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 | 276 | 161 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 44David Pearson | Giachetti Brothers | Ford | 275 | 1 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 273 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 12 | ▲ 8 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 5 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 273 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 270 | 10 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 8 | ▲ 1 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 266 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 8 | 13 | ▲ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 265 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 261 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 2 | ▼ 8 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 259 | 57 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 14 | ▲ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 257 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 255 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 236 | 0 | rear end | 38 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 211 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 151 | 0 | transmission | 36 | — |
| 16 | 22 | ▲ 6 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 112 | 0 | transmission | 35 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 100 | 0 | lugs | 34 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 93Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | rear end | 33 | — |
| 19 | 16 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 73 | 0 | clutch | 32 | — |
| 20 | 1 | ▼ 19 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 49 | 47 | accident | 31 | — |
| 21 | 11 | ▼ 10 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ 2 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | overheating | 29 | — |