No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 281 | 42 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 280 | 23 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 277 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 273 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 17 | ▲ 12 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 273 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 270 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 13 | ▲ 6 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 26 | ▲ 18 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 269 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 267 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 11 | ▲ 1 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 263 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 257 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 255 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 1 | ▼ 12 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 247 | 216 | engine | 0 | — |
| 14 | 24 | ▲ 10 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 185 | 0 | quit | 37 | — |
| 15 | 15 | — | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 134 | 0 | quit | 36 | — |
| 16 | 19 | ▲ 3 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | 35 | — |
| 17 | 16 | ▼ 1 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 103 | 0 | coil | 34 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 41D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 77 | 0 | quit | 0 | — |
| 19 | 7 | ▼ 12 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 60 | 0 | rear end | 32 | — |
| 20 | 18 | ▼ 2 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 56 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ 1 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | engine | 30 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 20Clyde Lynn | Negre Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | valve | 29 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 63Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 25 | 0 | quit | 28 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 24 | 0 | engine | 27 | — |
| 25 | 22 | ▼ 3 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 20 | 0 | overheating | 26 | — |
| 26 | 25 | ▼ 1 | 85Ronnie Daniel | Daniel Racing | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | overheating | 25 | — |
| 27 | 6 | ▼ 21 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 9 | 0 | rear end | 24 | — |
| 28 | 4 | ▼ 24 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 6 | 0 | drive shaft | 23 | — |