No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 44Rex White | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 127 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 46Speedy Thompson | Speedy Thompson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 196 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 4Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 45Eddie Pagan | Eddie Pagan (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 196 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 49Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 16Herbert Estes | — | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 99Shorty Rollins | Shorty Rollins (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 32Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 12 | 3 | ▼ 9 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | accident | 128 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 57Billy Rafter | Billy Rafter (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 14 | 2 | ▼ 12 | 6Cotton Owens | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 172 | 73 | bearing | 112 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 25Gene White | Gene White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 97Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | rear end | — | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 66Roy Tyner | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 103 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 202Johnny Gardner | Johnny Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 30Doug Cox | Doug Cox (Owner) | Ford | 85 | 0 | oil pressure | 88 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 48Possum Jones | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | head gasket | — | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 33George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | steering | 72 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | oil pressure | 64 | — |