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 | 500 | 118 | running | 1100 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 259 | running | 1056 | — |
| 3 | 21 | ▲ 18 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Chevrolet |
| 491 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1012 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 122 | running | 968 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 488 | 0 | running | 924 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | 880 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 836 | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 792 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 480 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 704 | — |
| 11 | 27 | ▲ 16 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 660 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | engine | 616 | — |
| 13 | 31 | ▲ 18 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 572 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 454 | 0 | running | 528 | — |
| 15 | 37 | ▲ 22 | 76Tiny Lund | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 484 | — |
| 16 | 36 | ▲ 20 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 400 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 365 | 0 | engine | 396 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 7Paul Radford | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 279 | 0 | overheating | 352 | — |
| 19 | 10 | ▼ 9 | 05Donnie Allison | Robert Harper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 271 | 0 | engine | 308 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 16Bobby Allison | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 264 | 0 | accident | 264 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | accident | 220 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 54Tom Raley | Tom Raley (Owner) | Ford | 188 | 0 | clutch | 176 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | accident | 132 | — |
| 24 | 8 | ▼ 16 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 169 | 0 | rear end | 88 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 62Ken Spikes | Harold Collins (Owner) | Pontiac | 141 | 0 | handling | 44 | — |
| 26 | 12 | ▼ 14 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | transmission | 44 | — |
| 27 | 18 | ▼ 9 | 63Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 106 | 0 | drive shaft | 44 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 80Ray Hill | — | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 15Sam McQuagg | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 71 | 0 | oil pan | 44 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 64 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 75Earl Brooks | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 63 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | brakes | 44 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | carburetor | 44 | — |
| 34 | 9 | ▼ 25 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 15 | 0 | accident | 44 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 81Tommy Ingram | Tommy Ingram (Owner) | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | drive shaft | 44 | — |
| 36 | 1 | ▼ 35 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 4 | 1 | accident | 44 | — |
| 37 | 35 | ▼ 2 | 32Larry Miller | Larry Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | flagged | 44 | — |