No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ▲ 16 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 500 | 135 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 496 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 26 | ▲ 23 | 75Fireball Roberts | Smokey Yunick Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 496 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 2Tommy Irwin | Tom Daniels (Owner) | Chevrolet | 491 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 24 | ▲ 19 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 491 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 15Tim Flock | Beau Morgan (Owner) | Ford | 479 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 1 | ▼ 8 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 31 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 29Nelson Stacy | Dudley Farrell (Owner) | Ford | 465 | 0 | rear end | 320 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 465 | 334 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 463 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 442 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 432 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 69Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 431 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 29 | ▲ 12 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Ford | 414 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 403 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 21Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 243 | 0 | distributor | 60 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | connecting rod | 40 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | axle | 20 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 1Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 30Bob Welborn | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | piston | 20 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 33Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 48 | 0 | handling | 20 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | handling | 20 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 8Allen Franklin | — | Buick | 5 | 0 | handling | 20 | — |