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 | 400 | 131 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 8 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 395 | 0 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 390 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 6Sam McQuagg | Owens Racing | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 375 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 24 | ▲ 18 | 51George England | Tom Hixon (Owner) | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 20 | ▲ 13 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 363 | 12 | engine | 360 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 345 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 322 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 1 | ▼ 10 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 305 | 22 | engine | 300 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | engine | 280 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 269 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 5 | ▼ 9 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 260 | 1 | engine | 240 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 235 | 0 | clutch | 220 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 139 | 0 | engine | 200 | — |
| 17 | 13 | ▼ 4 | 04Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | overheating | 180 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | accident | 160 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | wheel bearing | 140 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 69 | 0 | overheating | 120 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 58 | 0 | ignition | 100 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 52 | 0 | accident | 80 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 45 | 0 | steering | 40 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 44 | 15 | steering | 20 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 36 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 27 | 25 | ▼ 2 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 36 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 28 | 32 | ▲ 4 | 24Jack Harden | Betty Lilly (Owner) | Ford | 34 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 29 | 30 | ▲ 1 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 24 | 0 | drive shaft | 20 | — |
| 30 | 7 | ▼ 23 | 74Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 21 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 31 | 10 | ▼ 21 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 32 | 16 | ▼ 16 | 91Walter Wallace | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 11 | 0 | vibration | 20 | — |