No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 400 | 221 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 398 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 396 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 19 | ▲ 15 | 22Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing | Pontiac | 390 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | accident | 420 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 369 | 0 | transmission | 380 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 346 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 333 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 329 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 319 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 35George Green | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 310 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 21Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 296 | 56 | rear end | 240 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 252 | 0 | clutch | 200 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | piston | 180 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 123 | 61 | rocker arm | 140 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 0Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Dodge | 109 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | rocker arm | 100 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 62 | 62 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 30 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | piston | 40 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 27 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |