No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 5Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 25 | running | 200 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 199 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 184 |
| — |
| 4 | 15 | ▲ 11 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 193 | 0 | running | 168 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 55Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 152 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 136 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 182 | 175 | fuel line | 128 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 7E.J. Trivette | Jimmy Vaughn (Owner) | Plymouth | 173 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | sway bar | 108 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 68Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | wheel | 96 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 65Charlie Glotzbach | Melvin Black (Owner) | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | fire | 88 | — |
| 16 | 1 | ▼ 15 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 87Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | oil pressure | 72 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |