No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 69 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 48Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 199 |
| 79 |
| running |
| 192 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 22Harlan Richardson | Harlan Richardson (Owner) | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 4Joe Halton | — | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 9 | 4 | ▼ 5 | 82Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Ford | 176 | 0 | overheating | 168 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 2Richard Riley | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 45Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Pontiac | 164 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 87Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | engine | 144 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 161 | 0 | battery | — | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 5Tiny Lund | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | battery | — | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 63R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 2 | ▼ 16 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 131 | 52 | engine | 136 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 96Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 114 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 89Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | axle | 112 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 711Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 32George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 14Earl Moss | Manley Britt (Owner) | Ford | 85 | 0 | transmission | — | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 21Junior Johnson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 86Larry Flynn | Larry Flynn (Owner) | Ford | 68 | 0 | spindle | — | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 72John Dodd Sr. | John Dodd Sr. (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 6Cotton Owens | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |