No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 172 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 495 | 0 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 17 | ▲ 14 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 494 |
| 218 |
| engine |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 490 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 490 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 482 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 479 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 37 | ▲ 27 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 32 | ▲ 21 | 86Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 7 | ▼ 5 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 464 | 0 | rear end | 616 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 458 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 1 | ▼ 13 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 453 | 83 | rear end | 528 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 453 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 39 | ▲ 23 | 95Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 38 | ▲ 21 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 425 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 18 | 11 | ▼ 7 | 98Sam McQuagg | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 347 | 0 | steering | 352 | — |
| 19 | 12 | ▼ 7 | 09Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 346 | 0 | axle | 308 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 330 | 0 | clutch | 264 | — |
| 21 | 4 | ▼ 17 | 11Ned Jarrett | Bernard Alvarez (Owner) | Ford | 327 | 27 | clutch | 220 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Ford | 296 | 0 | oil pressure | 176 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 263 | 0 | ignition | 132 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | brakes | 88 | — |
| 25 | 36 | ▲ 11 | 10Paul Bumhaver | — | Dodge | 257 | 0 | ignition | 44 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 17Jimmy Trull | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 229 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 61Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 92Hank Thomas | W.S. Jenkins (Owner) | Ford | 170 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 31 | 15 | ▼ 16 | 47Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 32 | 23 | ▼ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 134 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 33 | 13 | ▼ 20 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 128 | 0 | oil pump | 44 | — |
| 34 | 6 | ▼ 28 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 112 | 0 | drive shaft | 44 | — |
| 35 | 9 | ▼ 26 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 92 | 0 | overheating | 44 | — |
| 36 | 26 | ▼ 10 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 37 | 18 | ▼ 19 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 38 | 29 | ▼ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 60Ernest Eury | — | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | ignition | 44 | — |
| 40 | 8 | ▼ 32 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 8 | 0 | radiator | 44 | — |