No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | ▲ 27 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 348 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 498 | 108 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 29 | ▲ 26 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 492 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 30 | ▲ 26 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 491 | 36 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 1 | ▼ 4 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 490 | 8 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 9 | ▲ 3 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 480 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 479 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 4 | ▼ 4 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 472 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 14 | ▲ 5 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Ford | 466 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 27 | ▲ 17 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 463 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 461 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 5 | ▼ 7 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 460 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 23 | ▲ 10 | 50Al Grinnan | — | Chevrolet | 459 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 454 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 56E.J. Trivette | Gary Baird (Owner) | Chevrolet | 445 | 0 | running | 72 | — |
| 16 | 21 | ▲ 5 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 443 | 0 | running | 70 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 13Eddie Yarboro | Eddie Yarboro (Owner) | Dodge | 430 | 0 | running | 68 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 396 | 0 | accident | 66 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 371 | 0 | throttle | 64 | — |
| 20 | 19 | ▼ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Buick | 210 | 0 | engine | 62 | — |
| 21 | 13 | ▼ 8 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 174 | 0 | ignition | 60 | — |
| 22 | 12 | ▼ 10 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 158 | 0 | rear end | 58 | — |
| 23 | 7 | ▼ 16 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | rear end | 56 | — |
| 24 | 18 | ▼ 6 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 52 | 0 | engine | 54 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 47 | 0 | oil leak | 52 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 65Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | ignition | 50 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 35 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 35 | 0 | transmission | 46 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 5 | 0 | oil pressure | 44 | — |
| 30 | 22 | ▼ 8 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Plymouth | 2 | 0 | accident | 42 | — |