No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 204 | running | 800 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 27Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 398 | 6 | running | 768 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 398 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 736 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 398 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 47Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 608 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 393 | 0 | running | 576 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 512 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 416 | — |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 349 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 349 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | engine | 320 | — |
| 17 | 33 | ▲ 16 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 311 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 10Darel Dieringer | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 308 | 0 | clutch | 256 | — |
| 19 | 1 | ▼ 18 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 219 | 190 | engine | 224 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | rear end | 192 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | steering | 160 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 56Paul Lewis | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | engine | 128 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 174 | 0 | vibration | 96 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 154 | 0 | oil leak | 64 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 119 | 0 | push rod | 32 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 81Frank Weathers | Joe Keistler (Owner) | Dodge | 119 | 0 | handling | 32 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 98 | 0 | axle | 32 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 06Sam McQuagg | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | fuel tank | 32 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 82 | 0 | a-frame | 32 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 32 | 3 | ▼ 29 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 14 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 33 | 2 | ▼ 31 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 35Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 14 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 13 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |