No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 250 | 36 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 29 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 250 |
| 81 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Dodge | 249 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 45Doug Yates | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 249 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 41Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 248 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 239 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 62Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 232 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Plymouth | 232 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 97Joe Clark | Al McCline (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 1 | ▼ 12 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 224 | 104 | engine | 260 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 5Jim Paschal | Owens Racing | Dodge | 223 | 0 | cylinder | 240 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 92Jim Cook | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 222 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 218 | 0 | accident | 200 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 7E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | engine | 180 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 176 | 0 | a-frame | 160 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 32Tiny Lund | Graham Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | rear end | 140 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 140 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 116 | 0 | a-frame | 100 | — |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 31Ralph Earnhardt | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | camshaft | 40 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 1 | 0 | connecting rod | 20 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 71Bunkie Blackburn | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 27 | 0 | ▼ 27 | 61Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |