No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 271 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 499 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 55Tiny Lund | Lyle Stelter (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 491 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 19 | ▲ 15 | 97Red Farmer | Red Farmer (Owner) | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 27 | ▲ 22 | 88Dub Simpson | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 470 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 17 | ▲ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 457 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 21Bill Seifert | Negre Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 3 | ▼ 8 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 451 | 108 | engine | 80 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 95E.J. Trivette | — | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 374 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 0 | differential | 0 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 37Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 320 | 0 | engine | 74 | — |
| 17 | 1 | ▼ 16 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 252 | 86 | engine | 72 | — |
| 18 | 14 | ▼ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 250 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 27Bosco Lowe | Matthews Racing | Ford | 220 | 0 | rear end | 68 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 14Jim Paschal | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 171 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 16Cale Yarborough | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 164 | 0 | head gasket | 64 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 74Tom Pistone | Turkey Minton (Owner) | Chevrolet | 154 | 35 | oil pan | 62 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 40Charlie Glotzbach | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 143 | 0 | rear end | 58 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 2Paul Lewis | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | valve | 56 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 102 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | oil pressure | 52 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 07George Davis | George Davis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | timing chain | 50 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 73Rod Eulenfeld | Julian Kline (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |