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 | 171 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 298 | 129 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 298 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 292 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 286 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 284 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 284 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 283 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 30Bobby Mausgrover | Jack Harden (Owner) | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 271 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 88Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 270 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 268 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 24 | ▲ 11 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 28 | ▲ 14 | 19E.J. Trivette | Roy Dutton (Owner) | Ford | 264 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 236 | 0 | head gasket | 220 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 225 | 0 | clutch | 200 | — |
| 17 | 8 | ▼ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | oil pressure | 180 | — |
| 18 | 12 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 177 | 0 | ball joint | 160 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 152 | 0 | accident | 140 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 124 | 0 | rotor | 120 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 107 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 12Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 0 | oil pressure | 60 | — |
| 24 | 9 | ▼ 15 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 59 | 0 | rear end | 40 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 54Tom Raley | Tom Raley (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 75Frog Fagan | Bob Gilreath (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil leak | 20 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 63Melvin Bradley | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 10 | 0 | oil leak | 20 | — |
| 28 | 21 | ▼ 7 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | 20 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | bell housing | 20 | — |