No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 215 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 300 | 64 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 299 |
| 7 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 298 | 7 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 297 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 15Ray Hendrick | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 295 | 7 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 7 | ▼ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 293 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 10 | 10 | — | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 284 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 273 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 57Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 265 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 260 | 0 | running | 38 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 19Cecil Gordon | Gray Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 37 | — |
| 18 | 27 | ▲ 9 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 236 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 36 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 95Paul Dean Holt | Gray Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | quit | 35 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | engine | 34 | — |
| 22 | 11 | ▼ 11 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 129 | 0 | accident | 33 | — |
| 23 | 26 | ▲ 3 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 128 | 0 | accident | 32 | — |
| 24 | 15 | ▼ 9 | 66Larry Manning | John Glazebrook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | accident | 31 | — |
| 25 | 19 | ▼ 6 | 5Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 86 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 61 | 0 | water pump | 29 | — |
| 27 | 17 | ▼ 10 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 28 | 13 | ▼ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 12 | 0 | oil pressure | 27 | — |