No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 5Cotton Owens | Owens Racing | Dodge | 300 | 54 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 9 | ▲ 7 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 299 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 41Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 292 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 280 | 0 | engine | 420 | — |
| 6 | 27 | ▲ 21 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 271 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 264 | 171 | engine | 360 | — |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ 2 | 32Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 54Jimmy Pardue | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 223 | 0 | rear end | 300 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 219 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 83Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 206 | 0 | rear end | 260 | — |
| 14 | 2 | ▼ 12 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 203 | 75 | engine | 240 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 31 | ▲ 15 | 64Elmo Langley | John Berejoski (Owner) | Ford | 186 | 0 | oil cooler | 200 | — |
| 17 | 5 | ▼ 12 | 45Bobby Isaac | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 184 | 0 | connecting rod | 180 | — |
| 18 | 6 | ▼ 12 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 182 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 99Gene Hobby | Barney Humphries (Owner) | Plymouth | 177 | 0 | a-frame | 140 | — |
| 20 | 16 | ▼ 4 | 09Roy Mayne | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 175 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | radiator | 100 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 43Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 116 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 103 | 0 | shocks | 60 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 101 | 0 | rear end | 40 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 20Jack Anderson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 99 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 26 | 19 | ▼ 7 | 58Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 0Don Branson | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 65 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 61Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 41 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 01Joe Cote | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 15 | 0 | handling | 20 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 86Steve Young | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | oil line | 20 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | rocker arm | 20 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |