No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 250 | 38 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 250 | 57 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 250 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 249 | 136 | accident | 141 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 6Charlie Glotzbach | Owens Racing | Dodge | 249 | 2 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 248 | 4 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 25 | ▲ 18 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 244 | 2 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 30 | ▲ 22 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 242 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 240 | 1 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 227 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 15 | ▲ 4 | 15Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Plymouth | 224 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 26 | ▲ 14 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 211 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 210 | 0 | steering | 111 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 210 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 23 | ▲ 7 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 206 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 32 | ▲ 15 | 44Bob Ashbrook | Giachetti Brothers | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 34 | ▲ 16 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 193 | 0 | engine | 99 | — |
| 19 | 38 | ▲ 19 | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 191 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ 2 | 23Paul Dean Holt | Dennis Holt (Owner) | Ford | 187 | 0 | engine | 93 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 22 | 27 | ▲ 5 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 16 | ▼ 7 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | lugs | 84 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 150 | 0 | engine | 81 | — |
| 25 | 21 | ▼ 4 | 0Dick Poling | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 29John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | engine | 75 | — |
| 27 | 1 | ▼ 26 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 115 | 9 | engine | 72 | — |
| 28 | 3 | ▼ 25 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 94 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 33 | ▲ 4 | 18Dick Johnson (California) | Dick Johnson CA (Owner) | Ford | 80 | 0 | clutch | 66 | — |
| 30 | 9 | ▼ 21 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 78 | 1 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 73Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Dodge | 74 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 32 | 35 | ▲ 3 | 38Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Ford | 62 | 0 | oil line | 57 | — |
| 33 | 28 | ▼ 5 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 62 | 0 | wheel bearing | 54 | — |
| 34 | 19 | ▼ 15 | 96Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | head gasket | 51 | — |
| 35 | 17 | ▼ 18 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 12 | ▼ 25 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 11 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |
| 38 | 18 | ▼ 20 | 80Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | rear end | 39 | — |