No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 181 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 12 | ▲ 10 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 399 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 4 | — | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 398 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 2 | ▼ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 391 | 132 | engine | 92 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 390 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 14Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 390 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 386 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 21 | ▲ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 381 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 19 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Mercury | 377 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 24 | ▲ 13 | 28Earl Brooks | Negre Racing | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 362 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 361 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 14 | 26 | ▲ 12 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 359 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 342 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 18 | ▲ 2 | 50Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 338 | 0 | engine | 70 | — |
| 17 | 33 | ▲ 16 | 95Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 338 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 333 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 326 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 308 | 0 | oil pressure | 62 | — |
| 21 | 32 | ▲ 11 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 265 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 9 | ▼ 13 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 257 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 248 | 0 | oil pressure | 56 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 12Jim Hurtubise | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 243 | 0 | brakes | 54 | — |
| 25 | 27 | ▲ 2 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 215 | 0 | rear end | 52 | — |
| 26 | 6 | ▼ 20 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 210 | 39 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 7 | ▼ 20 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 144 | 27 | oil pan | 48 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 46Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 29Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 97 | 20 | timing chain | 0 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 09Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 97 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | overheating | 40 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 08Jack Ingram | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 34 | 16 | ▼ 18 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 31Leonard Brock | Newman Long (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |