No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 216 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 24 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 16Tiny Lund | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 497 | 1 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 14Bobby Allison | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 496 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 14 | ▲ 8 | 91Don White | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 495 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 491 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 8 | 16 | ▲ 8 | 84G.C. Spencer | Roy Trantham (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 480 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 75Butch Hartman | Butch Hartman (Owner) | Dodge | 478 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 466 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 446 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 14 | 39 | ▲ 25 | 47Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | engine | 117 | — |
| 15 | 41 | ▲ 26 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 433 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 430 | 11 | accident | 111 | — |
| 17 | 3 | ▼ 14 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 427 | 118 | valve | 108 | — |
| 18 | 44 | ▲ 26 | 45Earl Brooks | Seifert Racing | Ford | 427 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 420 | 0 | engine | 102 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 414 | 0 | flagged | 99 | — |
| 21 | 38 | ▲ 17 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 408 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 22 | 42 | ▲ 20 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 407 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 23 | 43 | ▲ 20 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 400 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 30Dave Marcis | Larry Wehrs (Owner) | Chevrolet | 396 | 0 | engine | 87 | — |
| 25 | 10 | ▼ 15 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 385 | 38 | valve | 84 | — |
| 26 | 1 | ▼ 25 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 325 | 92 | engine | 81 | — |
| 27 | 37 | ▲ 10 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 309 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 28 | 22 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 271 | 0 | engine | 75 | — |
| 29 | 5 | ▼ 24 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 270 | 0 | ignition | 72 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 56Tommy Gale | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 172 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 31 | 25 | ▼ 6 | 97Red Farmer | Red Farmer (Owner) | Ford | 159 | 0 | rear end | 69 | — |
| 32 | 29 | ▼ 3 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 156 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 33 | 11 | ▼ 22 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 148 | 0 | oil pressure | 63 | — |
| 34 | 12 | ▼ 22 | 1Pete Hamilton | King Enterprises | Dodge | 145 | 0 | valve | 60 | — |
| 35 | 31 | ▼ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 95 | 0 | oil pressure | 57 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 76James Sears | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | accident | 54 | — |
| 37 | 33 | ▼ 4 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | accident | 51 | — |
| 38 | 23 | ▼ 15 | 57Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 90 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 39 | 40 | ▲ 1 | 80E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 87 | 0 | brakes | 45 | — |
| 40 | 30 | ▼ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 82 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 41 | 7 | ▼ 34 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 59 | 0 | quit | 39 | — |
| 42 | 15 | ▼ 27 | 29Bud Moore | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 53 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 43 | 32 | ▼ 11 | 52Dexter Gainey | Elmer Buxton (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | flagged | 33 | — |
| 44 | 21 | ▼ 23 | 11Frank Gardner | — | Ford | 2 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |