No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 46Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 1 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 200 | 1 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 198 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 183 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 169 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 68Ed Livingston | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 6 | ▼ 7 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 152 | 0 | rear end | 208 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | a-frame | 0 | — |
| 15 | 5 | ▼ 10 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 139 | 0 | axle | 192 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 85Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 136 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 89Mark Hurley | — | Pontiac | 129 | 0 | rear end | 144 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 97Harry Leake | Harry Leake (Owner) | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 59Ralph Earnhardt | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | oil leak | 112 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 77Joe Jones | Joe Jones (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | axle | 96 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | a-frame | 80 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 74L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | a-frame | 64 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 42 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 43Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 16 | 0 | fuel tank | 32 | — |