No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 48Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | bearing | 192 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 41Joe Weatherly | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 2 | ▼ 4 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 72John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 14Earl Moss | Manley Britt (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 22Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 89Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 28Neil Castles | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Mercury | 184 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 97Jim Austin | — | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 82Cotton Owens | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 88Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 0Curtis Crider | Richard Riley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | oil pressure | — | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 2Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 197Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 24 | 20 | ▼ 4 | 86Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn (Owner) | Ford | 42 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 26 | 1 | ▼ 25 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | fuel tank | 96 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 4 | 0 | ball joint | 88 | — |