No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 96 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 11 | ▲ 9 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 160 | 28 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 159 |
| 4 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 156 | 4 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 156 | 4 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 153 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 03Richard Brickhouse | Dub Clewis (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 37Don Tarr | Fox Racing | Dodge | 150 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 146 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 29 | ▲ 19 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 144 | 0 | rear end | 123 | — |
| 11 | 33 | ▲ 22 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 143 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 32 | ▲ 20 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 142 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 96Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 38 | ▲ 23 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 139 | 0 | overheating | 105 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 139 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 137 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 0Dick Poling | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 28 | ▲ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 26 | ▲ 5 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 8 | ▼ 14 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 127 | 0 | accident | 87 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 118 | 0 | accident | 84 | — |
| 24 | 21 | ▼ 3 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Mercury | 118 | 0 | accident | 81 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 114 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 24 | ▼ 2 | 15Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Plymouth | 111 | 0 | accident | 75 | — |
| 27 | 35 | ▲ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 105 | 0 | accident | 72 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 100 | 0 | running | 69 | — |
| 29 | 6 | ▼ 23 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 63 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 13Joe Leonard | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Fox Racing | Dodge | 46 | 4 | engine | 57 | — |
| 33 | 39 | ▲ 6 | 53Paul Connors | Carl Miller (Owner) | Dodge | 31 | 0 | u-joint | 54 | — |
| 34 | 7 | ▼ 27 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 30 | 0 | accident | 51 | — |
| 35 | 40 | ▲ 5 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 30 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 17 | ▼ 19 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | quit | 45 | — |
| 37 | 1 | ▼ 36 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 22 | 20 | valve | 42 | — |
| 38 | 31 | ▼ 7 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | quit | 39 | — |
| 39 | 30 | ▼ 9 | 23Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Ford | 10 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 40 | 34 | ▼ 6 | 09J.D. McDuffie | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | oil leak | 33 | — |