No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ▲ 16 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 267 | 66 | running | 2300 | — |
| 2 | 13 | ▲ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 267 | 42 | running | 2208 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 266 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 2116 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 16Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 266 | 2 | running | 2024 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 4Rex White | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 266 | 27 | running | 1932 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 266 | 2 | running | 1840 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 26Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 266 | 40 | running | 1748 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 264 | 1 | running | 1656 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 257 | 29 | engine | 1564 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 10Larry Thomas | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 254 | 0 | running | 1472 | — |
| 11 | 7 | ▼ 4 | 03LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Dodge | 254 | 0 | running | 1380 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | running | 1288 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 32E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | 1196 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 95Ken Spikes | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Dodge | 244 | 0 | running | 1104 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 244 | 0 | running | 1012 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 920 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 828 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 42Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 239 | 0 | running | 736 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 644 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 224 | 2 | rear end | 552 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 92Reb Wickersham | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | engine | 460 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 177 | 0 | engine | 368 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 139 | 28 | transmission | 276 | — |
| 24 | 31 | ▲ 7 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 126 | 0 | valve | 184 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 89Tiny Lund | David Walker (Owner) | Plymouth | 80 | 0 | rear end | 92 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 42 | 0 | accident | 92 | — |
| 27 | 1 | ▼ 26 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 37 | 1 | valve | 92 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 7Bobby Johns | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 27 | 0 | accident | 92 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 14 | 2 | engine | 92 | — |
| 30 | 14 | ▼ 16 | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 12 | 0 | engine | 92 | — |
| 31 | 3 | ▼ 28 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 8 | 0 | valve | 92 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 5 | 0 | oil pressure | 92 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 86Bob Gray | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | oil pressure | 92 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 01Bob Cooper | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 2 | 0 | oil pressure | 92 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | piston | 92 | — |