No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | ▲ 15 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 5Cotton Owens | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| — |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 184 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | axle | 152 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 24Bunkie Blackburn | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 186 | 0 | accident | 128 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 83Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 78Joe Lee Johnson | E.C. Wilson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 79 | 0 | frame | 72 | — |
| 19 | 8 | ▼ 11 | 59Larry Frank | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 32Buddy Baker | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | accident | 56 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 77Curtis Turner | W.J. Ridgeway (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 93Bobby Johns | James Bryan (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | radiator | 40 | — |