No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ▲ 11 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 255 | 98 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 255 | 25 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 254 |
| 49 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 254 | 0 | running | 144 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 253 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 252 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 16Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 252 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 8 | 21 | ▲ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 251 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 14Curtis Turner | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 251 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 37Sam McQuagg | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 250 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 250 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 15Jerry Grant | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 248 | 1 | running | 120 | — |
| 13 | 22 | ▲ 9 | 2Paul Lewis | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 247 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 39 | ▲ 24 | 55Harold Smith | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 08Don Tarr | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 80E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 18 | 20 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 52Lennie Waldo | Elmer Buxton (Owner) | Ford | 239 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 20 | 40 | ▲ 20 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 239 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Harold Rhodes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 235 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 23 | 43 | ▲ 20 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 28Clyde Lynn | Brooks Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 95Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 26 | 44 | ▲ 18 | 96Bob Moore | Roy Buckner (Owner) | Ford | 234 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 58Phil Wendt | Ken Watter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 230 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 28 | 5 | ▼ 23 | 29Bobby Allison | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 229 | 13 | engine | 78 | — |
| 29 | 35 | ▲ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 229 | 0 | running | 75 | — |
| 30 | 42 | ▲ 12 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 227 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 31 | 32 | ▲ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 213 | 0 | running | 69 | — |
| 32 | 9 | ▼ 23 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 212 | 0 | tire | 66 | — |
| 33 | 34 | ▲ 1 | 76Roy Tyner | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 212 | 0 | running | 63 | — |
| 34 | 41 | ▲ 7 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 205 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 35 | 27 | ▼ 8 | 30Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Ford | 202 | 0 | running | 57 | — |
| 36 | 28 | ▼ 8 | 46Larry Manning | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 37 | 19 | ▼ 18 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | transmission | 51 | — |
| 38 | 6 | ▼ 32 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 186 | 1 | ignition | 48 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 1Bud Moore | King Enterprises | Dodge | 182 | 24 | transmission | 45 | — |
| 40 | 38 | ▼ 2 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | oil leak | 42 | — |
| 41 | 11 | ▼ 30 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 91 | 0 | engine | 39 | — |
| 42 | 31 | ▼ 11 | 12Earl Balmer | Pistone Racing | Mercury | 59 | 0 | handling | 0 | — |
| 43 | 18 | ▼ 25 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 56 | 0 | valve | 36 | — |
| 44 | 3 | ▼ 41 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 45 | 44 | accident | 33 | — |