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 | 421 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 41Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 496 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 495 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 488 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 477 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 477 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 461 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 60Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 461 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 447 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 67Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 430 | 0 | accident | 270 | — |
| 18 | 29 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 403 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 362 | 0 | engine | 210 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 99Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 0 | overheating | 180 | — |
| 21 | 1 | ▼ 20 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 296 | 79 | accident | 150 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 26Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 259 | 0 | push rod | 120 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 48G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 250 | 0 | did not finish | 90 | — |
| 24 | 36 | ▲ 12 | 31Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 211 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 183 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | valve | 30 | — |
| 27 | 30 | ▲ 3 | 23Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Plymouth | 101 | 0 | ball joint | 30 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | rocker arm | 30 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 76J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | hub | 30 | — |
| 30 | 35 | ▲ 5 | 92Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | brakes | 30 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 53 | 0 | brakes | 30 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 14Perk Brown | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | bearing | 30 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 93Bobby Keck | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | oil leak | 30 | — |
| 34 | 20 | ▼ 14 | 20Jack Anderson | Zervakis Enterprises | Ford | 13 | 0 | head gasket | 30 | — |
| 35 | 22 | ▼ 13 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 36 | 13 | ▼ 23 | 43Jimmy Massey | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |