No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 41 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 21Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 26Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 496 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 494 | 282 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 21 | ▲ 15 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 494 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 493 | 0 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 493 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 489 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 11 | 1 | ▼ 10 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 484 | 0 | accident | 450 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 96Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 477 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 454 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 25 | ▲ 10 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 442 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 69LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lou Sidoit (Owner) | Mercury | 414 | 0 | handling | 270 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 93Curtis Crider | Jerome Warren (Owner) | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 19 | 32 | ▲ 13 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 210 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 1E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 358 | 0 | engine | 150 | — |
| 22 | 28 | ▲ 6 | 134Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 340 | 0 | rear end | 90 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 331 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 227 | 0 | rear end | 30 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 44Larry Frank | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 0 | handling | 30 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 234 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 28 | 2 | ▼ 26 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 223 | 177 | accident | 30 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 49Larry Thomas | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Dodge | 131 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 68Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 0 | rear end | 30 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 60Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 26 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 62Jerome Warren | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 25 | 0 | head gasket | 30 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |