No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 400 | 398 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 400 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 387 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Plymouth | 379 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 3 | ▼ 3 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 376 | 2 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 357 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 10 | ▲ 2 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 351 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 18 | ▲ 9 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 348 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 6 | ▼ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 | suspension | 41 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 237 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 12Pete Hazelwood | Pete Hazelwood (Owner) | Ford | 228 | 0 | oil pressure | 39 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | quit | 38 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 115 | 0 | quit | 37 | — |
| 15 | 14 | ▼ 1 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | sway bar | 36 | — |
| 16 | 20 | ▲ 4 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 89 | 0 | fan belt | 35 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | differential | 34 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | quit | 33 | — |
| 19 | 5 | ▼ 14 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 40 | 0 | ignition | 32 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 33 | 0 | ignition | 31 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 14 | 0 | oil leak | 30 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 13 | 0 | vibration | 29 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 57Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 10 | 0 | sway bar | 28 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 09Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | quit | 27 | — |