No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 176 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 108 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 499 |
| 168 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 492 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 29 | ▲ 23 | 1Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 09Jack Ingram | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 481 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 2Earl Brooks | Negre Racing | Ford | 467 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 36 | ▲ 25 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 467 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 30Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Mercury | 445 | 0 | rear end | 74 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 50Wendell Scott | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 436 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 27 | ▲ 11 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 430 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 427 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 412 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 26 | ▲ 7 | 31Bill Ervin | Newman Long (Owner) | Ford | 396 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 392 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Bob Casperson (Owner) | Ford | 338 | 0 | ball joint | 60 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 295 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 245 | 0 | overheating | 56 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 237 | 48 | rear end | 54 | — |
| 25 | 28 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 227 | 0 | driver sick | 52 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 206 | 0 | sway bar | 50 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 95Doug Cooper | Gray Racing | Ford | 206 | 0 | ball joint | 48 | — |
| 28 | 9 | ▼ 19 | 16Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 199 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 12 | ▼ 17 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 191 | 0 | rear end | 44 | — |
| 30 | 6 | ▼ 24 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 114 | 0 | rear end | 42 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 104 | 0 | oil leak | 40 | — |
| 32 | 14 | ▼ 18 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 91 | 0 | accident | 38 | — |
| 33 | 7 | ▼ 26 | 14Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 72 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | drive shaft | 34 | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 54 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 8 | ▼ 28 | 29Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |