No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 1 | running | 1050 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 499 | 442 | rear end | 1008 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 499 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 966 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 03LeeRoy Yarbrough | Fox Racing | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 482 | 0 | running | 882 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 479 | 0 | running | 840 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 463 | 0 | rear end | 798 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 09Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 455 | 0 | rear end | 714 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 446 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 42Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 440 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 13 | 33 | ▲ 20 | 53Pete Stewart | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 426 | 0 | running | 546 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 420 | 0 | rear end | 504 | — |
| 15 | 36 | ▲ 21 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 420 | 0 | running | 462 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 49Doug Moore | GC Spencer Racing | Chevrolet | 418 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 363 | 0 | rear end | 378 | — |
| 18 | 7 | ▼ 11 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 352 | 45 | engine | 336 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 309 | 0 | overheating | 294 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 48Doug Wilson | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 284 | 0 | rear end | 252 | — |
| 21 | 2 | ▼ 19 | 25Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 148 | 12 | transmission | 210 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 77 | 0 | engine | 168 | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 26Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 74 | 0 | transmission | 126 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 70 | 0 | engine | 84 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 62 | 0 | overheating | 42 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 42 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 27 | 19 | ▼ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |
| 29 | 34 | ▲ 5 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | transmission | 42 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | transmission | 42 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | handling | 42 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 4 | 0 | clutch | 42 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | valve | 42 | — |
| 34 | 25 | ▼ 9 | 86Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | fuel pressure | 42 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 39Johnny Nave | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | overheating | 42 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 36Darrell Bryant | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | fuel pressure | 42 | — |