No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | ▲ 9 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 400 | 335 | running | 5000 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 4800 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 6Bobby Allison | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 400 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 4600 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 397 | 0 | running | 4400 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 42Tiny Lund | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 396 | 0 | running | 4200 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 4000 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 394 | 4 | running | 3800 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 01Ramo Stott | Ramo Stott (Owner) | Plymouth | 388 | 0 | running | 3600 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 385 | 0 | running | 3400 | — |
| 10 | 29 | ▲ 19 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 383 | 0 | running | 3200 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 377 | 1 | running | 3000 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 375 | 0 | running | 2800 | — |
| 13 | 44 | ▲ 31 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 372 | 0 | running | 2600 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 47Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 370 | 0 | running | 2400 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 365 | 0 | running | 2200 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 364 | 0 | running | 2000 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 360 | 0 | running | 1800 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 351 | 0 | engine | 1600 | — |
| 19 | 43 | ▲ 24 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 347 | 0 | running | 1400 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 24Jack Harden | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 344 | 0 | running | 1200 | — |
| 21 | 42 | ▲ 21 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 340 | 0 | running | 1000 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 322 | 12 | engine | 800 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 322 | 0 | oil leak | 600 | — |
| 24 | 39 | ▲ 15 | 51George England | Tom Hixon (Owner) | Chevrolet | 321 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 308 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 12Donnie Allison | Jon Thorne (Owner) | Dodge | 305 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 27 | 11 | ▼ 16 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 266 | 20 | engine | 200 | — |
| 28 | 27 | ▼ 1 | 4Henley Gray | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | oil pressure | 200 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 262 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 30 | 40 | ▲ 10 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 260 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 31 | 32 | ▲ 1 | 1Paul Lewis | King Enterprises | Dodge | 218 | 4 | oil leak | 200 | — |
| 32 | 8 | ▼ 24 | 16Sam McQuagg | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 207 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 33 | 21 | ▼ 12 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 179 | 0 | transmission | 200 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 35 | 15 | ▼ 20 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 165 | 0 | lugs | 200 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 163 | 0 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 37 | 26 | ▼ 11 | 0E.J. Trivette | A.C. Rakestraw (Owner) | Dodge | 129 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 38 | 41 | ▲ 3 | 80Gary Sain | — | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | overheating | 200 | — |
| 39 | 31 | ▼ 8 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | oil leak | 200 | — |
| 40 | 33 | ▼ 7 | 03Johnny Allen | Harold Mays (Owner) | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 41 | 1 | ▼ 40 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 58 | 24 | steering | 200 | — |
| 42 | 7 | ▼ 35 | 37Charlie Glotzbach | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 49 | 0 | brakes | 200 | — |
| 43 | 25 | ▼ 18 | 81Tommy Ingram | Tommy Ingram (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | fuel pump | 200 | — |
| 44 | 30 | ▼ 14 | 00Armond Holley | Emory Gilliam (Owner) | Dodge | 31 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |