No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway (Owner) | Chevrolet | 250 | 250 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 249 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 14 | ▲ 11 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 240 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 27Melvin Bradley | Melvin Bradley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 1George Green | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | transmission | 336 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 221 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 40Roy Hallquist | — | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | rear end | 288 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 23Doug Yates | Raeford Johnson (Owner) | Plymouth | 163 | 0 | axle | 272 | — |
| 10 | 5 | ▼ 5 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 159 | 0 | head gasket | 256 | — |
| 11 | 4 | ▼ 7 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | axle | 240 | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 49Bob Welborn | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | oil pressure | 224 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 66Larry Frank | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | axle | 208 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 63Runt Harris | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 57 | 0 | head gasket | 192 | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 53 | 0 | torsion bar | 176 | — |