No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 40 | 29 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 40 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 39 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 7Johnny Allen | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 37Wally Dallenbach Sr. | Don House (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 5Woodie Wilson | Leroy Faucett (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 44Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | tire | 288 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 63George Alsobrook | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 52Cale Yarborough | Julian Buesink (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 23Red Farmer | Frank Rhoads (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 68Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 37 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 2 | ▼ 13 | 94Banjo Matthews | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 30 | 11 | fuel pressure | 176 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | rocker arm | 160 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 12 | 0 | timing | 144 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 98Paul Barrow | Ronald Hawk (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | u-joint | 128 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 77Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 90Marvin Panch | Bob Osiecki (Owner) | Dodge | 4 | 0 | accident | 96 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 72Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 39Darel Dieringer | Fox Racing | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 23 | 6 | ▼ 17 | 15Speedy Thompson | — | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 9Art Brady | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 85Tommy Irwin | Monroe Shook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | accident | 16 | — |