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 | 167 | 88 | running | 500 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 167 | 68 | running | 480 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 165 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 460 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 164 | 0 | running | 440 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 164 | 0 | running | 420 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | running | 400 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 380 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | running | 360 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 153 | 0 | running | 340 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 152 | 0 | running | 320 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 19E.J. Trivette | Roy Dutton (Owner) | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 300 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 83G.T. Nolan | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | running | 280 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | running | 260 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 75Frog Fagan | Bob Gilreath (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 240 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 88Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 100 | 0 | transmission | 220 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 83 | 11 | transmission | 200 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 57George Poulos | George Poulos (Owner) | Plymouth | 79 | 0 | clutch | 180 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 12Johnny Steele | Johnny Steele (Owner) | Ford | 70 | 0 | oil pressure | 160 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | engine | 140 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 64 | 0 | rear end | 120 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | oil pressure | 100 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | transmission | 80 | — |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 36 | 0 | battery | 60 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 33 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 26 | 21 | ▼ 5 | 31Bill Ervin | Ralph Murphy (Owner) | Ford | 32 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | engine | 20 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 30Jack Harden | Jack Harden (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | accident | 20 | — |