No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 500 | 179 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 492 | 0 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 13 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 486 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 16 | ▲ 12 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 09Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 630 | — |
| 6 | 22 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 600 | — |
| 7 | 12 | ▲ 5 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 460 | 0 | engine | 570 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 450 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 95Clyde Lynn | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 65Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 432 | 0 | running | 450 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 93Blackie Watt | Harry Neal (Owner) | Ford | 431 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 13 | 5 | ▼ 8 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 426 | 0 | engine | 390 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 424 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 15 | 8 | ▼ 7 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 420 | 0 | engine | 330 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 415 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Plymouth | 375 | 0 | engine | 270 | — |
| 18 | 4 | ▼ 14 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 369 | 125 | overheating | 240 | — |
| 19 | 1 | ▼ 18 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 321 | 195 | overheating | 210 | — |
| 20 | 25 | ▲ 5 | 10Paul Bumhaver | Gary Weaver (Owner) | Ford | 291 | 0 | transmission | 180 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 | brakes | 150 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | accident | 90 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 25 | 7 | ▼ 18 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 168 | 1 | engine | 30 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 87Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 167 | 0 | axle | 30 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 153 | 0 | rear end | 30 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 140 | 0 | clutch | 30 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 61Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 30 | 3 | ▼ 27 | 47Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |