No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 132 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 26Bobby Isaac | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 300 | 11 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 300 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 10Jim Paschal | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 297 | 16 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 296 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 27 | ▲ 21 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 295 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 18Darel Dieringer | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 293 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 06Cale Yarborough | Kenny Myler (Owner) | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 48John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 89Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 283 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 277 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 276 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 275 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 269 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 97Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 269 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 4 | ▼ 15 | 59Tom Pistone | Glen Sweet (Owner) | Ford | 265 | 0 | engine | 140 | — |
| 20 | 30 | ▲ 10 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 263 | 141 | distributor | 120 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 80Allen McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 250 | 0 | running | 100 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 68Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 23 | 8 | ▼ 15 | 25Jabe Thomas | Jabe Thomas (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 1Gil Hearne | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 229 | 0 | steering | 40 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 169 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 26 | 11 | ▼ 15 | 19J.T. Putney | Herman Beam (Owner) | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 27 | 13 | ▼ 14 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 40 | 0 | ball joint | 20 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 56Don Tilley | Curtis Larimer (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |