No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 334 | 161 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 334 | 63 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 334 |
| 80 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 7 | ▲ 3 | 99Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 334 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 8 | ▲ 3 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 332 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 321 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 21 | ▲ 14 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 320 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 29 | ▲ 21 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 22 | ▲ 13 | 37Don Tarr | Fox Racing | Dodge | 318 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 15 | ▲ 5 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 315 | 0 | engine | 123 | — |
| 11 | 44 | ▲ 33 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 314 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 33Wayne Smith | Archie Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 307 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 23 | ▲ 9 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 306 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 34 | ▲ 19 | 29John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 298 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 8Wendell Scott | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 297 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 36 | ▲ 18 | 76Ben Arnold | Don Culpepper (Owner) | Ford | 292 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 38 | ▲ 19 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 291 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 35 | ▲ 15 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 39 | ▲ 18 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 290 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 16 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 288 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 42 | ▲ 19 | 09Wayne Gillette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 84J.D. McDuffie | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 277 | 0 | clutch | 81 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 260 | 17 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 31 | ▲ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Chevrolet | 240 | 0 | running | 75 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 239 | 7 | engine | 72 | — |
| 28 | 10 | ▼ 18 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 217 | 6 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 43 | ▲ 14 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 201 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 184 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 32 | 25 | ▼ 7 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | engine | 57 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 34 | 37 | ▲ 3 | 13Jim Lineberger | Jim Lineberger (Owner) | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | accident | 51 | — |
| 35 | 26 | ▼ 9 | 31Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 36 | 14 | ▼ 22 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 103 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 45 | ▲ 8 | 88Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Dodge | 95 | 0 | head gasket | 42 | — |
| 38 | 4 | ▼ 34 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 94 | 0 | valve | 39 | — |
| 39 | 30 | ▼ 9 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 90 | 0 | oil leak | 36 | — |
| 40 | 12 | ▼ 28 | 1A.J. Foyt | Jack Bowsher & Associates | Ford | 88 | 0 | wheel bearing | 0 | — |
| 41 | 9 | ▼ 32 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 81 | 0 | oil leak | 30 | — |
| 42 | 41 | ▼ 1 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | oil leak | 27 | — |
| 43 | 11 | ▼ 32 | 3Jim Vandiver | Fox Racing | Dodge | 64 | 0 | steering | 24 | — |
| 44 | 40 | ▼ 4 | 82Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | rear end | 21 | — |
| 45 | 18 | ▼ 27 | 96Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | engine | 18 | — |