No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 400 | 186 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 399 | 4 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 398 |
| 6 |
| running |
| 0 |
| — |
| 4 | 4 | — | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 394 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 6 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 394 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 13 | ▲ 7 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Mercury | 386 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 384 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 11 | ▲ 3 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 379 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 19 | ▲ 10 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 379 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 17 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 374 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 364 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 358 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 1 | ▼ 12 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 355 | 204 | oil pressure | 76 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 348 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 8 | ▼ 7 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 306 | 0 | oil line | 72 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 93Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 281 | 0 | clutch | 70 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 249 | 0 | overheating | 68 | — |
| 18 | 30 | ▲ 12 | 28Ed Negre | Brooks Racing | Ford | 243 | 0 | sway bar | 66 | — |
| 19 | 24 | ▲ 5 | 63Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 241 | 0 | engine | 64 | — |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ 1 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 191 | 0 | rear end | 62 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 96 | 0 | axle | 60 | — |
| 22 | 22 | — | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 96 | 0 | battery | 58 | — |
| 23 | 20 | ▼ 3 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 94 | 0 | oil pressure | 56 | — |
| 24 | 29 | ▲ 5 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 92 | 0 | overheating | 54 | — |
| 25 | 18 | ▼ 7 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | engine | 52 | — |
| 26 | 9 | ▼ 17 | 91Charlie Glotzbach | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | transmission | 0 | — |
| 27 | 28 | ▲ 1 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 28 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 28 | 23 | ▼ 5 | 84Clyde Lynn | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 15 | 0 | vibration | 46 | — |
| 29 | 14 | ▼ 15 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 14 | 0 | overheating | 44 | — |
| 30 | 26 | ▼ 4 | 62Dick Poling | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 2 | 0 | oil leak | 42 | — |