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 | 500 | 452 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 499 | 35 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 23 | ▲ 19 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 22 | ▲ 17 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 493 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 493 | 0 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 478 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 36Joe Weatherly | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 473 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 1 | ▼ 8 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 467 | 13 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 2Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 467 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 452 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 67Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 448 | 0 | running | 392 | — |
| 13 | 6 | ▼ 7 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 437 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 15 | 5 | ▼ 10 | 09Elmo Langley | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 379 | 0 | engine | 308 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 324 | 0 | grease seal | 252 | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 99Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 303 | 0 | clutch | 224 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 44Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 264 | 0 | vibration | 196 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 258 | 0 | overheating | 168 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 48G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 216 | 0 | accident | 140 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 93Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 199 | 0 | accident | 112 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | battery | 84 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 57Bobby Keck | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 52 | 0 | brakes | 56 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | oil leak | 28 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 30 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 05Possum Jones | Possum Jones (Owner) | Pontiac | 8 | 0 | fuel leak | 28 | — |