No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 368 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 30 | ▲ 28 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 400 | 3 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 3Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Dodge | 395 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 395 | 25 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 41Buck Baker | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 393 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 392 | 4 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 390 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 389 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 5Jim Paschal | Owens Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 382 | 0 | running | 390 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 01Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 371 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 82Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 366 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 365 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 87Buddy Baker | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Dodge | 355 | 0 | running | 270 | — |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ 2 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 352 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 19 | 15 | ▼ 4 | 40Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 345 | 0 | running | 210 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 342 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 56Ken Anderson | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | brakes | 150 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 53Don Tilley | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 240 | 0 | oil pressure | 120 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 220 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 158 | 0 | drive shaft | 60 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 23Bobby Keck | E.B. Rich (Owner) | Ford | 138 | 0 | rear end | 30 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 70LeeRoy Yarbrough | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 69 | 0 | brakes | 30 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 60Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 4 | 0 | push rod | 30 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 86Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 91E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 31 | 0 | ▼ 31 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |