No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 301 | 217 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 298 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 13 | ▲ 9 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 278 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 278 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 276 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 87Ray Hill | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 265 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 88Paul Connors | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 260 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 5Larry Manning | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Plymouth | 259 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 7 | ▼ 7 | 69Mack Hanbury | — | Ford | 192 | 0 | rf drum | 192 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Plymouth | 179 | 0 | accident | 176 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | ball joint | 160 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | ignition | 144 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 84 | 84 | ignition | 128 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | transmission | 112 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 75 | 0 | accident | 96 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 0Darel Dieringer | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 45 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 43 | 0 | transmission | 64 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 58Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 27 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 25 | 23 | ▼ 2 | 96Billy Stiles | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | accident | 16 | — |