No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 267 | 90 | running | 2500 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 267 | 62 | running | 2400 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 260 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 2300 |
| — |
| 4 | 17 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 259 | 0 | running | 2200 | — |
| 5 | 16 | ▲ 11 | 04Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 255 | 1 | running | 2100 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 254 | 0 | running | 2000 | — |
| 7 | 38 | ▲ 31 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 251 | 0 | running | 1900 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 89Eddie MacDonald (Tifton, GA) | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | running | 1800 | — |
| 9 | 33 | ▲ 24 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 249 | 0 | running | 1700 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 248 | 0 | running | 1600 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 51Bob Derrington | Bob Derrington (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 1500 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 1400 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 06Johnny Wynn | John McCarthy (Owner) | Mercury | 233 | 0 | running | 1300 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 44Larry Hess | Larry Hess (Owner) | Ford | 226 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 1100 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 211 | 15 | engine | 1000 | — |
| 17 | 39 | ▲ 22 | 73Jimmy Helms | David Warren (Owner) | Ford | 209 | 0 | running | 900 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | 800 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | 700 | — |
| 20 | 41 | ▲ 21 | 95E.J. Trivette | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 18Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | radiator | 500 | — |
| 22 | 42 | ▲ 20 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | transmission | 400 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 26Fred Lorenzen | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 139 | 24 | accident | 300 | — |
| 24 | 1 | ▼ 23 | 13Curtis Turner | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 60 | distributor | 200 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 108 | 15 | engine | 100 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 106 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 42Marvin Panch | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 98 | 0 | clutch | 100 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 33Eldon Yarbrough | Curtis Satterfield (Owner) | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 31 | 22 | ▼ 9 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 32 | 37 | ▲ 5 | 74Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 58 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 33 | 12 | ▼ 21 | 39Bunkie Blackburn | J.H. Crawford (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | radiator | 100 | — |
| 34 | 31 | ▼ 3 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 35 | 2 | ▼ 33 | 71Earl Balmer | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 41 | 0 | accident | 100 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 24Tiny Lund | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 65Darrell Bryant | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 17 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 39 | 4 | ▼ 35 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | distributor | 100 | — |
| 40 | 32 | ▼ 8 | 09Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | head gasket | 100 | — |
| 41 | 36 | ▼ 5 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 42 | 15 | ▼ 27 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 11 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |