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 | 195 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 249 | 0 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 248 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 242 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 219 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 219 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 95Bill Seifert | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 217 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 212 | 55 | accident | 240 | — |
| 12 | 4 | ▼ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 15Paul Dean Holt | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | axle | 160 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | fire | 144 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 56 | 0 | ignition | 128 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 96Neil Castles | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 20 | 0 | engine | 112 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | overheating | 96 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 0Darel Dieringer | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Mercury | 3 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |