No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 43Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 500 | 313 | running | 50 | — |
| 2 | 1 | ▼ 1 | 49Bobby Allison | Melvin Joseph (Owner) | Ford | 498 | 167 | running | 0 | — |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ 2 | 48James Hylton | Hylton Engineering |
No leader segments recorded.
No cautions recorded (or a caution-free race).
| Ford |
| 495 |
| 0 |
| running |
| 49 |
| — |
| 4 | 6 | ▲ 2 | 55Tiny Lund | Ronnie Hopkins (Owner) | Chevrolet | 493 | 20 | running | 49 | — |
| 5 | 14 | ▲ 9 | 24Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Mercury | 482 | 0 | running | 48 | — |
| 6 | 4 | ▼ 2 | 14Jim Paschal | Cliff Stewart Racing | GMC | 477 | 0 | engine | 48 | — |
| 7 | 17 | ▲ 10 | 41Gary Myers | Norris Reed (Owner) | Ford | 474 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 8 | 25 | ▲ 17 | 30Walter Ballard | Ballard Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 47 | — |
| 9 | 11 | ▲ 2 | 10Bill Champion | Champion Racing | Ford | 468 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 10 | 26 | ▲ 16 | 25Jabe Thomas | Robertson Racing | Plymouth | 467 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 11 | 16 | ▲ 5 | 26Earl Brooks | Brooks Racing | Ford | 459 | 0 | running | 44 | — |
| 12 | 28 | ▲ 16 | 70J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Mercury | 452 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 13 | 27 | ▲ 14 | 34Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Ford | 432 | 0 | running | 43 | — |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 86David Ray Boggs | David Ray Boggs (Owner) | Pontiac | 422 | 0 | running | 46 | — |
| 15 | 7 | ▼ 8 | 33Joe Dean Huss | Jack Balmer (Owner) | Chevrolet | 417 | 0 | running | 45 | — |
| 16 | 9 | ▼ 7 | 87Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 413 | 0 | engine | 44 | — |
| 17 | 30 | ▲ 13 | 2Randy Hutchison | Warren Prout (Owner) | Chevrolet | 364 | 0 | accident | 43 | — |
| 18 | 10 | ▼ 8 | 06Neil Castles | Neil Castles (Owner) | Dodge | 312 | 0 | oil pressure | 42 | — |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ 3 | 7Jimmy Vaughn | Jimmy Vaughn (Owner) | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | oil leak | 42 | — |
| 20 | 31 | ▲ 11 | 4John Sears | John Sears (Owner) | Dodge | 224 | 0 | ignition | 41 | — |
| 21 | 34 | ▲ 13 | 50Gordon Birkett | John Hodges (Owner) | Chevrolet | 220 | 0 | accident | 40 | — |
| 22 | 32 | ▲ 10 | 8Ed Negre | Negre Racing | Ford | 214 | 0 | carburetor | 39 | — |
| 23 | 15 | ▼ 8 | 15Wayne Andrews | Reid Shaw (Owner) | Ford | 206 | 0 | overheating | 41 | — |
| 24 | 13 | ▼ 11 | 45Bill Seifert | Seifert Racing | Ford | 187 | 0 | driver sick | 38 | — |
| 25 | 3 | ▼ 22 | 64Elmo Langley | Langley-Woodfield Racing | Ford | 141 | 0 | alternator | 37 | — |
| 26 | 8 | ▼ 18 | 11Junior Spencer | James Rupe (Owner) | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | ignition | 40 | — |
| 27 | 23 | ▼ 4 | 3Charlie Glotzbach | Howard & Egerton Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | overheating | 0 | — |
| 28 | 20 | ▼ 8 | 5Pee Wee Wentz | Wentz Racing | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | oil pressure | 38 | — |
| 29 | 29 | — | 47Raymond Williams | Williams Racing | Ford | 48 | 0 | overheating | 36 | — |
| 30 | 19 | ▼ 11 | 94Al Straub | Al Straub (Owner) | Ford | 48 | 0 | overheating | 37 | — |
| 31 | 33 | ▲ 2 | 79Frank Warren | Warren Racing | Dodge | 47 | 0 | overheating | 35 | — |
| 32 | 24 | ▼ 8 | 74Bill Shirey | Bill Shirey (Owner) | Plymouth | 31 | 0 | quit | 34 | — |
| 33 | 18 | ▼ 15 | 19Henley Gray | Gray Racing | Ford | 25 | 0 | a-frame | 33 | — |
| 34 | 21 | ▼ 13 | 78Paul Tyler | Keith Christensen (Owner) | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | oil pressure | 0 | — |
| 35 | 35 | — | 73Jerry Churchill | Churchill Motorsports | Ford | 1 | 0 | quit | 32 | — |