No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 396 | running | 700 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 494 |
| 42 |
| engine |
| 644 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 494 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 588 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 488 | 58 | running | 560 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 485 | 0 | running | 532 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 39Larry Thomas | Larry Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 504 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 82Bunkie Blackburn | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 477 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 458 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 448 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 432 | 0 | running | 392 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 31Al White | Al White (Owner) | Ford | 418 | 0 | running | 364 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 414 | 0 | engine | 336 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 380 | 0 | axle | 280 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 367 | 4 | accident | 252 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 40Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 365 | 0 | engine | 224 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 337 | 0 | running | 196 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 336 | 0 | oil pressure | 168 | — |
| 21 | 17 | ▼ 4 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 290 | 0 | rear end | 140 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 248 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 61Pop McGinnis | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 238 | 0 | brakes | 84 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 42Bill McMahan | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Pontiac | 235 | 0 | clutch | 56 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 01Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 131 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 10Bernard Alvarez | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 73 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 27 | 22 | ▼ 5 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 04Don Branson | — | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 30 | 15 | ▼ 15 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 38 | 0 | transmission | 28 | — |
| 31 | 20 | ▼ 11 | 32Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 30 | 0 | transmission | 28 | — |