No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 250 | 78 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 250 | 159 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 244 | 13 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 243 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 238 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 234 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 226 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 220 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 219 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 21 | ▲ 7 | 5Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 38 | — |
| 16 | 4 | ▼ 12 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 17 | 6 | ▼ 11 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | sway bar | 37 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 121 | 0 | differential | 36 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | battery | 35 | — |
| 20 | 11 | ▼ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | oil leak | 34 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 84Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 70 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 95Paul Dean Holt | Gray Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | too slow | 32 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | oil line | 31 | — |