No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 74 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 123 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 397 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 1Billy Wade | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 394 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 3Buck Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 00Cale Yarborough | Holman Moody | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 370 | 0 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 19Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 356 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 7Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 348 | 0 | rear end | 480 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 32Jack Anderson | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 12 | 31 | ▲ 19 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 311 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 1 | ▼ 12 | 27Junior Johnson | Matthews Racing | Ford | 297 | 201 | engine | 390 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | engine | 360 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 265 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 53Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 208 | 0 | rear end | 300 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 205 | 0 | head gasket | 270 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 5Earl Balmer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 200 | 0 | wheel bearing | 240 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 153 | 0 | rear end | 210 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 46J.T. Putney | Walt Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | drive shaft | 180 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 41Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 87 | 0 | engine | 150 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 10Buddy Baker | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 01Darrell Bryant | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 48 | 0 | transmission | 90 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 0Larry Manning | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | brakes | 60 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 58Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | fuel line | 30 | — |
| 26 | 23 | ▼ 3 | 52Paul Lewis | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 55Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | rear end | 30 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 97Bill Whitley | Ray Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | tire | 30 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | fuel | 30 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 20Mark Hurley | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 2 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 32 | 21 | ▼ 11 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |