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 | 500 | 118 | running | 100 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 17David Pearson | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 14 | running | 98 | — |
| 3 | 2 | ▼ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 492 |
| 0 |
| out of fuel |
| 96 |
| — |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ 4 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 486 | 0 | running | 94 | — |
| 5 | 15 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 483 | 0 | running | 92 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Dodge | 482 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 7 | 16 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 471 | 0 | running | 88 | — |
| 8 | 27 | ▲ 19 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 470 | 0 | running | 86 | — |
| 9 | 20 | ▲ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 466 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 465 | 0 | running | 82 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 460 | 0 | running | 80 | — |
| 12 | 18 | ▲ 6 | 20Elmo Langley | Negre Racing | Ford | 449 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 13 | 21 | ▲ 8 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 76 | — |
| 14 | 19 | ▲ 5 | 7Bill Dennis | Dalton Racing | Ford | 434 | 0 | running | 74 | — |
| 15 | 1 | ▼ 14 | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 413 | 367 | engine | 72 | — |
| 16 | 7 | ▼ 9 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 367 | 0 | oil pressure | 70 | — |
| 17 | 25 | ▲ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 362 | 0 | valve | 0 | — |
| 18 | 17 | ▼ 1 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 337 | 0 | engine | 66 | — |
| 19 | 23 | ▲ 4 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 330 | 0 | clutch | 64 | — |
| 20 | 6 | ▼ 14 | 99Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 329 | 1 | overheating | 62 | — |
| 21 | 24 | ▲ 3 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 164 | 0 | ignition | 60 | — |
| 22 | 30 | ▲ 8 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 146 | 0 | transmission | 58 | — |
| 23 | 11 | ▼ 12 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 133 | 0 | oil pressure | 56 | — |
| 24 | 12 | ▼ 12 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 111 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 99 | 0 | clutch | 52 | — |
| 26 | 14 | ▼ 12 | 51Dub Simpson | Strong Racing | Chevrolet | 92 | 0 | rear end | 0 | — |
| 27 | 9 | ▼ 18 | 64Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 67 | 0 | rear end | 48 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 37 | 0 | engine | 46 | — |
| 29 | 10 | ▼ 19 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 18 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 30 | 13 | ▼ 17 | 49Ed Negre | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | transmission | 42 | — |