No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 300 | 242 | running | 550 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 295 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 295 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 506 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 47Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 462 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 95Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 7 | 14 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 418 | — |
| 8 | 20 | ▲ 12 | 17Bob Cooper | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | engine | 374 | — |
| 10 | 4 | ▼ 6 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 237 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 50Darrell Bryant | — | Chevrolet | 226 | 0 | spindle | 330 | — |
| 12 | 3 | ▼ 9 | 42Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 220 | 27 | rear end | 308 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 188 | 0 | running | 286 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 96Jimmy Helms | Homer O'Dell (Owner) | Ford | 183 | 0 | engine | 264 | — |
| 15 | 2 | ▼ 13 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 176 | 31 | engine | 242 | — |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 171 | 0 | a-frame | 220 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 164 | 0 | ball joint | 198 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | oil pan | 176 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 127 | 0 | rear end | 154 | — |
| 20 | 13 | ▼ 7 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 114 | 0 | drive shaft | 132 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 15Paul Dean Holt | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 87 | 0 | sway bar | 110 | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 80 | 0 | accident | 88 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 67 | 0 | radiator | 66 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 72Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 27 | 0 | battery | 22 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 19 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | engine | 22 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 58Gene Hobby | Gene Hobby (Owner) | Dodge | 7 | 0 | flagged | 22 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 80G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 6 | 0 | flagged | 22 | — |