No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 500 | 159 | running | 2600 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 27Cale Yarborough | Matthews Racing | Ford | 500 | 177 | running | 2496 | — |
| 3 | 19 | ▲ 16 | 24Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 488 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 2392 |
| — |
| 4 | 27 | ▲ 23 | 55Harold Smith | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 480 | 0 | running | 2288 | — |
| 5 | 24 | ▲ 19 | 04John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 2184 | — |
| 6 | 26 | ▲ 20 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 2080 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 472 | 0 | running | 1976 | — |
| 8 | 2 | ▼ 6 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 470 | 25 | running | 1872 | — |
| 9 | 35 | ▲ 26 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 1768 | — |
| 10 | 38 | ▲ 28 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 452 | 0 | running | 1664 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 444 | 0 | lugs | 1560 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 87Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 430 | 0 | running | 1456 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 424 | 0 | engine | 1352 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 424 | 0 | running | 1248 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 423 | 0 | engine | 1144 | — |
| 16 | 44 | ▲ 28 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 420 | 0 | running | 1040 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 21Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 402 | 17 | engine | 936 | — |
| 18 | 3 | ▼ 15 | 41Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 376 | 12 | accident | 832 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 302 | 0 | engine | 728 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 276 | 33 | engine | 624 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 275 | 0 | engine | 520 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 10Tiny Lund | Larry DeBeau (Owner) | Ford | 267 | 0 | engine | 416 | — |
| 23 | 42 | ▲ 19 | 74Gene Black | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 266 | 0 | wheel bearing | 312 | — |
| 24 | 39 | ▲ 15 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | engine | 208 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 196 | 0 | oil pressure | 104 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 193 | 24 | valve | 104 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 33Bub Strickler | Curtis Satterfield (Owner) | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 28 | 43 | ▲ 15 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | brakes | 104 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 132 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 131 | 26 | engine | 104 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 101 | 0 | overheating | 104 | — |
| 32 | 18 | ▼ 14 | 12LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Owner) | Dodge | 89 | 17 | ignition | 104 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 79 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 34 | 23 | ▼ 11 | 50Bunkie Blackburn | Jim Bangsberry (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | handling | 104 | — |
| 35 | 11 | ▼ 24 | 43Darel Dieringer | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 52 | 0 | accident | 104 | — |
| 36 | 7 | ▼ 29 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 35 | 0 | engine | 104 | — |
| 37 | 4 | ▼ 33 | 26Bobby Isaac | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 34 | 10 | accident | 104 | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 61Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | steering | 104 | — |
| 39 | 41 | ▲ 2 | 77Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 17 | 0 | handling | 104 | — |
| 40 | 36 | ▼ 4 | 85Harold Dunnaway | — | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | ignition | 104 | — |
| 41 | 20 | ▼ 21 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | transmission | 104 | — |
| 42 | 40 | ▼ 2 | 45Tex McCullough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | wheel bearing | 104 | — |
| 43 | 34 | ▼ 9 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | clutch | 104 | — |
| 44 | 31 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | head gasket | 104 | — |