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 | 250 | 181 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 248 | 59 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 6 | ▲ 3 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 244 |
| 5 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 9 | ▲ 5 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 243 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 18 | ▲ 13 | 67Elmo Langley | Ron Ronacher (Owner) | Ford | 242 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 10 | ▲ 3 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 240 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 19 | ▲ 11 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 240 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 26 | ▲ 17 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 239 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 25 | ▲ 15 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 239 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 12 | 22 | ▲ 10 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 235 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 13 | 11 | ▼ 2 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 233 | 0 | running | 38 | — |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ 1 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 221 | 0 | running | 37 | — |
| 15 | 33 | ▲ 18 | 73Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Ford | 216 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 16 | 29 | ▲ 13 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 207 | 0 | rear end | 35 | — |
| 17 | 28 | ▲ 11 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | ignition | 34 | — |
| 18 | 15 | ▼ 3 | 23Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 189 | 0 | vibration | 33 | — |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 165 | 0 | brakes | 32 | — |
| 20 | 3 | ▼ 17 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 144 | 0 | engine | 31 | — |
| 21 | 7 | ▼ 14 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | vibration | 30 | — |
| 22 | 14 | ▼ 8 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 130 | 0 | rocker arm | 29 | — |
| 23 | 27 | ▲ 4 | 64Dick May | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 123 | 0 | brakes | 28 | — |
| 24 | 5 | ▼ 19 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 105 | 0 | rear end | 27 | — |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ 5 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 97 | 0 | axle | 26 | — |
| 26 | 30 | ▲ 4 | 6Ed Hessert | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 94 | 0 | a-frame | 25 | — |
| 27 | 2 | ▼ 25 | 91Pete Hamilton | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 82 | 5 | transmission | 24 | — |
| 28 | 17 | ▼ 11 | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | transmission | 23 | — |
| 29 | 21 | ▼ 8 | 86Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 53 | 0 | brakes | 22 | — |
| 30 | 16 | ▼ 14 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 36 | 0 | oil pressure | 21 | — |
| 31 | 12 | ▼ 19 | 62Rene Charland | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 33 | 0 | brakes | 0 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 27 | 0 | tire | 19 | — |
| 33 | 24 | ▼ 9 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 13 | 0 | transmission | 18 | — |
| 34 | 34 | — | 25James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | quit | 17 | — |