No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 148 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 165 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 165 |
| 15 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 161 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 157 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 155 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 17Floyd Powell | Floyd Powell (Owner) | Pontiac | 154 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | XLarry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 151 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 0E.J. Trivette | Bill Church (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 2Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 119 | 0 | engine | 300 | — |
| 12 | 10 | ▼ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 115 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 90Gary Sain | Ralph Sparks (Owner) | Dodge | 112 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 11 | ▼ 3 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 110 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 90 | 2 | fuel pressure | 220 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 31Sammy Fogle | James Kelly (Owner) | Mercury | 83 | 0 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 70 | 0 | engine | 180 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 5David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 50 | 0 | front end | 140 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Plymouth | 40 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 22 | 0 | differential | 100 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | axle | 60 | — |