No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 500 | 373 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 496 | 84 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
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| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 481 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 467 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 8Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 461 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 19 | ▲ 12 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 454 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 22 | ▲ 14 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 23 | ▲ 14 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 447 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 420 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 417 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 407 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 398 | 0 | accident | 74 | — |
| 15 | 4 | ▼ 11 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 366 | 0 | rear end | 72 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 318 | 0 | rear end | 70 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 23James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 315 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 256 | 0 | quit | 68 | — |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ 1 | 09Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | quit | 64 | — |
| 20 | 12 | ▼ 8 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 158 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | clutch | 60 | — |
| 22 | 5 | ▼ 17 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 133 | 0 | engine | 58 | — |
| 23 | 2 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 120 | 43 | accident | 56 | — |
| 24 | 24 | — | 57Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 103 | 0 | oil leak | 54 | — |
| 25 | 25 | — | 12Pete Hazelwood | Pete Hazelwood (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | battery | 50 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 | quit | 0 | — |