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 | 481 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 499 | 19 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 495 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 10Tiny Lund | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 477 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 476 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 470 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 15 | 28 | ▲ 13 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 432 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 19 | 33 | ▲ 14 | 75Darel Dieringer | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 420 | 0 | running | 308 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 397 | 0 | wheel bearing | 264 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 365 | 0 | fuel pump | 220 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 56Paul Lewis | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 340 | 0 | oil line | 176 | — |
| 23 | 36 | ▲ 13 | 32Rock Harn | — | Ford | 330 | 0 | brakes | 132 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 27Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 214 | 0 | wheel | 88 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 162 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 26 | 29 | ▲ 3 | 62Pee Wee Ellwanger | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 145 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | axle | 44 | — |
| 31 | 6 | ▼ 25 | 47Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 32 | 2 | ▼ 30 | 35Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 45 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 33 | 37 | ▲ 4 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | valve | 44 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 66Red Foote | Larry Manning (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | transmission | 44 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | wheel bearing | 44 | — |
| 37 | 11 | ▼ 26 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |