No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 168 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 7Jim Reed | Jim Reed (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 32 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 85Emanuel Zervakis | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 71Bob Barron | Bob Barron (Owner) | Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 5Bob Presnell | — | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 57Bill Morton | J.I. Divers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 61Elmo Langley | Doc White (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 12Harvey Hege | Bill Lloyd (Owner) | Ford | 166 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 158 | 0 | accident | 192 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 75 | 0 | transmission | 144 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 77Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 128 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 32 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 25John Hamby | — | Dodge | 22 | 0 | handling | 80 | — |