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 | 200 | 118 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 58 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 197 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 196 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 91Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 193 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 189 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 171 | 0 | running | 224 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | running | 208 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | running | 192 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | running | 176 | — |
| 16 | 2 | ▼ 14 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 24 | rear end | 160 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 140 | 0 | axle | 144 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 125 | 0 | control arm | 128 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 32Larry Miller | Larry Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 112 | 0 | radiator | 112 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | rocker arm | 96 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 91 | 0 | overheating | 64 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 68 | 0 | head gasket | 48 | — |
| 24 | 11 | ▼ 13 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | oil line | 32 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | clutch | 16 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 49 | 0 | ball joint | 16 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 29 | 0 | accident | 16 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 87Ken Rice | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | engine | 16 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 06Elmer Gilliam | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | oil leak | 16 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 2 | 0 | a-frame | 16 | — |