No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 61 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 54 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 80Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | rear end | 152 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 68Bud Parnell | R.L. Baird (Owner) | Plymouth | 126 | 0 | hub | 144 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 70Elmo Henderson | W.H. Watson (Owner) | Pontiac | 120 | 0 | rear end | 136 | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 59Junior Johnson | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | fuel pump | 128 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 12Joe Weatherly | Holman Moody | Ford | 88 | 0 | head gasket | 104 | — |
| 16 | 1 | ▼ 15 | 26Curtis Turner | Holman Moody | Ford | 85 | 85 | overheating | 96 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 79James Norton | James Norton (Owner) | Mercury | 56 | 0 | steering | — | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 51 | 0 | steering | 80 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 32Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | tie rod | 72 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | a-frame | 64 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Mercury | 12 | 0 | engine | — | — |