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 | 494 | running | 1050 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 22Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 1008 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 966 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 41Buck Baker | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 496 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 494 | 6 | running | 882 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 493 | 0 | running | 840 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 5Jim Paschal | Owens Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 798 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 489 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 4Rex White | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 488 | 0 | running | 714 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 485 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 71LeeRoy Yarbrough | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 482 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 64Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 465 | 0 | running | 546 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 40Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 461 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 15 | 8 | ▼ 7 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Dodge | 461 | 0 | transmission | 462 | — |
| 16 | 26 | ▲ 10 | 81John Sears | John Black (Owner) | Dodge | 459 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 92Jack Anderson | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 378 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 32Tiny Lund | Graham Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 423 | 0 | rear end | 336 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 422 | 0 | running | 294 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 418 | 0 | rear end | 252 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 365 | 0 | running | 210 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 336 | 0 | clutch | 168 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 31Ralph Earnhardt | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | engine | 126 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 82Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 203 | 0 | oil pressure | 84 | — |
| 25 | 35 | ▲ 10 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 170 | 0 | fuel leak | 42 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 27Larry Thomas | — | Dodge | 161 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 26Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 110 | 0 | rear end | 42 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 102 | 0 | transmission | 42 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 20Buddy Baker | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 7E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 17Johnny Allen | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 34 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 34 | 32 | ▼ 2 | 62John Hamby | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 5 | 0 | rear end | 42 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 97Joe Clark | Al McCline (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | did not finish | 42 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | flagged | 42 | — |