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 | 26 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 199 | 76 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 198 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 195 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 43Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 14Joe Lee Johnson | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 44Jim Paschal | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 183 | 0 | rear end | 256 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 7 | ▼ 7 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 169 | 0 | tire | 192 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 77Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 22Fireball Roberts | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 116 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 98 | 98 | clutch | 144 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | distributor | 128 | — |