| Fin | St | Driver | # | Owner | Car | Laps | Money | Status | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Rick Hendrick | HMS-043/Chevrolet | 500 | 90,860 | running | 63 |
| 2 | 3 | Terry Labonte | 5 | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 500 | 57,960 | running | 115 |
| 3 | 6 | Dale Jarrett | 88 | Robert Yates | (Bristol 97-2)/Ford | 500 | 57,660 | running | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 47,670 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | Johnny Benson Jr. | 26 | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 38,770 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | Ken Schrader | 33 | Andy Petree | Wild Bill Hickock/Chevrolet | 500 | 43,270 | running | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Mark Martin | 6 | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 39,070 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 29 | Ted Musgrave | 16 | Jack Roush | Ford | 500 | 33,470 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | Michael Waltrip | 21 | Wood Brothers | Ford | 500 | 35,320 | running | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | Randy LaJoie | 50 | Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 499 | 38,165 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | Brett Bodine | 11 | Brett Bodine | Ford | 499 | 32,295 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Jeremy Mayfield | 12 | Roger Penske | Ford | 499 | 30,940 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 41 | Dick Trickle | 90 | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 498 | 31,715 | running | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | Jimmy Spencer | 23 | Travis Carter | Ford | 498 | 37,915 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 38 | Bill Elliott | 94 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 498 | 31,515 | running | 17 |
| 16 | 42 | Steve Grissom | 41 | Larry Hedrick | Chevrolet | 498 | 30,590 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | Ward Burton | 22 | Bill Davis | Pontiac | 498 | 29,740 | running | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | Bobby Hamilton | 4 | Larry McClure | Chevrolet | 498 | 29,540 | running | 35 |
| 19 | 21 | John Andretti | 43 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 497 | 34,030 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | Ernie Irvan | 36 | Nelson Bowers | Pontiac | 497 | 31,175 | running | 16 |
| 21 | 30 | David Green | 96 | Buz McCall | Chevrolet | 497 | 23,415 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Richard Childress | RCR-22/Chevrolet | 496 | 33,715 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 43 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | DWM (Bristol 2-97)Chevrolet | 496 | 18,665 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | Morgan Shepherd | 46 | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 496 | 18,590 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | Rick Mast | 75 | Butch Mock | Ford | 496 | 22,245 | running | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | Derrike Cope | 30 | Chuck Rider | Pontiac | 495 | 28,615 | running | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | Kevin Lepage | 91 | Joe Falk | Chevrolet | 491 | 19,495 | running | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | Robert Pressley | 77 | Doug Bawel | Ford | 489 | 18,440 | accident | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | Todd Bodine | 35 | Bob Hancher | Pontiac | 486 | 18,410 | running | 0 |
| 30 | 35 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | Ricky Rudd | Ford | 482 | 34,485 | running | 0 |
| 31 | 36 | Lake Speed | 9 | Harry Melling | Ford | 480 | 20,315 | transmission | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | Mike Skinner | 31 | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 460 | 17,395 | running | 0 |
| 33 | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | Roger Penske | PSC-018/Ford | 446 | 37,275 | running | 220 |
| 34 | 7 | Bobby Labonte | 18 | Joe Gibbs | Pontiac | 442 | 32,235 | accident | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | Chad Little | 97 | Jack Roush | Ford | 442 | 20,215 | accident | 10 |
| 36 | 11 | Greg Sacks | 98 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | 425 | 26,695 | running | 0 |
| 37 | 22 | Jerry Nadeau | 13 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 399 | 17,185 | running | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | Kyle Petty | 44 | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 394 | 24,175 | running | 0 |
| 39 | 18 | Geoff Bodine Kenny Irwin | 7 | Jim Mattei | Ford | 385 | 24,165 | overheating | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 324 | 17,150 | running | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | Hut Stricklin Mike Dillon | 8 | Stavola Brothers | Chevrolet | 204 | 17,125 | handling | 0 |
| 42 | 13 | Kenny Wallace | 81 | Fil Martocci | Ford | 155 | 17,100 | accident | 0 |
| 43 | 27 | Kenny Irwin | 28 | Robert Yates | Ford | 88 | 32,077 | accident | 0 |
| 44 | 44 | Jeff Green | 29 | Gary Bechtel | Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 45 | 45 | Joe Nemechek | 42 | Felix Sabates | Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 46 | 46 | Gary Bradberry | 78 | Joe Wilson | Ford | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| 47 | 47 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 0 | did not qualify | 0 | |
| Benny Parsons | ESPN | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Ned Jarrett | ESPN | 0 | color commentary | ||||||
| Bob Jenkins | ESPN | 0 | lead announcer |