No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | ▲ 3 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 480 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 22Bobby Allison | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 499 | 19 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 21Cale Yarborough | Wood Brothers Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 498 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 498 | 1 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 27Donnie Allison | Matthews Racing | Ford | 497 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 11 | ▲ 5 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 496 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 7 | — | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Ford | 490 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 487 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 10 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 467 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 30 | ▲ 19 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 445 | 0 | rear end | 80 | — |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ 1 | 5Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Dodge | 396 | 0 | engine | 78 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 297 | 0 | rocker arm | 76 | — |
| 14 | 22 | ▲ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 76 | 0 | a-frame | 74 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 74 | 0 | oil leak | 72 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | accident | 70 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | quit | 68 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 33 | 0 | quit | 66 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 22 | 0 | quit | 64 | — |
| 20 | 8 | ▼ 12 | 39Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | oil pressure | 62 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 16 | 0 | quit | 60 | — |
| 22 | 21 | ▼ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | quit | 58 | — |
| 23 | 29 | ▲ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 9 | 0 | oil line | 56 | — |
| 24 | 26 | ▲ 2 | 57Johnny Halford | Ervin Pruitt (Owner) | Dodge | 5 | 0 | quit | 54 | — |
| 25 | 5 | ▼ 20 | 30Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 5 | 0 | quit | 52 | — |
| 26 | 18 | ▼ 8 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | quit | 50 | — |
| 27 | 15 | ▼ 12 | 49James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 4 | 0 | quit | 0 | — |
| 28 | 16 | ▼ 12 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 3 | 0 | quit | 46 | — |
| 29 | 24 | ▼ 5 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | quit | 44 | — |
| 30 | 12 | ▼ 18 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 2 | 0 | quit | 42 | — |