No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 400 | 94 | running | 850 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 816 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 1Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 400 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 782 |
| — |
| 4 | 35 | ▲ 31 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 397 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 395 | 0 | running | 714 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 47Curtis Turner | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 680 | — |
| 7 | 25 | ▲ 18 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 646 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 612 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 09Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | running | 578 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 73Buddy Baker | Joan Petre (Owner) | Ford | 385 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 382 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 59Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Ford | 381 | 0 | engine | 476 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 86Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Dodge | 375 | 0 | running | 408 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 371 | 0 | running | 374 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 306 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 95Bill Seifert | Gene Cline (Owner) | Ford | 361 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 355 | 0 | engine | 238 | — |
| 20 | 34 | ▲ 14 | 60Ernest Eury | — | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 204 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Plymouth | 323 | 0 | running | 170 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 312 | 0 | lugs | 136 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 307 | 213 | engine | 102 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 16Darel Dieringer | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 212 | 0 | accident | 68 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 25Jabe Thomas | Handy Racing | Ford | 210 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 26 | 2 | ▼ 24 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 186 | 0 | ignition | 34 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 28 | 1 | ▼ 27 | 26Junior Johnson | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 129 | 93 | engine | 34 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | head gasket | 34 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 31 | 18 | ▼ 13 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 83 | 0 | clutch | 34 | — |
| 32 | 12 | ▼ 20 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 61Joel Davis | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | transmission | 34 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 38 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 35 | 28 | ▼ 7 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | drive shaft | 34 | — |