No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 200 | 194 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 200 | 6 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 24Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 0Cale Yarborough | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 04John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 21Hank Thomas | — | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 187 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 177 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 6 | ▼ 6 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | accident | 224 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | out of fuel | 208 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 95 | 0 | tire | 192 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 74Gene Black | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | brakes | 176 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 48 | 0 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | accident | 144 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | engine | 128 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | transmission | 112 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 45Jim Tatum | Seifert Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 | oil pressure | 96 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | drive shaft | 80 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 73Buddy Arrington | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |