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 | 500 | 225 | running | 1350 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 500 | 217 | running | 1296 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 26Darel Dieringer | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 1242 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 492 | 0 | running | 1188 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | 1134 | — |
| 6 | 25 | ▲ 19 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 480 | 0 | running | 1080 | — |
| 7 | 18 | ▲ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 1026 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 476 | 0 | running | 972 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 918 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 864 | — |
| 11 | 20 | ▲ 9 | 68Buddy Baker | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | engine | 810 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 756 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 702 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 648 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | running | 594 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 16LeeRoy Yarbrough | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 407 | 0 | engine | 540 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | head gasket | 486 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 344 | 0 | steering | 432 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 311 | 0 | rear end | 378 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 81Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 304 | 0 | engine | 324 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 94Wendell Scott | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 | ball joint | 270 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 234 | 0 | engine | 216 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 40Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 214 | 0 | battery | 162 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 24Jack Harden | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 191 | 0 | rear end | 108 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 12Donnie Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | head gasket | 54 | — |
| 26 | 10 | ▼ 16 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | valve | 54 | — |
| 27 | 8 | ▼ 19 | 6Sam McQuagg | Owens Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | vibration | 54 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 116 | 58 | valve | 54 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 106 | 0 | overheating | 54 | — |
| 30 | 17 | ▼ 13 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 31 | 34 | ▲ 3 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | drive shaft | 54 | — |
| 32 | 11 | ▼ 21 | 53Bobby Isaac | King Enterprises | Dodge | 76 | 0 | clutch | 54 | — |
| 33 | 3 | ▼ 30 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 35 | 29 | ▼ 6 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 36 | 12 | ▼ 24 | 74Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |