No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 318 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 399 | 5 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 399 |
| 8 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 14Bobby Allison | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 397 | 69 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 395 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 392 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 391 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 389 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 388 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 388 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 1Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | Dodge | 388 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 13 | 16 | ▲ 3 | 30Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 377 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 373 | 0 | differential | 76 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 17 | 7 | ▼ 10 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 354 | 0 | ignition | 70 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 5Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 350 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 20 | 24 | ▲ 4 | 76Stan Meserve | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 346 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 21 | 28 | ▲ 7 | 50Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Plymouth | 329 | 0 | running | 62 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 265 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 84Roy Trantham | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 243 | 0 | vibration | 58 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 224 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 57Roy Tyner | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 80 | 0 | overheating | 54 | — |
| 26 | 27 | ▲ 1 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 25 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 27 | 30 | ▲ 3 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 23 | 0 | oil leak | 50 | — |
| 28 | 18 | ▼ 10 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 29 | 25 | ▼ 4 | 02Walson Gardner | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 1 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |