No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 41Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 239 | running | 2600 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 27Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 500 | 35 | running | 2496 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 32 |
| running |
| 2392 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 2288 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 486 | 84 | running | 2184 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 482 | 0 | running | 2080 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 1976 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 1872 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 468 | 0 | running | 1768 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 56Paul Lewis | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 1664 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 1560 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 448 | 0 | running | 1456 | — |
| 13 | 41 | ▲ 28 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 439 | 0 | running | 1352 | — |
| 14 | 36 | ▲ 22 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 434 | 0 | running | 1248 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 97Jimmy Helms | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 1144 | — |
| 16 | 12 | ▼ 4 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 425 | 0 | hub | 1040 | — |
| 17 | 38 | ▲ 21 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 414 | 0 | running | 936 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 408 | 0 | running | 832 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 408 | 0 | running | 728 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 624 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 35Bobby Isaac | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 341 | 11 | oil pressure | 520 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 305 | 0 | valve | 416 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 24Sam McQuagg | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 254 | 0 | engine | 312 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 86Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 253 | 0 | engine | 208 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 234 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 26 | 42 | ▲ 16 | 9Darrell Bryant | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | grease seal | 104 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 214 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 57Lionel Johnson | Clay Esteridge (Owner) | Ford | 200 | 0 | clutch | 104 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 17Junior Spencer | Jerry Mullins (Owner) | Ford | 194 | 0 | a-frame | 104 | — |
| 30 | 37 | ▲ 7 | 52E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | fuel tank | 104 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 166 | 0 | axle | 104 | — |
| 32 | 2 | ▼ 30 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 154 | 99 | engine | 104 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | oil pressure | 104 | — |
| 34 | 26 | ▼ 8 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 90 | 0 | vibration | 104 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 36 | 1 | ▼ 35 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 58 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 89Roy Tyner | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | tire | 104 | — |
| 38 | 28 | ▼ 10 | 75Gene Black | C.L. Crawford (Owner) | Ford | 52 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 39 | 39 | — | 1Rene Charland | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 18 | 0 | oil pressure | 104 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 63Don Hume | Don Hume (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | brakes | 104 | — |
| 41 | 43 | ▲ 2 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 5 | 0 | oil leak | 104 | — |
| 42 | 23 | ▼ 19 | 48John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 43 | 31 | ▼ 12 | 10Darel Dieringer | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |