No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 338 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 0 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 494 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 10Tiny Lund | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 26 | ▲ 19 | 27Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 468 | 0 | engine | 792 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 23Buren Skeen | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 432 | 0 | accident | 616 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 419 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 15 | 36 | ▲ 21 | 37Darel Dieringer | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 404 | 0 | engine | 484 | — |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 53Curtis Crider | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 390 | 0 | crank shaft | 396 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 31Cale Yarborough | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 362 | 0 | transmission | 308 | — |
| 20 | 9 | ▼ 11 | 76Larry Frank | Larry Frank (Owner) | Ford | 344 | 0 | engine | 264 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 74Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Owner) | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 258 | 146 | accident | 176 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | engine | 132 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 40Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Owner) | Pontiac | 218 | 0 | wheel | 88 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | radiator | 44 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 7Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 176 | 16 | accident | 44 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 99Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 93 | 0 | tire | 44 | — |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 80 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 8Larry Manning | Larry Manning (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 48 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 56Bill Morton | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 34 | 30 | ▼ 4 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 3 | 0 | transmission | 44 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 0Terry Murchison | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |