No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 200 | 19 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 22Fireball Roberts | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 2Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 197 | 172 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 61Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 149Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 9 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 192 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 191 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 189 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 79Harold Fryar | Ralph Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 186 | 0 | running | 190 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 172 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Pontiac | 123 | 0 | overheating | 144 | — |
| 18 | 19 | ▲ 1 | 63Jerry Smith | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 109 | 0 | wheel studs | 128 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 9T.C. Hunt | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 94 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 49Friday Hassler | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 55 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 39Nero Steptoe | — | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | wheel bearing | 80 | — |