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 | 235 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 300 | 11 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 300 |
| 54 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 297 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 16Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 292 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 14Curtis Turner | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 291 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 28Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 282 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 280 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 276 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 275 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 269 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 96Bob Moore | Roy Buckner (Owner) | Ford | 266 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 01Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 256 | 0 | running | 38 | — |
| 14 | 14 | — | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 243 | 0 | running | 37 | — |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ 3 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 237 | 0 | bearing | 36 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 09Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | bearing | 35 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 155 | 0 | quit | 34 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 95Frog Fagan | Gray Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | oil pressure | 33 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 75Gene Black | Gene Black (Owner) | Ford | 143 | 0 | tie rod | 32 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 137 | 0 | overheating | 31 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 135 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | engine | 29 | — |
| 23 | 9 | ▼ 14 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | rear end | 28 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 88Serge Adams | Buck Baker Racing | Oldsmobile | 109 | 0 | oil pressure | 27 | — |
| 25 | 12 | ▼ 13 | 02Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | overheating | 26 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 37 | 0 | quit | 25 | — |
| 27 | 27 | — | 31Leonard Brock | Newman Long (Owner) | Ford | 15 | 0 | a-frame | 24 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | disqualified | 23 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 87Bobby Mausgrover | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |
| 30 | 23 | ▼ 7 | 69David Mote | Ken Cline (Owner) | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 | fuel pump | 0 | — |