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 | 249 | running | 2700 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 499 | 214 | running | 2592 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 2484 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 2376 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 2268 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 1Paul Lewis | King Enterprises | Dodge | 488 | 0 | running | 2160 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 37Charlie Glotzbach | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 485 | 0 | running | 2052 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 482 | 0 | running | 1944 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 477 | 0 | engine | 1836 | — |
| 10 | 5 | ▼ 5 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 473 | 0 | running | 1728 | — |
| 11 | 42 | ▲ 31 | 63Bill Dennis | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 1620 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 453 | 1 | rear end | 1512 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 1404 | — |
| 14 | 32 | ▲ 18 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 437 | 0 | running | 1296 | — |
| 15 | 38 | ▲ 23 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 401 | 0 | running | 1188 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 382 | 0 | rear end | 1080 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 351 | 0 | engine | 972 | — |
| 18 | 6 | ▼ 12 | 16LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 349 | 11 | head gasket | 864 | — |
| 19 | 44 | ▲ 25 | 91Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 325 | 0 | axle | 756 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 322 | 0 | running | 748 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 307 | 0 | engine | 540 | — |
| 22 | 31 | ▲ 9 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | clutch | 432 | — |
| 23 | 41 | ▲ 18 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 | carburetor | 324 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | valve | 216 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 222 | 0 | a-frame | 108 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | push rod | 108 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | engine | 108 | — |
| 28 | 43 | ▲ 15 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | engine | 108 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 171 | 0 | rear end | 108 | — |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 159 | 0 | oil pressure | 108 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 148 | 0 | ignition | 108 | — |
| 32 | 40 | ▲ 8 | 74Tiny Lund | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | transmission | 108 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | brakes | 108 | — |
| 34 | 28 | ▼ 6 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | transmission | 108 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 03Johnny Allen | Harold Mays (Owner) | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | rear end | 108 | — |
| 36 | 9 | ▼ 27 | 6Bobby Allison | Owens Racing | Dodge | 70 | 0 | piston | 108 | — |
| 37 | 37 | — | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | engine | 108 | — |
| 38 | 22 | ▼ 16 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | engine | 108 | — |
| 39 | 33 | ▼ 6 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 23 | 0 | engine | 108 | — |
| 40 | 20 | ▼ 20 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | overheating | 108 | — |
| 41 | 39 | ▼ 2 | 62Ken Spikes | Harold Collins (Owner) | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | accident | 108 | — |
| 42 | 35 | ▼ 7 | 80Gary Sain | — | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | accident | 108 | — |
| 43 | 19 | ▼ 24 | 05Armond Holley | Robert Harper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | accident | 108 | — |
| 44 | 25 | ▼ 19 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | accident | 108 | — |