No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 500 | 269 | running | 0 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 497 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 456 |
| 154 |
| engine |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 453 | 1 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 447 | 36 | oil pump | 92 | — |
| 6 | 23 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 444 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 443 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 24 | ▲ 16 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 440 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 437 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 411 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 373 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 344 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 292 | 0 | accident | 76 | — |
| 14 | 8 | ▼ 6 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 226 | 0 | engine | 74 | — |
| 15 | 20 | ▲ 5 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 217 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 207 | 0 | oil leak | 70 | — |
| 17 | 10 | ▼ 7 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 198 | 1 | valve spring | 68 | — |
| 18 | 1 | ▼ 17 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 180 | 39 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 29 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 105 | 0 | oil leak | 64 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 53 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 14 | ▼ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 65Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Owner) | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | flagged | 58 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 42 | 0 | quit | 56 | — |
| 24 | 3 | ▼ 21 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | accident | 54 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 34 | 0 | clutch | 52 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 62Ron Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 31 | 0 | oil pump | 50 | — |
| 27 | 5 | ▼ 22 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 16 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 88Bobby Watson | Ranier-Lundy Racing | Dodge | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | 46 | — |
| 29 | 28 | ▼ 1 | 9Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Pontiac | 9 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |