No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ▲ 12 | 42Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 18 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 166 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 198 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 194 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 16Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 49Bob Welborn | Bob Welborn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 1 | running | 136 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | tire | 128 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 137 | 15 | head gasket | 120 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 7Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 127 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 35Jimmy Pardue | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 126 | 0 | running | 104 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 125 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 64Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 120 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 55Jimmy Thompson | — | Ford | 92 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 83David Ezell | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 87 | 0 | wheel | 64 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 11Ned Jarrett | Ned Jarrett (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | head gasket | 56 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 92Gerald Duke | Gerald Duke (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | distributor | 32 | — |