No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 324 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 497 | 19 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 497 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 39 | ▲ 35 | 29Bud Moore | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 494 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 494 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 492 | 125 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 14Ray Hendrick | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 492 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 491 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 84Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 475 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 24 | ▲ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 474 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 470 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 2Bobby Allison | J.D. Bracken (Owner) | Chevrolet | 468 | 13 | engine | 74 | — |
| 15 | 28 | ▲ 13 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 465 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ 4 | 30Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | tire | 68 | — |
| 18 | 33 | ▲ 15 | 51Stan Meserve | Margo Hamm (Owner) | Dodge | 457 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 50Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 455 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 21 | 12 | ▼ 9 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 439 | 0 | running | 60 | — |
| 22 | 2 | ▼ 20 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 436 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 417 | 0 | running | 56 | — |
| 24 | 37 | ▲ 13 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 408 | 0 | running | 54 | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 76Earl Brooks | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 405 | 0 | differential | 52 | — |
| 26 | 35 | ▲ 9 | 83Worth McMillion | Allen McMillion (Owner) | Pontiac | 391 | 0 | radiator | 0 | — |
| 27 | 20 | ▼ 7 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 374 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 366 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 29 | 38 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 249 | 0 | ignition | 44 | — |
| 31 | 30 | ▼ 1 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 237 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 32 | 19 | ▼ 13 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | clutch | 40 | — |
| 33 | 32 | ▼ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | overheating | 38 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 1Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | Dodge | 154 | 19 | accident | 36 | — |
| 35 | 10 | ▼ 25 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 143 | 0 | clutch | 34 | — |
| 36 | 40 | ▲ 4 | 66Larry Manning | John Glazebrook (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | overheating | 32 | — |
| 37 | 18 | ▼ 19 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | accident | 30 | — |
| 38 | 36 | ▼ 2 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | oil pan | 28 | — |
| 39 | 11 | ▼ 28 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 21 | 0 | accident | 26 | — |
| 40 | 25 | ▼ 15 | 57Paul Dean Holt | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 24 | — |