| Fin |
St |
# |
Driver |
Sponsor / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
Points |
| 1 | 15 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 184,926 | running | 151 | 185 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Tony Stewart | The Home Depot / Lithium-Ion (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 179,651 | running | 283 | 180 |
| 3 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 136,441 | running | 0 | 165 |
| 4 | 10 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Care Net / Interstate Batteries (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 125,075 | running | 0 | 160 |
| 5 | 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Cingular Wireless (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 107,795 | running | 0 | 155 |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight (Joe Gibbs) | Chevrolet | 500 | 75,150 | running | 0 | 142 |
| 9 | 23 | 5 | Kyle Busch | Kellogg's (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 500 | 83,650 | running | 0 | 138 |
| 15 | 29 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | GM Goodwrench (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 115,986 | running | 0 | 118 |
| 16 | 19 | 07 | Dave Blaney | Jack Daniel's (Richard Childress) | Chevrolet | 500 | 78,600 | running | 10 | 120 |
| 18 | 20 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Budweiser (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 500 | 113,483 | running | 0 | 109 |
| 23 | 8 | 01 | Joe Nemechek | U.S. Army (Nelson Bowers) | Chevrolet | 499 | 91,133 | running | 0 | 94 |
| 24 | 26 | 10 | Scott Riggs | Valvoline / Herbie: Fully Loaded (James Rocco) | Chevrolet | 499 | 87,433 | running | 0 | 91 |
| 27 | 39 | 15 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Auto Parts (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) | Chevrolet | 498 | 94,299 | running | 12 | 87 |
| 30 | 43 | 32 | Bobby Hamilton, Jr. | Tide (Cal Wells) | Chevrolet | 494 | 66,725 | running | 0 | 73 |
| 33 | 38 | 08 | Derrike Cope | Royal Administration / EPH (Raynard McGlynn) | Chevrolet | 488 | 64,375 | running | 0 | 64 |
| 35 | 27 | 4 | Mike Wallace | Lucas Oil Products (Larry McClure) | Chevrolet | 448 | 63,325 | running | 0 | 58 |
| 36 | 17 | 25 | Brian Vickers | GMAC / ditech.com (Rick Hendrick) | Chevrolet | 425 | 71,275 | running | 0 | 55 |
| 41 | 31 | 0 | Mike Bliss | Haas Automation / Best Buy (Gene Haas) | Chevrolet | 173 | 63,015 | crash | 0 | 40 |
| 42 | 33 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Menards (Jim Smith) | Chevrolet | 115 | 62,960 | engine | 0 | 37 |
| 43 | 42 | 95 | Stanton Barrett | Stanton Barrett Racing (Stanton Barrett) | Chevrolet | 110 | 62,008 | engine | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | 30 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Texaco / Havoline (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 500 | 90,775 | running | 0 | 146 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Alltel (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 120,391 | running | 0 | 134 |
| 13 | 24 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Schwan's Home Service (Beth Ann Morgenthau) | Dodge | 500 | 71,525 | running | 17 | 129 |
| 14 | 13 | 45 | Kyle Petty | Georgia-Pacific / Brawny (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 500 | 90,858 | running | 0 | 121 |
| 17 | 34 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 500 | 103,975 | running | 0 | 112 |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Miller Lite (Roger Penske) | Dodge | 500 | 101,083 | running | 0 | 106 |
| 21 | 12 | 77 | Travis Kvapil | Kodak / Jasper Engines (Doug Bawel) | Dodge | 500 | 76,525 | running | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | 16 | 41 | Casey Mears | Target / Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 499 | 92,433 | running | 0 | 97 |
| 25 | 36 | 22 | Scott Wimmer | Caterpillar (Bill Davis) | Dodge | 499 | 85,047 | running | 0 | 88 |
| 28 | 7 | 19 | Jeremy Mayfield | Dodge Dealers / UAW (Ray Evernham) | Dodge | 497 | 93,280 | running | 0 | 79 |
| 37 | 11 | 43 | Jeff Green | Cheerios / Betty Crocker (Petty Enterprises) | Dodge | 409 | 92,161 | engine | 0 | 52 |
| 38 | 32 | 40 | Sterling Marlin | Coors Light (Chip Ganassi) | Dodge | 370 | 91,083 | crash | 0 | 49 |
| 39 | 37 | 09 | Bobby Hamilton | Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts (James Finch) | Dodge | 339 | 63,115 | oil leak | 0 | 46 |
| 40 | 40 | 37 | Jimmy Spencer | BoSPOKER.net (John Carter) | Dodge | 235 | 63,065 | electrical | 0 | 43 |
| 6 | 14 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Irwin Industrial Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 124,050 | running | 0 | 150 |
| 11 | 2 | 21 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft Genuine Parts (Wood Brothers) | Ford | 500 | 103,064 | running | 2 | 135 |
| 12 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Power Tools (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 116,461 | running | 19 | 132 |
| 20 | 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Subway / National Guard (Jack Roush) | Ford | 500 | 85,275 | running | 6 | 108 |
| 26 | 18 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Office Depot (Jack Roush) | Ford | 499 | 82,650 | running | 0 | 85 |
| 29 | 9 | 38 | Elliott Sadler | M&M's (Yates Racing) | Ford | 497 | 103,791 | running | 0 | 76 |
| 31 | 28 | 88 | Dale Jarrett | UPS (Yates Racing) | Ford | 492 | 97,783 | running | 0 | 70 |
| 32 | 41 | 66 | Hermie Sadler | Kilgore For Governor (Jeff Stec) | Ford | 489 | 63,550 | running | 0 | 67 |
| 34 | 35 | 6 | Mark Martin | Viagra (Jack Roush) | Ford | 468 | 81,375 | running | 0 | 61 |
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Failed to qualify: Chad Chaffin (#92), Joey McCarthy (#34), Carl Long (#00), Mike Garvey (#75), Morgan Shepherd (#89), Wayne Anderson (#61)
To the back: Mark Martin (#6) backup car, Stanton Barrett (#95) engine change
| Caution flag breakdown: |
| Condition | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps | Reason | 'Lucky Dog' |
 | 1 | 46 | 46 | | |
 | 47 | 51 | 5 | #4,9 accident turn 1 | none |
 | 52 | 84 | 33 | | |
 | 85 | 90 | 6 | #4,9,15 accident turn 4 | #16 |
 | 91 | 95 | 5 | | |
 | 96 | 99 | 4 | debris | #0 |
 | 100 | 122 | 23 | | |
 | 123 | 132 | 10 | oil on track | #40 |
 | 133 | 174 | 42 | | |
 | 175 | 181 | 7 | #0,21,40 accident frontstretch | none |
 | 182 | 197 | 16 | | |
 | 198 | 204 | 7 | #15 accident turn 2 | #38 |
 | 205 | 209 | 5 | | |
 | 210 | 214 | 5 | #07,43,10 accident turn 3 | #11 |
 | 215 | 239 | 25 | | |
 | 240 | 246 | 7 | #8,38 accident turn 2 | #9 |
 | 247 | 285 | 39 | | |
 | 286 | 295 | 10 | #43 accident turn 2 | #97 |
 | 296 | 296 | 1 | | |
 | 297 | 300 | 4 | #66 stalled on track | #09 |
 | 301 | 310 | 10 | | |
 | 311 | 316 | 6 | #38 spun frontstretch | #41 |
 | 317 | 321 | 5 | | |
 | 322 | 326 | 5 | #43 accident frontstretch | #8 |
 | 327 | 342 | 16 | | |
 | 343 | 347 | 5 | #41 spun turn 2 | #22 |
 | 348 | 348 | 1 | | |
 | 349 | 352 | 4 | #21 spun turn 2 | #8 |
 | 353 | 365 | 13 | | |
 | 366 | 370 | 5 | #15 accident turn 4 | #43 |
 | 371 | 436 | 66 | | |
 | 437 | 448 | 12 | debris | #45 |
 | 449 | 476 | 28 | | |
 | 477 | 481 | 5 | #17,5 accident turn 4 | #16 |
 | 482 | 482 | 1 | | |
 | 483 | 485 | 3 | #2,31 accident backstretch | #9 |
 | 486 | 494 | 9 | | |
 | 495 | 497 | 3 | #16,77 accident turn 2 | none |
 | 498 | 500 | 3 | | |
| Percent of race run under caution: 22.6% Average green flag run: 19.4 laps |
'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.
| Lap leader breakdown: |
| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # Of Laps |
| Tony Stewart | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ricky Rudd | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Tony Stewart | 4 | 47 | 44 |
| Michael Waltrip | 48 | 53 | 6 |
| Tony Stewart | 54 | 86 | 33 |
| Matt Kenseth | 87 | 105 | 19 |
| Tony Stewart | 106 | 124 | 19 |
| Ken Schrader | 125 | 141 | 17 |
| Tony Stewart | 142 | 176 | 35 |
| Michael Waltrip | 177 | 182 | 6 |
| Tony Stewart | 183 | 240 | 58 |
| Dave Blaney | 241 | 250 | 10 |
| Tony Stewart | 251 | 343 | 93 |
| Jeff Gordon | 344 | 353 | 10 |
| Greg Biffle | 354 | 359 | 6 |
| Jeff Gordon | 360 | 500 | 141 |
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