No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 11Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 262 | running | 750 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 95 | running | 720 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 500 |
| 140 |
| running |
| 690 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 66Dick Hutcherson | Holman Moody | Ford | 490 | 3 | running | 660 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 471 | 0 | engine | 630 | — |
| 6 | 26 | ▲ 20 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 413 | 0 | engine | 600 | — |
| 7 | 29 | ▲ 22 | 35Max Ledbetter | Ken Carpenter (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 396 | 0 | running | 570 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 88Doug Cooper | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 350 | 0 | running | 540 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 285 | 0 | engine | 510 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 74Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 226 | 0 | accident | 480 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Truett Rodgers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | accident | 450 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 16Cale Yarborough | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 196 | 0 | transmission | 420 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 147 | 0 | engine | 390 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 67Don Schissler | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 140 | 0 | accident | 360 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 22J.T. Putney | J.T. Putney (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | accident | 330 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | engine | 300 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 94Don Biederman | Ron Stotten (Owner) | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | oil pressure | 270 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 110 | 0 | radiator | 240 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 38Wayne Smith | — | Chevrolet | 103 | 0 | engine | 210 | — |
| 20 | 7 | ▼ 13 | 27Bosco Lowe | Matthews Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | wheel bearing | 180 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | engine | 150 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | engine | 120 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 6Darel Dieringer | Owens Racing | Dodge | 61 | 0 | oil pressure | 90 | — |
| 24 | 27 | ▲ 3 | 75Frog Fagan | Bob Gilreath (Owner) | Ford | 55 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 22 | 0 | brakes | 30 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 40Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 7 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 2Paul Lewis | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 19Henley Gray | Roy Dutton (Owner) | Ford | 5 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |