No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 200 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Dodge | 199 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 199 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 41Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 196 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 2Ken Rush | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 188 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 187 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 82Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 187 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 01Bob Cooper | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 185 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 56Ken Anderson | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 91E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 146 | 0 | rear end | 144 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 128 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | piston | 112 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 86Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 69 | 0 | overheating | 96 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 75Elmo Henderson | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 61 | 0 | lugs | 80 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 49 | 0 | ignition | 64 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 28 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 49G.C. Spencer | — | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 97Bill Whitley | — | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |