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 | 400 | 400 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 13 | ▲ 11 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 395 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 394 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 19 | ▲ 15 | 74Henley Gray | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 383 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 378 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 97Coo Coo Marlin | Gray Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 352 | 0 | throttle | 320 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 320 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 308 | 0 | engine | 280 | — |
| 13 | 3 | ▼ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 287 | 0 | rear end | 260 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 61Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | oil leak | 240 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 3Buddy Arrington | — | Dodge | 262 | 0 | rear end | 220 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 39Friday Hassler | J.H. Crawford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 256 | 0 | drive shaft | 200 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | a-frame | 180 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | engine | 160 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 214 | 0 | oil leak | 140 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | oil leak | 100 | — |
| 22 | 4 | ▼ 18 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 100 | 0 | engine | 80 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 54 | 0 | overheating | 60 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 49 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 53Marty Robbins | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 48 | 0 | oil leak | 20 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 21 | 0 | radiator | 20 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 2 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 24Darel Dieringer | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 0 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |