No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 149 | 31 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 118 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 146 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 146 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 15Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 145 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 144 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 142 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 55Ernie Gahan | John Koszein (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 10 | ▼ 7 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 35George Green | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 136 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 21 | 27 | ▲ 6 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 22 | 4 | ▼ 18 | 66Reds Kagle | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | fuel tank | 64 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 113 | 0 | running | 48 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | running | 32 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 102 | 0 | running | 16 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 77 | 0 | brakes | 16 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 21 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |