No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 54 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 146 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 54Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue (Owner) | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 48G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 49Ned Jarrett | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 00Dick Getty | Dick Getty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 63Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 188 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 89Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 60Ray Hughes | Ray Herlocker (Owner) | Plymouth | 182 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 17xBill Whitley | — | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 2Tom Cox | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | timing | 224 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 17Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 102 | 0 | overheating | 208 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 32Robert Berrier | — | Morris Garage | 100 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 84 | 0 | engine | 192 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 1971Herbert Scott | — | Austin-Healey | 79 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 21Doug Duvall | — | Sprite | 59 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 9Bill Faulkner | — | Morris Garage | 43 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 114Steve Garrett | — | Morris Garage | 40 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 53Kelly Ryan | — | Sprite | 34 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 7Bill Block | — | Alfa | 32 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 27Paul Lyons | — | Sprite | 9 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 4Jim Street | — | Morris Garage | 8 | 0 | running | 0 | — |