No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | ▲ 2 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 328 | 181 | running | 150 | — |
| 2 | 5 | ▲ 3 | 12Bobby Allison | Holman Moody | Mercury | 328 | 54 | running | 147 | — |
| 3 | 18 | ▲ 15 | 72Benny Parsons | DeWitt Racing |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Mercury |
| 319 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 144 |
| — |
| 4 | 2 | ▼ 2 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 5 | 20 | ▲ 15 | 39Friday Hassler | Friday Hassler (Owner) | Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | running | 138 | — |
| 6 | 6 | — | 21Donnie Allison | Wood Brothers Racing | Mercury | 316 | 0 | running | 135 | — |
| 7 | 26 | ▲ 19 | 88Ron Keselowski | Lubinski Racing | Dodge | 313 | 0 | running | 132 | — |
| 8 | 12 | ▲ 4 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 312 | 0 | running | 129 | — |
| 9 | 15 | ▲ 6 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering | Ford | 312 | 0 | running | 126 | — |
| 10 | 24 | ▲ 14 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 312 | 0 | running | 123 | — |
| 11 | 23 | ▲ 12 | 91Richard D. Brown | Junior Fields (Owner) | Chevrolet | 309 | 0 | running | 120 | — |
| 12 | 19 | ▲ 7 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 309 | 0 | running | 117 | — |
| 13 | 17 | ▲ 4 | 42Marty Robbins | Robbins Racing | Dodge | 309 | 0 | running | 0 | — |
| 14 | 27 | ▲ 13 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 306 | 0 | running | 111 | — |
| 15 | 10 | ▼ 5 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 304 | 0 | running | 108 | — |
| 16 | 32 | ▲ 16 | 53Bobby Brack | J.C. Crews (Owner) | Ford | 302 | 0 | engine | 105 | — |
| 17 | 38 | ▲ 21 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 299 | 0 | running | 102 | — |
| 18 | 21 | ▲ 3 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 295 | 0 | running | 99 | — |
| 19 | 13 | ▼ 6 | 76Ben Arnold | Arnold Racing | Ford | 294 | 0 | running | 96 | — |
| 20 | 39 | ▲ 19 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 293 | 0 | running | 93 | — |
| 21 | 40 | ▲ 19 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 290 | 0 | running | 90 | — |
| 22 | 35 | ▲ 13 | 5Dick May | Faustina Racing | Plymouth | 268 | 0 | running | 87 | — |
| 23 | 37 | ▲ 14 | 46Earl Brooks | Tom Hunter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | valve | 84 | — |
| 24 | 4 | ▼ 20 | 6Pete Hamilton | Owens Racing | Plymouth | 249 | 16 | engine | 81 | — |
| 25 | 1 | ▼ 24 | 11Buddy Baker | Petty Enterprises | Dodge | 231 | 77 | engine | 78 | — |
| 26 | 33 | ▲ 7 | 62Dick Poling | K-Automotive Motorsports | Dodge | 226 | 0 | running | 75 | — |
| 27 | 16 | ▼ 11 | 49G.C. Spencer | GC Spencer Racing | Plymouth | 164 | 0 | wheel | 72 | — |
| 28 | 28 | — | 95Paul Tyler | Paul Tyler (Owner) | Mercury | 149 | 0 | oil pressure | 69 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 136 | 0 | lugs | 66 | — |
| 30 | 25 | ▼ 5 | 90Bill Dennis | Donlavey Racing | Mercury | 131 | 0 | vibration | 63 | — |
| 31 | 14 | ▼ 17 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 92 | 0 | a-frame | 60 | — |
| 32 | 30 | ▼ 2 | 77Charlie Roberts | Roberts Racing | Ford | 90 | 0 | valve | 57 | — |
| 33 | 7 | ▼ 26 | 71Bobby Isaac | K&K Insurance Racing | Dodge | 86 | 0 | oil cooler | 0 | — |
| 34 | 22 | ▼ 12 | 07Coo Coo Marlin | Cunningham-Kelley | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | valve | 0 | — |
| 35 | 11 | ▼ 24 | 18Joe Frasson | Frasson Racing | Dodge | 66 | 0 | wheel | 48 | — |
| 36 | 36 | — | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 62 | 0 | transmission | 45 | — |
| 37 | 31 | ▼ 6 | 93Dub Simpson | Harold Furr (Owner) | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | camshaft | 42 | — |
| 38 | 34 | ▼ 4 | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | transmission | 39 | — |
| 39 | 8 | ▼ 31 | 2Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing | Dodge | 38 | 0 | ball joint | 36 | — |
| 40 | 9 | ▼ 31 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Mercury | 36 | 0 | engine | 33 | — |