No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 150 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 298 | 125 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 297 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 289 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 287 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 00Paul Lewis | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 286 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 275 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 274 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 31Paul Dean Holt | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 91Jim Conway | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 215 | 0 | transmission | 240 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | rear end | 220 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | rear end | 200 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | rear end | 180 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 09Neil Castles | Garland Miller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | clutch | 160 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | lugs | 140 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 88 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 21 | 7 | ▼ 14 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | engine | 100 | — |
| 22 | 3 | ▼ 19 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 41 | 0 | electrical | 80 | — |