No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 40 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 250 | 21 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 248 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 248 | 188 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 246 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 24 | ▲ 15 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 9Darel Dieringer | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 231 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 25 | ▲ 11 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 230 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 3 | ▼ 12 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 194 | 1 | rear end | 176 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 00Elmo Langley | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | oil pressure | 144 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | oil line | 128 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 38 | 0 | oil pressure | 96 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 2Curtis Turner | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 35 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 23 | 21 | ▼ 2 | 99Joe Holder | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 35 | 0 | transmission | 48 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 31 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 62Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 16 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 64Jack Ingram | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 4 | 0 | handling | 16 | — |