No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 250 | 78 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 1 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 249 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 78Joe Lee Johnson | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 80Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 79James Norton | James Norton (Owner) | Mercury | 235 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 233 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 226 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 32Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | rear end | 104 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 1Buddy Baker | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 95 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 35E.J. Trivette | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 88 | 0 | ball joint | 88 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 85 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Mercury | 59 | 0 | drive shaft | — | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 15 | 0 | generator | 64 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | axle | 56 | — |