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 | 230 | 230 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 4 | ▲ 2 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 228 | 0 | running | 49 | — |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 67Elmo Langley | Ron Ronacher (Owner) |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 224 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 48 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 223 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 222 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ 1 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 222 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ 1 | 6Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 221 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 220 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ 1 | 23Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 217 | 0 | running | 42 | — |
| 10 | 21 | ▲ 11 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 215 | 0 | running | 41 | — |
| 11 | 17 | ▲ 6 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 211 | 0 | running | 40 | — |
| 12 | 25 | ▲ 13 | 40D.K. Ulrich | Jasper Motorsports | Ford | 205 | 0 | running | 39 | — |
| 13 | 15 | ▲ 2 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | brakes | 38 | — |
| 14 | 18 | ▲ 4 | 28Bill Hollar | Brooks Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 37 | — |
| 15 | 22 | ▲ 7 | 68Larry Baumel | Allan Schlauer (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 0 | transmission | 36 | — |
| 16 | 16 | — | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 132 | 0 | rear end | 35 | — |
| 17 | 27 | ▲ 10 | 73Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Ford | 119 | 0 | oil pressure | 34 | — |
| 18 | 23 | ▲ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 113 | 0 | transmission | 33 | — |
| 19 | 11 | ▼ 8 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 106 | 0 | battery | 32 | — |
| 20 | 26 | ▲ 6 | 86Bobby Mausgrover | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 102 | 0 | brakes | 31 | — |
| 21 | 5 | ▼ 16 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 71 | 0 | ignition | 30 | — |
| 22 | 10 | ▼ 12 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 48 | 0 | axle | 29 | — |
| 23 | 3 | ▼ 20 | 91Pete Hamilton | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 36 | 0 | overheating | 28 | — |
| 24 | 19 | ▼ 5 | 41Ken Meisenhelder | Ken Meisenhelder (Owner) | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | overheating | 27 | — |
| 25 | 13 | ▼ 12 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 13 | 0 | quit | 26 | — |
| 26 | 28 | ▲ 2 | 62Bennis Listman | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 6 | 0 | quit | 25 | — |
| 27 | 24 | ▼ 3 | 64Dick May | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 3 | 0 | quit | 24 | — |
| 28 | 29 | ▲ 1 | 89George Wiltshire | Wiltshire Racing | Plymouth | 2 | 0 | quit | 23 | — |
| 29 | 20 | ▼ 9 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 2 | 0 | quit | 22 | — |
| 30 | 30 | — | 25James Cox | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | quit | 21 | — |
| 31 | 31 | — | 96Richard Childress | Garn Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | oil leak | 20 | — |
| 32 | 32 | — | 06Frog Fagan | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 1 | 0 | quit | 19 | — |
| 33 | 33 | — | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 0 | 0 | engine | 18 | — |