No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 18 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 21Junior Johnson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 82Joe Eubanks | Don Every (Owner) | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 78Roy Tyner | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 178 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | rear end | 152 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | distributor | 144 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 138 | 0 | rear end | 128 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 32George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 30Cale Yarborough | Bob Weatherly (Owner) | Ford | 114 | 0 | rear end | 104 | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | radiator | 96 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 31Johnny Beauchamp | Holman Moody | Ford | 83 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 77Joe Lee Johnson | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | head gasket | 80 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 14Paul Parks | Paul Parks (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | overheating | 72 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 68Bud Parnell | R.L. Baird (Owner) | Plymouth | 66 | 0 | rear end | 64 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | plugs | 56 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | a-frame | 48 | — |