No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 200 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 199 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 198 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 198 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 19Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 36Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 188 | 0 | vapor lock | 288 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 44Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 174 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 01Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 134 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 110 | 0 | lugs | 160 | — |
| 17 | 12 | ▼ 5 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 89 | 0 | brakes | 144 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 67 | 0 | overheating | 128 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 87Buddy Baker | J.C. Parker (Owner) | Dodge | 50 | 0 | overheating | 112 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 18 | 0 | axle | 96 | — |