No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 167 | 116 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 1Dick Hutcherson | Dick Hutcherson (Owner) | Ford | 164 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 160 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 26 | ▲ 22 | 31Ralph Earnhardt | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 19 | ▲ 14 | 23Bobby Keck | Leland Colvin (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 155 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 23 | ▲ 15 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 143 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 3 | ▼ 6 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Dodge | 131 | 0 | electrical | 340 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 127 | 0 | connecting rod | 320 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 66Elmo Langley | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 119 | 0 | engine | 300 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 117 | 51 | clutch | 280 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 106 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 102 | 0 | overheating | 240 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 101 | 0 | transmission | 220 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 01Bob Cooper | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 78 | 0 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 75 | 0 | overheating | 180 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 98Tiny Lund | Graham Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 72 | 0 | fuel leak | 160 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 81John Sears | John Black (Owner) | Dodge | 72 | 0 | axle | 140 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 64 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 2Doug Yates | — | Plymouth | 62 | 0 | overheating | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 41Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 55 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 92Buddy Baker | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 43 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 27 | 0 | drive shaft | 40 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | housing seal | 20 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 33Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 19Larry Frank | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 12 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 40Jack Anderson | — | Ford | 0 | 0 | camshaft | 0 | — |