No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 56 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 26Bobby Isaac | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 299 | 172 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 15 | ▲ 12 | 87Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 297 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 42Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 297 | 6 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 295 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 293 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 06Sam McQuagg | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 289 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 48John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 268 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 80Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 89Goldie Parsons | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 242 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 13 | ▼ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | differential | 176 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 11 | ▼ 6 | 1Gil Hearne | — | Ford | 172 | 0 | brakes | 144 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 00Bill Champion | — | Ford | 109 | 0 | differential | 128 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 44Jim Tatum | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 103 | 0 | rear end | 112 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 99Joe Holder | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 100 | 0 | steering | 96 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 81 | 0 | steering | 80 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | radiator | 64 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 18Darel Dieringer | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | ignition | 48 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 62Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 15 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 83G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | ignition | 16 | — |