No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ▲ 6 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 125 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 14 | ▲ 12 | 03G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 17Bob Welborn | Fred Harb (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 237 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 96Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 233 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 225 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 224 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 76J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 224 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 32Tiny Lund | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 200 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 197 | 59 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 5 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 196 | 0 | oil line | 176 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 141 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 90Gary Sain | Ralph Sparks (Owner) | Dodge | 141 | 0 | brakes | 144 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 123 | 47 | engine | 128 | — |
| 19 | 4 | ▼ 15 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 74 | 3 | engine | 112 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 23Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Plymouth | 68 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 21 | 3 | ▼ 18 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 59 | 16 | accident | 80 | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 56 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 5Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 41 | 0 | brakes | 32 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | accident | 16 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 97Bill Whitley | — | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | brakes | 16 | — |