No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 500 | 206 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 43 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 500 |
| 238 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 496 | 2 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 10 | ▲ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 18 | ▲ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 489 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 27Swede Savage | Matthews Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 38Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 29 | ▲ 19 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 468 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 458 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 453 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 15 | 40 | ▲ 25 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 428 | 0 | disqualified | 68 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 423 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 422 | 0 | running | 64 | — |
| 19 | 34 | ▲ 15 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 420 | 0 | accident | 62 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 393 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 382 | 0 | overheating | 58 | — |
| 22 | 13 | ▼ 9 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | ignition | 56 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 281 | 11 | axle | 55 | — |
| 24 | 16 | ▼ 8 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 259 | 0 | accident | 54 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 245 | 0 | accident | 52 | — |
| 26 | 38 | ▲ 12 | 0Frank Warren | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | transmission | 50 | — |
| 27 | 31 | ▲ 4 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 238 | 0 | overheating | 48 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 232 | 0 | head gasket | 46 | — |
| 29 | 8 | ▼ 21 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 221 | 0 | ignition | 44 | — |
| 30 | 7 | ▼ 23 | 6James Hylton | Owens Racing | Dodge | 213 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 93Walson Gardner | Walson Gardner (Owner) | Ford | 196 | 0 | steering | 40 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | transmission | 38 | — |
| 33 | 22 | ▼ 11 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 142 | 0 | battery | 0 | — |
| 34 | 30 | ▼ 4 | 80Danny Turner | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | transmission | 34 | — |
| 35 | 37 | ▲ 2 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 56Ed Hessert | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 60 | 0 | brakes | 30 | — |
| 37 | 4 | ▼ 33 | 3Paul Goldsmith | Fox Racing | Dodge | 40 | 0 | ignition | 28 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | oil leak | 26 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 23Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | flagged | 24 | — |
| 40 | 15 | ▼ 25 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | oil pressure | 22 | — |