No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 267 | 115 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 267 | 152 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 267 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 58Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette (Owner) | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 262 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 262 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 260 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 27Tommy Irwin | Melvin Bradley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 253 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 60Tom Cox | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 240 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 236 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 223 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 222 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 77Jim Reed | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | accident | 144 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 77 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 20Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Mercury | 53 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 76Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil pressure | 64 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 8 | 0 | clutch | 48 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 3Earl Brooks | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | flagged | 0 | — |