No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 133 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 233 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 489 |
| 2 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 487 | 78 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 485 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 483 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 469 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 448 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 16 | ▲ 7 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 443 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 30 | ▲ 20 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 439 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 413 | 0 | overheating | 80 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 398 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 367 | 0 | transmission | 76 | — |
| 14 | 11 | ▼ 3 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 366 | 0 | valve | 74 | — |
| 15 | 24 | ▲ 9 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 340 | 0 | engine | 72 | — |
| 16 | 28 | ▲ 12 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | transmission | 70 | — |
| 17 | 19 | ▲ 2 | 95Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 0 | rear end | 68 | — |
| 18 | 26 | ▲ 8 | 58Robert Brown | Allan Brown (Owner) | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | oil leak | 66 | — |
| 19 | 9 | ▼ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 180 | 54 | accident | 64 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 152 | 0 | ignition | 62 | — |
| 21 | 29 | ▲ 8 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | oil leak | 60 | — |
| 22 | 15 | ▼ 7 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | accident | 58 | — |
| 23 | 14 | ▼ 9 | 7Ed Negre | Dalton Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | accident | 56 | — |
| 24 | 20 | ▼ 4 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 92 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | overheating | 52 | — |
| 26 | 13 | ▼ 13 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 58 | 0 | engine | 50 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 47 | 0 | accident | 48 | — |
| 28 | 12 | ▼ 16 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 32 | 0 | ignition | 46 | — |
| 29 | 23 | ▼ 6 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 32 | 0 | overheating | 44 | — |
| 30 | 27 | ▼ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | oil line | 42 | — |