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 | 300 | 299 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 298 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 297 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 26 | ▲ 21 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 278 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 95Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 243 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 225 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 5Pete Hamilton | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 215 | 0 | wheel | 39 | — |
| 13 | 5 | ▼ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 207 | 0 | push rod | 38 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 197 | 0 | accident | 37 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 28Earl Brooks | Negre Racing | Mercury | 148 | 0 | valve | 35 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 46Max Ledbetter | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | differential | 34 | — |
| 18 | 9 | ▼ 9 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 106 | 1 | accident | 33 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 98 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 12Tom Pistone | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 81 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 21 | 19 | ▼ 2 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | engine | 31 | — |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ 1 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | oil pressure | 30 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 61 | 0 | engine | 29 | — |
| 24 | 25 | ▲ 1 | 88Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 51 | 0 | differential | 28 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 08Jack Ingram | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | 27 | — |
| 26 | 20 | ▼ 6 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 13 | 0 | spring | 25 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 75Gene Black | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |