No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 291 | 8 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 290 | 23 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 288 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 287 | 189 | accident | 141 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 285 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 20 | ▲ 14 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 270 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 270 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 268 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 268 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 56Gerald Chamberlain | Lyle Stelter (Owner) | Mercury | 267 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 2 | ▼ 9 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 263 | 48 | drive shaft | 120 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 258 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 25 | ▲ 12 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 29 | ▲ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 258 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 31 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 253 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 248 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 33 | ▲ 16 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 244 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 35 | ▲ 17 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 237 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 30 | ▲ 11 | 0Earl Brooks | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 233 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 225 | 0 | rear end | 93 | — |
| 21 | 23 | ▲ 2 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 219 | 0 | accident | 90 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 82Roy Mayne | Mack Sellers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 217 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | water pump | 84 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | oil leak | 81 | — |
| 25 | 32 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 147 | 0 | clutch | 78 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 138 | 0 | steering | 75 | — |
| 27 | 26 | ▼ 1 | 38Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | clutch | 72 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 108 | 0 | transmission | 69 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 3Neil Castles | Fox Racing | Dodge | 102 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 99 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 6 | ▼ 25 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 63 | 18 | engine | 60 | — |
| 32 | 10 | ▼ 22 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 52 | 0 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | wheel bearing | 54 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 19 | 5 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 36 | ▲ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 5 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 34 | ▼ 2 | 44Bob Ashbrook | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |