No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 230 | 82 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 230 | 38 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 230 |
| 12 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 227 | 1 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 225 | 4 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 88Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 224 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 223 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 31Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 222 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 6 | ▼ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 220 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 8 | ▼ 2 | 14Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Dodge | 220 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 18 | ▲ 7 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 219 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 15 | ▲ 3 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 218 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 215 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 35 | ▲ 21 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 211 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 96Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 210 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 31 | ▲ 15 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 209 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 209 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 208 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 15Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Dodge | 208 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 23 | ▲ 3 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 207 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 10 | ▼ 11 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 204 | 0 | engine | 90 | — |
| 22 | 38 | ▲ 16 | 0J.C. Spradley | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 203 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 33 | ▲ 10 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 25 | 34 | ▲ 9 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 193 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 190 | 0 | accident | 75 | — |
| 27 | 40 | ▲ 13 | 33Earl Brooks | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | accident | 72 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 165 | 2 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 1 | ▼ 28 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 143 | 81 | accident | 66 | — |
| 30 | 29 | ▼ 1 | 36H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 130 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 27 | ▼ 4 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 32 | 39 | ▲ 7 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 47 | 0 | flagged | 57 | — |
| 33 | 17 | ▼ 16 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 43 | 10 | steering | 54 | — |
| 34 | 13 | ▼ 21 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | accident | 51 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 8Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 26 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 36 | 21 | ▼ 15 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | accident | 45 | — |
| 37 | 20 | ▼ 17 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 26 | 0 | water pump | 42 | — |
| 38 | 19 | ▼ 19 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 8 | 0 | engine | 39 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 40 | 37 | ▼ 3 | 57Bobby Mausgrover | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |