No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 256 | running | 850 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 398 | 20 | running | 816 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 398 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 782 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 398 | 96 | running | 748 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 398 | 9 | running | 714 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 74Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 | running | 680 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 06Cale Yarborough | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 646 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 1Swede Savage | Holman Moody | Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 612 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 372 | 0 | running | 578 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 63Melvin Bradley | Bob Adams (Owner) | Ford | 370 | 0 | running | 544 | — |
| 11 | 29 | ▲ 18 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 369 | 0 | running | 510 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 | running | 476 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 368 | 0 | running | 442 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 0Eddie Yarboro | A.C. Rakestraw (Owner) | Dodge | 362 | 0 | running | 408 | — |
| 15 | 33 | ▲ 18 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | 374 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 88Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 328 | 0 | engine | 340 | — |
| 17 | 22 | ▲ 5 | 11J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | engine | 306 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 236 | 0 | engine | 272 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 235 | 0 | engine | 238 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 9Earl Brooks | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | rear end | 204 | — |
| 21 | 6 | ▼ 15 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 173 | 19 | engine | 170 | — |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ 3 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 144 | 0 | rear end | 136 | — |
| 23 | 17 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | oil pressure | 102 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 114 | 0 | head gasket | 68 | — |
| 25 | 31 | ▲ 6 | 97Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 107 | 0 | steering | 34 | — |
| 26 | 14 | ▼ 12 | 81Jack Ingram | Tommy Ingram (Owner) | Chevrolet | 86 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 83 | 0 | transmission | 34 | — |
| 28 | 34 | ▲ 6 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | clutch | 34 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | rear end | 34 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 40Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 36 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 36 | 0 | throttle | 34 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 53Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 28 | 0 | handling | 34 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 17 | 0 | oil pan | 34 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 75Frog Fagan | Bob Gilreath (Owner) | Ford | 16 | 0 | valve | 34 | — |