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 | 500 | 245 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 21 | ▲ 19 | 99Fred Lorenzen | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 499 | 85 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 1 | ▼ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Plymouth |
| 498 |
| 30 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 3 | ▼ 1 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 496 | 53 | running | 141 | — |
| 5 | 23 | ▲ 18 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 486 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 16 | ▲ 10 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 477 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ 4 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ 1 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 475 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 27 | ▲ 18 | 77Charlie Roberts | — | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 28 | ▲ 18 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 469 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 26 | ▲ 15 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 460 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 29 | ▲ 17 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 456 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 32 | ▲ 19 | 7Dean Dalton | Dalton Racing | Ford | 451 | 0 | running | 114 | — |
| 14 | 30 | ▲ 16 | 86Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 450 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 448 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 13 | ▼ 3 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 427 | 0 | running | 105 | — |
| 17 | 18 | ▲ 1 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 395 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 37 | ▲ 19 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 394 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 38 | ▲ 19 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 357 | 0 | oil pressure | 96 | — |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 349 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 35 | ▲ 14 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 312 | 0 | oil leak | 90 | — |
| 22 | 4 | ▼ 18 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 253 | 22 | timing chain | 87 | — |
| 23 | 22 | ▼ 1 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing | Mercury | 225 | 0 | engine | 84 | — |
| 24 | 36 | ▲ 12 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | clutch | 81 | — |
| 25 | 17 | ▼ 8 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 141 | 0 | lugs | 78 | — |
| 26 | 7 | ▼ 19 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 138 | 65 | head gasket | 0 | — |
| 27 | 34 | ▲ 7 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 137 | 0 | valve | 72 | — |
| 28 | 6 | ▼ 22 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 135 | 0 | engine | 69 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 121 | 0 | quit | 66 | — |
| 30 | 31 | ▲ 1 | 67Dick May | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 98 | 0 | throttle | 63 | — |
| 31 | 19 | ▼ 12 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 88 | 0 | alternator | 60 | — |
| 32 | 39 | ▲ 7 | 81A.J. Cox | A.J. Cox (Owner) | Plymouth | 82 | 0 | valve | 57 | — |
| 33 | 25 | ▼ 8 | 95Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Owner) | Mercury | 58 | 0 | oil pressure | 54 | — |
| 34 | 8 | ▼ 26 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 57 | 0 | engine | 51 | — |
| 35 | 33 | ▼ 2 | 47Raymond Williams | Seifert Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | oil pressure | 48 | — |
| 36 | 15 | ▼ 21 | 91Lawrence Fields | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | timing chain | 45 | — |
| 37 | 40 | ▲ 3 | 65Joe Phipps | Joe Phipps (Owner) | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | oil leak | 42 | — |
| 38 | 24 | ▼ 14 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 22 | 0 | fuel pump | 39 | — |
| 39 | 5 | ▼ 34 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | valve | 36 | — |
| 40 | 12 | ▼ 28 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 9 | 0 | a-frame | 33 | — |