No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 281 | 271 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 281 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 22Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 280 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 279 | 10 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 277 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 5 | ▼ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 276 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 273 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 272 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 272 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 12 | ▲ 2 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 272 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 11 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 20 | ▲ 8 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 260 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 8 | ▼ 5 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 258 | 0 | running | 38 | — |
| 14 | 17 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 178 | 0 | a-frame | 37 | — |
| 15 | 9 | ▼ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 161 | 0 | transmission | 36 | — |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | oil pan | 35 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 125 | 0 | oil leak | 34 | — |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | clutch | 33 | — |
| 19 | 6 | ▼ 13 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 87 | 0 | engine | 32 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | oil pan | 31 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | quit | 30 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | overheating | 29 | — |
| 23 | 24 | ▲ 1 | 77John Kenney | Bob Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 19 | 0 | quit | 28 | — |
| 24 | 23 | ▼ 1 | 33Dave Marcis | Wayne Smith (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | quit | 27 | — |