No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 76 | running | 4300 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 289 | running | 4128 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running | 3784 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 396 | 0 | running | 3612 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 3440 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 395 | 18 | running | 3268 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 26Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 394 | 0 | running | 3096 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 25G.C. Spencer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 392 | 1 | running | 2924 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 391 | 15 | running | 2752 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 2580 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 44Tiny Lund | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 2408 | — |
| 13 | 10 | ▼ 3 | 0Jimmy Pardue | Holman Moody | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 2236 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 373 | 0 | running | 2064 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 60Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 373 | 0 | running | 1892 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 20Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Enterprises | Ford | 367 | 0 | engine | 1720 | — |
| 17 | 9 | ▼ 8 | 13Banjo Matthews | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | rear end | 1548 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 48Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 355 | 0 | running | 1376 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 1204 | — |
| 20 | 43 | ▲ 23 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running | 1032 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 350 | 0 | running | 860 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 97Possum Jones | Lewis Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running | 688 | — |
| 23 | 41 | ▲ 18 | 18Cale Yarborough | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 336 | 0 | running | 516 | — |
| 24 | 20 | ▼ 4 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 335 | 0 | rear end | 344 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 24Larry Frank | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 321 | 0 | bearing | 172 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 1E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 50T.C. Hunt | — | Pontiac | 264 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 259 | 0 | piston | 172 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 08Bob Welborn | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 253 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 228 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 31 | 40 | ▲ 9 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 200 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 30Bunkie Blackburn | Fred Clark (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 33 | 31 | ▼ 2 | 39LeeRoy Yarbrough | E.A. McQuaig (Owner) | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 34 | 24 | ▼ 10 | 41Bob James | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | fuel pump | 172 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 74Paul Clark | Paul Clark (Owner) | Pontiac | 96 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 36 | 18 | ▼ 18 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 90 | 0 | camshaft | 172 | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 56Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 81 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 38 | 44 | ▲ 6 | 2Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | engine | 172 | — |
| 39 | 26 | ▼ 13 | 54Ralph Earnhardt | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 59 | 0 | accident | 172 | — |
| 40 | 17 | ▼ 23 | 66Johnny Allen | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | accident | 172 | — |
| 41 | 33 | ▼ 8 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 27 | 0 | wheel | 172 | — |
| 42 | 21 | ▼ 21 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 24 | 0 | accident | 172 | — |
| 43 | 11 | ▼ 32 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | accident | 172 | — |
| 44 | 42 | ▼ 2 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 2 | 0 | handling | 172 | — |