No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 99Charlie Glotzbach | Nichels Engineering | Dodge | 197 | 116 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 6 | ▲ 4 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 197 | 26 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 196 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 196 | 1 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 12 | ▲ 7 | 40Pete Hamilton | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 196 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 6Buddy Baker | Owens Racing | Dodge | 195 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 4 | ▼ 3 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 195 | 2 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 193 | 22 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 190 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 5 | ▼ 5 | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 188 | 26 | engine | 0 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 187 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 23 | ▲ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 183 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 3 | ▼ 11 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 183 | 1 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 27 | ▲ 12 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 183 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 182 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 31 | ▲ 14 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 182 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 180 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 21 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 179 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 36 | ▲ 16 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 01Bob Senneker | — | Mercury | 175 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 33 | ▲ 11 | 34Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 170 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 19 | ▼ 4 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 28 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 136 | 0 | ignition | 81 | — |
| 25 | 29 | ▲ 4 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | oil pump | 78 | — |
| 26 | 16 | ▼ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 123 | 0 | oil leak | 75 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 104 | 0 | oil leak | 72 | — |
| 28 | 8 | ▼ 20 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 101 | 3 | engine | 0 | — |
| 29 | 22 | ▼ 7 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 74 | 0 | overheating | 66 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 27 | 0 | exhaust | 63 | — |
| 31 | 39 | ▲ 8 | 86Roy Tyner | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 26 | 0 | battery | 60 | — |
| 32 | 20 | ▼ 12 | 5Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 22 | 0 | alternator | 57 | — |
| 33 | 40 | ▲ 7 | 44Frog Fagan | Giachetti Brothers | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | transmission | 54 | — |
| 34 | 24 | ▼ 10 | 39Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 36 | 38 | ▲ 2 | 87Lee Roy Carrigg | John Pemberton (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | fuel pump | 45 | — |
| 37 | 11 | ▼ 26 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 5 | 0 | ignition | 42 | — |
| 38 | 32 | ▼ 6 | 62Ron Keselowski | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 5 | 0 | rear end | 39 | — |
| 39 | 10 | ▼ 29 | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 3 | 0 | engine | 36 | — |
| 40 | 37 | ▼ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |