No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 126 | running | 4400 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 396 | 0 | running | 4224 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 4Rex White | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 393 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 4048 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 393 | 65 | running | 3872 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 390 | 0 | running | 3696 | — |
| 6 | 33 | ▲ 27 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 3520 | — |
| 7 | 31 | ▲ 24 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 3344 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 363 | 1 | running | 3168 | — |
| 9 | 40 | ▲ 31 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 2992 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 358 | 0 | running | 2816 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 358 | 0 | running | 2640 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | running | 2464 | — |
| 13 | 7 | ▼ 6 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 344 | 0 | engine | 2288 | — |
| 14 | 37 | ▲ 23 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 340 | 0 | running | 2112 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 338 | 0 | running | 1936 | — |
| 16 | 41 | ▲ 25 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 17 | 42 | ▲ 25 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 305 | 0 | running | 1584 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 42Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 255 | 0 | rear end | 1408 | — |
| 19 | 4 | ▼ 15 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 253 | 123 | engine | 1232 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 238 | 24 | engine | 1056 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 82Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 231 | 0 | clutch | 880 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 95Ken Spikes | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Dodge | 217 | 0 | flagged | 704 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 5Larry Thomas | Owens Racing | Dodge | 199 | 0 | axle | 528 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 195 | 43 | engine | 352 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 26Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 169 | 10 | engine mount | 176 | — |
| 26 | 15 | ▼ 11 | 03LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Dodge | 151 | 8 | did not finish | 176 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 117 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 09Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | oil leak | 176 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 2Ken Rush | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 28 | 0 | ignition | 176 | — |
| 32 | 27 | ▼ 5 | 39Mark Hurley | Mark Hurley (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | transmission | 176 | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 35 | 11 | ▼ 24 | 22Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 7 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 36 | 22 | ▼ 14 | 87Buddy Baker | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Dodge | 6 | 0 | overheating | 176 | — |
| 37 | 35 | ▼ 2 | 70Ralph Earnhardt | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 4 | 0 | radiator | 176 | — |
| 39 | 43 | ▲ 4 | 86Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 4 | 0 | oil line | 176 | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 01Bob Cooper | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 4 | 0 | radiator | 176 | — |
| 41 | 39 | ▼ 2 | 40Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 3 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 42 | 29 | ▼ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | John Berejoski (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 43 | 38 | ▼ 5 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 44 | 44 | — | 84Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 1 | 0 | connecting rod | 0 | — |