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 | 216 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 248 | 9 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 244 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 0Darel Dieringer | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 241 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 231 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 219 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 80Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 216 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 216 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 83G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 215 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 17J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 207 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 65Larry Manning | — | Plymouth | 175 | 0 | engine | 220 | — |
| 16 | 1 | ▼ 15 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 151 | 22 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 137 | 3 | rear end | 180 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 125 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 30Bob Derrington | — | Ford | 114 | 0 | engine | 140 | — |
| 20 | 2 | ▼ 18 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 101 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 60Ernest Eury | Joan Petre (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | a-frame | 100 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 69Mack Hanbury | — | Ford | 28 | 0 | drive shaft | 80 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 22Curtis Turner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | push rod | 60 | — |
| 24 | 14 | ▼ 10 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 27 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 95Gene Cline | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 72Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 19 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | transmission | 20 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 8 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 45Jim Tatum | Seifert Racing | Ford | 6 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 93Bill Seifert | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |