No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 336 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 15 | ▲ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 3 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 499 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 488 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 0Tiny Lund | Holman Moody | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 26Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 488 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 486 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 44Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 484 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 482 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 475 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 473 | 0 | clutch | 572 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 15 | 11 | ▼ 4 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 469 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 467 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 56Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 67Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 430 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 76J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 425 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 423 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 418 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 160 | engine | 0 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 57Bobby Keck | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 406 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 401 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 32Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 396 | 0 | wheel | 0 | 0.0 |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 05Possum Jones | Possum Jones (Owner) | Pontiac | 364 | 0 | brakes | 0 | 0.0 |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 48Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 349 | 0 | differential | 0 | 0.0 |
| 29 | 2 | ▼ 27 | 22Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 312 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0.0 |
| 31 | 26 | ▼ 5 | 75Bunkie Blackburn | Robert Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 135 | 0 | tire | 0 | 0.0 |
| 32 | 17 | ▼ 15 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 62 | 0 | ignition | 0 | 0.0 |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 51 | 0 | engine | 0 | 0.0 |
| 34 | 5 | ▼ 29 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 47 | 0 | accident | 0 | 0.0 |
| 35 | 25 | ▼ 10 | 03G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 | 0.0 |
| 36 | 36 | — | 63Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 4 | 0 | differential | 0 | — |