No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 110 | 110 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 109 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 106 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 103 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Ebart Clifton (Owner) | Dodge | 103 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 36Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 102 | 0 | wheel | — | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 101 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 87 | 0 | rear end | 128 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 85 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 27Junior Johnson | John Masoni (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 70 | 0 | rear end | 104 | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | axle | 96 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 50 | 0 | axle | — | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 35Curtis Crider | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 18 | 5 | ▼ 13 | 76Larry Frank | Dick Wright (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |