellogg's / got milk? (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 85,456 | running | 40 | 155 |
| 27 | 34 | 0 | Jason Leffler | NetZero (Gene Haas) | Pontiac | 498 | 47,010 | running | 0 | 82 |
| 35 | 24 | 4 | Kevin Lepage | Kodak (Larry McClure) | Pontiac | 475 | 43,275 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 43 | 9 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 127 | 86,191 | engine | 0 | 34 |
| 14 | 23 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 85,008 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 33 | 30 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 490 | 52,270 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 8 | 17 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 500 | 57,125 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 17 | 35 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 500 | 71,175 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 20 | 22 | 25 | Joe Nemechek | UAW-Delphi (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 499 | 50,925 | running | 19 | 108 |
| 5 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 90,225 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 12 | 41 | 30 | Steve Park | America Online (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 64,900 | running | 0 | 127 |
| 25 | 32 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 498 | 55,725 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 23 | 33 | 74 | Tony Raines | BACE Motorsports (Bill Baumgardner) | Chevrolet | 499 | 48,725 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 15 | 12 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 500 | 76,825 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 28 | 38 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 497 | 80,610 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 30 | 43 | 02 | Hermie Sadler | James Madison University (Hermie Sadler) | Pontiac | 495 | 44,150 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 22 | 18 | 49 | Ken Schrader | SEM Products (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 499 | 48,075 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 21 | 11 | 01 | Mike Skinner | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Pontiac | 499 | 58,825 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 38 | 6 | 7 | Jimmy Spencer | Sirius Satellite Radio (Jim Smith) | Dodge | 459 | 43,115 | running | 0 | 49 |
| 3 | 16 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Home Depot (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 129,478 | running | 2 | 170 |
| 16 | 4 | 23 | Kenny Wallace | Stacker 2 (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 500 | 66,575 | running | 0 | 115 |
| 29 | 7 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 497 | 78,392 | running | 18 | 81 |
| 26 | 15 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 498 | 62,175 | running | 0 | 85 |
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Failed to qualify: Mark Green (#14), Morgan Shepherd (#89)
To the back: Dale Jarrett (#88) backup car, Todd Bodine (#54) backup car
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 54 | 54 | | |
 | 55 | 62 | 8 | #7,2 accident turn 4 | #10 |
 | 63 | 64 | 2 | | |
 | 65 | 69 | 5 | #40 spun turn 4 | #31 |
 | 70 | 79 | 10 | | |
 | 80 | 85 | 6 | #12 spun turn 2 | #45 |
 | 86 | 106 | 21 | | |
 | 107 | 112 | 6 | #88 spun turn 2 | #38 |
 | 113 | 121 | 9 | | |
 | 122 | 129 | 8 | #45 spun turn 2 | #88 |
 | 130 | 137 | 8 | | |
 | 138 | 143 | 6 | #2,48,02,42 accident turn 4 | #30 |
 | 144 | 176 | 33 | | |
 | 177 | 188 | 12 | #22,23 accident backstretch | #54 |
 | 189 | 230 | 42 | | |
 | 231 | 237 | 7 | #23 spun turn 3 | #45 |
 | 238 | 274 | 37 | | |
 | 275 | 281 | 7 | #77 accident turn 1 | #43 |
 | 282 | 287 | 6 | | |
 | 288 | 293 | 6 | #38 spun turn 4 | #77 |
 | 294 | 354 | 61 | | |
 | 355 | 362 | 8 | #6,02 accident turn 4 | #6 |
 | 363 | 374 | 12 | | |
 | 375 | 380 | 6 | #88 spun turn 4 | #22 |
 | 381 | 387 | 7 | | |
 | 388 | 393 | 6 | #54,77,31 accident frontstretch | #16 |
 | 394 | 404 | 11 | | |
 | 405 | 427 | 23 | #97,2 accident frontstretch | #23 |
 | 428 | 435 | 8 | | |
 | 436 | 440 | 5 | debris | #01 |
 | 441 | 500 | 60 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 23.8% Average green flag run: 23.8 laps |
'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Jeff Gordon | 1 | 107 | 107 |
| Terry Labonte | 108 | 147 | 40 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 148 | 180 | 33 |
| Rusty Wallace | 181 | 198 | 18 |
| Kevin Harvick | 199 | 208 | 10 |
| Kurt Busch | 209 | 245 | 37 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 246 | 273 | 28 |
| Tony Stewart | 274 | 275 | 2 |
| Joe Nemechek | 276 | 294 | 19 |
| Jeff Gordon | 295 | 500 | 206 |
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