No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 500 | 51 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 97 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 26LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 498 | 20 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 12Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 497 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 1Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ 2 | 16Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 494 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 479 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 44Blaine Kauffman | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 461 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 34 | ▲ 21 | 80E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 2 | ▼ 13 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 449 | 284 | differential | 72 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 432 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 18 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 370 | 0 | oil pressure | 64 | — |
| 20 | 20 | — | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 349 | 0 | a-frame | 62 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 335 | 0 | ignition | 60 | — |
| 22 | 17 | ▼ 5 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 328 | 0 | oil line | 58 | — |
| 23 | 28 | ▲ 5 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 309 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 46Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Ford | 268 | 0 | differential | 54 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 237 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 29Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 48 | engine | 52 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 217 | 0 | oil pressure | 50 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 148 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | differential | 46 | — |
| 30 | 32 | ▲ 2 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 126 | 0 | steering | 44 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 109 | 0 | transmission | 42 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 28Earl Brooks | Negre Racing | Ford | 103 | 0 | brakes | 40 | — |
| 33 | 27 | ▼ 6 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 94 | 0 | engine | 38 | — |
| 34 | 36 | ▲ 2 | 09Bill Vanderhoff | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | oil leak | 36 | — |
| 35 | 6 | ▼ 29 | 14Paul Goldsmith | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 63 | 0 | accident | 34 | — |
| 36 | 35 | ▼ 1 | 95Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | brakes | 32 | — |
| 37 | 38 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | wheel | 30 | — |
| 38 | 33 | ▼ 5 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | engine | 28 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 15 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | — |
| 40 | 31 | ▼ 9 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 14 | 0 | clutch | 26 | — |