No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 400 | 400 | running | 850 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 399 | 0 | running | 816 | — |
| 3 | 8 | ▲ 5 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 396 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 782 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 396 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 1Paul Lewis | King Enterprises | Dodge | 392 | 0 | running | 714 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 680 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 389 | 0 | running | 646 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | running | 612 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 578 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 378 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 376 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 369 | 0 | ball joint | 476 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 408 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 76Tiny Lund | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 374 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 63Larry Manning | Larry Manning (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | running | 306 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | clutch | 272 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 09Max Ledbetter | Garland Miller (Owner) | Chevrolet | 319 | 0 | running | 238 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | rear end | 204 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 271 | 0 | rear end | 170 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | throttle | 136 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 210 | 0 | ratchet | 102 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 203 | 0 | engine | 68 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | oil pressure | 34 | — |
| 26 | 5 | ▼ 21 | 6David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 134 | 0 | overheating | 34 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 126 | 0 | overheating | 34 | — |
| 28 | 7 | ▼ 21 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 95 | 0 | ignition | 34 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 40Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 85 | 0 | u-joint | 34 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 25Sam McQuagg | Robertson Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | overheating | 34 | — |
| 31 | 29 | ▼ 2 | 35Harold Stockton | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 49 | 0 | rocker arm | 34 | — |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | clutch | 34 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 32Larry Miller | Larry Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | brakes | 34 | — |