No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 400 | 359 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 399 | 41 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 388 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 371 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | John Berejoski (Owner) | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 366 | 0 | differential | 288 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 353 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Dodge | 337 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 45LeeRoy Yarbrough | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | transmission | 224 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 180 | 0 | engine | 208 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 70 | 0 | spindle | 192 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 01Buddy Baker | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 51 | 0 | piston | 176 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 09Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | overheating | 160 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 144 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | ignition | 128 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 71James Hylton | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | handling | 112 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | differential | 96 | — |