No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 250 | 219 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 250 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 245 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 236 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 0Bobby Waddell | Bobby Waddell (Owner) | Dodge | 235 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 21Curtis Turner | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 233 | 3 | running | 272 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 232 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 12 | 9 | ▼ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 229 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 228 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 215 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 35George Green | M.J. Black (Owner) | Plymouth | 210 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 195 | 0 | transmission | 176 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 178 | 0 | a-frame | 0 | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | a-frame | 144 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 100 | 28 | radiator | 128 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | a-frame | 96 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 33Bryant Wallace | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 9 | 0 | handling | 80 | — |