No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | ▲ 8 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 492 | 213 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 491 | 64 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 485 |
| 31 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 30Dave Marcis | Milt Lunda (Owner) | Dodge | 472 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 4John Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 457 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 23 | ▲ 16 | 61Hoss Ellington | Ellington Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 8Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 445 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 33 | ▲ 24 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 433 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 31 | ▲ 21 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 431 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 28 | ▲ 17 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 430 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 30 | ▲ 18 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 429 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 37 | ▲ 24 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 425 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 35 | ▲ 21 | 47Cecil Gordon | Seifert Racing | Ford | 419 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 416 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 8 | ▼ 8 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 391 | 43 | timing chain | 105 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 08E.J. Trivette | E.C. Reid (Owner) | Chevrolet | 388 | 0 | ball joint | 102 | — |
| 18 | 32 | ▲ 14 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 369 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 39 | ▲ 20 | 69Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 366 | 0 | engine | 96 | — |
| 20 | 27 | ▲ 7 | 0J.D. McDuffie | Don Tarr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 329 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 36 | ▲ 15 | 9Earl Brooks | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 313 | 0 | water pump | 90 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 41Elmo Langley | Champion Racing | Ford | 304 | 0 | brakes | 87 | — |
| 23 | 1 | ▼ 22 | 99Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 281 | 80 | engine | 84 | — |
| 24 | 17 | ▼ 7 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 240 | 0 | oil pressure | 81 | — |
| 25 | 40 | ▲ 15 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 239 | 0 | wheel bearing | 78 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 31Buddy Young | Fred Bear (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | accident | 75 | — |
| 27 | 29 | ▲ 2 | 7Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 28 | 15 | ▼ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Dodge | 174 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 3 | ▼ 26 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 168 | 55 | accident | 66 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 143 | 0 | accident | 63 | — |
| 31 | 11 | ▼ 20 | 88Richard Brickhouse | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Dodge | 124 | 0 | suspension | 60 | — |
| 32 | 7 | ▼ 25 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Ford | 113 | 6 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 26 | ▼ 7 | 54Ben Arnold | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | valve | 54 | — |
| 34 | 38 | ▲ 4 | 44Lennie Pond | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 12 | ▼ 23 | 67Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 72 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 36 | 19 | ▼ 17 | 64Clyde Lynn | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | overheating | 45 | — |
| 37 | 16 | ▼ 21 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Harry Melton (Owner) | Ford | 29 | 0 | drive shaft | 39 | — |
| 39 | 2 | ▼ 37 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 20 | 0 | accident | 36 | — |
| 40 | 20 | ▼ 20 | 29John Kennedy | John Kennedy (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | accident | 33 | — |