No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 126 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 199 | 26 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 196 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 36Larry Thomas | Burton-Robinson | Plymouth | 190 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 190 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 02Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 188 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 78Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 184 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 3 | ▼ 6 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 174 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 172 | 39 | rear end | 256 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 162 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 0Frank Graham | Jack Anderson (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | rear end | 224 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 09Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | accident | 208 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 86Jimmy Helms | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 148 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 144 | 9 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 58Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | housing seal | 160 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 5Bobby Isaac | Owens Racing | Dodge | 103 | 0 | torsion bar | 144 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | John Berejoski (Owner) | Ford | 84 | 0 | housing seal | 128 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 31Possum Jones | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | oil leak | 112 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 45Bud Moore | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) | Plymouth | 64 | 0 | fuel tank | 96 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 10Buddy Baker | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | housing seal | 64 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 89Buck Baker | David Walker (Owner) | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | housing seal | 48 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 155Earl Brooks | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 91Bubba Into | — | Dodge | 15 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |