No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 400 | 308 | running | 800 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 394 | 0 | running | 768 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 382 |
| 0 |
| engine |
| 736 |
| — |
| 4 | 26 | ▲ 22 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 378 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 5 | 25 | ▲ 20 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 672 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 04John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 371 | 0 | running | 640 | — |
| 7 | 29 | ▲ 22 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 608 | — |
| 8 | 35 | ▲ 27 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 362 | 0 | running | 576 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 357 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 350 | 0 | running | 512 | — |
| 11 | 4 | ▼ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 347 | 92 | running | 480 | — |
| 12 | 36 | ▲ 24 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 345 | 0 | running | 448 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 66Wayne Woodward | Wayne Woodward (Owner) | Chevrolet | 331 | 0 | rear end | 416 | — |
| 14 | 9 | ▼ 5 | 74Buddy Baker | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 317 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 16 | 30 | ▲ 14 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | engine | 320 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 266 | 0 | engine | 288 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 246 | 0 | rear end | 256 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 245 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 239 | 0 | rear end | 192 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 228 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 73Buddy Arrington | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | rear end | 128 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 193 | 0 | brakes | 64 | — |
| 25 | 33 | ▲ 8 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 152 | 0 | tire | 32 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 24Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 143 | 0 | push rod | 32 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 77Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | rear end | 32 | — |
| 30 | 8 | ▼ 22 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 92 | 0 | rear end | 32 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 40Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 77 | 0 | rear end | 32 | — |
| 33 | 13 | ▼ 20 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 49 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | oil leak | 32 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 30 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 31 | ▼ 5 | 60Ernest Eury | Joan Petre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | steering | 32 | — |
| 37 | 3 | ▼ 34 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |