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 | 113 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 500 | 226 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 4 | ▲ 1 | 32Dick Brooks | Brooks Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 498 |
| 133 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 22Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 497 | 28 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 487 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 3 | ▼ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 482 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 16 | ▲ 6 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 6 | ▼ 5 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 475 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 21 | ▲ 9 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 473 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 16Jimmy Watson | Ken Spikes (Owner) | Chevrolet | 451 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 29 | ▲ 14 | 39Friday Hassler | James Hanley (Owner) | Chevrolet | 449 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 24 | ▲ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 448 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 423 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 77Roy Mayne | Bob Freeman (Owner) | Ford | 405 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 25 | ▲ 6 | 58Jim Vandiver | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 285 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 93Morgan Shepherd | Bill Flowers (Owner) | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | radiator | 0 | — |
| 21 | 22 | ▲ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 265 | 0 | engine | 60 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 8Joe Frasson | Negre Racing | Ford | 223 | 0 | oil leak | 58 | — |
| 23 | 30 | ▲ 7 | 87Lee Roy Carrigg | John Pemberton (Owner) | Ford | 181 | 0 | head gasket | 56 | — |
| 24 | 10 | ▼ 14 | 26Dave Marcis | Brooks Racing | Ford | 131 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 54Bill Dennis | Bill Dennis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 105 | 0 | ignition | 52 | — |
| 26 | 26 | — | 89Rod Eulenfeld | Davis Racing | Ford | 80 | 0 | fire | 50 | — |
| 27 | 12 | ▼ 15 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | ball joint | 48 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 02E.J. Trivette | — | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | rear end | 46 | — |
| 29 | 15 | ▼ 14 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 54 | 0 | suspension | 44 | — |
| 30 | 18 | ▼ 12 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 4 | 0 | valve | 42 | — |