No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 300 | 252 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 296 | 48 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 3 | — | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 284 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 10 | ▲ 6 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 281 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 7 | ▲ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 259 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 15 | ▲ 9 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 155 | 0 | quit | 45 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | head gasket | 44 | — |
| 8 | 14 | ▲ 6 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 124 | 0 | quit | 43 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Plymouth | 110 | 0 | quit | 42 | — |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ 1 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 79 | 0 | quit | 41 | — |
| 11 | 13 | ▲ 2 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 74 | 0 | quit | 40 | — |
| 12 | 8 | ▼ 4 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Ford | 33 | 0 | valve | 39 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 32 | 0 | oil pressure | 38 | — |
| 14 | 6 | ▼ 8 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 15 | 0 | ignition | 37 | — |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ 1 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 9 | 0 | brakes | 36 | — |
| 16 | 5 | ▼ 11 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | quit | 35 | — |
| 17 | 4 | ▼ 13 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 1 | 0 | quit | 34 | — |
| 18 | 18 | — | 7Dean Dalton | — | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 | — |