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 | 300 | 177 | running | 550 | — |
| 2 | 19 | ▲ 17 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 300 | 15 | running | 528 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 299 |
| 64 |
| running |
| 506 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 6Sam McQuagg | Owens Racing | Dodge | 289 | 14 | rear end | 484 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 285 | 0 | running | 462 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 274 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 7 | 29 | ▲ 22 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 268 | 0 | running | 418 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 19E.J. Trivette | Roy Dutton (Owner) | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 396 | — |
| 9 | 24 | ▲ 15 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | running | 374 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | running | 352 | — |
| 11 | 21 | ▲ 10 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 246 | 0 | running | 330 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 203 | 0 | axle | 308 | — |
| 13 | 9 | ▼ 4 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 202 | 0 | a-frame | 286 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | transmission | 264 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 12Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 197 | 0 | engine | 242 | — |
| 16 | 1 | ▼ 15 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 173 | 24 | running | 220 | — |
| 17 | 14 | ▼ 3 | 63Melvin Bradley | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 169 | 0 | frame | 198 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | transmission | 176 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 6 | accident | 154 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 125 | 0 | engine | 132 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 5Ray Hendrick | Owens Racing | Dodge | 107 | 0 | engine | 110 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 102 | 0 | tie rod | 88 | — |
| 23 | 4 | ▼ 19 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | a-frame | 66 | — |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ 2 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 100 | 0 | transmission | 44 | — |
| 25 | 16 | ▼ 9 | 02Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | rear end | 22 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 75Frog Fagan | Bob Gilreath (Owner) | Ford | 91 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | sway bar | 22 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 91Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 30 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |
| 29 | 7 | ▼ 22 | 54Tom Raley | Tom Raley (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |
| 30 | 11 | ▼ 19 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |