No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 188 | 62 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 188 | 73 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 7 | ▲ 4 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Dodge |
| 188 |
| 15 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 99Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 187 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 27 | ▲ 21 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 186 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 183 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 2 | ▼ 7 | 71Dave Marcis | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 181 | 38 | engine | 126 | — |
| 10 | 32 | ▲ 22 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 178 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 36 | ▲ 25 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 178 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 2Bill Seifert | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 177 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 13 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 176 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 20 | ▲ 6 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 38 | ▲ 23 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 174 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 17 | ▲ 1 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 174 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 15 | ▼ 2 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 173 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 44 | ▲ 26 | 5Doc Faustina | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 170 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 47 | ▲ 28 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 170 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 169 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 16 | ▼ 5 | 60Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 167 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 31 | ▲ 8 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 166 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 42 | ▲ 18 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 25 | 49 | ▲ 24 | 77Charlie Roberts | — | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 78 | — |
| 26 | 46 | ▲ 20 | 32Kevin Terris | Team SABCO | Plymouth | 150 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 27 | 43 | ▲ 16 | 0George Altheide | George Altheide (Owner) | Dodge | 135 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 28 | 26 | ▼ 2 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 133 | 0 | spindle | 69 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 20Bill Ward | Jimmy McCain (Owner) | Ford | 108 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 30 | 11 | ▼ 19 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 97 | 0 | oil pan | 63 | — |
| 31 | 37 | ▲ 6 | 05David Sisco | McGee Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | 0 | pulley | 60 | — |
| 32 | 48 | ▲ 16 | 63Roy Mulligan | Roberts Racing | Dodge | 83 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 81 | 0 | fuel line | 54 | — |
| 34 | 33 | ▼ 1 | 46Roy Mayne | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 68 | 0 | valve | 51 | — |
| 35 | 34 | ▼ 1 | 36Jimmy Crawford | — | Dodge | 66 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 36 | 50 | ▲ 14 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 | engine | 45 | — |
| 37 | 14 | ▼ 23 | 03Tommy Gale | Larry Jackson (Owner) | Mercury | 53 | 0 | engine | 42 | — |
| 38 | 5 | ▼ 33 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 42 | 0 | accident | 39 | — |
| 39 | 35 | ▼ 4 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | rocker arm | 36 | — |
| 40 | 45 | ▲ 5 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 35 | 0 | valve | 33 | — |
| 41 | 19 | ▼ 22 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 31 | 0 | overheating | 30 | — |
| 42 | 12 | ▼ 30 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | valve | 27 | — |
| 43 | 8 | ▼ 35 | 33David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 19 | 0 | engine | 0 | — |
| 44 | 21 | ▼ 23 | 93Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | rocker arm | 21 | — |
| 45 | 28 | ▼ 17 | 95Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Owner) | Mercury | 15 | 0 | overheating | 18 | — |
| 46 | 41 | ▼ 5 | 45Dub Simpson | Seifert Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 47 | 23 | ▼ 24 | 86Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 9 | 0 | transmission | 12 | — |
| 48 | 30 | ▼ 18 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 6 | 0 | engine | 9 | — |
| 49 | 40 | ▼ 9 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 4 | 0 | distributor | 6 | — |
| 50 | 25 | ▼ 25 | 35Bub Strickler | Bub Strickler (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | piston | 3 | — |