No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 492 | 198 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 492 | 55 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 10 | ▲ 7 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 492 |
| 182 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 1 | ▼ 3 | 99Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 488 | 16 | accident | 141 | — |
| 5 | 13 | ▲ 8 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 488 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 98LeeRoy Yarbrough | Junior Johnson & Associates | Mercury | 486 | 22 | accident | 0 | — |
| 7 | 27 | ▲ 20 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 474 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 8 | — | 55Tiny Lund | John McConnell (Owner) | Dodge | 471 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 470 | 0 | accident | 126 | — |
| 10 | 14 | ▲ 4 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 462 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 19 | ▲ 8 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 455 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 454 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 446 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 31 | ▲ 17 | 88J.D. McDuffie | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 441 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 35 | ▲ 20 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 439 | 0 | accident | 108 | — |
| 16 | 25 | ▲ 9 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 438 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 437 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 436 | 0 | ball joint | 99 | — |
| 19 | 40 | ▲ 21 | 75Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Dodge | 436 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 20 | 29 | ▲ 9 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 413 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 32 | ▲ 11 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 384 | 0 | overheating | 90 | — |
| 22 | 34 | ▲ 12 | 56E.J. Trivette | Gary Baird (Owner) | Chevrolet | 368 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 18 | ▼ 5 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 366 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 6 | ▼ 18 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 339 | 7 | radiator | 81 | — |
| 25 | 9 | ▼ 16 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 304 | 0 | accident | 78 | — |
| 26 | 17 | ▼ 9 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 301 | 12 | engine | 75 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 42Ray Hendrick | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 295 | 0 | accident | 0 | — |
| 28 | 30 | ▲ 2 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 282 | 0 | rocker arm | 69 | — |
| 29 | 37 | ▲ 8 | 63Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 265 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 30 | 5 | ▼ 25 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 231 | 0 | rocker arm | 63 | — |
| 31 | 7 | ▼ 24 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | radiator | 60 | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 40Marv Acton | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 162 | 0 | accident | 57 | — |
| 33 | 23 | ▼ 10 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 148 | 0 | lugs | 54 | — |
| 34 | 4 | ▼ 30 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 132 | 0 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 39 | ▲ 4 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | sway bar | 48 | — |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 95 | 0 | overheating | 45 | — |
| 37 | 33 | ▼ 4 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | overheating | 42 | — |
| 38 | 38 | — | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 39 | 36 | ▼ 3 | 44James Sears | Giachetti Brothers | Ford | 9 | 0 | brakes | 0 | — |
| 40 | 26 | ▼ 14 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | accident | 33 | — |