No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 356 | running | 800 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 7Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 763 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 399 |
| 20 |
| running |
| 736 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 389 | 24 | accident | 672 | — |
| 6 | 22 | ▲ 16 | 15Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 389 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 608 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 382 | 0 | running | 576 | — |
| 9 | 28 | ▲ 19 | 10Tiny Lund | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 381 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 27Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 377 | 0 | running | 512 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 13 | 30 | ▲ 17 | 37Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 357 | 0 | running | 416 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 355 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 339 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 334 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 19 | 8 | ▼ 11 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 0 | accident | 224 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 248 | 0 | distributor | 192 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | transmission | 160 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | transmission | 128 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 131 | 0 | crank shaft | 96 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 53J.T. Putney | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 118 | 0 | rear end | 64 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 105 | 0 | handling | 32 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 81Frank Weathers | Joe Keistler (Owner) | Dodge | 97 | 0 | oil pressure | 32 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 31Cale Yarborough | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 88 | 0 | oil pressure | 32 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 56Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 72 | 0 | oil pressure | 32 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 23Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 71 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 31 | 17 | ▼ 14 | 74Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | wheel | 32 | — |
| 32 | 21 | ▼ 11 | 72Doug Yates | Doug Yates (Owner) | Plymouth | 46 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 33 | 9 | ▼ 24 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 19 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 34 | 23 | ▼ 11 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | transmission | 32 | — |