No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 41Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 300 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 43Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 298 |
| 8 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 292 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 88Nace Mattingly | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 288 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 12Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 96Curtis Crider | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 285 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 2Joe Weatherly | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 284 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 282 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 12 | — | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 19Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 270 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 4 | ▼ 11 | 57Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 136 | 0 | differential | 176 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 66Johnny Allen | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 0 | transmission | 160 | — |