No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 176 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 300 | 124 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 298 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 290 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 285 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 280 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 28 | ▲ 20 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 277 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 273 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 220 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 200 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 261 | 0 | running | 180 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 261 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 19 | 17 | ▼ 2 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | running | 140 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 95Henley Gray | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 53Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 224 | 0 | ignition | 100 | — |
| 22 | 29 | ▲ 7 | 96Sonny Lamphear | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 213 | 0 | ignition | 80 | — |
| 23 | 13 | ▼ 10 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 180 | 0 | oil pressure | 40 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 40Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 164 | 0 | rear end | 20 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 97Ned Jarrett | Gray Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | brakes | 20 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 77Joel Davis | Harold Mays (Owner) | Plymouth | 18 | 0 | overheating | 20 | — |
| 28 | 14 | ▼ 14 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 9 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |