No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | ▲ 19 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 180 | 8 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 96 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 27Junior Johnson | Rex Lovette (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 178 |
| 10 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 19 | ▲ 15 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 168 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 22Fireball Roberts | Rex Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 163 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 0Harold Carmac | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 160 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 6Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | engine | 380 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 154 | 0 | engine | 360 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 141 | 0 | drive shaft | 320 | — |
| 11 | 5 | ▼ 6 | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 140 | 0 | transmission | 300 | — |
| 12 | 1 | ▼ 11 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 76Jim Bray | — | Ford | 124 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 105 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 84 | 0 | overheating | 220 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 83 | 16 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 10 | ▼ 7 | 20Marvin Panch | — | Ford | 67 | 16 | overheating | 180 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 84Ernie Gahan | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | rear end | 140 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 34 | 34 | radiator | 120 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 81Dick Dixon | — | Ford | 23 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 77Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | brakes | 40 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 66Ralph Moody | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |