No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 73Johnny Beauchamp | Dale Swanson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 333 | 1 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 333 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 331 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 330 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 89Joe Lee Johnson | Paul McDuffie (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 329 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 44Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 327 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 327 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 18Roz Howard | Roz Howard (Owner) | Chevrolet | 325 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 48G.C. Spencer | Weldon Wagner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 59Tom Pistone | W.T. Coppedge (Owner) | Chevrolet | 313 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 301 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 79James Norton | James Norton (Owner) | Mercury | 287 | 0 | running | — | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 64Bob Reuther | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 285 | 0 | rear end | 280 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 83Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 34Chuck Tombs | — | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 80Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 107 | 0 | connecting rod | — | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 99Wilbur Rakestraw | Talmadge Cochrane (Owner) | Ford | 77 | 0 | accident | 200 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | a-frame | 180 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 17Jimmy Pardue | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 62 | 0 | hub | 160 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 7 | 0 | transmission | 140 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | crank shaft | 120 | — |