No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | ▲ 7 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 492 | 188 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 489 | 91 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 484 |
| 1 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 483 | 162 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 40Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 475 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 12 | ▲ 6 | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 470 | 14 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 32 | ▲ 25 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 456 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 454 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 23 | ▲ 13 | 4James Sears | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 448 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 11 | 25 | ▲ 14 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 447 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 438 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 19 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 427 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 423 | 34 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 421 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 34 | ▲ 18 | 65Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Owner) | Chevrolet | 401 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 2 | ▼ 15 | 99Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 366 | 2 | ignition | 0 | — |
| 18 | 24 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 345 | 0 | clutch | 99 | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 345 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 17 | ▼ 3 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 343 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 9 | ▼ 12 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 330 | 0 | lugs | 90 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 37Don Tarr | Don Tarr (Owner) | Dodge | 298 | 0 | oil leak | 0 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | oil pressure | 84 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 244 | 0 | oil pressure | 81 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 242 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Mercury | 211 | 0 | flagged | 75 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 203 | 0 | oil pressure | 72 | — |
| 28 | 38 | ▲ 10 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 11 | ▼ 18 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 160 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 119 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 13 | ▼ 18 | 39Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | accident | 60 | — |
| 32 | 31 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 105 | 0 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 4 | ▼ 29 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 95 | 0 | lugs | 0 | — |
| 34 | 39 | ▲ 5 | 23James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 85 | 0 | clutch | 51 | — |
| 35 | 30 | ▼ 5 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 85 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 10 | ▼ 27 | 59Bunkie Blackburn | Pistone Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 38 | 37 | ▼ 1 | 33Wayne Smith | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | steering | 39 | — |
| 39 | 27 | ▼ 12 | 84John Sears | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | rear end | 36 | — |
| 40 | 26 | ▼ 14 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 3 | 0 | accident | 33 | — |