No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 30 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 166 | 137 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 45Bud Moore | Louis Weathersbee (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 162 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 160 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 160 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 27Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 31Curtis Crider | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 152 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 8Larry Manning | Larry Manning (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 2 | ▼ 10 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 144 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 139 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 02Darel Dieringer | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 119 | 0 | overheating | 220 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 0 | brakes | 200 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | differential | 180 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 99Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 41 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 2Fred Harb | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 31 | 0 | engine | 140 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 23 | 0 | oil pressure | 120 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 08Cale Yarborough | Tom Spell (Owner) | Ford | 22 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 58Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | differential | 80 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 7 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |