No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 500 | 240 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 167 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 84 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 487 | 9 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 451 | 0 | accident | 880 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 0J.T. Putney | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 442 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 33 | ▲ 23 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 56Darel Dieringer | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 430 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 428 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 419 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 412 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 58Doug Moore | Doug Moore (Owner) | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 363 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 31Cale Yarborough | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 359 | 0 | overheating | 396 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 323 | 0 | rear end | 352 | — |
| 19 | 28 | ▲ 9 | 99Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 295 | 0 | oil leak | 308 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 60Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 279 | 0 | engine | 264 | — |
| 21 | 8 | ▼ 13 | 27Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | engine | 220 | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 164 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 23 | 6 | ▼ 17 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 160 | 0 | accident | 132 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 7Bobby Johns | Holman Moody | Ford | 123 | 0 | engine | 88 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 40Bud Harless | Basil Whittaker (Owner) | Pontiac | 87 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 51 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 44 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 28 | 31 | ▲ 3 | 35Jeff Hawkins | Lester Hunter (Owner) | Dodge | 43 | 0 | handling | 44 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | bearing | 44 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 31 | 0 | head gasket | 44 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 74Donald Tucker | Don Snyder (Owner) | Ford | 17 | 0 | head gasket | 44 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 70Joe Bill Adams | Fred Goad (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 33 | 14 | ▼ 19 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 8 | 0 | bearing | 44 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |