No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 22Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 33 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 40 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 0Dan Gurney | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 7 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 53Bob Burdick | Roy Burdick (Owner) | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 39 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 84Ernie Gahan | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 25Jim Bennett | Thurman Wilkes (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 75Ralph Earnhardt | Robert Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 14Charley Griffith | Joe Lee Johnson (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 42Bunkie Blackburn | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 39 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 31Jim McGuirk | — | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 38 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 32Bill Wimble | Dave McCready (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 95Jim Cushman | Jack Russell (Owner) | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 88Sal Tovella | Tom Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 58John Rogers | John Rogers (Owner) | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | fan belt | 96 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 38G.C. Spencer | Matt DeMatthews (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | fuel | 80 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 22 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 01Harlan Richardson | Luther Costales (Owner) | Ford | 17 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 8 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 92Gerald Duke | Don Harrison (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | running | 16 | — |