No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 250 | 83 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 41 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 247 |
| 17 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 246 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 105 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 234 | 1 | engine | 304 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 78Joel Davis | Earl Ivey (Owner) | Chevrolet | 226 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 223 | 0 | out of fuel | 272 | — |
| 10 | 5 | ▼ 5 | 18J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 221 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 217 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 09Roy Mayne | Garland Miller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 217 | 3 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 215 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 35Harold Stockton | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 202 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 196 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 32Larry Miller | Larry Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 191 | 0 | running | 160 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 88Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 177 | 0 | engine | 144 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 104 | 0 | accident | 128 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 10Dick Johnson (California) | Champion Racing | Ford | 84 | 0 | accident | 112 | — |
| 20 | 10 | ▼ 10 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | rear end | 96 | — |
| 21 | 18 | ▼ 3 | 76Curley Mills | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 28 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | transmission | 48 | — |