No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 167 | 105 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 18 | ▲ 16 | 78Joe Lee Johnson | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 164 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 18 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 32Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 127 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 59Larry Frank | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | fuel pump | 128 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 118 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 79James Norton | James Norton (Owner) | Mercury | 111 | 0 | accident | — | — |
| 13 | 5 | ▼ 8 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Ford | 81 | 9 | accident | 112 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 73 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 21Junior Johnson | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 49 | 0 | tie rod | 96 | — |
| 16 | 2 | ▼ 14 | 16Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 39 | 0 | oil pan | — | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 35 | 35 | oil pan | 88 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 80Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | a-frame | — | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Mercury | 5 | 0 | engine | — | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 64Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | head gasket | 80 | — |