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 | 300 | 66 | running | 400 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 297 | 61 | running | 384 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 297 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 368 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 295 | 40 | running | 352 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 294 | 0 | running | 336 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 293 | 133 | running | 320 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | running | 304 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 290 | 0 | running | 288 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 287 | 0 | running | 272 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | running | 256 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 274 | 0 | oil pressure | 240 | — |
| 12 | 16 | ▲ 4 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | ball joint | 224 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | ball joint | 208 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 91Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 162 | 0 | wheel bearing | 192 | — |
| 15 | 23 | ▲ 8 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | fender | 176 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | brakes | 160 | — |
| 17 | 17 | — | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | overheating | 144 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 32Larry Miller | Larry Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 121 | 0 | oil pressure | 128 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 118 | 0 | accident | 112 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 117 | 0 | accident | 96 | — |
| 21 | 21 | — | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | accident | 64 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 50 | 0 | radiator | 48 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 49 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 42 | 0 | transmission | 16 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | oil leak | 16 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | radiator | 16 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 87Ken Rice | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | handling | 16 | — |
| 29 | 27 | ▼ 2 | 06Elmer Gilliam | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | steering | 16 | — |