No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 17 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 01Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 02A.J. Foyt | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 40 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 06Larry Frank | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 0Dan Gurney | Holman Moody | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 22Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 368 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 44Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 14Troy Ruttman | Stroppe Motorsports | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 69Johnny Allen | Lou Sidoit (Owner) | Mercury | 39 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 81Dick Goode | Dick Goode (Owner) | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 03G.C. Spencer | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 80Sal Tovella | Tom Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 32Bob James | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 70Floyd Powell | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 84Red Foote | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 42Jim Hurtubise | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 57Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 37 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 37 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 25Chuck Daigh | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 37 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 67Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 36 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 95Jim Cushman | Jack Russell (Owner) | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 24Whitey Gerkin | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 23 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chrysler | 17 | 0 | tire | 96 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 71Bubba Farr | W.M. Harrison (Owner) | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 27 | 7 | ▼ 20 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 12 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 74Paul Clark | Paul Clark (Owner) | Pontiac | 11 | 0 | spin out | 48 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 7 | 0 | piston | 32 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 68Frank Graham | Ed Livingston (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | spin out | 16 | — |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 9Al Terrell | Wildcat Williams (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | spin out | 16 | — |