No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 337 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 497 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 494 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 488 | 163 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 487 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 485 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 456 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 2Tom Cox | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 454 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 451 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 63Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 438 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 413 | 0 | running | 392 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 377 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 89Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 00Eddie Pagan | Dick Getty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 61Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman (Owner) | Ford | 273 | 0 | rear end | 280 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 60Ray Hughes | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 235 | 0 | clutch | 252 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 27Tommy Irwin | Melvin Bradley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | rear end | 224 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 49Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 116 | 0 | fuel line | 196 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 51Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 106 | 0 | transmission | 168 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 79Bill Smith | Ralph Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | accident | 140 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 46 | 0 | valve | 112 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 26 | 0 | oil leak | 84 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | 56 | — |
| 25 | 23 | ▼ 2 | 65Allan Harley | — | Dodge | 10 | 0 | oil line | 28 | — |