No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 209 | running | 2050 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 267 | 20 | running | 1968 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 267 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 1886 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 22Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 263 | 1 | running | 1804 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 261 | 0 | running | 1722 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 257 | 0 | running | 1640 | — |
| 7 | 28 | ▲ 21 | 48G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 257 | 0 | running | 1558 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 26Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 256 | 35 | running | 1476 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 4Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 256 | 0 | running | 1394 | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 29Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 253 | 0 | wheel | 1312 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 1230 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 251 | 0 | running | 1148 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 99Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 1066 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 2Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 249 | 0 | running | 984 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 47Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 237 | 0 | engine | 902 | — |
| 16 | 37 | ▲ 21 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 231 | 0 | running | 820 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 56Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 228 | 0 | running | 738 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 23Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Plymouth | 225 | 0 | running | 656 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Ford | 223 | 0 | engine | 574 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 204 | 0 | running | 492 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 0Tiny Lund | Holman Moody | Ford | 183 | 0 | overheating | 410 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 03Jim Paschal | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | overheating | 328 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 42Bob James | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 159 | 0 | engine | 246 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 138 | 0 | ignition | 164 | — |
| 25 | 40 | ▲ 15 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 93 | 0 | crank shaft | 82 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 41Bob Welborn | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 33Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | head gasket | 82 | — |
| 28 | 33 | ▲ 5 | 87Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 64 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 59 | 0 | handling | 82 | — |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 1E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 58 | 0 | exhaust | 82 | — |
| 31 | 5 | ▼ 26 | 13Bobby Isaac | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 32 | 4 | ▼ 28 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 46 | 0 | accident | 82 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 32 | 0 | oil pressure | 82 | — |
| 34 | 29 | ▼ 5 | 92LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | clutch | 82 | — |
| 35 | 38 | ▲ 3 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 36 | 22 | ▼ 14 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 11 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |
| 37 | 26 | ▼ 11 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | overheating | 82 | — |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 75Tom Cox | Robert Smith (Owner) | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | handling | 82 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 86Ronnie Bristow | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 5 | 0 | clutch | 82 | — |
| 40 | 39 | ▼ 1 | 61Roy Mayne | — | Mercury | 3 | 0 | engine | 82 | — |