No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 1 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 399 | 128 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 396 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 388 | 19 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 02Daniel Warlick | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 379 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 37Darel Dieringer | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 379 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 57Lionel Johnson | Clay Esteridge (Owner) | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 62Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 372 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 5 | ▼ 9 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 371 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 367 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 06Cale Yarborough | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 356 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 18 | 22 | ▲ 4 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 349 | 0 | running | 128 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 343 | 0 | running | 112 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 338 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 336 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 314 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 297 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 145 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 25 | 15 | ▼ 10 | 31LeeRoy Yarbrough | Sammy Fogle (Owner) | Ford | 68 | 0 | transmission | 16 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | rear end | 16 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | clutch | 16 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 80Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 51 | 0 | coil | 16 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 66Red Foote | Larry Manning (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | overheating | 16 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 00Bert Robbins | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | a-frame | 16 | — |