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 | Dodge | 40 | 1 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 41Buck Baker | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 40 | 21 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 40 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 40 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 32Tiny Lund | Graham Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 17Dave MacDonald | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 40 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 39 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 39 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 27Larry Thomas | — | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 04Ronnie Chumley | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 38 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 84Smokey Boutwell | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 71Roy Gemberling | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 34 | 0 | overheating | 176 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 28 | 18 | engine | 160 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 01Johnny Rutherford | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 17 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 70Elmo Henderson | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | oil pressure | 144 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 95Reb Wickersham | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | valve | 128 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 61Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | head gasket | 112 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 97Joe Clark | Al McCline (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | handling | 96 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 56Jim Bray | Nick Rampling (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | handling | 80 | — |