No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 8Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 167 | 127 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 41Bob Welborn | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 166 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 18 | ▲ 15 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Pontiac |
| 154 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 21 | ▲ 17 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 152 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 149 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 146 | 34 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 96Jimmy Massey | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 124 | 0 | accident | 360 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 23Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Plymouth | 114 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | spindle | 300 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 106 | 0 | a-frame | 280 | — |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ 11 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 6 | engine | 260 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 86Fred Harb | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 94 | 0 | engine | 240 | — |
| 15 | 4 | ▼ 11 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 86 | 0 | accident | 220 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 2Jimmy Pardue | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 74 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 48G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 71 | 0 | engine | 180 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 76J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 88Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 39 | 0 | brakes | 140 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 11Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 5Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 28 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 99Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 32Tiny Lund | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | head gasket | 60 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |