No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 250 | 73 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 41Curtis Turner | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 250 | 31 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 26Bobby Isaac | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 248 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 138 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 02Paul Goldsmith | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 247 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 1 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 246 | 1 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 238 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 61Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 236 | 7 | battery | 256 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 66Wayne Woodward | Wayne Woodward (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 234 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 228 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 226 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 224 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 212 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 123 | 0 | engine | 128 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 45Cale Yarborough | Seifert Racing | Ford | 121 | 0 | overheating | 112 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ 4 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 96 | 0 | tire | 80 | — |
| 22 | 6 | ▼ 16 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 74Gene Black | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 87 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 77Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 84 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 04John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | head gasket | 16 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 21 | 0 | overheating | 16 | — |