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 | 500 | 368 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 500 | 15 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 21 | ▲ 16 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 486 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 485 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 24Bobby Allison | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 476 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 5 | ▼ 4 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 474 | 75 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 88Buddy Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 469 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 467 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 16Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 465 | 0 | running | 616 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 77Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 462 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 34 | ▲ 20 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 453 | 0 | engine | 528 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 3 | ▼ 13 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 449 | 0 | engine | 440 | — |
| 17 | 38 | ▲ 21 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 444 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | differential | 308 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 429 | 0 | running | 264 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 35J.T. Putney | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 419 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 357 | 42 | engine | 176 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 72Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 315 | 0 | u-joint | 132 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 290 | 0 | differential | 88 | — |
| 25 | 14 | ▼ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 0 | wheel | 44 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 158 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 130 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 31 | 32 | ▲ 1 | 73Pee Wee Ellwanger | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 127 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 66Wayne Woodward | Wayne Woodward (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | differential | 44 | — |
| 35 | 33 | ▼ 2 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 43 | 0 | oil leak | 44 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 36 | 0 | vibration | 44 | — |
| 37 | 8 | ▼ 29 | 04John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 18 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 38 | 35 | ▼ 3 | 51Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | vibration | 44 | — |
| 39 | 37 | ▼ 2 | 96Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 50Ed Jordan | — | Ford | 1 | 0 | handling | 44 | — |