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 | 500 | 488 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 7 | ▲ 5 | 22Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 498 | 0 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 497 |
| 12 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 496 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 9 | ▲ 4 | 90Sonny Hutchins | Donlavey Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 492 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 491 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 5 | ▼ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 489 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 481 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 13 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 481 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 14 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 476 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 20 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 471 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 470 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 17 | ▲ 2 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 468 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 467 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 23 | ▲ 6 | 92Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Ford | 462 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 25 | ▲ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 66 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 396 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 15 | ▼ 5 | 26Dave Marcis | Brooks Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | overheating | 62 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 04Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 18 | ▼ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 359 | 0 | running | 58 | — |
| 23 | 12 | ▼ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 340 | 0 | rear end | 56 | — |
| 24 | 30 | ▲ 6 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 154 | 0 | engine mount | 54 | — |
| 25 | 11 | ▼ 14 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 148 | 0 | axle | 52 | — |
| 26 | 22 | ▼ 4 | 5Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 138 | 0 | rear end | 50 | — |
| 27 | 10 | ▼ 17 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | rocker arm | 48 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 21 | 0 | oil pressure | 46 | — |
| 29 | 26 | ▼ 3 | 87Lee Roy Carrigg | John Pemberton (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | clutch | 44 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 74Raymond Williams | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | quit | 22 | — |