No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 66 | 41 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 03LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Dodge | 66 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 46Walt Hansgen | Walt Hansgen (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 65 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 65 | 0 | running | 460 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 06Bob Welborn | Holman Moody | Ford | 64 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 63 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 59 | 0 | engine | 400 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 17 | engine | 380 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 57 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 45Louis Weathersbee | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 54 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 49 | 8 | engine | 260 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | steering | 220 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 33 | 0 | did not finish | 200 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | overheating | 180 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 10Bernard Alvarez | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 25 | 0 | shift lever | 160 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 140 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 10 | 0 | accident | 120 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 41Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 9 | 0 | handling | 100 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 31Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 71Marvin Panch | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | handling | 60 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 66Frank Tanner | Frank Tanner (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | handling | 40 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 01Pete Boland | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 2 | 0 | brakes | 20 | — |