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 | 416 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 499 | 21 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 12 | ▲ 9 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 483 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 14 | ▲ 10 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 475 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 19 | ▲ 13 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 464 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | clutch | 88 | — |
| 8 | 17 | ▲ 9 | 80E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 438 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 436 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 12Pete Hazelwood | Pete Hazelwood (Owner) | Ford | 365 | 0 | oil pressure | 82 | — |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ 2 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 362 | 0 | oil pressure | 80 | — |
| 12 | 6 | ▼ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 361 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 26 | ▲ 13 | 20Ray Hendrick | — | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | engine | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 9Worth McMillion | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 328 | 0 | differential | 74 | — |
| 15 | 5 | ▼ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 281 | 60 | engine | 72 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 23Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 235 | 0 | oil leak | 70 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 212 | 0 | axle | 68 | — |
| 18 | 8 | ▼ 10 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 177 | 3 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 4 | ▼ 16 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | differential | 62 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 45 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 56Ed Hessert | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 40 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 23 | 10 | ▼ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 35 | 0 | oil pressure | 56 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 13 | 0 | oil pressure | 52 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 82Dick Poling | Mack Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | transmission | 50 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 7 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 1John Kenney | Champion Racing | Ford | 1 | 0 | flagged | 0 | — |