No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | ▲ 13 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 500 | 70 | running | 1300 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 56 | running | 1248 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 497 |
| 102 |
| running |
| 1196 |
| — |
| 4 | 25 | ▲ 21 | 00Neil Castles | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Plymouth | 485 | 0 | running | 1144 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 482 | 209 | engine | 1092 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 1040 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 05Donnie Allison | Robert Harper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 472 | 0 | running | 988 | — |
| 8 | 30 | ▲ 22 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 936 | — |
| 9 | 24 | ▲ 15 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 455 | 0 | running | 884 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 09Max Ledbetter | Garland Miller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 441 | 0 | running | 780 | — |
| 11 | 31 | ▲ 20 | 80Bob Pickell | — | Chevrolet | 432 | 0 | running | 728 | — |
| 12 | 35 | ▲ 23 | 58Jimmy Helms | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 430 | 0 | running | 676 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 393 | 0 | transmission | 624 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 390 | 0 | battery | 572 | — |
| 15 | 2 | ▼ 13 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 341 | 0 | engine | 520 | — |
| 16 | 11 | ▼ 5 | 1Paul Lewis | King Enterprises | Dodge | 307 | 0 | engine | 468 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 289 | 59 | engine | 416 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 255 | 0 | engine | 364 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | engine | 312 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 229 | 0 | engine | 260 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | distributor | 208 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 165 | 0 | ignition | 156 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | distributor | 104 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 12LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jon Thorne (Owner) | Dodge | 146 | 0 | ignition | 52 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 136 | 0 | overheating | 52 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 24Jack Harden | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 106 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 19J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 81Jack Ingram | Tommy Ingram (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 32 | 22 | ▼ 10 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 85Jim Hunter | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 34 | 3 | ▼ 31 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 6 | 4 | accident | 52 | — |
| 35 | 28 | ▼ 7 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | oil pressure | 52 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 86Joe Edd Neubert | Casper Hensley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |