No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | ▲ 4 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 361 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 8 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 490 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 39Friday Hassler | Red Sharp (Owner) | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 459 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 47Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 25 | ▲ 16 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 447 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 20 | ▲ 10 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 29 | ▲ 18 | 45Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 423 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 408 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 392 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 10 | ▼ 6 | 56LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 316 | 0 | tire | 70 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 315 | 61 | engine | 68 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 3 | ▼ 16 | 14Bobby Allison | Tom Friedkin (Owner) | Plymouth | 252 | 70 | rear end | 64 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 38Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 210 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 5Earl Brooks | Robertson Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | tire | 58 | — |
| 23 | 23 | — | 57Ervin Pruitt | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 162 | 0 | rear end | 56 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 80E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | overheating | 54 | — |
| 25 | 4 | ▼ 21 | 22Darel Dieringer | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Plymouth | 119 | 0 | drive shaft | 0 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 94 | 0 | rear end | 50 | — |
| 27 | 14 | ▼ 13 | 96Don Tomberlin | Roy Buckner (Owner) | Ford | 90 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 28 | 11 | ▼ 17 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 81 | 0 | oil leak | 46 | — |
| 29 | 16 | ▼ 13 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 26 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 20 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |