No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 309 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 10 | ▲ 8 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 500 | 13 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 11 | ▲ 8 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 498 |
| 65 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 497 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 491 | 27 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 2 | ▼ 5 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 490 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 15 | ▲ 7 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 483 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 469 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 462 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 17 | ▲ 5 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 451 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 18 | ▲ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 448 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 444 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 30 | ▲ 15 | 82Dick Poling | Mack Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 42 | ▲ 26 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 437 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 24 | ▲ 7 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 428 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 19 | — | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 424 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 423 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 415 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 7 | ▼ 15 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 6 | ▼ 17 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 387 | 3 | steering | 84 | — |
| 24 | 35 | ▲ 11 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 383 | 0 | engine | 81 | — |
| 25 | 8 | ▼ 17 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 380 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 26 | 4 | ▼ 22 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 373 | 11 | overheating | 75 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 371 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 28 | 25 | ▼ 3 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 307 | 0 | rear end | 69 | — |
| 29 | 40 | ▲ 11 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 284 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 281 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 266 | 0 | rear end | 60 | — |
| 32 | 38 | ▲ 6 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | engine | 57 | — |
| 33 | 20 | ▼ 13 | 80Frank Warren | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 23James Sears | Paul Dean Holt (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 0 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 86Dub Simpson | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 243 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 241 | 0 | valve | 45 | — |
| 37 | 27 | ▼ 10 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 202 | 0 | flagged | 42 | — |
| 38 | 9 | ▼ 29 | 3Buddy Baker | Fox Racing | Dodge | 183 | 72 | engine | 39 | — |
| 39 | 34 | ▼ 5 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 126 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 40 | 14 | ▼ 26 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | drive shaft | 33 | — |
| 41 | 26 | ▼ 15 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 54 | 0 | vibration | 0 | — |
| 42 | 41 | ▼ 1 | 0Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | clutch | 27 | — |
| 43 | 43 | — | 29John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Dodge | 28 | 0 | oil pressure | 24 | — |