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 | 500 | 487 | running | 900 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 499 | 11 | running | 864 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 00Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 497 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 828 |
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| 4 | 4 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 22Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 490 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 684 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 470 | 0 | running | 643 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 23Bobby Keck | E.B. Rich (Owner) | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 612 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | engine | 576 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 426 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | engine | 568 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 09Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 432 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 01Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 56Ken Anderson | — | Chevrolet | 360 | 0 | rear end | 360 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 355 | 0 | rear end | 324 | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 317 | 0 | rear end | 288 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 305 | 0 | running | 252 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 275 | 0 | accident | 216 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 5Jim Paschal | Owens Racing | Dodge | 263 | 0 | rear end | 180 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 87Buddy Baker | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Dodge | 213 | 0 | overheating | 144 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 82Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 153 | 0 | oil pan | 103 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | transmission | 72 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 133 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 88Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 117 | 0 | overheating | 36 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 74 | 0 | oil cooler | 36 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 2Ken Rush | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 50 | 0 | brakes | 36 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 91E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | brakes | 36 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 35 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | handling | 36 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 40Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | oil pressure | 36 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 41Paul Goldsmith | — | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 97Bill Whitley | — | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |