No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 11Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 164 | running | 2750 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 499 | 36 | running | 2640 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 499 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 2530 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 27A.J. Foyt | Matthews Racing | Ford | 498 | 25 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 16Gordon Johncock | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 497 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 53Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 488 | 0 | running | 2420 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 2310 | — |
| 8 | 37 | ▲ 29 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 472 | 0 | running | 2200 | — |
| 9 | 28 | ▲ 19 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 2090 | — |
| 10 | 36 | ▲ 26 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 457 | 0 | running | 1980 | — |
| 11 | 22 | ▲ 11 | 97Red Farmer | Gray Racing | Ford | 448 | 7 | running | 1870 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 49Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 446 | 0 | running | 1760 | — |
| 13 | 6 | ▼ 7 | 29Dick Hutcherson | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 441 | 69 | engine | 1650 | — |
| 14 | 8 | ▼ 6 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 405 | 3 | spring | 1540 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 54Whitey Gerkin | Whitey Gerkin (Owner) | Ford | 405 | 2 | accident | 0 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 388 | 109 | engine | 1430 | — |
| 17 | 35 | ▲ 18 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 382 | 0 | running | 1320 | — |
| 18 | 39 | ▲ 21 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 377 | 0 | engine | 1210 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 324 | 0 | engine | 1100 | — |
| 20 | 38 | ▲ 18 | 87J.T. Putney | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 307 | 0 | engine | 990 | — |
| 21 | 31 | ▲ 10 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 286 | 0 | accident | 880 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 6Darel Dieringer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 267 | 0 | engine | 770 | — |
| 23 | 42 | ▲ 19 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 252 | 0 | engine | 660 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | engine | 550 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 12Donnie Allison | Jon Thorne (Owner) | Ford | 245 | 0 | engine | 440 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 236 | 0 | engine | 330 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 2Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 214 | 0 | engine | 220 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 191 | 73 | accident | 110 | — |
| 29 | 32 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | engine | 110 | — |
| 30 | 24 | ▼ 6 | 66Jimmy Clark | — | Ford | 144 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | clutch | 110 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 72Charlie Glotzbach | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 80 | 0 | timing chain | 110 | — |
| 33 | 29 | ▼ 4 | 44James Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | ball joint | 110 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 88Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 59 | 0 | engine | 110 | — |
| 35 | 12 | ▼ 23 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 56 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |
| 36 | 16 | ▼ 20 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 56 | 0 | timing chain | 110 | — |
| 37 | 17 | ▼ 20 | 42G.C. Spencer | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 56 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |
| 38 | 20 | ▼ 18 | 48James Hylton | Bud Hartje (Owner) | Dodge | 55 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |
| 39 | 43 | ▲ 4 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |
| 40 | 40 | — | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Pontiac | 33 | 0 | oil pressure | 110 | — |
| 41 | 44 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | steering | 110 | — |
| 42 | 2 | ▼ 40 | 1Jack Bowsher | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 17 | 11 | accident | 0 | — |
| 43 | 30 | ▼ 13 | 92Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Plymouth | 16 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |
| 44 | 41 | ▼ 3 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | accident | 110 | — |