No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 200 | 8 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 14Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 142 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 200 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 198 | 50 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 194 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 181 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 18Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 9 | ▼ 4 | 63Tiny Lund | Pete Boland (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 4 | ▼ 10 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 163 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 77Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | drive shaft | 160 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 67David Pearson | Pearson Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | accident | 144 | — |
| 18 | 6 | ▼ 12 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | oil leak | 128 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 81 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 9Bunkie Blackburn | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | air filter | 96 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 19 | 0 | sway bar | 80 | — |