No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 334 | 84 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 334 | 57 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 334 |
| 25 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 13Charlie Glotzbach | Smokey Yunick Racing | Ford | 333 | 5 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 333 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 332 | 1 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 1 | ▼ 6 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 331 | 97 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 331 | 6 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 17 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 327 | 58 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 313 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 15Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Plymouth | 311 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 310 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 38 | ▲ 24 | 29John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 26 | ▲ 11 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 301 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 300 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 36 | ▲ 19 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 299 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 39 | ▲ 21 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 35 | ▲ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 296 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 295 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 40 | ▲ 19 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 290 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 57Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 277 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 264 | 0 | engine | 84 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 31Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | water pump | 0 | — |
| 25 | 30 | ▲ 5 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 247 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 26 | 37 | ▲ 11 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | drive shaft | 75 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 96Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 207 | 0 | head gasket | 72 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | overheating | 69 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 09Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | sway bar | 66 | — |
| 30 | 10 | ▼ 20 | 99Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 147 | 1 | fuel pump | 63 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 133 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 107 | 0 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 93 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 34 | 18 | ▼ 16 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 83 | 0 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 32 | ▼ 3 | 0Earl Brooks | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 33 | ▼ 3 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 21 | ▼ 16 | 8Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 62 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 38 | 13 | ▼ 25 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | engine | 39 | — |
| 39 | 19 | ▼ 20 | 37Don Tarr | Fox Racing | Dodge | 28 | 0 | clutch | 36 | — |
| 40 | 16 | ▼ 24 | 39John Sears | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |