No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | ▲ 5 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 500 | 36 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 36 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| 500 |
| 243 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 11 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 489 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 486 | 38 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 38 | ▲ 31 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 478 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 477 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 22 | ▲ 12 | 13Jim Vandiver | Jim Lineberger (Owner) | Chevrolet | 474 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 35 | ▲ 24 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 27 | ▲ 15 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 29 | ▲ 16 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 450 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 40 | ▲ 26 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 449 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ 3 | 31Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 446 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 400 | 125 | engine | 68 | — |
| 18 | 31 | ▲ 13 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 392 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 36 | ▲ 17 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 387 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 5 | ▼ 15 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 348 | 22 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 33 | ▲ 12 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 320 | 0 | axle | 60 | — |
| 22 | 26 | ▲ 4 | 81Dave Alonzo | Dave Alonzo (Owner) | Ford | 312 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 240 | 0 | engine | 56 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 222 | 0 | brakes | 54 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 173 | 0 | wheel | 52 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 153 | 0 | rocker arm | 50 | — |
| 27 | 32 | ▲ 5 | 15Ed Hessert | Ed Hessert (Owner) | Dodge | 136 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 120 | 0 | accident | 46 | — |
| 29 | 19 | ▼ 10 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 39 | ▲ 9 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |
| 31 | 8 | ▼ 23 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 66 | 0 | engine | 40 | — |
| 32 | 37 | ▲ 5 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 59 | 0 | brakes | 38 | — |
| 33 | 30 | ▼ 3 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | oil leak | 36 | — |
| 34 | 10 | ▼ 24 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 34 | 0 | spring | 34 | — |
| 35 | 21 | ▼ 14 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 31 | 0 | hub | 32 | — |
| 36 | 25 | ▼ 11 | 0J.D. McDuffie | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 37 | 16 | ▼ 21 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 16 | 0 | accident | 28 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 11 | 0 | engine | 26 | — |
| 39 | 15 | ▼ 24 | 8Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | oil pressure | 24 | — |
| 40 | 9 | ▼ 31 | 14Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | accident | 22 | — |