No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 200 | 2 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 199 | 156 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 17Joe Weatherly | Floyd Powell (Owner) | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 190 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 104Bruce Brantley | Bruce Brantley (Owner) | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 2Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 185 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 184 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 174 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 4 | ▼ 7 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Plymouth | 167 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 65Frank Waite | Frank Waite (Owner) | Dodge | 167 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 135 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 10 | ▼ 4 | 98Johnny Clements | — | Ford | 132 | 0 | accident | 192 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 31Sammy Fogle | James Kelly (Owner) | Mercury | 96 | 0 | fuel pump | 176 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 48 | 0 | clutch | 160 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 42 | 42 | rear end | 144 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 34 | 0 | handling | 128 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 27 | 0 | fuel pump | 112 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 90Gary Sain | Ralph Sparks (Owner) | Dodge | 26 | 0 | axle | 96 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |