No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 67 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 22Bob Welborn | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 76 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 198 |
| 35 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 2Speedy Thompson | Bruce Thompson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 31Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 188 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 62Buck Brigance | — | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 20Tiny Lund | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 59Tom Pistone | Carl Rupert (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | engine | 152 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 34G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 174 | 0 | axle | 136 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | rear end | 128 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 15Rex White | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 172 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 32Richard Riley | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 172 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 64Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 168 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 45Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Pontiac | 168 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 3Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | fire | — | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 49Jim Paschal | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | overheating | — | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 46Barney Shore | Barney Shore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 84 | 0 | rear end | 104 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 98Marvin Panch | Tom Vernon (Owner) | Ford | 66 | 22 | accident | — | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 5Bunk Moore | Lund Racing | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 68Bud Parnell | R.L. Baird (Owner) | Plymouth | 57 | 0 | axle | 96 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 38Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 88Buddy Baker | Lynton Tyson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | fuel tank | 80 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 11Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Dodge | 11 | 0 | overheating | — | — |