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 | Plymouth | 328 | 295 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 327 | 0 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 326 |
| 17 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 326 | 15 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 11 | ▲ 6 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 325 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 10 | ▲ 4 | 40Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 324 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 29 | ▲ 22 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 323 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 323 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 316 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 10 | 18 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 310 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 39Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 307 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 34 | ▲ 22 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 304 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 303 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 32 | ▲ 17 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 300 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 299 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 37 | ▲ 20 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 297 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 28 | ▲ 10 | 5Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 295 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 02Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Dodge | 292 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 292 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 15 | ▼ 6 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 287 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 1 | ▼ 21 | 28Fred Lorenzen | Fox Racing | Dodge | 284 | 0 | engine | 87 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 279 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 40 | ▲ 16 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 278 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ 1 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 244 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 219 | 0 | accident | 75 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 196 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 28 | 19 | ▼ 9 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 183 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 165 | 0 | ignition | 66 | — |
| 30 | 20 | ▼ 10 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 164 | 0 | grease seal | 63 | — |
| 31 | 36 | ▲ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 136 | 0 | oil pressure | 60 | — |
| 32 | 5 | ▼ 27 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 126 | 1 | engine | 57 | — |
| 33 | 8 | ▼ 25 | 99Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 108 | 0 | push rod | 54 | — |
| 34 | 35 | ▲ 1 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 93 | 0 | rocker arm | 51 | — |
| 35 | 3 | ▼ 32 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 25 | ▼ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 69 | 0 | frame | 42 | — |
| 38 | 30 | ▼ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 53 | 0 | a-frame | 39 | — |
| 39 | 33 | ▼ 6 | 16J.D. McDuffie | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | vibration | 36 | — |
| 40 | 16 | ▼ 24 | 36Bugs Stevens | Richard Brown (Owner) | Dodge | 24 | 0 | oil pressure | 33 | — |