No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 400 | 303 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 13 | ▲ 11 | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 400 | 0 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 399 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 5 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 398 | 0 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ 1 | 99Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 395 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 394 | 2 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 15 | ▲ 8 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 392 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 391 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 12 | ▲ 3 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 390 | 7 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 7 | ▼ 3 | 22Dick Brooks | Mario Rossi (Owner) | Dodge | 390 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ 1 | 31Jim Vandiver | Vandiver Racing | Dodge | 386 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 14Jim Paschal | Bill Ellis (Owner) | Chevrolet | 386 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 385 | 1 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 16 | ▲ 2 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 382 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 19 | ▲ 4 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 376 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 91Speedy Thompson | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 376 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 374 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 370 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 27 | ▲ 8 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 363 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 04Ed Negre | Buster Davis (Owner) | Plymouth | 354 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 30 | ▲ 9 | 5Earl Brooks | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 353 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 24 | ▲ 2 | 92Larry Smith | Harley Smith (Owner) | Ford | 352 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 35 | ▲ 12 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 349 | 0 | running | 84 | — |
| 24 | 32 | ▲ 8 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 333 | 0 | running | 81 | — |
| 25 | 26 | ▲ 1 | 93Richard D. Brown | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 330 | 0 | wheel bearing | 78 | — |
| 26 | 34 | ▲ 8 | 07Jabe Thomas | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 292 | 0 | a-frame | 75 | — |
| 27 | 21 | ▼ 6 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 282 | 0 | clutch | 72 | — |
| 28 | 1 | ▼ 27 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 234 | 87 | accident | 69 | — |
| 29 | 31 | ▲ 2 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 232 | 0 | vibration | 66 | — |
| 30 | 28 | ▼ 2 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 213 | 0 | engine | 63 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | head gasket | 60 | — |
| 32 | 3 | ▼ 29 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 160 | 0 | radiator | 57 | — |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 02Dick Bown | Ober Logging | Plymouth | 110 | 0 | ball joint | 0 | — |
| 34 | 14 | ▼ 20 | 33David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | oil leak | 51 | — |
| 35 | 23 | ▼ 12 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 79 | 0 | oil pan | 48 | — |
| 36 | 20 | ▼ 16 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 60 | 0 | oil pressure | 45 | — |
| 37 | 22 | ▼ 15 | 60Maynard Troyer | Nagle Racers | Mercury | 39 | 0 | steering | 42 | — |
| 38 | 40 | ▲ 2 | 55Ben Arnold | Lund Racing | Mercury | 33 | 0 | oil line | 39 | — |
| 39 | 38 | ▼ 1 | 77Charlie Roberts | — | Ford | 17 | 0 | clutch | 36 | — |
| 40 | 29 | ▼ 11 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 11 | 0 | accident | 33 | — |