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 | 250 | 129 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 113 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 245 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 245 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 223 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 40Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 215 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 209 | 0 | overheating | 240 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 160Ernest Eury | — | Chevrolet | 207 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 50Larry Manning | — | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 61Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 6 | ▼ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | engine | 176 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 60Buddy Baker | — | Ford | 153 | 0 | oil pressure | 160 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 26Curtis Turner | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 114 | 8 | accident | 144 | — |
| 18 | 3 | ▼ 15 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 111 | 0 | accident | 128 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 95Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | brakes | 112 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 15Paul Dean Holt | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | ball joint | 96 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | axle | 80 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 65Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 25 | 0 | fuel tank | 64 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 12 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 73Jimmy Helms | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 6 | 0 | fuel pump | 32 | — |