No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 396 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 398 |
| 4 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 06Cale Yarborough | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 8Dick Dixon | Dan Colone (Owner) | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 31Bud Moore | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 367 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 365 | 0 | flagged | 224 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 57Lionel Johnson | Clay Esteridge (Owner) | Ford | 360 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 354 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 354 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 80Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 345 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 20 | ▲ 3 | 60Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Ford | 284 | 0 | flagged | 144 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 99Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 231 | 0 | accident | 128 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 213 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 206 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Dodge | 139 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 37Darel Dieringer | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | hub | 32 | — |